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Evolving ROI Specialists into Health Record Ambassadors
Author: Bowen, Rita K.; Smith, Alisha; Thomas, Keith W
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: May 2014
Research and release of information (ROI) statistics confirm that more and more patients want access to their information, are requesting health records, and have started organizing their health histories. Trained ROI specialists are in high demand—receiving requests and helping pati....
Case Study: Managing Pediatric Health Information in a Patient Portal
Author: Sherek, Penny D; Gray, Emmlee
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: April 2014
The healthcare industry has made, and will continue to make, immense advancements with technology and therefore impact the practice of medicine. Consumer-centric healthcare and the way in which providers communicate with patients go hand-in-hand with the use of technology. One concentrate....
Interactive Web-based Portals to Improve Patient Navigation and Connect Patients with Primary Care and Specialty Services in Underserved Communities
Author: Highfield, Linda; Ottenweller, Cecelia; Pfanz, Andre; Hanks, Jeanne
Source: Perspectives in Health Information Management
Publication Date: April 2014
This article presents a case study in the redesign, development, and implementation of a web-based healthcare clinic search tool for virtual patient navigation in underserved populations in Texas. It describes the workflow, assessment of system requirements, and design and implementation of two online portals: Project Safety Net and the Breast Health Portal.
Declassifying Doctors' Notes
Author: Crawford, Mark
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: May 2013
"Open Notes" Project Gives Patients Simple, Affordable, and Resoundingly Effective Access to Clinician Notes
Exactly who owns a patient's health record-answer, the patient-was once an unknown to many patients and non-HIM staff in healthcare. While HIM professionals have....
Personal Check: Patients the New Ally in Data Integrity Management
Author: Eramo, Lisa A
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: May 2013
When Deborah Kohn recently logged onto her healthcare provider's patient portal to view her X-ray reports, she immediately knew something wasn't quite right. She'd undergone one X-ray of her left hand and another of her right hand. The problem?
Both X-ray reports were identi....
Rebooting Release of Information: Patient Portals are Changing ROI, but Analog Record Release is Still Necessary
Author: Crawford, Mark
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: February 2013
Patient portals are becoming commonplace in healthcare facilities, which have installed the technology to provide patients and physicians immediate online access to electronic medical records. Adoption of patient portals will continue to increase, driven in part by stage 2 “meaningfu....
From PHRs to Portals and Beyond: Patient-centric Healthcare Movement Changing HIM
Author: Gordon, Lynne Thomas
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: September 2012
In our profession, it all comes down to trust. Patients place their trust in us as HIM professionals to ensure that their information is safe, secure, and accurate, and that it will be accessible in the right place at the right time.
It’s often an unspoken pact, someth....
Patient Portals: Express Lane on the Health Information Highway
Author: Eramo, Lisa A
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: September 2012
No information request traffic jams.
No toll road trips to the physical HIM department.
Just an open and instant route to patient health information.
But building and managing a patient portal requires HIM knowledge and expertise.
Patient portals are rapid....
Treating Healthcare with Health "I"T
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: September 2012
Patient-Centric Stage 2 Meaningful Use Measures Considered Treatment for Ailing US Health System
The US healthcare system is ill. Higher costs, sicker patients, and struggling providers are the symptoms of the disease that has sent industry stakeholders scrambling t....
Consumer Preparedness in the Face of Disaster
Author: Wolter, Julie; Dolan, Marsha; Dooling, Julie A
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: September 2012
PHRs and patient portals can provide much needed links to health information in times of catastrophe
When a disaster hits, the impact is vast and devastating for victims and their loved ones. This point was driven home in 2011, when the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) repo....
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