Author: AHIMA Work Group on Core Data Sets as Standards for the Electronic Health Record

Source: AHIMA web extra

Publication Date: September 02, 2004

This practice brief appendix has been retired. It is made available for historical purposes only.

Author: Alakrawi, Zahraa M

Source: Perspectives in Health Information Management

Publication Date: July 2016

Abstract


Clinical coding constitutes one of the fundamental functions in the field of health information management. Clinical classification systems and clinical terminologies represent two distinct sets of coding schemes that are used in healthcare. In this context, it is critica....

Author: Alakrawi, Zahraa M; Watzlaf, Valerie J.M.; Aborde, Jon; Johnson, Carey; Johnson, Timothy

Source: Educational Perspectives in Health Informatics and Information Management

Publication Date: July 2016

Abstract


The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) Council for Excellence in Education acknowledges the importance of improving the data analytics skills of health information management (HIM) students at the baccalaureate level. This importance is especially....

Author: Alschuler, Liora

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: November 2010

The meaningful use final rule is spurring many organizations to implement electronic health records (EHRs). However, integrating clinical notes into EHRs continues to be a problem for many organizations.

The Health Story Project aims to streamline this process by supporting the deve....

Author: Alzu'bi, Amal; Zhou, Leming; Watzlaf, Valerie J.M.

Source: Perspectives in Health Information Management

Publication Date: April 2014

Abstract


In recent years, the term personalized medicine has received more and more attention in the field of healthcare. The increasing use of this term is closely related to the astonishing advancement in DNA sequencing technologies and other high-throughput biotechnologies. A l....

Author: Amatayakul, Margret

Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: October 2003

This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.

Author: Amatayakul, Margret

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: July 2003

October 16, 2003, is just a few months away. Has your organization addressed all the code set issues that are part of the HIPAA financial and administrative transactions and code sets requirements?


Because providers are accustomed to using many of the medical code sets required....

Author: Amatayakul, Margret

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: October 2003

Shadow charts, independent databases, or “orphan systems,” as they are sometimes called, are among the most controversial and difficult to manage forms of protected health information (PHI) that exist. Yet some providers are having success using HIPAA’s privacy and security stan....

Author: Amatayakul, Margret

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: June 2004

Encryption is an addressable implementation specification under HIPAA’s access control and transmission security standards. Many providers are grappling with just how to address these specifications:
Is there a difference between the two specifications, and if so, what is the diff....

Author: Amatayakul, Margret

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: September 2004

An unfortunate result of the HIPAA privacy rule is the emerging use of HIPAA as a gatekeeper, restricting the appropriate fl ow of protected health information (PHI). HIPAA is being cited as a reason not to disclose information without patient permission when needed for treatment, payment, or....