Author: Brandt, Mary D.

Source: AHIMA practice brief

Publication Date: July 1996

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

Author: Brandt, Mary D.

Source: AHIMA practice brief

Publication Date: June 1996

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

Author: Brandt, Mary D.

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: April 2000

From code sets to data sets to developing organizations, how much do you really know about technical standards? This article provides a handy reference guide.

The vision is clear: a longitudinal, or lifetime, health record for each person that is computer-based, secure, readily ac....

Author: Brandt, Mary D.

Source: In Confidence (newsletter)

Publication Date: February 02, 2002

Since the final HIPAA privacy regulations were published, there’s been a lot of discussion about “minimum necessary” requirements. Under the regulations, healthcare providers and payers must make reasonable efforts to limit the use or disclosure of protected health information to the minimum....

Author: Brandt, Mary D.; Pollock, Daniel A.

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: November 2000

As HIM professionals know, variations in the way data are entered in healthcare record systems impede the use of these records for direct patient care and deter their reuse for many other legitimate purposes. Unless standards are introduced, maintained, disseminated, and widely adopted....

Author: Briggs, Mark

Source: AHIMA Convention

Publication Date: October 02, 2011

Background


An initiative developed by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology of the Department of Health and Human Services, the Direct Project was designed to help healthcare providers, departments of health, and payers nationwide communicate sec....

Author: Bronnert, June; Daube, Julie L; Jopp, Gretchen; Peterson, Kathleen; Rihanek, Theresa; Scichilone, Rita A; Tucker, Vanna

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: March 2014

Electronic health records (EHR) have changed the landscape for data representation. For many years health information management (HIM) professionals have relied on classifications for data representation and the support of clinical documentation. SNOMED CT is a data standard frequently used in electronic systems and has been included in the requirements for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) “meaningful use” EHR Incentive Program. SNOMED CT is maintained and distributed by the International Health Terminology Standards Development Organisation (IHTSDO). SNOMED CT is recognized throughout the world, and the terminology is available at no cost. The National Library of Medicine (NLM) serves as the US release center and the IHTSDO member country representative.

Author: Bronnert, June; Masarie, Chip; Naeymi-Rad, Frank; Rose, Eric; Aldin, Greg

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: July 2012

Terminologies ensure that the 'languages of medicine' can be understood by both humans and machines.



Electronic health records (EHRs) are the industry standard for documenting patient care. Industry initiatives and government legislation have facilitated EHR i....

Author: Brostoff, George

Source: In Confidence (newsletter)

Publication Date: May 02, 2000

What if a healthcare workstation could automatically recognize who was requesting access to its information and resources? What if users could be positively identified by simply approaching the workstation, or if workstations “knew” when authorized employees walked away, instantly closing con....

Author: Brown, Linda; Komara, Priscilla; Warner, Diana; Wiedemann, Lou Ann; Young, Linda

Source: AHIMA toolkit

Publication Date: August 15, 2012

This toolkit is designed to provide guidance to HIM professionals when addressing the amendment functionality in an EHR.