Author: AHIMA e-HIM Work Group on EHR Data Content

Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: February 2006

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

Author: AHIMA e-HIM Work Group: Guidelines for EHR Documentation Practice

Source: AHIMA web extra

Publication Date: January 02, 2007

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

Author: Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy

Source: External web site

Publication Date: June 24, 2004

Author: Bailey-Woods, Linda; Munns, Megan; Orlova, Anna; Rhodes, Harry B.; Warner, Diana

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: August 2015

Interoperability of health information systems will enable clinicians to communicate with their patients and each other using information and communication technology to enable safer, effective, and efficient care, and improve population health. Health information technology (HIT) standard....

Author: Dougherty, Michelle

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: February 2002

Consider this: your facility just received a call from a reporter asking for a comment. He’s writing an article on a hacker who accessed your network, downloaded patient medical information, and distributed copies to the press.


If your facility experienced a security inci....

Author:

Source: In Confidence (newsletter)

Publication Date: May 02, 2003

Question: Does HIPAA say anything about primary care physicians giving information to cancer registries if requested for follow up?
Answer: Cancer registries collect data on patients treated for cancer and often follow patients for a long period of time. Registry information may be used t....

Author: Dimick, Chris

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: April 2008

Last year federally funded research documented the privacy and security barriers to health information exchange. Now HISPC moves into its next phase, seeking common practices that enable confidential, secure, and timely cooperation.

Individualism is a cherished American institution.....

Author: Hylock, Ray; Harris, Susie T.

Source: Educational Perspectives in Health Informatics and Information Management

Publication Date: January 2016

Abstract


Enactment of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 forever altered the data management landscape in healthcare. The volume, breadth, depth, and pace at which health i....

Author: Butler, Mary

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: September 2014

There’s no doubt that consumers of a certain age take comfort in going to the doctor, agreeing with their diagnosis, and following his or her treatment plan to the letter without doubts or hesitation. But this paternalistic approach to healthcare is starting to erode as younger gener....

Author: White, Jim

Source: AHIMA blog post | Journal of AHIMA - website

Publication Date: April 20, 2017

One of the more significant healthcare trends we see today is the consolidation (mergers and acquisitions) of hospitals, physician groups, and insurance companies into larger integrated systems. The goal of this activity have been focused on: increased market share, increased financia....