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ASTM Standards in the Medical Transcription Industry
Author: Hurley, Brenda J.
Source: AHIMA Convention
Publication Date: October 21, 2005
Standardization is important in our professional and personal lives. When we make purchasing decisions for standardized items, we can do so with confidence that they will fit and meet our needs. Imagine how complicated it would be if faxes could only be sent and received specific to the same m....
At Close Range: Protecting Privacy Through Proximity Access Control
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....
Audit Of Information Technology Security Included in Health Information Technology Standards
Author: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Office of the Inspector General
Source: Government (U.S.)
Publication Date: May 16, 2011
Authorization Requirements for the Disclosure of Protected Health Information - Retired
Author: Dunn, Rose T; Rose, Angela Dinh; Wieland, LaVonne R.
Source: AHIMA practice brief
Publication Date: November 2013
Editor’s note: The following article supplants information contained in the October 2002 “Required Content for Authorizations to Disclose” Practice Brief.
The HIPAA privacy rule became effective April 14, 2003, and established standards for information disclosure....
Automating HIM through Health Information Exchange: An Informatics Approach
Author: Feldman, Sue; Houser, Shannon H.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: January 2017
Editor’s Note: This article is the first installment of the new Working Smart department titled “Illuminating Informatics.” This department will explore all aspects of informatics and provide guidance to health information management professionals in the practical applica....
Baby Steps: Industry Helps Data Content Standards Find Their Footing
Author: Kloss, Linda L
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: January 2007
An improved healthcare system depends not only on wiring it up but also ensuring that data are usable for evidence-based clinical practice, to empower consumers, and to improve the health of the population. Progress is being made on data transmission standards; however, similar progress is need....
Basic Guide to Standards
Author: National Council for Prescription Drug Programs
Source: External web site
Publication Date: August 02, 2003
Becoming a Data Master
Author: Eramo, Lisa A
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2017
As an independent contractor and data analytics subject matter expert (SME), Lisa Brooks Taylor, RHIA, spends most of her time working with professional associations and large insurers developing machine-computable algorithms to analyze healthcare data. She works closely with data scientis....
Benefits of Using SNOMED CT and LOINC in Assessment Instruments
Author: Scichilone, Rita A
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: July 2008
Using More than One Standard Terminology for Data Sets Provides More Detail
The fundamental purpose of keeping health records is to track changes in health status and the resulting impact of diseases or disorders. Assessment forms and instruments are commonly used in electronic healt....
Better Patient Care Through Data Quality
Author: Kloss, Linda L
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: November 2004
"Paper kills” has become a catch phrase in certain political circles to dramatize the need for a digitized healthcare system. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, now head of the Center for Health Transformation, stated, “A paper-based system is an ignorant system” and the....
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