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Winding Down the Paper Shuffle: New Roles, Responsibilities for HIM
Author: Rollins, Gina
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: October 2001
What does it mean for an organization's records to be "paperless"? In hospitals and clinics across the country, the paper shuffle may be winding down, but it's not quite over yet. In this article, HIM professionals in these organizations tell their stories.
The movement tow....
Securing Your IT Environment from the Inside Out
Author: Bakman, Alex
Source: In Confidence (newsletter)
Publication Date: September 02, 2001
IT security has been gaining in importance throughout the history of digital data, and industries are gradually regulating themselves or facing governmental compliance standards. The healthcare industry possesses some of the most critical data and network technology in that lives and patient....
Informatics in Managed Care: HIM Adds Value to Data
Author: Stratton, Scott D.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: September 2001
The third installment of the Journal of AHIMA’s special series on managed care focuses on informatics-methods that add value to data, turning it into useful information. How do informatics and managed care fit together, and what is HIM’s role in this picture?
The HIM professional’s knowl....
Developing a Framework for a Security Assessment
Author: Parisien, Darryl
Source: In Confidence (newsletter)
Publication Date: September 02, 2001
Is your organization taking the necessary actions to comply with the security regulations of HIPAA? Do you believe you have more time to comply? If you think you do, you might want to do a little more research. Take note that United States Code Title 42 Section 1320d-2 states:
Each pers....
Health Informatics Standards and Information Transfer: Exploring the HIM Role
Author: Murphy, Gretchen; Brandt, Mary D.
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: January 2001
This practice brief has been retired. It is made available for historical purposes only.
Knowledge Management: Finding the Golden Nuggets
Author: Rhodes, Harry B.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: January 2001
We live in the so-called Information Age, but we should actually refer to it as the Data Age. As a nation, we are data rich and information poor.
The dilemma of holding large amounts of valuable data but little useful information is not unique to healthcare. The inability....
Internal Audit Model for Information Security
Author: Mead, Kevin
Source: In Confidence (newsletter)
Publication Date: July 02, 2000
Internal auditors are found within many organizations, and have traditionally concerned themselves with the protection of assets. In the past, this manifested itself by the placing of asset tags on furniture and equipment and verifying the presence of the asset each year. Recently, however, i....
Health Informatics Standards: A User's Guide
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....
Vision of Health Information Management in 2010
Author: Kloss, Linda L
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: November 1999
Two-thirds of today's health information managers will be in the prime of their careers 10 years from now. But what will the world of work look like? One way to gain an understanding of the future is to create scenarios. Scenarios are literally stories about the future th....
Common (and Uncommon) Ground
Author: Dixon-Lee, Claire
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 1999
On a trip to Dublin this spring, I met with several officers of the Healthcare Informatics Society of Ireland. During this visit, we talked about health information management, finding common ground on topics like:
Year 2000 compliance
the need for clinical vocabulary....
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