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Keeping Current on Legislation Vital to HIM Professionals
Author: Rode, Dan
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: October 2002
The AHIMA Policy and Government Relations (P&GR) staff in Washington receives a number of questions concerning how a particular proposed law, legislation, or possible regulation will affect the management of an HIM department, coding section, or other functions that are typically performed by....
Setting AHIMA's 2005 Federal Agenda: AHIMA Charts its Legislative Couse for the Coming Year
Author: Rode, Dan
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2005
In January we discussed how AHIMA members can get involved in local health information and advocacy projects. In February we examined 2004 federal legislative activities. This month we will review AHIMA’s federal agenda for 2005.
The Ball Is Rolling on NHIN
In November the....
Thompson Challenges Healthcare Industry at First NHII Conference
Author: Rode, Dan
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: September 2003
Through your ingenuity and your innovation, the people in this room can transform healthcare in America. With these words, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Tommy Thompson opened the first conference on a national health information infrastructure (NHII) in late Jun....
HIM in the Spotlight: PCAST Report and Other Initiatives Bring HIM to the Forefront
Author: Rode, Dan
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2011
In early December the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) released "Report to the President Realizing the Full Potential of Health Information Technology to Improve Healthcare for Americans: The Path Forward." The council's path represents some significant departu....
Breach Notification and 5010 Deadlines: Regulations Outline New Deadlines for Breach Notifications and 5010 Standards Testing
Author: Rode, Dan
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: February 2010
Several 2009 federal regulations describe new requirements and compliance deadlines for this year, including breach notification reporting and testing 5010 transaction standards. HIM professionals should be aware of these due dates to ensure their organizations’ compliance.
Breach Notifi....
Rapid Release of Rules Means Work Ahead
Author: Rode, Dan
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: November 2012
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), along with the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC), formally released three final rules around the the time of the Labor Day holiday. Appropriately enough, the arrival of these final rules spells out much work ahead for t....
Taking the Next Step Forward for ICD-10
Author: Rode, Dan
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: January 2004
In November 2003 the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS) agreed to recommend that the secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) adopt the ICD-10-CM and the ICD-10-PCS classification standards as replacement for the ICD-9-CM classification currently used in the US.
HIM’s Shifting Sands: The Latest News on ICD-10 and Other HIM Issues
Author: Rode, Dan
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: April 2012
There has been a great deal of activity in the last few months on ICD-10-CM/PCS and other HIM issues. Here is a review of the latest news and events related to ICD-10, as well as updates on AHIMA's other advocacy issues.
ICD-10's Status
The road to ICD-10 has been long and windi....
National HIT Plan Sets Cornerstones for E-HIM
Author: Rode, Dan
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: September 2004
Without introduction, Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson brought the room to a hush, announcing that the healthcare industry had reached its “tipping point” and now was the time to begin the industry’s movement into the decade of electronic heal....
Committee Works Toward Viable Data Sources
Author: Rode, Dan
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: October 2000
The availability of patient health data continues to be a hotly debated topic on Capital Hill. Noting that the "lack of complete and comprehensive PMRI (patient medical record information) is a major constraint on the ability of our healthcare delivery system to enhance quality, i....
Enabling Patient Access: Data Stewardship Involves More Than Data Use and Disclosure
Author: Rode, Dan
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: April 2011
Data stewardship is a hot topic. As this issue went to press, the Department of Health and Human Services was expected to publish a notice of proposed rulemaking on accounting of disclosures, an expansion of the HIPAA requirements mandated by the HITECH Act.
Rulemaking was also expe....
Missing Pieces: Healthcare Waits on Regulations That Will Fill in the ARRA Puzzle
Author: Rode, Dan
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: July 2010
As this issue goes to press, healthcare remains unsettled, waiting on the publication of key rules related to ARRA and the HITECH Act.
Until these rules appear, providers cannot assess with any certainty their willingness and ability to apply for the meaningful use incentive program....
21st Century Cures Act and Information Governance
Author: Rockendorf, Betty
Source: AHIMA blog post | Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: February 09, 2017
Regarded as a landmark bill, the 21st Century Cures Act was passed into law in December of 2016. It’s aims are lofty and it covers a lot of ground, including transparency, breaking down silos in healthcare, interoperability, and an electronic health record (EHR) reporting program, as....
Small Organization Making Mighty Strides with IG
Author: Rockendorf, Betty
Source: AHIMA blog post | Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: March 10, 2016
Ministry Door County Medical Center (MDCMC) is a 25-bed critical access hospital in Sturgeon Bay, WI that offers many services, from inpatient and outpatient care to rehabilitation services, emergency department and urgent care, six clinics, and a skilled nursing facility. So, how doe....
Investigative Approach: How Clinical Documentation Teams Improve Communication, Documentation Outcomes and Patient Care
Author: Robinson, Steven
Source: Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: December 29, 2016
Clinical documentation programs’ success is a result of the healthcare team keeping a constant vigil on communication while operationalizing outcomes and instilling provider support. Patient care is largely dependent on accurate communication among the healthcare provider team. In a....
Avoiding a War of Words (and Numbers): the Uncertain Future of Terminologies and Classifications
Author: Roberts, Rosemary; Innes, Kerry; Walker, Sue; Scott, Peter
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: October 2004
With major changes under way worldwide, the evolving roles and relationships of classifications and terminologies are uncertain. But the future lies in collaboration, not competition.
Classifications and clinical terminologies have coexisted for decades. Both use clinical language, but t....
Off-site Storage: No More "Out of Sight, Out of Mind"
Author: Robertson, April D.
Source: Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: May 25, 2010
ARRA's modifications of HIPAA have shaken up many areas of HIM practice, including off-site records storage, where facilities often have indexed their inventory no further than by box.
Today’s HIM departments face a montage of mediums: electronic health records, paper health....
Breaking Free of Copy/Paste: OIG Work Plan Cracks Down on Risky Documentation Habit
Author: Robb, Deborah; Owens, Lori
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2013
According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, evaluation and management (E/M) services accounted for $28 billion in Medicare Part B payments during a one-year period.1 And of these, 8.4 percent were billed at the wrong level-either too high or too low. Chasing these potentia....
Addressing Problems in Practice: How Health Information Professionals Lend a Hand
Author: Robb, Deborah
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: January 2009
Medical practices are facing changes in information management and technology. HIM professionals can help manage today’s needs and tomorrow’s transition to electronic systems.
The coming years do not bode well for the status quo at medical practices. In late 2008 the Medi....
Linking Quality of Care to Clinical Data Integrity
Author: Roat, Lisa
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: January 2014
Healthcare data is being touted as a means to improve population health management. It is also feeding public competitive market reporting for providers and facilities. The integrity of the clinical data being reported is essential to supporting and improving the quality of care to patien....
Long Term Care: Keeping the Promise, Today and Tomorrow
Author: Roadman, Charles H. II
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: May 2000
As we prepare to address the challenges and opportunities ahead, providing compassionate, quality care to residents in long term care settings must remain our top priority. The 21st century is an opportunity for the long term care community to work on behalf of elderly and disabled cit....
HIPAA Compliance Questions for Business Partner Agreements
Author: Roach, Michael C.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: February 2001
If your organization is covered by HIPAA, do you know what’s expected of you-and of your vendors-with regard to privacy of health information? To make sure your organization is in compliance, contracts with business partners will need careful review. The author offers an overview of....
Compliance: A Critical Yet Costly Commitment
Author: Roach, Daniel R.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: May 2001
In the 1970s, the defense budget consumed the largest share of the federal budget. Concerns about both the size and efficiency of the defense bureaucracy triggered a massive crackdown on federal contractors who had either intentionally or inadvertently failed to follow the Department....
Mentoring is Vital in Developing New Coding Professionals
Author: Ritter, Jennifer
Source: Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: May 01, 2016
An often discussed theme in the health information management (HIM) profession as well as the 2015 AHIMA Convention is the ability for facilities to grow their own coding professionals. As coding resources continue to be scarce, having an in-house coding training program on any scale is a....
Building the National Health Information Infrastructure
Author: Rippen, Helga E.; Yasnoff, William A.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: May 2004
Linking community-based health information sources into a national network would improve care and save money. A collection of public andprivate organizations have begun sketching the plans.
Some of the most serious challenges facing healthcare today—medical errors, inconsistent qu....
Amendments to FERPA Regulations: New Changes Attempt to Balance Safety and Privacy in Student Records
Author: Rinehart-Thompson, Laurie A.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: July 2009
HIM professionals are familiar with the HIPAA privacy rule, the federal law that serves to safeguard protected health information. However, they may be less familiar with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA, 20 USC 1232g; CFR Part 99), which is also relevant to managing the pr....
Raising Awareness of Medical Identity Theft: For Consumers, Prevention Starts with Guarding, Monitoring Health Information
Author: Rinehart-Thompson, Laurie A.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: October 2008
Financial identity theft has become ubiquitous in our global society. Its consequences are familiar, and fear of its repercussions has created a widespread reliance on credit bureaus for protection. According to the Federal Trade Commission, 8.3 million Americans were reportedly affected by fi....
Converting Data to ICD-10 with GEMs: Reference Mapping Tools Will Aid in System Transition
Author: Rihanek, Theresa; DeVault, Kathryn
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: May 2012
Many healthcare organizations use historical coded data in governance and planning activities, contracting, quality improvement, research, and trending. The upcoming implementation of ICD-10-CM/PCS will require organizations to identify the types of coded data that will require conversion in o....
Coding Root Operations with ICD-10-PCS: Understanding Insertion, Supplement, and Removal
Author: Rihanek, Theresa
Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes
Publication Date: January 2014
Editor’s note: This is the eighth in a series of 10 articles discussing the 31 root operations of ICD-10-PCS.
In this article, the Journal of AHIMA continues the 10-part Coding Notes series focusing on the 31 root operations of ICD-10-PCS. This article will describe three....
FY 2013 ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS Updates
Author: Rihanek, Theresa
Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes
Publication Date: February 2013
Updates have been released for the 2013 ICD-10-CM code set, approved by the ICD-9-CM Coordination and Maintenance Committee, as well as the 2013 ICD-10-CM/PCS updates maintained by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). There were minimal changes to the draft code sets in li....
Coding Root Operations with ICD-10-PCS: Understanding Fusion, Alteration, and Creation
Author: Rihanek, Theresa
Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes
Publication Date: March 2014
With this article the Journal of AHIMA concludes its 10-part Coding Notes series focusing on the 31 root operations of ICD-10-PCS. This installment focuses on three root operations in the Medical and Surgical Section that define other objectives:
- Fusion
- Alteration
- Creation
CY 2012 OPPS Update
Author: Rihanek, Theresa
Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes
Publication Date: February 2012
The final rule for calendar year 2012 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) was released on November 30, 2011. The rule went into effect for outpatient hospital-based services January 1, 2012.
This article outlines the updates in the final rule.
Financial Impact....
Traumatic Brain Injury Coding in ICD-10-CM
Author: Rihanek, Theresa
Source: Journal of AHIMA | Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes
Publication Date: June 2014
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) has received considerable attention by the media recently, especially bringing attention to the prevalence of TBI in sports-related activities. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), “A TBI is a bump, blow or jolt to the head o....
FY 2012 ICD-10-PCS Updates
Author: Rihanek, Theresa
Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes
Publication Date: April 2012
Limited updates were made to ICD-10-PCS for fiscal year 2012 as set forth under the partial code freeze established by the ICD-9-CM Coordination and Maintenance Committee.1 The freeze is intended to aid the transition to the new code set by limiting updates for 2012 and 2013 to essential chan....
Coding Root Operations with ICD-10-PCS: Understanding Transplantation, Reattachment, Transfer, and Reposition
Author: Rihanek, Theresa
Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes
Publication Date: September 2013
Editor's note: This is the fifth in a series of 10 articles discussing the 31 root operations of ICD-10-PCS.
In the Journal of AHIMA's continuing Coding Notes series focusing on the 31 root operations of ICD-10-PCS, this article will focus on the definitions of four root ope....
Sharing an EHR Application Across Multiple Organizations
Author: Richter, Lori L
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: October 2017
Regulatory developments in the healthcare industry, including the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, accountable care organization provisions, and the “meaningful use” Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program, have contributed t....
Beyond Coding to Content Analysis
Author: Richmond, Rosalind; Chapman, Claudia; Cook, Jane; Levy, Brian
Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes
Publication Date: June 2005
The health information technology (HIT) field can provide HIM professionals with many career opportunities at software and content companies. HIT roles require highly developed content analysis skills, including abstracting, coding, documentation compliance, and utilization review. The availab....
New Approach to Chargemaster Management
Author: Richey, John
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: January 2001
After examining their CDM management processes, HIM professionals, along with clinical and support departments, redesigned and automated several practice aspects with successful results. (FORE Best Practice, AHIMA Foundation)
Conducting a Charge Description Master Audit: Getting the Most Value from an Internal Review
Author: Richey, John
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: July 2011
Periodic audits of the charge description master are a key piece of an organization's compliance program. But they can do more than verify compliance-they can help improve the business.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services requires that all healthcare entities develop and i....
US Health Information Knowledgebase: A Metadata Registry that Makes Sense of the Myriad Standards
Author: Rhodes, Harry B.; Scichilone, Rita A
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: May 2009
Current health information exchange (HIE) initiatives continue to develop data exchange models and adopt standards required to support them. Their progress is complicated by the independent nature of the initiatives and a lack of common agreement for data content.
Metadata registries....
HIPAA, Too: Many ARRA Privacy Provisions Amend HIPAA, Not Create New Regulation
Author: Rhodes, Harry B.; Rode, Dan
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: January 2010
This month the Journal introduces a new “Working Smart” column titled “ARRA on the Job,” offering HIM professionals practical guidance on interpreting, planning for, and implementing provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
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Drive for an EHR Standard Picks Up Speed
Author: Rhodes, Harry B.; Mon, Donald T.; Dougherty, Michelle
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: January 2004
2003 was a busy year for the electronic health record. And if the federal government and the HIM industry have their way, 2004 will only get busier.
In 2003 a number of electronic health record (EHR) issues active in the previous decade all intersected at the same time. Behind the synchro....
Redisclosure of Patient Health Information (2003 update)
Author: Rhodes, Harry B.; Hughes, Gwen
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: April 2003
This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.
Letters of Agreement/Contracts (2003 update)
Author: Rhodes, Harry B.; Hughes, Gwen
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: April 2003
This practice brief has been retired. It is made available for historical purposes only.
Document Imaging as a Bridge to the EHR
Author: Rhodes, Harry B.; Dougherty, Michelle
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 2003
This practice brief has been retired. It is made available for historical purposes only.
Overseas Outsourcing: the Risk of Doing Business?
Author: Rhodes, Harry B.; Dennis, Jill Callahan; Roach, Michael C.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: April 2004
In today’s complex transcription environment, outsourcing is a standard business practice that requires managing some privacy risk.
Contract medical transcription has increased dramatically in recent years, and the issues surrounding it are becoming more complex, but the industry it....
View of HIM From the Early Days
Author: Rhodes, Harry B.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: November 1998
Recently, I had the opportunity to visit with two longtime AHIMA members: Earline H. Earhart, RRA, a member since 1937, and Mildred P. St. Leger, RRA, who joined in 1953.
Earhart became a member under the organization's original namethe Association of Record Libraria....
Standards Activities Respond to Consumer Mobile Health IT Trends
Author: Rhodes, Harry B.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: January 2016
All of the current excitement about the potential of mobile technologies and patient engagement opportunities comes at a time when many providers are frustrated about their electronic health record (EHR) systems. Struggling against poor EHR system usability, a lack of interoperability, and....
Seven Unintended Consequences of Electronic HIE
Author: Rhodes, Harry B.
Source: Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: August 2013
A recent federal study of the potential unintended consequences of electronic health information exchange revealed several characteristics that, if not addressed soon, could lead to data and privacy issues.
The construct that health IT undertakings can hav....
Population Health Management: Proven Model Drives New Solutions
Author: Rhodes, Harry B.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: January 2017
Research dating back to the 1970s has verified the dominant influence of social, economic, and environmental determinates in the maintenance of health and well-being. Working from a set of values that focus on overall health, quality of life, and well-being, population health management en....
Low-Tech Security Risks Still Leading Cause of Breaches
Author: Rhodes, Harry B.
Source: Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: July 19, 2011
Low-level technology risks continue to be the leading cause of reportable data breaches, according to a review of the Office for Civil Rights’ security breach statistics for breaches affecting more than 500 patients.
An analysis of OCR breach statisti....
Meaningful Use Program Faces Audits, Scrutiny
Author: Rhodes, Harry B.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: February 2013
Health information technology systems have supported the administrative functions of healthcare for more than a decade. Historically, these healthcare administrative systems primarily focused on performing fiscal transactions or supporting key ancillary departments. Widespread use of elect....
Accessing and Using Data from Wearable Fitness Devices
Author: Rhodes, Harry B.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: September 2014
A rapidly aging global population in many industrialized countries accompanied by an increase in chronic diseases and the high cost of managing such diseases has led many to turn to a technological solution to ease the burden on healthcare professionals and provide useful tools to the elde....
PHR Quandary: Despite the Benefits, Issues of Technology and Trust Slow Adoption
Author: Rhodes, Harry B.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: April 2007
Despite the proliferation of personal health record (PHR) technologies and services, only a small portion of the population uses them.1 Indeed, some observers have expressed concern that PHRs will never catch on with the general public.2 Yet when surveyed, consumers remain enthused about....
On The Line: Professional Practice Solutions...
Author: Rhodes, Harry B.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: February 1998
Q: I have been asked to head up a committee assigned the task of selecting the hardware and software applications that are to become the platform for our organization's computerized medical record (CPR). Our committee is composed of representatives of all the "end users" of the CPR. The vastne....
Managing Data Content: Clinical Data Management Programs Improve Reimbursement
Author: Rhodes, Harry B.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: February 2006
Although we’ve made progress in advancing the EHR initiative, we continue to struggle with data content management. The data content management crisis is not unique to healthcare, according to Ruth Stanat, global business consultant. All businesses—not just healthcare—are &l....
ORYX and Other Elusive Quality Animals
Author: Rhodes, Harry B.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 1998
Edward I. Koch, former mayor of New York City, is known for asking, "How am I doing?" Koch, of course, was speaking of the positive progress of his administration. But he could have just as easily been talking about the state of performance measurement in healthcare today. Even though quality....
On The Line: Professional Practice Solutions...
Author: Rhodes, Harry B.
Source: AHIMA Q and A | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: July 1998
Q: My facility recently purchased a new computerized patient record application. I am concerned about the system's established protocol for making corrections and/or addenda to entries in the computerized patient record. The way the application is currently written, the original entry can be d....
Privacy and Security Challenges in HIEs: Unique Factors Add New Complexities to Familiar Issues
Author: Rhodes, Harry B.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: July 2006
On a recent trip out of town, I had a very enlightening conversation with a cab driver on the way to the airport. Even though it was early in the morning, the driver was extremely talkative and initiated a conversation about what I did for a living. This immediately led to direct questions rega....
Disaster Plans: Lessons Learned
Author: Rhodes, Harry B.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: April 1996
Shortly after I accepted my first position as director of medical records, I began to develop time management skills and created a "to do" list. One item on my list that got very little attention was my department's disaster plan. Working in a 55-bed hospital in a peaceful eastern Texas commu....
Implementing the Wireless Computerized Patient Record
Author: Rhodes, Harry B.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: July 1997
The ability to provide timely, relevant, and accurate in-formation to the healthcare decision maker at the point of care is a critical success factor for any provider. For enterprises that operate in extremely competitive healthcare markets, the ability to meet this challenge could mean the d....
On The Line: Professional Practice Solutions...
Author: Rhodes, Harry B.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: September 1998
Q: My facility will begin imaging its paper medical records as part of the migration toward a computerized patient record. I am a member of the planning committee that is responsible for preparing the RFP and seeking out possible vendors. I have heard of optical imaging but have never had the....
Patient Anonymity (2001 update)
Author: Rhodes, Harry B.
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: May 2001
This practice brief has been retired. It is made available for historical purposes only.
Transcription Trend Study Shows Measures of Success
Author: Rhodes, Harry B.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 2001
The medical transcription industry is a $10.6 billion market nationally, according to a recent study of trends and measures. And, like other sectors of the healthcare industry, transcription continues to evolve along with available technologies.
These and other facts make u....
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....
Breaking Down Privacy and Security Barriers to HIE
Author: Rhodes, Harry B.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: November 2007
As noted in the article “Confusion Continues over HIPAA Minimum Necessary Standards,” (J AHIMA, Nov-Dec 2007) the state-level research under the HISPC project identified a number of privacy and security barriers to health information exchange (HIE). Several reports came from this p....
Stamp of Approval: Getting EHR Wheels Turning with Product Certification
Author: Rhodes, Harry B.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: July 2005
Establishing private-sector certification of health IT products is one of the key actions outlined by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology in the report “The Decade of Health Information Technology: Delivering Consumer-centric and Information-rich Heal....
Securing Wireless Technology for Healthcare
Author: Retterer, John; Casto, Brian
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: May 2004
This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.
Getting Serious About Information Governance
Author: Reno, Danielle; Kersten, Sandra K.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: May 2013
Information governance is becoming a priority for healthcare organizations. Today's healthcare organizations invest in information technology at unprecedented rates, and IT generates more data than ever before. Stakeholders expect healthcare organizations to use health IT to bring improvem....
How Staffing and Workflow Evolves with Move to All-Payer CDI
Author: Reiter, Autumn BSN, RN, CCDS, CDIP, CCS; Dixon, Lori A. MSN, RN-BC, CDIP
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: July 2018
A Case Study in CDI Expansion at an 11-Hospital Health System
By Autumn Reiter, BSN, RN, CCDS, CDIP, CCS, and Lori A. Dixon, MSN, RN-BC, CDIP
Clinical documentation improvement (CDI) programs have proven they are worth t....
Trends in E-Discovery: Four Cases Provide a Glimpse of Healthcare Litigation’s Future
Author: Reich, Kimberly A. Baldwin-Stried
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: May 2012
Paper-based and electronic record keeping systems each record valuable information about a patient's medical care. Electronic systems, however, capture something more-they record information about the record itself.
This "information about the information," called metadata, has caug....
Developing a Litigation Response Plan
Author: Reich, Kimberly A. Baldwin-Stried
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: October 2007
The e-discovery amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) and the Uniform Rules Relating to the Discovery of Electronically Stored Information (approved in August 2007 at the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws) are creating new roles and responsibil....
Sorting out Discovery Requests: Are Subpoenas and e-Discovery Requests the Same?
Author: Reich, Kimberly A. Baldwin-Stried
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: October 2010
While healthcare facilities are familiar with the process of discovery-often in the form of subpoenas-many are just seeing their first e-discovery requests. Do e-discovery requests differ from subpoenas, and do they require different responses?
The answer is not a simple yes or no. I....
Application of Search Analytics in the Healthcare Profession
Author: Regard, Dan; Hedges, Ron
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: May 2015
As the healthcare industry moves into an electronic health record (EHR)-only environment, practitioners increasingly have to “search” electronically stored information (ESI). They may need to do this to find, for example, the date on which a patient was given a specific drug and the dosag....
Governing Healthcare’s Most Valuable Asset—Data
Author: Reeves, Mary G; Bowen, Rita K.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: October 2012
Many individuals have a high degree of confidence in the validity and integrity of data if it comes from a computer. When they encounter data in this form, the assumption is the data has been vetted, scrubbed, and signed off by a reliable source. In truth, however, this is rarely the case.
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