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Report on Health Information Blocking
Author: U.S. Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
Source: Government (U.S.) | U.S. Office of the National Coordinator for HIT
Publication Date: April 2015
This report responds to Congress’s request for the Office of the National Coordinator for Health
Information Technology (ONC) to produce a report on the extent of health information blocking and a
comprehensive strategy to address it.
Security, Privacy, and Safety Standards in Canadian Healthcare
Author: Gillis, Grant
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: April 2015
In the large community of standards development organizations (SDOs) that are focused on healthcare and health informatics, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Technical Committee (TC) 215 Health Informatics (ISO/TC 215) is one of the leading forums. As mandated by ISO....
Evaluating the Information Governance Principles for Healthcare: Integrity and Protection
Author: Datskovsky, Galina; Hedges, Ron; Empel, Sofia; Washington, Lydia
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: April 2015
Editor’s note: This is the second in a series of four articles that discuss the eight Information Governance Principles for Healthcare.
AHIMA’s new Information Governance Principles for Healthcare (IGPHC) provides a framework for healthcare organizations to enhance their ab....
Earning HIM Cred: the CHDA Credential
Author: Butler, Mary
Source: Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: April 2015
As health information management (HIM) professionals find themselves constantly inundated with more data, they will need to update their skills to stay on top of it. And one of the best ways to do just that is by earning AHIMA’s Certified Health Data Analyst (CHDA) credential.
You Say You Want a Data Revolution
Author: Dooling, Julie A
Source: AHIMA blog post | Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: March 18, 2015
When “Data Revolution” was suggested for the title of this monthly column, I instantly thought of The Beatles (some of my favorite musicians) and their song “Revolution.”
You say you want a revolution
Well, you know
We all want to change the world
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Fixing a Broken EHR: HIM Working in the Spotlight to Solve Common EHR Issues
Author: Butler, Mary
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2015
Accounts of mistaken identity, anecdotally at least, seem to happen to everyone at least once in the healthcare realm with both paper and electronic records. But in an increasingly electronic world employing electronic health record (EHR) systems and other health IT where patients ar....
Overview of Health IT Standards
Author: Orlova, Anna
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2015
Health IT Standardization is the process of agreeing on standards that allow electronic exchange of data, information, and knowledge between disparate data systems. The goals of standardization are to achieve comparability, compatibility, and interoperability between independent systems; t....
ONC Takes Action: Health Information Systems Interoperablity to Support Learning Health System
Author: Orlova, Anna; Warner, Diana
Source: Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: February 2015
In the effort to advance secure and interoperable health information exchanges, the US Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) has released Connecting Health and Care for the Nation: A Shared Nationwide Intero....
Metadata Offers Roadmap to Structured Data
Author: Dolezel, Diane
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: February 2015
Database metadata provides a valuable roadmap for locating the structured data stored in healthcare databases. However, many electronic health information management (e-HIM) professionals do not possess the necessary basic understandings of where to find the metadata and how to use it afte....
Including Patient-Generated Health Data in Electronic Health Records
Author: AHIMA Work Group
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: February 2015
Healthcare providers and health information technology (HIT) suppliers across the country have been busy preparing for what could be one of the most significant proposals for stage 3 of the “meaningful use” EHR Incentive Program—a proposal that has wide implications for health....
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