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Managing PHI Content Standards
Author: Sawatsky, Elaine; Warner, Diana
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: April 2016
Interoperability standards and their continuing adoption by e-health programs expand the capacity of information systems to capture, use, and exchange clinical data. For exchange to occur, the majority of data processing decisions need to take place both computationally and automatically.....
Tips for Preventing and Responding to a Ransomware Attack
Author: Butler, Mary
Source: Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: April 01, 2016
As predicted, 2016 is proving to be the year of ransomware, with multiple reported incidents making news as we approach April. As they become startlingly more common, it’s important that HIM professionals be aware of how preventable they are, says Tom Walsh, CISSP, founder and managing partner of tw-Security. Just as with other types of data breaches, ransomware attacks are the result of human intervention—that’s also where they end.
Comments on Medicare Program: Expanding Uses of Medicare Data by Qualified Entities
Author: Gordon, Lynne Thomas
Source: AHIMA testimony and comments
Publication Date: March 2016
Comment letter to Andy Slavitt, Acting Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
AHIMA Comments on ONC’s Transatlantic eHealth-Health IT Cooperation Roadmap
Author: AHIMA Advocacy and Policy Team
Source: AHIMA testimony and comments | AHIMA Advocacy and Policy
Publication Date: March 2016
Autumn/Fall 2015 Public Stakeholder Consultation Guidance Questions
Peddling Out of the HIE Peloton: Some Mass HIway Providers Pulling Away from the Pack and Using HIE for True Care Coordination
Author: Belanger, Mark
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2016
The world of health information exchange remains busy in Massachusetts as the Mass HIway, the statewide health information exchange (HIE), enters its fourth year of rolling out Direct messaging statewide. Overall, Mass HIway officials feel things are going very well, with more than 580 or....
Transforming Data into Meaning: Standards-based Capabilities to Bring Disparate Data Sources Together
Author: Selsky, Darren
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2016
Data integration is a costly activity, but one that is used by healthcare organizations on a daily basis to unite information from diverse sources, such as lab, pharmacy, and radiology. This data is typically centralized in electronic health records (EHRs) or other niche systems for clini....
What Makes Data Meaningful? The Important Role of Data Structures
Author: Wendicke, Annemarie
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2016
Healthcare is striving for meaningful health data—something well noted in many recent industry articles and presentations. But how will the cultivation of meaningful data be accomplished in the healthcare industry’s complex environment?
Healthcare data comes from....
Bringing HIM Front and Center for Master Data Management
Author: Martin, Melissa
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2016
MARCH IS A very busy month for AHIMA. We are kicking off our voluntary patient safety identifier campaign and preparing to showcase it at our Advocacy Symposium. Also, we will present the campaign to our legislators during Hill Day in early April.
This is the perfect time....
HIM Best Practices for Records Management at Transitions of Care
Author: AHIMA Work Group
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2016
There is a significant amount of evidence that points to the existence of serious quality concerns for patients undergoing care transitions across multiple care settings. The 2001 Institute of Medicine (IOM) report “Crossing the Quality Chasm” famously described the US system as dec....
HIT Standards for HIM Practices in an Interoperable World
Author: Orlova, Anna; Rhodes, Harry B.; Warner, Diana
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: February 2016
At the 2015 AHIMA Convention and Exhibit, members of AHIMA’s Standards Task Force reported on a ground-breaking white paper they developed called “Health IT Standards for Health Information Management Practices,” a first-of-its-kind white paper that serves as a guide for....
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