Author: Fernandes, Lorraine M.; O'Connor, Michele

Source: Perspectives in Health Information Management

Publication Date: May 2015

Abstract


Patient identification and patient matching have long been a challenge in countries around the globe. The patient/consumer identity at the point of registration or access must be accurate and linked to the entire health history in order to support the immediate care or we....

Author: Fernandes, Lorraine M.; Shatzkin, Nance L

Source: AHIMA Convention

Publication Date: October 05, 2009

In the summer of 2005, interest in data sharing was growing around the country and some working health information exchange (HIE) models were in place, but none on the east coast. In the Bronx, the increase of capitated payment models and risk-based agreements between large  healthcare pr....

Author: Fernandes, Lorraine M.

Source: AHIMA Convention

Publication Date: October 10, 2007

Overview

Health information exchange is expected to produce many positive results, including increased patient safety, reduced duplicate testing, increased regulatory compliance, and higher patient satisfaction. It is essential that the right patient records can be located, on demand and....

Author: Fernandes, Lorraine M.; Burke, Jim; O'Connor, Michele

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: August 2017

Healthcare transformation activities involving data analytics, population health, disease registries, and consumer engagement have raised the stakes for stronger and real-time, or near real-time, patient identification and record matching.


Yet many organizations have hundred....

Author: Fernandes, Lorraine M.; O'Connor, Michele; Weaver, Victoria

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: October 2012

Healthcare is embracing the big data movement, hoping to revolutionize HIM by distilling vast collections of data for specific analysis


One only needs to open a recent conference brochure, read an electronic newsletter, or preview marketing materials to appreciate that "B....

Author: Fernandes, Lorraine M.; O'Connor, Michele

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: May 2009

More than ever, organizations require a coherent plan for what data they will use and how they will ensure their data are fit for use.

Talk of data governance and data stewardship is cropping up more frequently with the acceleration toward electronic health records (EHRs) and h....

Author: Fernandes, Lorraine M.

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: March 2005

As stewards of the data housed within our organizations, HIM professionals must be cognizant of ongoing work to facilitate sharing of data across networks. Such activities will gather momentum in the coming years as electronic health records become common practice. HIM professionals must endea....

Author: Fernandes, Lorraine M.

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: February 2005

In early 2004 Connecting for Health, a public-private collaborative funded by the Markle and Robert Wood Johnson Foundations, engaged a cross-section of experts in security, technology, privacy, consulting, and medical informatics to define how healthcare information could be shared more effec....

Author: Cerda, Clarissa; Fernandes, Lorraine M.

Source: AHIMA Convention

Publication Date: September 23, 2002

Author: Fernandes, Lorraine M.; O'Connor, Michele

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: January 2006

Once data can move across vast networks, how to find it? The accuracy and flexibility of patient matching will determine interoperability’s success.
Christina Jones, a Chicago resident, is spending the day with a friend in nearby Milwaukee. While shopping after lunch, she collapse....