Author: Blevins, Alicia; Davis, Nancy; Hjort, Beth M.; Lemery, Chrisann; Mangin, Wendy L; Mikels, Debra A; Nicholas, Cindy

Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: August 2006

This practice brief has been retired. It is made available for historical purposes only.

Author: Burrington-Brown, Jill; Hjort, Beth M.; Washington, Lydia

Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: May 2007

This practice brief has been retired. It is made available for historical purposes only.

Author: Carter, Patricia; Lemery, Chrisann; Mikels, Debra A; Bowen, Rita K.; Hjort, Beth M.

Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: November 2006

This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.

Author: Dahlstrand, Harold; Hjort, Beth M.

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: November 2002

Do you know where your HIM department is headed? HIM departments are affected by many external forces, yet a considered vision and anticipation of the unexpected can help to make the uncontrollable more manageable.


If you're an HIM leader, ask yourself these questions: What is....

Author: Hjort, Beth M.

Source: AHIMA practice brief

Publication Date: September 2000

This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.

Author: Hjort, Beth M.

Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: January 2005

This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.

Author: Hjort, Beth M.

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: June 2003

Q: Under the privacy rule, how should a physician’s office handle a request from parents for a written statement recommending limitation of their child’s activities at school?

Q: What are a covered entity’s legal responsibilities when a former employee breaches confiden....

Author: Hjort, Beth M.

Source: AHIMA

Publication Date: November 24, 2009

Author: Hjort, Beth M.

Source: In Confidence (newsletter) | AHIMA Q and A

Publication Date: September 02, 2001

Q: I understand that HIPAA’s privacy rule sets up expectations for covered entities to help ensure that protected health information disclosed to business associates is restricted for redisclosure. How can covered entities control them?
A: The Department of Health and Human Services rea....

Author: Hjort, Beth M.

Source: AHIMA practice brief

Publication Date: October 2002

This practice brief appendix has been retired. It is made available for historical purposes only.

Author: Hjort, Beth M.

Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: June 2001

This practice brief has been retired. It is made available for historical purposes only.

Author: Hjort, Beth M.

Source: AHIMA practice brief

Publication Date: November 2003

This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.

Author: Hjort, Beth M.

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: October 2001

Q: The nursing department has asked the HIM department for assistance in creating an organized process for thinning inpatient charts. Is there a standardized method that I could suggest?



Q: Are there standards for establishing chart document order either during or....

Author: Hjort, Beth M.

Source: AHIMA practice brief

Publication Date: March 2004

This practice brief has been retired. It is made available for historical purposes only.

Author: Hjort, Beth M.

Source: AHIMA practice brief

Publication Date: November 2003

This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.

Author: Hjort, Beth M.

Source: AHIMA Q and A | Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: April 2004

Q: Please explain the new Joint Commission requirement for “do not use” abbreviations, acronyms, and symbols. Does this mean that the abbreviation list requirement is being reinstated?

A: Standards have not required an approved list since 1991. IM.3 does require standard....

Author: Hjort, Beth M.

Source: AHIMA Q and A | Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: October 2002

Q: When are history and physical (H&P) requirements for outpatients necessary?


A: The scarcity of specific resources on this topic contributes to the difficulty of guidelines development. However, a number of standards and requirements, taken collectively, offer guidance.
....

Author: Hjort, Beth M.

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: January 2003

How can you ensure your resume and interview attract the most attention for a coveted HIM position? Susan Parker, MEd, RHIA, helped students and recent graduates to discover some secrets to job-hunting success in “How to Have Them at ‘Hello.’” Parker, president of Seagate C....

Author: Hjort, Beth M.

Source: In Confidence (newsletter)

Publication Date: June 02, 2003

Question: Under what circumstances would our organization be investigated for HIPAA privacy compliance?
Answer: The complaint investigation process will be complaint driven. The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR), the enforcement body for the privacy....

Author: Hjort, Beth M.

Source: In Confidence (newsletter) | AHIMA Q and A

Publication Date: November 02, 2000

Question: What is the recommended practice for handling lost or missing paper records?
Answer: Since it is unknown whether missing records or components will be recovered, it is best to begin reconstruction immediately when you are sure the information is missing. Keep in mind that it is....

Author: Hjort, Beth M.

Source: AHIMA Q and A | Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: March 2001

Q: Extenuating circumstances occasionally make physician record completion impossible. What is the recommended practice for retiring incomplete medical records?

A: Unfortunately, there are circumstances such as physician death, physical/mental disability or indefinite protrac....

Author: Hjort, Beth M.

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: July 2005

Sheila Zweifel, RHIT, has worked in college HIM for more than 25 years. “I love my job. It’s the variety,” Zweifel says of college HIM. However, she remembers a time, years ago, when few credentialed HIM professionals chose that career path. “Networking was difficult in....

Author: Hjort, Beth M.

Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: September 2003

This practice brief has been retired. It is made available for historical purposes only.

Author: Hjort, Beth M.

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: January 2004

Convention speaker Leslie Ann Fox, MA, RHIA, encouraged her listeners to look inward and explore a new leadership style. In her session “Systems-based Leadership for Transition to the Electronic Health Record (EHR),” Fox, president and CEO of Care Communications, described the systems-based le....

Author: Hjort, Beth M.

Source: External - used with permission

Publication Date: September 02, 2008

This article addresses the need to balance the goals of upholding an individual’s privacy rights with respect to protected health information while at the same time optimizing information availability for the sake of patient care. (Journal of Healthcare Compliance (Jul/Aug 2008)