Author: AHIMA e-Discovery Task Force

Source: AHIMA web extra

Publication Date: February 02, 2008

AHIMA Model e-Discovery Policy

Subject/Title

Retention, Storage, and Destruction of
Paper and Electronic Health Information
and Records



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Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: February 2008

Raising awareness and working effectively on an organization’s legal EHR depends in part on understanding differing stakeholder perspectives.
Many people throughout an organization have a stake in ensuring that its electronic health record can serve as its legal business record. Depending....

Author: AHIMA e-Discovery Task Force

Source: AHIMA web extra

Publication Date: February 02, 2008

AHIMA Model e-Discovery Policies

Subject/Title

Preparing for Pretrial Conference
 



 
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Author: AHIMA e-Discovery Task Force

Source: AHIMA practice brief

Publication Date: February 2008

With the enactment of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP), the legal discovery process in healthcare is beginning a radical transformation. The rules governing the discovery of electronic information and the legal process will vary by court jurisdiction (federal, state, or local) as wel....

Author: Dimick, Chris

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: January 2008

Just how complicated is defining the legal electronic record for disclosure? There’s nothing new to the need for a legally sound record of care. HIM professionals have helped meet that requirement with paper-based records for years. But just how new and complex is it to define the content....

Author: Dunn, Rose T

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: November 2007

The new electronic discovery rule requires organizations to calculate the costs associated with disclosing information that may not be readily accessible or, in the language of the rule, “reasonably accessible.” Determining those costs requires a thorough inventory of data stor....

Author: Reino, Linda L.E.

Source: AHIMA Convention

Publication Date: October 10, 2007

Introduction

As the healthcare industry moves more and more toward an electronic health record (EHR) or electronic medical record (EMR), challenges are arising in a variety of fronts. One of the most complex and difficult areas is the definition of the legal medical record. There are many....

Author: McLendon, Kelly

Source: AHIMA Convention

Publication Date: October 10, 2007

Legal Health Records (LHR) continue to be major concern and topic of discussion among not only HIM professionals but all stripes of EHR players. “ What is the legal record” is a question that  I hear regularly, which among other things tells us that there is a growing awar....

Author: Chebeleu, Rachel C.; Corrigan, Diane

Source: AHIMA Convention

Publication Date: October 10, 2007

Background

The Health Information Management (HIM) department and Hospital Finance have had an interesting relationship over the years. Finance relies heavily on HIM for the accurate and timely dropping of bills. When the Discharged Not Final Billed (DNFB) looks good, the Chief Financial....

Author: Grzybowski, Darice

Source: AHIMA Convention

Publication Date: October 10, 2007

Background

Upon beginning the journey to a fully electronic health record (EHR), many healthcare systems find they face additional challenges in their ability to control the flow, storage, and retrieval of new and existing medical records. These organizations typically conclude they need....