Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA Advantage

Publication Date: June 2007

Author: AHIMA EHR Practice Council

Source: AHIMA

Publication Date: May 15, 2007

Author: Dimick, Chris

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: May 2007

Tracking what should or shouldn’t be included in a healthcare organization’s legal health record can be a dizzying process without ample organization. The increasing mix of digital information with traditional paper records makes good organization all the more essential.

HIM pr....

Author: Dimick, Chris

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: May 2007

Changes to federal discovery rules will have lawyers searching for newly discoverable electronic data and HIM professionals digging deeper into their computer systems.
Options had dried up for the 58-year-old man. Previous surgery and radiation therapy had failed to eradicate....

Author: Whitney, Jo Ellen

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: May 2007

Generally when an opposing party is seeking medical records from a care provider, the first request is accompanied by a subpoena, which can be difficult for an HIM department to assess in terms of what-if any-records can be produced.

A subpoena accompanied by a HIPAA-compliant consen....

Author: Rollins, Gina

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: May 2007

Paper copies of electronic records pose more than administrative hassles, they raise liability concerns as well.
As healthcare providers move closer to fully electronic health records, paper remains, frustratingly, part of the equation.

Some elements, like authorizat....

Author: Kloss, Linda L

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: May 2007

Defining the legal EHR is a key strategy that AHIMA has been working on for several years. The FORE Library: HIM Body of Knowledge is growing on this important topic thanks to the work of HIM, legal, and IT experts serving on AHIMA’s e-HIM® work groups. In addition, an HIM-led Health Level S....

Author: Quinsey, Carol Ann

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: April 2007

As organizations move from paper to electronic health records (EHRs), one of the most critical steps is ensuring that there are policies that support the EHR as the legal health record.

Most managers know the importance of having up-to-date policies and procedures. Good pol....

Author: Wernick, Alan S.

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: April 2007

Computing connectivity is usually equated with convenience. However, this convenience can prove to be a liability for healthcare organizations. Any employee can plug a USB memory device into the hospital network and download patient data. This type of transaction is quick, easy, and poten....

Author: Dougherty, Michelle

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: March 2007

The following statement could easily come from any material written on the legal electronic health record: “EHRs and information available through the NHIN [nationwide health information network] must fully comply with applicable federal and state law and meet the requirements of reliability an....