Author: Dimick, Chris

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: October 2011

The legal issues healthcare organizations must consider when joining a health information exchange (HIE) go far beyond the standard HIPAA-related concerns.

HIEs are rapidly gaining prominence in healthcare, bolstered by federal initiatives like the meaningful use program, which requ....

Author: Wiedemann, Lou Ann

Source: AHIMA Convention

Publication Date: October 02, 2011

The health record is the legal and business record of the healthcare organization. As such, ensuring accurate and timely doucmenation is paramount for information management. The Centers for Medicare and Mediciad services (CMS) has patient safety goals. A key component to this process is to ma....

Author: Wiedemann, Lou Ann

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: July 2011

Federal incentives provided for the meaningful use program under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act are encouraging hospitals to adopt electronic health records (EHRs). Eighty percent of hospitals are planning to become meaningful users of EHR technologies in 2011, and the healthcare i....

Author: Kohn, Deborah

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: May 2011

For nearly 40 years I have served as an HIM and health IT professional, but for my entire life I have been a healthcare patient. My understanding of the processes that create medical records has helped me identify system and human mistakes in my own records. Consequently, I know well that the....

Author: Dimick, Chris

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: March 2011

Lawsuits can hinge on a deposition. And while HIM professionals have long been called on to attest to the production of the paper medical record, electronic health record systems are introducing a whole new set of questions and considerations.

Providing an accurate deposition on an....

Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA practice brief

Publication Date: February 2011

Throughout this brief, sentences marked with the † symbol indicate AHIMA best practices in health information management. These practices are collected in the new AHIMA Compendium, offering health information management professionals "just in time" guidance as they research and address p....

Author: Dinh, Angela K.

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: January 2011

The electronic health record's promise of a paperless environment has been around for decades, but it has proven difficult to keep. Regardless of how an EHR is implemented or the phase of implementation, paper remains a staple of the health record for quite some time after conversion and, in m....

Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA practice brief attachment

Publication Date: November 2010

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

Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA practice brief attachment

Publication Date: November 2010

Electronic health record management (EHRM) is the process by which electronic (e.g., digital) health records are created or received and preserved for legal or business purposes. EHRM requires decision making throughout the EHR’s life cycle-through the processing, distribution, maintenanc....

Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA practice brief

Publication Date: November 2010

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