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Managing Outside Information: Creating an Internal Plan for Externally Generated Information
Author: Kohn, Deborah
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2010
Most HIM departments have yet to master the management of patient health information exchanged across healthcare organizations. Typically the well-established processes and standards for managing internally generated information do not address health information that is generated outside the o....
Still Seeking the Legal EHR: The Push for Electronic Records Increases, the Record Management Questions Remain
Author: Dougherty, Michelle; Washington, Lydia
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: February 2010
Electronic health records are edging into the mainstream, but they still have one foot outside the law. Many EHR systems struggle to create credible and compliant business records, and with major initiatives like the ARRA incentive program pushing their adoption, now is the time to get the ele....
Easing e-Discovery: The Electronic Discovery Reference Model and the Information Management Reference Model
Author: Horn, William S
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: January 2010
The Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM) project offers guidelines and standards for e-discovery. It has helped reduce the cost, time, and manual work associated with e-discovery and has proven to be invaluable to those engaged in litigation support since its creation in 2005.
Fear Factor: Ambiguities in State Law Leave Some Providers Hesitant to Adopt EHRs
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: November 2009
Although the federal government has stepped in to give healthcare a push into the digital age, some providers remain hesitant, spooked by antiquated and ambiguous state laws that still identify paper records as the legal standard.
Their confusion is delaying their transition to elect....
Electronic Signature, Attestation, and Authorship. Appendix A: HL7 EHR-System Records Management and Evidentiary Support (RM-ES) Functional Profile Standard Excerpt (2009 update)
Author: AHIMA e-HIM Work Group: Best Practices for Electronic Signature and Attestation
Source: AHIMA practice brief attachment
Publication Date: November 2009
The records management and evidentiary support functional profile standard is a subset of functions and conformance criteria from the HL7 EHR-S Functional Model standard. The standard was created specifically to address requirements and criteria for basic record management functionality in EHR....
Electronic Signature, Attestation, and Authorship (2009 update) - Retired
Author: AHIMA e-HIM Work Group: Best Practices for Electronic Signature and Attestation
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: November 2009
This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.
Medical Device Deliberations: Data Issues to Consider When Purchasing and Implementing New Devices
Author: Acker, Beth A.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: November 2009
The term “medical device” covers a wide range of health or medical instruments used to treat, mitigate, diagnose, or prevent a disease or abnormal physical condition. Virtually every care setting captures data from medical devices, including vital signs, blood analysis, ventilator....
Managing Organization-Wide Content: Session Outlines the Principles of a Content Management Program
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Source: AHIMA Today
Publication Date: October 06, 2009
Perhaps no profession has embraced the idea of electronic health records more than HIM. The Monday presentation “Managing Electronic Information Beyond the Health Record” discussed the fundamental strengths and knowledge that HIM professionals bring to EHRs and encouraged attendees to apply th....
Public Policy Discussion: Taking the Measure of the Stark Law
Author: American Health Lawyers Association. Public Interest Committee
Source: External - used with permission
Publication Date: August 10, 2009
This AHLA white paper analyzes the problems, benefits, and challenges of the Stark Law in a time of pending health care reform.
Documenting Data Loss: Losses Must Be Documented Just Like Other Business Activities
Author: Nunn, Sandra L.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: July 2009
Good faith information management practices are an important form of compliance with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the regulations issued in December 2006 that in part govern e-discovery in federal courts. Organizations responding to the regulations are in the midst of creating policie....
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