Author: Kadlec, Lesley

Source: AHIMA

Publication Date: February 2014

In an effort to begin to answer basic questions related to the state of information governance (IG) in healthcare, AHIMA invited several different types of organizations from across the country to participate in a case study analysis. 


Below are the results of the....

Author: Kadlec, Lesley

Source: AHIMA

Publication Date: February 2014

In an effort to begin to answer basic questions related to the state of information governance (IG) in healthcare, AHIMA invited several different types of organizations from across the country to participate in a case study analysis. 


Below are the results of the de-id....

Author: Kadlec, Lesley

Source: AHIMA

Publication Date: February 2014

In an effort to begin to answer basic questions related to the state of information governance (IG) in healthcare, AHIMA invited several different types of organizations from across the country to participate in a case study analysis. 


Below are the results of....

Author: Downing, Kathy; Wiedemann, Lou Ann

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: February 2014

Innovative approaches to health information management (HIM) led Kansas City, MO-based Truman Medical Centers to become the 2013 AHIMA Grace Award recipient, announced at AHIMA’s 85th Annual Convention and Exhibit in Atlanta, GA, on October 28th before thousands of HIM professionals.

Author: Crump, Dawn

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: January 2014

Medicare's Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) program began as a three-year, three-state pilot program in 2005 and went nationwide in 2009. The American Hospital Association (AHA) began tracking data collection in January 2010 and since then, according to AHA, the RAC program has recouped $2.....

Author: Miaoulis, William M

Source: AHIMA practice brief

Publication Date: January 2014

This practice brief provides an overview of information security, including some of the background and basic concepts involved in securing the privacy of health information. Included are key roles and responsibilities as well as a list of specific policies and procedures that should be considered when developing an organizational security program. References, a checklist, and assistance in developing policies and procedure are also provided to assist readers in the actual development of a security program.

Author: Hofman, Judi; Rose, Angela Dinh

Source: AHIMA practice brief

Publication Date: January 2014

This practice brief provides a general overview of the laws and regulations impacting the timely and appropriate release of PHI.

Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA toolkit

Publication Date: January 2014

The content in this toolkit has been updated. More recent information is available here.

Author: AHIMA Work Group

Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: January 2014

This Practice Brief will educate readers on the challenges and opportunities surrounding the PPE. The desired outcome is to expand options for PPEs and increase support of the PPE throughout the healthcare industry. Providing additional options and increasing practitioner support of the PPE will result in creating a stronger and better prepared generation of new HIM professionals.

Author: Plettenberg, Cheryl A; Smith, LaShunda Blanding; Hart-Hester, Susan

Source: Educational Perspectives in Health Informatics and Information Management

Publication Date: December 2013

Introduction


Adoption of health information technology (HIT) was one of the major policy priorities of the federal stimulus package contained in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, with more than $19 billion in federal spending allocated for widespread implementati....