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Securing Wireless Technology for Healthcare (2013 update) - Retired
Author: Evans, Brian
Source: AHIMA practice brief
Publication Date: November 2013
Editor's note: This update supplants the May 2004 practice brief "Securing Wireless Technology for Healthcare"
Overview
Wireless local area network (WLAN) environments have evolved from simple, unmanaged stand-alone access points (APs) to organizationally managed system....
Understanding Governmental Audits (2013 update)
Author: Rihanek, Theresa; Lopez, Doreen
Source: AHIMA practice brief
Publication Date: November 2013
This practice brief supersedes the July 2011 practice brief "Understanding Governmental Audits."
Today, armed with enhanced fraud and abuse laws, the federal government has launched new audits that organizations and providers must contend with on a regular basis. Recent additions....
Automated Coding Workflow and CAC Practice Guidance (2013 update)
Author: AHIMA Work Group
Source: AHIMA practice brief
Publication Date: November 2013
Editor’s Note: This update supersedes the July 2010 practice brief “Automated Coding Workflow and CAC Practice Guidance.”
Over the past decade, clinical coding has become more complex due to:
The expansion of prospective payment systems to multipl....
Security Risk Analysis and Management: An Overview (2013 update)
Author: Walsh, Tom
Source: AHIMA practice brief
Publication Date: November 2013
Editor’s note: This update replaces the January 2011 practice brief “Security Risk Analysis and Management: An Overview.”
Managing risks is an essential step in operating any business. It’s impossible to eliminate all threats; however, healthcare organizati....
Data Mapping Best Practices (2013 update) - Retired
Author: AHIMA Work Group
Source: AHIMA practice brief
Publication Date: November 2013
This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here.
Privacy and Security Audits of Electronic Health Information (2013 update)
Author: Walsh, Tom
Source: AHIMA practice brief
Publication Date: November 2013
Editor’s note: This update supplants the March 2011 practice brief “Security Audits of Electronic Health Information (Updated).”
In a perfect world, access controls alone would ensure the privacy and security of electronic protected health information (ePHI). How....
Guidelines for a Compliant Business Associate Agreement - Retired
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA practice brief
Publication Date: November 2013
This 2013 practice brief version has been retired and is retained here for historical purposes. Read the 2016 updated version of this Practice Brief here.
The Privacy Rule portion of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996 defines a "business....
Five Risky HIE Practices that Threaten Data Integrity
Author: Landsbach, Grant; Just, Beth Haenke
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: November 2013
In recent years health information exchange (HIE) has emerged as a trusted model for sharing patient information across hospitals and health systems to drive improved care coordination and, ultimately, quality and outcomes. The result of the convergence of advanced health information techn....
E- Discovery Litigation and Regulatory Investigation Response Planning: Crucial Components of Your Organization’s Information and Data Governance Processes
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA practice brief
Publication Date: November 2013
I. What is E-Discovery?
E-discovery is defined as the pretrial legal process used to describe the method by which parties will obtain and review electronically stored information. The 2006 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) served to place electronically stored information (....
Redisclosure of Patient Health Information (2013 update)
Author: Downing, Kathy; Odia, Godwin
Source: AHIMA practice brief
Publication Date: November 2013
Editor’s note: This update supplants the 2009 practice brief “Redisclosure of Patient Health Information.”
Redisclosure is the act of sharing or releasing health information that was received from another source (e.g., external facility or provider) and made part....
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