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New Focus on Process and Measure: Raising Data Quality with a Standard Coding Workflow and Benchmarks
Author: Wilson, Donna D; Hampton-Bagshaw, Kim; Jorwic, Therese M; Bishop, Jean; Giustina, Elizabeth
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2008
Establishing a standard coding workflow that incorporates continuous improvement and creating performance benchmarks is key to improving the quality of coded data.
HIM professionals who assign codes or manage coded data take responsibility for translating clinical....
Collecting Root Cause to Improve Coding Quality Measurement
Author: e-HIM Work Group on Benchmark Standards for Clinical Coding Performance Measurement. Quality Subgroup
Source: AHIMA practice brief
Publication Date: March 2008
This practice brief has been retired. It is made available for historical purposes only.
Enterprise Content Management from the Ground Up
Author: Nunn, Sandra L.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: February 2008
How a project that began with 50 policies and procedures critical to Joint Commission standards is growing into a content management system encompassing thousands of documents from across an organization.
Optimally healthcare organizations should arrive at an enterprise content management....
Litigation Response Planning and Policies for E-Discovery. AHIMA Model E-Discovery Policies: Preservation and Legal Hold for Health Information and Records
Author: AHIMA e-Discovery Task Force
Source: AHIMA web extra
Publication Date: February 02, 2008
AHIMA Model e-Discovery Policies
Subject/Title
Preservation and Legal Hold for Health Information and Records
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Litigation Response Planning and Policies for E-Discovery. AHIMA Model E-Discovery Policies: Production and Disclosure of Health Information and Records for E-Discovery
Author: AHIMA e-Discovery Task Force
Source: AHIMA web extra
Publication Date: February 02, 2008
AHIMA Model e-Discovery Policy
Subject/Title
Production and Disclosure of Health
Information and Records
for e-Discovery
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Litigation Response Planning and Policies for E-Discovery. AHIMA Model E-Discovery Policies: Retention, Storage, and Destruction of Paper and Electronic Health Information and Records
Author: AHIMA e-Discovery Task Force
Source: AHIMA web extra
Publication Date: February 02, 2008
AHIMA Model e-Discovery Policy
Subject/Title
Retention, Storage, and Destruction of
Paper and Electronic Health Information
and Records
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Litigation Response Planning and Policies for E-Discovery. AHIMA Model E-Discovery Policies: Preparing for Pretrial Conference
Author: AHIMA e-Discovery Task Force
Source: AHIMA web extra
Publication Date: February 02, 2008
AHIMA Model e-Discovery Policies
Subject/Title
Preparing for Pretrial Conference
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Litigation Response Planning and Policies for E-Discovery
Author: AHIMA e-Discovery Task Force
Source: AHIMA practice brief
Publication Date: February 2008
With the enactment of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP), the legal discovery process in healthcare is beginning a radical transformation. The rules governing the discovery of electronic information and the legal process will vary by court jurisdiction (federal, state, or local) as wel....
Sample Security Incident Response Report Form
Author: AHIMA Privacy and Security Practice Council (2007)
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: January 2008
Data Breach Investigation and Mitigation Checklist
Author: AHIMA Privacy and Security Practice Council (2007)
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: January 2008
Best Practices for Problem Lists in an EHR
Author: AHIMA Best Practices for Problem Lists in an EHR Work Group
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: January 2008
The content in this practice brief has been retired. It is made available for historical purposes only. More recent information is available here.
Developing a Legal Health Record Policy
Author: AHIMA EHR Practice Council
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: October 2007
This practice brief has been retired. It is made available for historical purposes only.
Getting Quality Clinical and Coded Data: How UMHS's CDIP Improved Clinical Coded Data and Clinical Staff Relationships
Author: Blackford, Gwendolyn; Whitehouse, Rosanne
Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: October 2007
Obtaining codeable clinical documentation at the point of care in a large teaching facility can be challenging. However, the HIM department at the University of Michigan Health System (UMHS) in Ann Arbor, MI, took on the task, implementing a clinical documentation improvement program (CDI....
HIM Principles in Health Information Exchange
Author: AHIMA e-HIM Work Group on HIM in Health Information Exchange
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: September 2007
This practice brief has been retired. It is made available for historical purposes only.
Weighing the Pros and Cons of IM: Instant Messaging Offers Instant Conveniences, Instant Complications
Author: Dinh, Angela K.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: September 2007
Communications technologies such as mobile devices and e-mail have taken healthcare and its practice into uncharted territory. Now organizations can add to this list instant messaging, or IM. More and more businesses are using IM in their daily operations.
According to Ame....
One-stop Shop: an HIM Department's Journey to Centralize Core Data Services
Author: Birnbaum, Cassi L
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: September 2007
After decentralizing traditional HIM functions, one hospital is reuniting them piece by piece. Centralized data reporting is in the works.
Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego has come full circle with respect to centralization of HIM functions. In the 198....
Data Content for EHR Documentation
Author: Kallem, Crystal; Burrington-Brown, Jill; Dinh, Angela K.
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: July 2007
This practice brief has been retired. It is made available for historical purposes only.
Safeguards for Remote Access
Author: AHIMA Privacy and Security Practice Council
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: July 2007
Working from home has become a common practice as organizations try to maximize the number of productive work hours in a day. A plethora of new portable devices and Web-based technology enables this option by providing off-site access to work-based applications and facilitating the transp....
Managing Forms in the Legal Electronic Health Record
Author: Quinsey, Carol Ann
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: July 2007
Forms have always presented challenges for HIM professionals, and managing forms in an EHR implementation remains one of the most challenging and time-consuming tasks of that process. Healthcare organizations transitioning to an electronic record should carefully plan forms to streamline....
Beyond HIPAA: Don't Forget Regulations Such as the Life Safety Code
Author: AHIMA Privacy and Security Practice Council
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: July 2007
Healthcare organizations have had a long-standing commitment to protect the privacy of patient health information during all phases of record creation, maintenance, storage, and final disposal. This responsibility is further required by federal and state laws and regulations, as well as b....
Audit Functionality and the EHR: the Importance of Sound Reports and Clear Policies
Author: Green-Shook, Sheila; Quinsey, Carol Ann
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 2007
In organizations with paper records, it is difficult—if not impossible—to determine whether records were looked at for any purpose, much less when carrying out job duties. However, electronic health record (EHR) systems have the capacity to electronically capture who has accessed w....
Benchmarking Imaging: Making Every Image Count in Scanning Programs
Author: Dunn, Rose T
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 2007
Getting paper documents online takes some planning. Then it’s time to set productivity and quality expectations.
Since every hospital in the United States will not be installing a comprehensive electronic health record system tomorrow, the remaining records management options for h....
RFI/RFP Template
Author:
Source: AHIMA web extra
Publication Date: June 02, 2007
This practice brief extra has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.
Mobile Device Use, Reuse, and Disposal
Author: Southerton, Laurie
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 2007
The healthcare industry increasingly communicates via technology. Mobile devices are becoming prevalent in many organizations to the point where many staff find it difficult to work without them.
The HIPAA privacy and security rules require the private and secure handling of patient....
RFP Process for EHR Systems
Author: AHIMA e-HIM Work Group on the RFP Process for EHR Systems
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA | AHIMA Task Force
Publication Date: June 2007
This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.
Legal EHR Policy Template
Author: AHIMA EHR Practice Council
Source: AHIMA
Publication Date: May 15, 2007
Health Data Access, Use, and Control
Author: Burrington-Brown, Jill; Hjort, Beth M.; Washington, Lydia
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: May 2007
This practice brief has been retired. It is made available for historical purposes only.
Identity Proofing: Just a Fancy Name for Verification?
Author: Herrin, Barry S.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: May 2007
Among the issues being brought to the fore in the movement to electronic health records (EHRs) is identity proofing. However, this is the same issue healthcare providers have faced for as long as patients have been contacting providers in ways other than face-to-face communications. This artic....
Policies and Procedures for a Legal EHR
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....
Connectivity, Privacy, and Liability: What Medical Professionals Must Consider
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....
PHRs and Physician Practices
Author: Fahrenholz, Cheryl Gregg; Buck, Stacie L
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: April 2007
This practice brief has been retired. It is made available for historical purposes only.
Assessing and Improving EHR Data Quality: Model for Implementing an EHR Documentation Improvement Process
Author: AHIMA e-HIM Work Group on Assessing and Improving Healthcare Data Quality in the EHR
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2007
Improving data quality in an electronic healthcare environment requires a greater focus on standardized documentation procedures. With an EHR, the need to evaluate and improve healthcare data quality through concurrent assessment, data collection monitoring, and ongoing process improvement requ....
Linking Anti-fraud and Legal EHR Functions
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....
Disclosure of Medical Record Copies for Payment Purposes
Author: AHIMA Privacy and Security Practice Council (2006)
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2007
HIPAA promised administrative simplification through a variety of health information standards, including transactions and codes sets and the privacy rule. Transactions and code sets, which were implemented in October 2002, were designed to reduce the number of requests from payers for supporti....
Legal Health Record: a Component of Overall EHR Strategy
Author: Cottrell, Carlton
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2007
By now, most people working in healthcare are familiar with the term electronic health record, or EHR, as well as the various forms that it might take. The legal EHR is not as well understood, particularly outside the HIM department, because many are unfamiliar with the term legal health....
Lessons from Hurricane Katrina: One HIM Director's Experience
Author: Hagland, Mark
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2007
How can an organization protect patient information during a disaster? Perhaps the most dramatic real-life example in recent years was Hurricane Katrina, which struck New Orleans in August 2005. The experience of the HIM professionals at West Jefferson Medical Center in Marrero, just acro....
Assessing and Improving EHR Data Quality
Author: AHIMA e-HIM Work Group on Assessing and Improving Healthcare Data Quality in the EHR
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2007
This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.
Data Standards, Data Quality, and Interoperability. Appendix A: Data Standards Resource
Author:
Source: AHIMA practice brief attachment | AHIMA web extra
Publication Date: February 2007
This practice brief appendix has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.
Record Disclosure and the EHR: Defining and Managing the Subset of Data Disclosed upon Request
Author: McLendon, Kelly
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: February 2007
Ensuring that electronic health records are sound business records is key to EHR development, implementation, and use. The mere specter of legal ramifications concerning EHRs should get everyone to take notice of this important issue.
Health information managers should use....
Data Standards, Data Quality, and Interoperability - Retired
Author: Fenton, Susan H.; Giannangelo, Kathy; Kallem, Crystal; Scichilone, Rita A
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: February 2007
This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.
Is 'Legal EHR' a Redundancy? Common Definitions and Key Issues in Migrating to EHRs as Business Records
Author: Quinsey, Carol Ann
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: February 2007
Some HIM professionals and legal counsel have questioned the use of the term “legal electronic health record.” By definition, isn’t a health record the organization’s business record and thus the record released in legal proceedings? The term “legal” would seem to be unnecessary. This art....
Lowering Costs, Protecting Data through Content-based E-mail Encryption
Author: Dasher, John
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: January 2007
DeKalb Medical Center, a not-for-profit hospital system in Decatur, GA, that serves approximately 500,000 patients annually, was looking for a way to secure HIPAA-covered personal health records. “We wanted to eliminate any potential risk of confidential information leaving the facility electro....
Guidelines for EHR Documentation to Prevent Fraud
Author: AHIMA e-HIM Work Group: Guidelines for EHR Documentation Practice
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: January 2007
This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.
Ensuring Privacy and Security in Home Health
Author: Demster, Barbara
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: January 2007
Every healthcare provider must customize its privacy and security program to fit its unique setting and needs. How an organization maintains its records (analog, paper, electronic, or mixed modes) drives its privacy and security procedures. While regulations provide the basic requirem....
HIMSS Privacy & Security Toolkit
Author: HIMSS Privacy and Security Toolkit Work Group
Source: External web site
Publication Date: January 02, 2007
Privacy and Security in Health Information Exchange
Author: Carter, Patricia; Lemery, Chrisann; Mikels, Debra A; Bowen, Rita K.; Hjort, Beth M.
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: November 2006
This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.
Privacy Rule and the Clergy: Exploring the Dilemmas Surrounding HIPAA and Pastoral Care
Author: Demster, Barbara
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: November 2006
On the surface, the HIPAA privacy rule's requirements dealing with disclosures to clergy appear straightforward. Three years after implementation, however, major hurdles still exist and processes need further clarification. Key issues center around how healthcare institutions assess and defi....
Opening Pandora's Box: Pure Coding vs. Charge Master Driven Coding--a Case Study at Duke University Health System
Author: Stone, Fabian; Egan, Jeanne M.; LeBoutillier, Richard; Blackwelder, Dean
Source: AHIMA Convention
Publication Date: October 31, 2006
Opening Pandora’s Box: Pure Coding vs. Charge Master Driven Coding
A Case Study at Duke University Health System
Fabian Stone, MBA, MHA, Duke University Hospital
Jeanne Egan, MBA, RHIA, CHP, CCA, BearingPoint
Richard LeBoutillier, MPA, CPHQ, BearingPoint
Dean Blackwel....
Implementation of Physician Office EHR with Integration to Hospital EHR: Mission Possible
Author: Tucker, Kyle
Source: AHIMA Convention
Publication Date: October 31, 2006
Implementation of Physician Office EHR with Integration to Hospital EHR—Mission Possible
Kyle Tucker, RHIA, CCS
Introduction
Poudre Valley Health System (PVHS) is a locally owned, private, not-for-profit organization that encompasses Poudre Valley Hospital (PVH), Medical....
Hard Drive Sanitization: Best Practices and State of the Industry
Author: Keating, Angie Singer
Source: AHIMA Convention
Publication Date: October 31, 2006
Hard Drive Sanitization-Best Practices and State of the Industry
Angie Keating, Reclamere, Inc. Introduction
The release of confidential, sensitive information contained on computer hard drives is a serious problem facing the health information management profession. Organizations that do....
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