Author: Burrington-Brown, Jill; Rhodes, Harry B.

Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: June 2002

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

Author: Burrington-Brown, Jill; Rhodes, Harry B.

Source: AHIMA practice brief

Publication Date: December 2002

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

Author: Burrington-Brown, Jill; Hughes, Gwen

Source: AHIMA practice brief

Publication Date: June 2003

Editor's note: The following information replaces information contained in the February 2000 "E-mail Security" Practice Brief.

E-mail communication has become "as common as the fax machine in business settings."1 In fact, the American Medical Association reports t....

Author: Burrington-Brown, Jill; Hughes, Gwen

Source: AHIMA practice brief

Publication Date: June 2003

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

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.

Author: Burrington-Brown, Jill

Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: March 2003

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

Author: Burrington-Brown, Jill

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: May 2003

Q: What is an organized health care arrangement (OHCA) and what are its advantages?

Q: What is multi-factor authentication?

Jill Burrington-Brown (jill.burrington-brown@ahima.org) is an HIM practice manager at AHIMA.Article citation:
Burrington-Brown, Jill. "On the Line....

Author: Burrington-Brown, Jill

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: February 2004

Q: Can you explain the difference between the terms “addressable” and “required” as they are used in the final security rule?

Q: Our organization is building an electronic health record. What do we need to consider as we develop a printing policy?

J....

Author: Burrington-Brown, Jill

Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: November 2002

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

Author: Burrington-Brown, Jill

Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: November 2003

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

Author: Burrington-Brown, Jill

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: June 2006

AHIMA’s e-HIM work groups have had great success in bringing together groups of HIM professionals to explore and create guidance on cutting-edge e-HIM practices and technology. These groups also teach us lessons about the factors of successful teamwork that we can apply to our own work si....

Author: Burrington-Brown, Jill

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: January 2003

When an organization assesses its quality of care, applying benchmarks can be difficult when the population of the organization is different from the benchmarking organizations. How can an organization use benchmarking data that reflects the reality of its population?


“Pr....

Author: Burrington-Brown, Jill

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: January 2003

When is it legal to disclose protected health information (PHI) to clergy?
Is faxing patient information legal under HIPAA?
Does HIPAA allow clinicians in our home health facility to pull their own records?
What is a "shadow record?"
Jill Burrington-Brown (jill.burrington-b....

Author: Burrington-Brown, Jill

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: November 2004

Q:> As a covered entity, do I need to have satisfactory assurance (as required by HIPAA) that an individual has been notified when I am served with a search warrant for a patient's protected health information (PHI)?
Q: From a Washington State Community of Practice discussion thread: Wh....

Author: Burrington-Brown, Jill

Source: AHIMA Q and A | Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: October 2003

Q: Does the privacy rule allow us to release patient information over the telephone without authorization? How do I decide when I should ask for verification of a treatment relationship with the patient?

A: In the past, HIM professionals have carefully guarded the releasing of patient i....

Author: Burgess, Barbara

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: June 1999

How does a busy student health center on a state university campus implement an electronic health record? This is the story of how Hall Health Primary Care Center (HHPCC), a community-based primary care center at the University of Washington (UW) in Seattle, did just that.

Author: Bundt, Major Thomas

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: September 2002

Under pressure to maximize efficiency and resources, a VA hospital department ananlyzed its dictation processes and was able to pinpoint opportunites for savings. Here's how they did it.
Levels of utilization and quality of specialty services in Veterans Administration healthcare faciliti....

Author: Buff, Elizabeth Logan; Hohmann, Samuel

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: May 1999

How can health information help an organization improve its performance? The authors offer an approach to measuring performance using familiar tools—a compass and a dashboard.



A healthcare organization uses clinical data in a number of ways—to....

Author: Brown, Linda; Komara, Priscilla; Warner, Diana; Wiedemann, Lou Ann; Young, Linda

Source: AHIMA toolkit

Publication Date: August 15, 2012

This toolkit is designed to provide guidance to HIM professionals when addressing the amendment functionality in an EHR.

Author: Bronnert, June

Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes

Publication Date: October 2005

With the many reimbursement issues and regulatory requirements surrounding coding, it is sometimes necessary for coders to refamiliarize themselves with what it means to code ethically. AHIMA’s Coding Policy and Strategy Committee developed the Standards of Ethical Coding, which were app....

Author: Brick, Frank

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: April 2006

Computer systems are feeling the effects of HIPAA. That's because the act's privacy and security rules require covered entities to securely store and manage more data than ever before. The latest computers to feel the effect are those in small covered entities, where the security rule takes ef....

Author: Brandt, Mary D.; Rhodes, Harry B.

Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: March 1999

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

Author: Brandt, Mary D.

Source: AHIMA sample form

Publication Date: June 14, 2005

Sample form for sending to patient when critical information missing from the patient-submitted authorization form for release of information.

Author: Brandt, Mary D.

Source: AHIMA practice brief

Publication Date: September 1996

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

Author: Brandt, Mary D.

Source: AHIMA practice brief

Publication Date: July 1996

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

Author: Brandt, Mary D.

Source: AHIMA sample form

Publication Date: June 14, 2005

Author: Brandt, Mary D.

Source: AHIMA practice brief

Publication Date: June 1996

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

Author: Brandt, Mary D.

Source: AHIMA sample form

Publication Date: June 14, 2005

Author: Brandt, Mary D.

Source: AHIMA practice brief

Publication Date: October 1996

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

Author: Brandt, Mary D.

Source: AHIMA practice brief

Publication Date: March 1996

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

Author: Braden, James

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: February 1998

What will HIM processes, departments, and the patient record look like 10 years from now? The author offers a view of HIM operations at an academic medical center with an eye for operational, organizational, and functional structure.
The health information management profession has been....

Author: Bowe, Robin

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: January 2013

Copyright © 2012 by Kern Medical Center, County of Kern, CA. All rights reserved. Printed with permission.


Medical identity theft is a growing concern for healthcare providers and healthcare consumers. Defined under the Fair and Accurate Credit Transaction Act of 2003 as....

Author: Bower-Jernigan, Patricia L; Chenoweth, Ann; James, Jaime

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: August 2014

The Affordable Care Act has been a catalyst for the transition to pay for outcomes. Through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Innovation Center, dozens of new payment and service models have emerged that promise to deliver better care throughout the United States at a l....

Author: Bowen, Rita K.; Chestler, Alisa; Coomes, Donna; Dooling, Julie A; Fuller, Brenda; Grijalva, Christine; Kirby, Annessa; Kuehnast, Tanya; Stewart, Elizabeth

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: August 2015

Policies and procedures govern the operations of health information exchange (HIE), and many factors must be taken into consideration during their development or revision. They set expectations for the workforce, delineate staff training and accountability, and must be part of an ongoing educat....

Author: Boucher, Anne; Bowman, Sue E; Piselli, Caroline; Scichilone, Rita A

Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: July 2006

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

Author: Boomershine, Julie

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: June 2016

From privacy and security risk assessments to perennial health plan record reviews, HIM departments are inundated with audits. The move to ICD-10-CM/PCS adds another layer of audit complexity and requirements as hospital and health systems step up their coding quality review processes, pr....

Author: Bock, Linda J.; Demster, Barbara; Dinh, Angela K.; Gorton, Elisa R.; Lantis, James R. Jr.

Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: November 2008

Exchange of health information is an essential function to the provision of high-quality and cost-effective healthcare. The information should be complete and timely for its intended purpose. While this sounds straightforward, often it is not an easy task in the complex medical and legal envir....

Author: Blevins, Alicia; Davis, Nancy; Hjort, Beth M.; Lemery, Chrisann; Mangin, Wendy L; Mikels, Debra A; Nicholas, Cindy

Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: August 2006

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

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....

Author: Bisbee, Walter L.; Lillback, Debra Harris

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: June 1998

Good documentation is a cornerstone of data quality. But how can an organization ensure that all disciplines will take responsibility for the comprehensiveness and accuracy of their documentation? The authors describe the steps one facility took to implement a process of record....

Author: Birnbaum, Cassi L

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: February 2003

Does your organization have a policy in place for protecting patient health information (PHI) over the phone?


This article will discuss how a workgroup at Children’s Hospital and Health Center (CHHC) in San Diego, CA, implemented a policy to protect verbal PHI and how your....

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....

Author: Bielby, Judy A; Williams, Margaret

Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: August 2010

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

Author: Bettendorf, Jim

Source: In Confidence (newsletter)

Publication Date: November 02, 2001

Consider this a resource guide from a fellow privacy official trying to make sense of it all. I am of course referring to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). By now, we are all familiar with HIPAA’s content, but not quite sure what path to take when it com....