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Handling Security Breaches Under HIPAA: a Legal Perspective
Author: Gradle, Brian D.
Source: In Confidence (newsletter)
Publication Date: August 02, 2003
If you were to ask health information managers for a one-word response to HIPAA, the majority of the replies would likely be “privacy.”However, simply because the compliance date for the final security rule (which was published by the government in February and applies to electronic informati....
Use of Language-Interpreter Consent Form
Author: Gore, Glennda
Source: AHIMA Foundation
Publication Date: January 08, 2002
In an effort to comply with the upcoming HIPAA confidentiality requirements, McAlester Regional Health Center has begun to review all policies and procedures concerning patient confidentiality and data security. During this process, the use of language interpreters was identified as one a....
Ensuring Legibility of Patient Records
Author: Glondys, Barbara
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: May 2003
This practice brief has been retired. It is made available for historical purposes only.
Incentive Programs Offer Aid to Increase Coding Productivity
Author: Gleberman, Amy L.
Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes
Publication Date: January 2000
Incentive programs can be a good tool for increasing productivity while maintaining coding quality. Employees who are rewarded for extra production will likely perpetuate higher levels of productivity. High coding productivity can improve a healthcare organization's bottom line by sh....
Decimating Duplicates
Author: Gentry, Lynne; Harnish, Patricia A.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 1999
After approximately 150,000 (out of 787,000) medical record numbers in a master patient index (MPI) were identified as possible duplicates, MultiCare Health System in Tacoma, WA, decided to address the problem through a multidisciplinary approach. An MPI conversion to a new hospital in....
Copy Functionality Toolkit (2016 update)
Author: Gelzer, Reed D.; Hall, Terri; Liette, Elizabeth; Warner, Diana; Wiedemann, Lou Ann
Source: AHIMA toolkit
Publication Date: 2016
A Practical Guide: Information Management and Governance for Copy Functions in Electronic Health Record Systems
Critical Success Factors in Establishing the Electronic Health Record. The Experience of ChevronTexaco Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria
Author: Gabriel, Aremo Ade; Mojirola, Aeolian ; Julia, Irrechukwu ; Taiwo, Olugbenle
Source: IFHRO Congress | AHIMA Convention
Publication Date: October 15, 2004
Introduction
Developing and implementing a health information management system (HIMS) in a non-health, business-oriented environment is usually a heavy and Herculean task. The nitty-gritty centers on making a compelling business case, gaining the confidence of the stakeholders, and plann....
Designing a Data Collection Process
Author: Fuller, Sandra R.
Source: AHIMA practice brief
Publication Date: May 1998
This practice brief has been retired. It is made available for historical purposes only.
HIPAA Checklist
Author: Fuller, Sandra R.
Source: AHIMA practice brief
Publication Date: April 1999
This practice brief has been retired. It is made available for historical purposes only.
On the Line: Professional Practice Solutions
Author: Fuller, Sandra R.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 1998
Q: Cellular phones are very popular and are a convenient way to increase communication. Should we place any restrictions on the use of cellular phones to discuss patient information?
Q: In light of last year's changes to the Joint Commission's standard on delinquent records, h....
Who Should Have Access to Your Information? Privacy through the Ethics Lens
Author: Friedman, Emily
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2001
How can HIM professionals balance the data demands of outside parties with the patient’s assumption that health information will be kept private? The author examines this question through the lens of ethics.
And yet, and yet, one thing I keep from you...."
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Marrying Technology and Policy for Home Coding Security
Author: Friedman, Beth
Source: In Confidence (newsletter)
Publication Date: February 02, 2002
Home coding is one of the biggest trends in health information management today as more hospitals are sending coders home to help alleviate the shortage. Simultaneously, thousands of clinical coders are demanding a work-from-home option as a way to improve their lifestyle and gain flexibility....
Virtual Record
Author: Frankel, Harris; Bass, Deb
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 2010
Nebraska HIE offers light solution for robust data exchange
Depending upon your perspective, NeHII, the Nebraska Health Information Initiative, may have a name that evokes a soft drink popular in the early 20th century, or it may induce images of cornstalks waving in the v....
Fitting In, Standing Out: Leading Effectively Within Your Organization
Author: Fox, Leslie Ann
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: January 2005
As healthcare organizations implement EHRs, effective HIM leadership becomes more important than ever. Key to establishing a defining role within your organization is appreciating how groups interact.
Despite the excitement surrounding the impending arrival of the electronic health recor....
Online Records Serve Patients, Clinicians, and HIM
Author: Foster, Erica; Martin, Holly; Partin, Mary; Lockshaw, Jim; Fogelman, Adam; Folz-Murphy, Nancy; Harris, C Martin
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: September 2003
Patients want online access to their health information but clinicians and HIM professionals don’t need any more work. The solution? An online medical record driven by the EHR. Here’s one organization’s success story.
If your own increasing Internet usage isn’t p....
Using Severity Adjustment Classification for Hospital Internal and External Benchmarking
Author: Fontaine, P
Source: IFHRO Congress | AHIMA Convention
Publication Date: October 15, 2004
Introduction
Governments and patients evaluate a hospital's quality of care by looking at performance data. In many countries, the data used to compare and evaluate outcomes is frequently based on Diagnosis Related Groups (DRGs). Since 1994, the government of Belgium has been using AP-DR....
Retention of Health Information (2002 update)
Author: Fletcher, Donna M.; Rhodes, Harry B.
Source: AHIMA practice brief
Publication Date: June 2002
This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.
Best Practices in Medical Record Documentation and Completion
Author: Fletcher, Donna M.
Source: AHIMA practice brief
Publication Date: November 1999
This practice brief has been retired. It is made available for historical purposes only.
Telecommuting
Author: Fletcher, Donna M.
Source: AHIMA practice brief
Publication Date: February 1999
This practice brief has been retired. It is made available for historical purposes only.
Mobilizing to Do Adaptive Work
Author: Fletcher, Donna M.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: November 1999
Can our visionary leaders solve our problems? Sometimes. But more often, the reality is the power to solve problems lies with us. This is the fundamental assumption of the "adaptive work" concept presented in this article—along with some real-life examples of HIM adaptive work in action.....
On the Line: Professional Practice Solutions
Author: Fletcher, Donna M.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 1998
Q: How do you "validate" a data collection instrument?
Q: As part of our emergency preparedness drill, we were instructed to develop a plan to continue operations in the event of a tornado. Where do I start?
Q: What processes need to be develope....
Telemedical Records (1997)
Author: Fletcher, Donna M.
Source: AHIMA practice brief
Publication Date: April 1997
This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.
Retention of Health Information (1999 update)
Author: Fletcher, Donna M.
Source: AHIMA practice brief
Publication Date: June 1999
This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.
Reimbursement at Your Fingertips: A Glossary of Terms
Author: Fletcher, Donna M.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: September 1999
From the onset of DRGs in 1983 through today's proliferation of prospective payment systems (PPS) and managed care efforts, the number of terms related to reimbursement has increased significantly. The following are some of those terms and abbreviations, including those r....
Monitoring Incomplete/Delinquent Medical Records
Author: Fietz, Shirley; Michelman, Mark S.
Source: AHIMA sample form
Publication Date: June 02, 2003
Achieving Consent and Maintaining Data Quality in an Era of Health Information Exchange at the Bronx RHIO
Author: Fernandes, Lorraine M.; Shatzkin, Nance L
Source: AHIMA Convention
Publication Date: October 05, 2009
In the summer of 2005, interest in data sharing was growing around the country and some working health information exchange (HIE) models were in place, but none on the east coast. In the Bronx, the increase of capitated payment models and risk-based agreements between large healthcare pr....
Measuring Success with Accurate Patient Identification
Author: Fernandes, Lorraine M.; O'Connor, Michele
Source: AHIMA blog post | Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: March 18, 2016
Healthcare is transforming at a rate not previously seen. Many different levers are at work in this transformation, applied either in parallel or jointly. This transformation is occurring with the goal of advancing the IHI Triple Aim—improve care and outcomes, reduce costs, improve health.....
Next IT Challenge: From Data Acquisition to Harmonized Information Management
Author: Fera, William A
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: September 2010
Healthcare has made significant progress on capturing data electronically, but it still struggles to leverage it fully. The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center is making inroads by harmonizing data from different settings and systems into a single view.
Since well before the turn....
Getting to Know PubMed: an Overview
Author: Fenton, Susan H.; Williams, Margaret
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2005
This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.
Essential People Skills for EHR Implementation Success
Author: Fenton, Susan H.; Giannangelo, Kathy; Stanfill, Mary H
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 2006
This practice brief has been retired. It is made available for historical purposes only.
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.
Introduction to the Unified Medical Language System
Author: Fenton, Susan H.
Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes
Publication Date: May 2005
Coded data is the basis for knowledge transfer in 21st-century healthcare. The Unified Medical Language System (UMLS) is often called the Rosetta stone of international terminologies used in healthcare worldwide.
The purpose of the UMLS is to “facilitate the development of com....
Updating Organizational Policies and Procedures for Information Governance. Case Study #6: Enterprise Information Management at Children’s Health System of Texas
Author: Fahy, Kristi; Hermann, Michelle
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 2017
Editor’s Note: This article is the sixth installment in an ongoing series highlighting information governance case studies.
AHIMA defines information governance (IG) as “an organization-wide framework for managing information throughout its life cycle and for supp....
IG Case Study: Utah Health Information Network’s Information Asset Inventory
Author: Fahy, Kristi
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: April 2017
Many healthcare organizations that implement an information governance (IG) program have difficulties deciding which projects to prioritize first. Often, organizations will target the “low hanging fruit” projects, such as establishing an IG committee or advisory group or the pr....
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.
Show Me the Money... A Look at the Revenue Cycle from the Billing Perspective
Author: Fahrenholz, Cheryl Gregg
Source: AHIMA Convention
Publication Date: September 28, 2010
Introduction
The revenue cycle is the process of how patient financial and health information moves into, through, and out of the healthcare facility or medical practice, culminating with the facility or practice receiving reimbursement for the services provided. A streamlined and effici....
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....
Advances in Burn Reconstruction Complicate Coding: Get Familiar with Terminology, Techniques for Accurate Coding
Author: Erhardt, Walter L.; Medal, Diana
Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes
Publication Date: September 2003
Recent advances in the science of wound healing are making an impact on the treatment of burns. This is particularly evident not only in the way burn wounds are being managed initially, but also in how these wounds are being reconstructed. While these scientific advances make this field an exc....
Stopping Thieves in Their Tracks: What HIM Professionals can do to Mitigate Medical Identity Theft
Author: Eramo, Lisa A
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: August 2016
The clues are subtle but critical: Perhaps you get a bill for urgent care services you never received. Or upon reviewing your medical record through a patient portal, you see a diagnosis of back pain and multiple prescriptions for narcotic pain relievers.
Though not definiti....
Patient Portals: Express Lane on the Health Information Highway
Author: Eramo, Lisa A
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: September 2012
No information request traffic jams.
No toll road trips to the physical HIM department.
Just an open and instant route to patient health information.
But building and managing a patient portal requires HIM knowledge and expertise.
Patient portals are rapid....
Personal Check: Patients the New Ally in Data Integrity Management
Author: Eramo, Lisa A
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: May 2013
When Deborah Kohn recently logged onto her healthcare provider's patient portal to view her X-ray reports, she immediately knew something wasn't quite right. She'd undergone one X-ray of her left hand and another of her right hand. The problem?
Both X-ray reports were identi....
Effects of ICD-10 on Coding Productivity
Author: Endicott, Melanie
Source: AHIMA blog post | Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: March 10, 2016
In the years leading up to ICD-10-CM/PCS implementation, doomsdayers chanted horror stories of expected productivity losses of up to 50 percent. Now that we are nearly six months post-implementation, I’ve yet to hear about an instance where such a prediction came true.....
Tools to Tackle ICD-10 Rollout Questions
Author: Endicott, Melanie
Source: AHIMA blog post | Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: October 14, 2015
With the arrival of October 1, 2015 came the official rollout of ICD-10-CM/PCS. As such, there are likely more than a few healthcare organizations nationwide frantically working to cope with the new increased specificity that ICD-10 has to offer. Even after months (even....
Way Forward: AHIMA Develops Information Governance Principles to Lead Healthcare Toward Better Data Management
Author: Empel, Sofia
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: October 2014
Picture these scenarios: Jane’s role as health information management (HIM) director recently expanded to include her hospital’s non-clinical information such as human resources, legal, finance, and marketing. According to the senior leadership of John’s health insurance....
Physician Office Billing Compliance Program
Author: Eisenhauer, Sue
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: October 1997
Physician offices try to adhere to the coding and billing guidelines as defined by Medicare. However, claims to commercial insurance carriers frequently are not handled as precisely. The passage of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) has brought to our atte....
Surveying the RHIO Landscape: A Description of Current RHIO Models, with a Focus on Patient Identification
Author: E-HIM Work Group on Patient Identification in RHIOs
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: January 2006
This practice brief has been retired. It is made available for historical purposes only.
Maintaining a Legally Sound Health Record: Paper and Electronic
Author: E-HIM Work Group on Maintaining the Legal EHR
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: November 2005
This practice brief has been retired. It is made available for historical purposes only.
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.
Latest Look at Coding Trends
Author: Dunn, Rose T; Mainord, Christina
Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes
Publication Date: July 2001
The April Journal of AHIMA (vol. 72, no. 4) "Coding Notes," article "Developing Facility-specific Productivity Measures," serves as the backdrop to this report on the results of our national survey of current coding practices. In the April article, we argued that coding pro....
Turning Production Data into Management Tools
Author: Dunn, Rose T
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: October 2002
Staring down another backlog in your HIM department? Use routine data collection activities to strengthen your case for additional staff, increased budget dollars, or an incentive program.
Daily challenges in an HIM department include increasing workloads and accumulating backlogs withou....
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