Author: Downing, Kathy; McMillan, Mac

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: October 2013

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009, in section 13411, requires the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to conduct periodic audits to ensure covered entities and business associates are meeting HIPAA compliance requirements.


The findings of....

Author: Emery, Steven; McDavid, Jan P

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: March 2011

Registration for the meaningful use program opened in January, and many HIM professionals and chief information officers are preparing their organizations to meet stage 1 meaningful use criteria. Two of the objectives directly affect an organization's release of information (ROI) process. Part....

Author: Emery, Steven; McDavid, Jan P; Robb, Deborah

Source: AHIMA Convention

Publication Date: September 25, 2010

Introduction

Nearly ten years since the Office of Inspector General (OIG) first issued guidance for physician practices on compliance with federal legislation, many physician practices still lack a proactive, cost-effective approach to achieving compliance. Taking this critical step can....

Author: Emery, Steven; McDavid, Jan P; Robb, Deborah

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: March 2010

Managing compliance can be a challenge for physician practices short on staff and budget.
Reducing risk and capturing benefits begins with a focus on the areas of greatest concern.

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) first issued guidance for physician practices on compliance....

Author: Eramo, Lisa A

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: March 2011

The stage 1 meaningful use criteria do not require that eligible providers (EPs) and eligible hospitals (EHs) create patient portals, but portals may be the best option for meeting certain stage 1 patient access and electronic communication-related provisions. Portals may also be mandatory in....

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....

Author: Eramo, Lisa A

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: October 2010

The federal government has put $70 million toward training programs to boost the health IT workforce. Colleges got to work without knowing who would enroll, who would teach, and who would offer the jobs. This month, the first students are in the seats.

This fall, more than 80 commun....

Author: Featheringham, Meg

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: August 2010

Through the winter and spring healthcare waited for the next round of ARRA-related regulations. Now they are here, and organizations are tagged with implementing compliant programs.
How do you get started when it seems that everything needs doing at once?

Over the past year and....

Author: Fernandes, Lorraine M.; O'Connor, Michele

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: June 2010

Federal dollars are spurring efforts for health information exchange, but to say there is more than one approach is an understatement. Providers and payers are taking local, state, regional, and federal routes in search of connected healthcare.

The last year has seen tremendous excit....

Author: Finn, Zach; McNeill, Marjorie H; Cooper, Lontejuana S; Kaelin, Lawrence Dan; Byington, Allen

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: August 2010

An HIE model developed in Florida leverages local and regional networks and offers a flexible, scalable framework that aligns them with national health IT and exchange priorities.



By Zach Finn; Marjorie H. McNeill, PhD, RHIA, CCS; Lontejuana S. Cooper, MSHA, RHIA, CPM; L....