337 results.
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Breach Notification Involving Protected Health Information
Author: Adler, M. Peter
Source: Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: April 2009
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), previously known as the stimulus bill, offers new challenges to health information privacy professionals. Today guest author Peter Adler, attorney at law for Pepper Hamilton LLP, looks at new provisions requiring organizations to provide notice....
Measures Reporting for Eligible Hospitals
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA report
Publication Date: February 11, 2010
Feb 11, 2010 12:02 am
AHIMA Meaningful Use White Paper Series
Paper no. 5b
The fourth paper in this series reviewed the EHR certification requirements related to the notice of proposed rulemaking on meaningful use, published by the Centers for Medicare....
Meaningful Use Vocabulary Toolkit
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA toolkit
Publication Date: April 02, 2013
This toolkit provides guidance to health information management (HIM) professionals and the industry on vocabularies as
defined by ARRA’s meaningful use criteria. It includes a table of standard vocabularies required for Meaningful Use, a case
study that shares lessons learned from Stage 1, and sample job descriptions to address the need for mapping professionals
in the workplace.
Qualifying for Meaningful Use
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA report | Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: September 2010
Preparing for Meaningful Use
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA report | Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: September 2010
Performing a Breach Risk Assessment - Retired
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: September 2013
On August 24, 2009, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published 45 CFR Parts 160 and 164 Breach Notification for Unsecured Protected Health Information; Interim Final Rule to implement the breach notification provisions of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Cl....
Measures Reporting for Eligible Hospitals
Author: AHIMA
Source: Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: September 2010
Measures Reporting for Eligible Providers
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA report
Publication Date: September 04, 2010
Meaningful Use: Provider Requirements
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA report
Publication Date: January 21, 2010
Jan 20, 2010 11:46 pm
AHIMA Meaningful Use White Paper Series
Paper no. 2
The first paper in the series offered a general overview of the notice of proposed rulemaking on meaningful use, published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on January 13, 2....
Clinical Quality Measures for Providers
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA report
Publication Date: September 15, 2010
Sanction Guidelines for Privacy and Security Breaches (2009)
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: May 2009
This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.
AHIMA Comments on ONC Standards, Implementation Specifications, and Certification Criteria for Electronic Health Record Technology, 2014 Edition Proposed Rule
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA testimony and comments
Publication Date: May 07, 2012
Meaningful Use—Final at Last: Final Rule Adds Flexibility to Objectives, Eases Measures
Author: AHIMA
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: August 2010
The final rule on the EHR incentive plan offers more "flexibility and choice" than the daunting proposed rule, adjusting the objectives and scaling back some of the measures. Now interested providers just need to figure out how to get with the program.
After perhaps the longest six m....
Model Breach Notification Letter: Content and Format
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA
Publication Date: August 24, 2009
High-level guidance outlining the content requirements for breach notification letters is provided in section 13402, "Notification in the Case of Breach," of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and state-level data breach notification and reporting laws in 44 states, the District of Colu....
Overview of the Meaningful Use Final Rule
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA report
Publication Date: August 25, 2010
Meaningful Use and EHR Certification
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA report
Publication Date: September 02, 2010
Meaningful Use: Incentive Payments and Program Requirements
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA report
Publication Date: August 26, 2010
Stage 1 Meaningful Use Objectives, Measures, and Corresponding Initial Set of Standards, Implementation Specifications, and Certification Criteria
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA
Publication Date: July 27, 2010
Clinical Quality Measures for Hospitals
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA report
Publication Date: February 17, 2010
Feb 17, 2010 01:26 pm
AHIMA Meaningful Use White Paper Series
Paper no. 6b
Papers 5a and 5b in this series reviewed the functionality measures for providers and hospitals described in the notice of proposed rulemaking on meaningful use, published by the Centers fo....
Overview of AHIMA’s Comments on Certification Standards
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA report
Publication Date: March 10, 2010
Mar 10, 2010 10:29 pm
AHIMA Meaningful Use White Paper Series
Paper no. 9
Preceding papers in this series have reviewed the requirements in the notice of proposed rulemaking on meaningful use, published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services....
Meaningful Use CMS Proposed Rule Overview
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA Advocacy and Policy
Publication Date: January 06, 2010
Sanction Guidelines for Privacy and Security Violations (2011 update)
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: October 2011
This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.
United RECs of America
Author: AHIMA
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: August 2010
Most of the 60 regional extension centers have officially launched operations and begun helping providers implement health IT.
The RECs were created under the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, which provided $642 million in grants for the centers' first two....
Measures Reporting for Eligible Providers
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA report
Publication Date: February 11, 2010
Feb 11, 2010 12:01 am
AHIMA Meaningful Use White Paper Series
Paper no. 5a
The fourth paper in this series reviewed the EHR certification requirements related to the notice of proposed rulemaking on meaningful use, published by the Centers for Medicare....
ARRA Timeline
Author: AHIMA
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: August 2010
ARRA arrived with a bang in February 2009, but the regulations enabling the law's healthcare provisions have inched forward since then. Much of the responsibility for drafting regulation fell to the Department of Health and Human Services, which had a tall order to fill within deadlines mandate....
Regional Extension Centers Offer New Jobs for HIM
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA Today
Publication Date: October 06, 2009
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) set aside $500 million for healthcare workforce development in professions like HIM. ARRA also expanded and even created new HIM jobs through the act’s $19 billion investment in the national transition to electronic health record systems.
....
Meaningful Use: Incentive Payments and Program Requirements
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA report
Publication Date: January 27, 2010
Sanction Guidelines for Privacy and Security Violations (2013 update) - Retired
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA practice brief
Publication Date: October 2013
Editor's note: This practice brief supersedes the October 2011 practice brief "Sanction Guidelines for Privacy and Security Violations."
The HIPAA Breach Notification Rule requires healthcare providers, health plans, and other HIPAA covered entities (CEs) to notify individuals whe....
A First Peek at the Privacy Regulations
Author: AHIMA
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: August 2010
The office for Civil Rights got a late start on the HITECH privacy regulations (due last February), and it's clear from the draft rule it released in July that the office still has almost as many questions as answers on how to enact the HITECH provisions. However, the release does offer a good....
Analysis of Modifications to the HIPAA Privacy, Security, Enforcement, and Breach Notification Rules under HITECH and GINA; Other Modifications to the HIPAA Rules
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA regulation analysis
Publication Date: January 25, 2013
AHIMA Comments on CMS Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Electronic Health Record Incentive Programs Stage 2 Proposed Rule (NPRM)
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA testimony and comments
Publication Date: May 07, 2012
HIM Role in Assisting Regional Extension Centers
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA
Publication Date: July 13, 2009
The groundbreaking American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) includes a number of provisions that offer opportunities to HIM professionals. For example, health IT extension programs will be developed to help healthcare providers adopt, implement, and effectively use certified electronic hea....
Overview of AHIMA’s Comments on Meaningful Use
Author: AHIMA
Source: Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: March 2010
Mar 03, 2010 03:59 pm
AHIMA Meaningful Use White Paper Series Paper no. 8
Preceding papers in this series have reviewed the requirements in the notice of proposed rulemaking on meaningful use, published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in Janua....
Meaningful Use: Provider Requirements
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA report
Publication Date: August 26, 2010
All Together Now: Planning for ICD-10, ARRA, and the Affordable Care Act
Author: AHIMA
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 2011
Back in January 2009, when the deadline for ICD-10-CM/PCS was announced, the path to October 1, 2013, seemed straight and reasonably long. Then came ARRA/HITECH (February 2009), soon followed by the Affordable Care Act (March 2010).
Add in other federal and local regulations that nee....
Clinical Quality Measures for Providers
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA report
Publication Date: February 17, 2010
Feb 17, 2010 01:25 pm
AHIMA Meaningful Use White Paper Series
Paper no. 6a
Papers 5a and 5b in this series reviewed the functionality measures for providers and hospitals described in the notice of proposed rulemaking on meaningful use, publish....
Qualifying for Meaningful Use
Author: AHIMA
Source: Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: February 2010
Feb 24, 2010 04:21 pm
AHIMA Meaningful Use White Paper Series
Paper no. 7
Preceding papers in this series have reviewed the requirements in the notice of proposed rulemaking on meaningful use, published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in....
Clinical Quality Measures for Hospitals
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA report
Publication Date: September 15, 2010
1,000 Choices: No Shortage of Products Certified for Meaningful Use
Author: AHIMA
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: October 2011
Eligible professionals and hospitals participating in the federal meaningful use incentive program must use EHR products that have been certified for use in the program. A key piece to launching the meaningful use program has been designing and creating the certification process.
A f....
$58 Billion to Go
Author: AHIMA
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: August 2010
The Department of Health and Human Services received approximately $146 billion in funds through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. It was tasked with disbursing that money through programs or objectives specified within the act's healthcare-related provisions.
Over the year....
Meaningful Use and EHR Certification
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA report
Publication Date: February 03, 2010
Feb 03, 2010 03:35 pm
AHIMA Meaningful Use White Paper Series
Paper no. 4
Preceding papers in this series have reviewed requirements within the notice of proposed rulemaking on meaningful use, published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Jan....
Analysis of the Final Rule, August 25, 2009 Health Breach Notification
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA regulation analysis
Publication Date: September 15, 2009
Regional Extension Centers (RECs): Building Resources, Achieving Efficiency, Economy and Sustainability through Collaboration
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA report
Publication Date: December 13, 2010
ARRA Acronyms
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA
Publication Date: December 07, 2010
AHRQ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality ANSI American National Standards Institute ARRA American Recovery and Reinvestment Act BA Business Associate BAA Business Associate Agreement CAH Critical Access Hospital CCHIT Certification Commission for Health Informa....
Few Requests for Today’s Accountings
Author: AHIMA
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: February 2010
HIPAA’s Accounting of Disclosure Provisions Led to Few Patient Requests; Now ARRA Is Upping the Ante
Provisions within the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act extend HIPAA’s accounting of disclosure regulations for providers who maintain electronic health records. The provisions a....
Analysis of the Interim Final Rule, August 24, 2009: Breach Notification for Unsecured Protected Health Information
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA regulation analysis
Publication Date: September 11, 2009
Understanding the HIE Landscape. Appendix A: State Health Information Exchange Cooperative Agreement Program
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA practice brief attachment
Publication Date: September 2010
On May 13, 2010, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology awarded approximately $550 million in grants to State Health Information Exchange Cooperative Agreement Programs and State Designated Entities as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.....
Swiped, Not Hacked: After a Year of Reporting, Theft Remains Main Cause of Breach
Author: AHIMA
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: February 2011
With one year of breach reporting on the books this month, theft remains the most common cause of data breach in healthcare. Of the 217 large-scale breaches reported to the Department of Health and Human Services by mid-January 2011, 121 (56 percent) involved theft. Of those, 89 involved a lapt....
Overview of the Meaningful Use NPRM
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA report
Publication Date: January 20, 2010
Jan 20, 2010 08:42 pm
AHIMA Meaningful Use White Paper Series
Paper no. 1
On January 13, 2010, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published a notice of proposed rulemaking on the “meaningful use” EHR incentive program. On....
Advancing Stage 3 Meaningful Use and 2015 EHR Certification Criteria: Why HIM Professionals Hold the Key
Author: AHIMA Advocacy and Policy Team
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: July 2015
This past spring, the HIM profession saw many important regulatory changes. For starters, on March 20 the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) for stage 3 of the “meaningful use” EHR Incentive Program. At the same time, the Office....
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