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Journal Q&A (10/00)
Author: AHIMA Professional Practice Team
Source: AHIMA Q and A
Publication Date: October 02, 2000
Q: What is the retention period for billing records, such as explanations of benefits, charge slips, invoices, etc.?
A: Most states have established a retention period for medical records, but many have not addressed other type of records like billing documents. The Medicare program m....
Ten Steps to Selecting a Document Imaging Vendor
Author: Lofton, Sandra
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: September 2000
On the road toward an electronic medical record, many organizations will need to evaluate and select document imaging systems. Because of the time and expense involved in these types of implementations, it is critical that the vendor selected be the right one for the organization. The process....
Practice Solutions for Today
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Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: July 2000
Editor's note: APCs, risk management, knowledge management...all of these are practice issues that will affect the way HIM professionals work in the future. But practice solutions exist right now in our day-to-day work environments as well. Here are a few successful practice sol....
Journal Q&A (7/00)
Author: AHIMA Professional Practice Team
Source: AHIMA Q and A
Publication Date: July 02, 2000
Q: Where should informed consent forms for research and research-related access to patient records be filed?
A: As a general rule, records of informed consent or refusal to consent are filed in a patient's record. However, a notebook containing the following information can be valua....
Storage Media for Health Information
Author: Welch, Julie J.
Source: AHIMA practice brief
Publication Date: June 2000
This practice brief has been retired. It is made available for historical purposes only.
Compliance Efforts Lead to Process Improvements
Author: Swope, Shana
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 2000
After Medicare regulations and the accompanying paperwork threatened to overwhelm an outpatient rehabilitation center, staff took steps to simplify the recertification process. The result was improved efficiency plus increased commitment to the electronic medical record. He....
"Dog Tags" Make Data Storage Easier
Author: Beck, Catherine A.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 2000
One of the newest ways to store medical records isn't available to most HIM departments. For military personnel, the Personal Information Carrier (PIC) or "digital dog tag" is a computer storage medium that can hold some or all of a service member's medical record. Roughly th....
Guarding the Electronic Gates: a Plan for Access Management
Author: Okamoto, Carole; Zak, Cynthia; Lawson, Jayne W.
Source: In Confidence (newsletter)
Publication Date: May 02, 2000
In 1997, Connecticut Health Systems, Inc. (CHSI), searched for a chart management and document imaging electronic solution to improve patient information flow and availability for two hospitals within their integrated healthcare network. They also planned to eliminate paper medical record sto....
Journal Q&A (5/00)
Author: AHIMA Professional Practice Team
Source: AHIMA Q and A
Publication Date: May 02, 2000
Q: Is electronic record storage legal?
A: HCFA authorizes computerized health records as long as they are maintained in a form that can be reproduced legally. In addition, the Medicare Conditions of Participation for Hospitals, Medical Records Services specify that hospitals must use....
Destruction of Patient Health Information (2000 update)
Author: Hughes, Gwen
Source: AHIMA practice brief
Publication Date: April 2000
This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.
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