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Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: May 1999

The Department of Defense issued a request for proposals (RFP) for a personal identification card that can be used in conjunction with systemwide computer-based patient records system. Currently, most chip-based smart cards hold eight to 16 kilobytes, but the department is looking for a ....

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: Carpenter, Jennifer E.

Source: AHIMA practice brief

Publication Date: January 1999

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

Author: Kalata, Marcia

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: October 1998

Five years ago, if someone had told me my organization would construct a new building without a chart room and would require half as many medical record clerks and that coders would work without stacks of charts at their desks, I'd have thought they were from a different planet. But....

Author: Amatayakul, Margret

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: October 1998

Value, experiments, promises, disappointments, hype, compromises, and change all characterize the status of the computer-based patient record (CPR). An industry expert offers some perspective on where the CPR has been and where it's going.

In 1873, Florence Nightingale lamented her....

Author: Okamoto, Carole

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: October 1998

As health information expands beyond the traditional paper-based medical record, HIM professionals need to confront the issues related to defining the medical record. The author provides a detailed assessment guide to the redefinition process.
The Washington State Health Inf....

Author: Schoenfelt, Suzanne

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: September 1998

Are smart cards a viable solution for storing patient information? What about companies that store and provide emergency medical information? The author examines the possibilities these services offer.





These days, wallets are bulging with a proli....

Author: Rhodes, Harry B.

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: September 1998

Q: My facility will begin imaging its paper medical records as part of the migration toward a computerized patient record. I am a member of the planning committee that is responsible for preparing the RFP and seeking out possible vendors. I have heard of optical imaging but have never had the....

Author: Zender, Anne

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: September 1998

As the Net surfers of today become the long term care consumers of tomorrow, the long term care industry faces new challenges. Patients and their families are growing increasingly interested in information that will help them make more informed decisions about healthcare. A....

Author: Kloss, Linda L

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: March 1998

The Journal of AHIMA is honored to bring you a new landmark analysis of the age-old question "Who owns the medical record?" "Ownership of Health Information in the Information Age" rephrases and updates the question as "Who can do what to which data under what....