Author: AHIMA e-HIM Work Group on the Legal Health Record

Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: October 2005

The custodian of an electronic health record (EHR) has the same concerns as the custodian of a paper health record when the record becomes involved in the legal process. Most often this occurs in some form of lawsuit in which a party seeks to discover and introduce evidence from the record. The....

Author: Hofman, Judi; Rose, Angela Dinh

Source: AHIMA practice brief

Publication Date: January 2014

This practice brief provides a general overview of the laws and regulations impacting the timely and appropriate release of PHI.

Author: Hughes, Gwen

Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: November 2002

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

Author: Hughes, Gwen

Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: May 2001

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

Author: AHIMA Clinical Terminology and Classification Practice Council; Garrett, Gail S.; Jorwic, Therese M; Novak, Natalie; Ruhnau-Gee, Becky; Safian, Shelly C; Zeisset, Ann M.

Source: AHIMA practice brief

Publication Date: April 2010

Editor’s note: This update replaces the October 2006 practice brief “Key Points of the UB-04.”

In 2005 the National Uniform Billing Committee (NUBC) approved the Uniform Bill (UB-04) paper claim and data set as the replacement to the UB-92 paper form.1 Currently, all paper claims must....

Author: AHIMA Clinical Terminology and Classification Practice Council; Garrett, Gail S.; Johnson, Laurine; Johnson, Kathy M

Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: October 2006

This practice brief has been retired. It is made available for historical purposes only.

Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA practice brief

Publication Date: June 2010

This practice brief has been retired. It is made available for historical purposes only.

Author: Hjort, Beth M.

Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: April 2001

This practice brief has been retired. It is made available for historical purposes only.

Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA practice brief

Publication Date: March 2010

This practice brief has been retired. It is made available for historical purposes only.

Author: AHIMA Coding Practice Team

Source: AHIMA practice brief

Publication Date: July 2004

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

Author: AHIMA Work Group

Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: August 2013

Editor’s note: This update replaces the 2007 practice brief “Guidelines for EHR Documentation to Prevent Fraud.”


Electronic documentation tools offer many features that are designed to increase both the quality and the utility of clinical documentation, enhancin....

Author: Miaoulis, William M

Source: AHIMA practice brief

Publication Date: January 2014

This practice brief provides an overview of information security, including some of the background and basic concepts involved in securing the privacy of health information. Included are key roles and responsibilities as well as a list of specific policies and procedures that should be considered when developing an organizational security program. References, a checklist, and assistance in developing policies and procedure are also provided to assist readers in the actual development of a security program.

Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA practice brief

Publication Date: December 2010

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

Author: Quinsey, Carol Ann

Source: AHIMA practice brief

Publication Date: November 2003

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

Author: Brandt, Mary D.

Source: AHIMA practice brief

Publication Date: June 1996

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 2000

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

Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA practice brief

Publication Date: October 2018

Editor’s Note: This Practice Brief supersedes the November 2015 Practice Brief titled “Information Governance Offers a Strategic Approach for Healthcare.”

Information governance (IG) practices are increasingly being adopted across healthcare, according to The Pulse on Info....

Author: Kadlec, Lesley; Warner, Diana; Washington, Lydia

Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: October 2014

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

Author: Downing, Kathy; Fahy, Kristi; Foster, MeShawn; Hermann, Michelle; Meehan, Ann M.; Washington, Lydia; Woebkenberg, Jami

Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: February 2017

When an organization begins to implement an enterprise information governance (IG) program, one of the major initial tasks is to understand the scope and types of information in its possession. An inventory of an organization’s information is necessary in order to facilitate decision maki....

Author: AHIMA Work Group

Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: February 2015

Healthcare providers and health information technology (HIT) suppliers across the country have been busy preparing for what could be one of the most significant proposals for stage 3 of the “meaningful use” EHR Incentive Program—a proposal that has wide implications for health....

Author: AHIMA Work Group

Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: March 2017

One of the Healthy People 2020 objectives from the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion is to improve the health, safety, and well-being of individuals in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) population.1 This population faces health disparities with barriers to healt....

Author: Amatayakul, Margret; Brandt, Mary D.; Dennis, Jill Callahan

Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: October 2002

This practice brief has been retired. It is made available for historical purposes only.

Author: AHIMA Task Force

Source: AHIMA practice brief

Publication Date: October 2003

Implementing Electronic Signatures (AHIMA Practice Brief)
Editor's note: The following information supplants information contained in the practice brief "Electronic Signatures (Updated)" published in the October 1998 Journal of AHIMA.
Electronic health records may provide the ability to....

Author: AHIMA Task Force

Source: AHIMA practice brief attachment

Publication Date: October 2003

This practice brief has been retired. It is made available for historical purposes only.

Author: Baldwin, Kevin; Burton, Benjamin W; Cothran, Carey L.; DeMasters, Dana; Grady, Reginald; Halpert, Aviva M.; Hofman, Judi; Kadlec, Lesley; O'Dell, Rosann M; Pearson, Sandra; Deanna, Peterson; Rode, Dan; Rose, Angela Dinh; Schmidt, Peg

Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: April 2015

The advancement of technology has changed the practice of medicine. It has evolved the physician-patient relationship from solely a face-to-face interaction into real-time online encounters, from e-mails to virtual appointments. Patient portals represent such a technological advancement, leadi....