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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.
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2010 Healthcare Calendar: The Deadlines and Initiatives to Prepare for This Year
Author: Rode, Dan
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: January 2010
Last year saw movement on major HIM issues, starting in January with the publication of the ICD-10-CM/PCS final rule. This was quickly followed by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), which has dominated healthcare discussions all year, matched only by the healthcare reform d....
$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....
7 for 11: Health Information Management and Technology Stories to Watch in 2011
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: January 2011
Seven stories unfolding in 2011 illustrate the sweeping changes under way in what will be an active and sometimes tumultuous year in health information management.
Each year brings change to HIM, whether it is coding modifications, compliance changes, or new technology. But 2011 promises....
Access Report: OCR Tries Subtraction through Addition in Accounting of Disclosure Rule
Author: Heubusch, Kevin
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: July 2011
The Office for Civil Rights proposed rule on the HITECH modifications to the HIPAA accounting of disclosure provision contains an interesting attempt to balance the mandates of the statute with the realities of today's accountings.
OCR was faced with the difficult task of expanding a....
Access + Understanding: The Role of Health Literacy in Patient-Centric Health IT
Author: Heubusch, Kevin
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: May 2010
Improving the ability of patients to understand and apply health information goes hand in hand with designing systems that deliver it. Both are needed to improve outcomes and reduce disparities.
Recent federal initiatives to promote health IT, including the “meaningful use” EHR incen....
Access, Use, and Disclosure: HITECH’s Impact on the HIPAA Touchstones
Author: Miaoulis, William M
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2010
The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act significantly changes how organizations will address the access, use, and disclosure of protected health information (PHI). It also establishes a national breach notification requirement when information is accesse....
Accounting of Disclosures: ARRA’s Impact
Author: Rhodes, Harry B.
Source: AHIMA Convention
Publication Date: October 05, 2009
The accounting of disclosures requirement is one of the most difficult HIPAA privacy rule compliance issues to implement. Following the August 2002 modifications to the privacy rule requirements, the accounting for disclosures requirement has stood out as the HIPAA requirement demanding the big....
Accrediting HIEs
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: June 01, 2010
Health information exchange (HIE) networks have always understood the importance of gaining patient and provider trust. However, beyond describing the privacy and security policies and procedures they establish to protect the information they exchange, they have largely had to ask pat....
Achieving Meaningful Use: Health IT Standards Committee Reviews Standards Needed to Achieve Meaningful Use
Author: Viola, Allison F.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: January 2010
This month the Journal introduces a new column on practical applications and emerging issues related to data standards.
The need for standards has never been more pervasive as the healthcare industry moves toward increased health IT adoption.
Provisio....
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