Author: Connecting for Health

Source: External - used with permission

Publication Date: June 25, 2008

This document is part of The Connecting for Health Common Framework for Networked Personal Health Information, which is available in full and in its most current version here.

Author: Martin, Melissa

Source: AHIMA testimony and comments

Publication Date: June 16, 2016

Testimony of AHIMA's Board President before the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS) Subcommittee on Privacy, Confidentiality, and Security

Author: Rode, Dan

Source: AHIMA testimony and comments

Publication Date: August 22, 2001

August 22, 2001


Mr. Rothstein, members of the Privacy and Confidentiality Subcommittee, ladies and gentlemen - good morning!

I am Dan Rode, vice president for the AHIMA. On behalf of the Association, its more than 40,000 members, and myself, thank you for the opportunity....

Author: AHIMA

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: November 2013

While stolen laptops and hacking of healthcare computer networks have dominated the headlines, healthcare privacy and security experts warn that covered entities are ignoring the risks posed by unsecured paper records.


In response to new additions to the Office for Civil Rights'....

Author: Dimick, Chris

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: April 2012

It has been a decade since the first privacy officers took their jobs in response to the HIPAA privacy rule. A slew of changes since then have added more responsibility, required more skills, and demanded more time of them than anyone could have imagined.

When Nancy Davis, R....

Author: Rode, Dan

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: April 2013

The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has published the long-awaited final omnibus rules covering many HITECH Act requirements in the January 25, 2013 Federal Register (78FR5566). The rule is officially titled “Modifications to the HIPAA Privacy, Security, Enforcement, and Breach Notific....

Author: Derlink, Amy L; Schembari, Elaine

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: March 2012

Responding to an audit can be hectic and stressful, but HIM professionals must remember to hold external record reviewers accountable to good privacy and security practices.

When you visit the hair salon, take an exercise class, or sit across from a financial planner, you expect them....

Author: Butler, Mary

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: January 2015

Human beings have been fascinated by birds—their flight patterns, colors, and songs—for centuries. In the ancient world, “augurs,” Roman practitioners of “augury,” looked for clues about the past and future by observing birds in flight, hoping for omens.....

Author: Arvin, Marti

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: April 2017

One might ask why a privacy officer even needs to worry about defending against a cyberattack—isn’t that the role of the chief information security officer and the chief information officer? The answer is no. Cyberattacks are not always about technology. The privacy officer is not generall....

Author: Amatayakul, Margret

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: March 2003

Many providers are putting the finishing touches on their HIPAA privacy compliance activities—but may have overlooked their self-insured health plan or assumed that their third-party administrator (TPA) was taking care of HIPAA compliance. Now is the time to take a closer look at your sel....