Author: Schade, Fred; Cottrell, Matthew

Source: In Confidence (newsletter)

Publication Date: December 02, 2002

While healthcare organizations have spent considerable time analyzing the full effects of the accounting of disclosures (AOD) provision under HIPAA, confusion exists regarding the full scope of this provision. Compliance teams at covered entities (CEs) initially thought the accounting of disc....

Author: Burrington-Brown, Jill

Source: In Confidence (newsletter) | AHIMA Q and A

Publication Date: March 02, 2003

Question: May physicians’ offices or pharmacists leave messages for patients at their homes. Can providers mail appointment or prescription refill reminders to patient homes?
Answer: Yes. The rule does not prohibit covered entities (CEs) from leaving messages for patients on their answe....

Author: Davis, Nancy; Glondys, Barbara

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: May 2016

Federal law prohibits the sale of firearms to certain individuals with a history of mental illness. Recent mass shootings have focused attention on the fact that the individuals perpetrating these crimes often had a documented history of mental illness which went undetected despite state a....

Author: Apple, Gordon J.

Source: In Confidence (newsletter)

Publication Date: June 02, 2003

Former President Ronald Reagan coined a phrase during the Cold War, “trust, but verify,” regarding treaties with the former Soviet Union. Today, as we ponder the enforcement environment likely to emerge over HIPAA, a more apt phrase may be “trust, don’t do much, and react to public pressure.”....

Author: Marsh, Carmilla

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: February 2002

Release of information is a perennial challenge for HIM professionals in all care settings. However, long-term care offers some special challenges, especially in the light of the HIPAA privacy rule published in December 2000 (with a compliance date of April 2003). This article reviews the basi....

Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA practice brief

Publication Date: September 2010

The health information exchange (HIE) landscape has changed dramatically over the past five years. More HIEs are available to organizations and providers than ever before. Industry initiatives leveraging technological advances and the call for all Americans to have an electronic health record b....

Author: Hughes, Gwen

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: November 2002

By now you know that amendments to the final privacy rule were published in the August 14, 2002, Federal Register. The amendments are intended to correct problems identified in the original privacy rule published on December 28, 2000.


This article presents a summary of some of....

Author: National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws; American Bar Association

Source: External web site

Publication Date: February 11, 1986

Author: Amatayakul, Margret

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: September 2002

The HIPAA transactions, security, and privacy regulations identify five agreements and relationships that can be established between healthcare entities to achieve economies of scale and lessen HIPAA's administrative burden. They are: affiliated covered entity (ACE)

business associa....

Author: Warner, Diana

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: May 2012

The Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program has dramatically increased the number of health information exchanges (HIEs) throughout the United States. An HIE is the exchange of health information electronically between providers and others with the same level of interoperability accor....