Limiting the Use of the Social Security Number in Healthcare. Appendix B: Federal Legislation Restricting SSN Use Author: AHIMA Source: AHIMA practice brief attachment Publication Date: June 2011 The federal government has passed multiple laws restricting or prohibiting SSN use in the following areas: Financial SSN Restrictions 1999 Title V of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act imposed privacy and security obligations on financial institutions with respect to customers....
Limiting the Use of the Social Security Number in Healthcare. Appendix A: Chronological Order of SSN Legislation Author: AHIMA Source: AHIMA practice brief attachment Publication Date: June 2011 1935 The Social Security Act (PL 74-271) is enacted. It did not expressly mention the use of SSNs, but it authorized the creation of some type of record-keeping scheme. 1936-1937 Approximately 30 million applications for SSNs were processed between November 1936....
HIE Management and Operational Considerations Author: AHIMA Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA Publication Date: May 2011 Editor's note: This update supplants the November-December 2006 practice brief "Privacy and Security in Health Information Exchange". The primary function of a health information exchange (HIE) is to permit access to clinical information on demand at the point of care. HIEs enabl....
Data Mapping Best Practices - Retired Author: AHIMA Source: AHIMA practice brief Publication Date: April 2011 This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.
Security Audits of Electronic Health Information (2011 update) Author: AHIMA Source: AHIMA practice brief Publication Date: March 2011 This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.
Notice of Privacy Practices. Appendix A: Sample Notice of Privacy Practices (2011 update) Author: AHIMA Source: AHIMA practice brief attachment Publication Date: February 2011 This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.
Notice of Privacy Practices (2011 update) Author: AHIMA Source: AHIMA practice brief Publication Date: February 2011 This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.
Fundamentals of the Legal Health Record and Designated Record Set Author: AHIMA Source: AHIMA practice brief Publication Date: February 2011 Throughout this brief, sentences marked with the † symbol indicate AHIMA best practices in health information management. These practices are collected in the new AHIMA Compendium, offering health information management professionals "just in time" guidance as they research and address p....
Security Risk Analysis and Management: an Overview (2011 update) Author: Walsh, Tom Source: AHIMA practice brief Publication Date: January 2011 This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.
Patient Access and Amendment to Health Records (2011 update) Author: AHIMA Source: AHIMA practice brief Publication Date: January 2011 This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.