by Stephen Hynes | Mar 17, 2021 | Feature Articles
Leading a Release of Information Business During Extraordinary Times March 17, 2021 Journal of AHIMA When the impact of the pandemic upended the status quo in March 2020, health systems and organizations needed to completely change their operations and adopt a remote...
by Rita Bowen, MA, RHIA, CHPS, CHPC, SSGB | Mar 9, 2021 | Feature Articles
Could HIPAA Changes Weaken Patient Privacy? March 9, 2021 Healthcare Info Security Proposed changes to the HIPAA Privacy Rule could weaken patient data privacy protections, say Rita Bowen and Zachary Perry of the Association of Health Information Outsourcing Services....
by Angela Rose, MHA, RHIA, CHPS, FAHIMA | Mar 3, 2021 | Feature Articles
How to Implement and Support a Virtual Front Desk March 3, 2021 Journal of AHIMA More than a year since the outbreak of COVID-19, virtual walk-up windows for patient and family record requests have become the new normal. Fifty percent of traditional health information...
by Diana Warner, MS, RHIA, CHPS, CPHI, FAHIMA | Feb 25, 2021 | Feature Articles
Understanding the Eight Exceptions to Information Blocking February 25, 2021 Journal of AHIMA The Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) for Health IT’s information blocking final rule, part of the 21st Century Cures Act (Cures Act), goes into effect April 5, 2021....
by Rita Bowen, MA, RHIA, CHPS, CHPC, SSGB | Feb 10, 2021 | Feature Articles
HIPAA Challenges: Keep Pace With Disclosure Management Changes February 10, 2021 For The Record Magazine Amid the pandemic and pressure to comply with new rules and regulations, hospitals and health systems are faced with unprecedented challenges. As a result, HIM...
by Rita Bowen, MA, RHIA, CHPS, CHPC, SSGB | Feb 1, 2021 | Feature Articles
HIPAA audit report highlights the need to improve patient access February 1, 2021 Briefings on HIPAA In the months before a transition to a new administration, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released the long-awaited 2016-2017 HIPAA Audits Industry Report, offering...
