What is HIPAA? The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-191), also known as HIPAA, was enacted as a Congressional attempt to reform healthcare. The purpose of the Act is to: Improve portability and continuity of … Read more
As Health Records are converted to electronic records, there is likely coming a paradigm shift. Nowadays a patient’s information or lab results can be zipped to a Dr.’s phone where he can analyze them instantly. A nurse can instantly check … Read more
Product DescriptionWritten for use in several Health Information Management courses within the HIA curriculum, this text emphasizes the deployment of information technology and the role of the HIM professional in the development of the electronic health record. With the AHIMA … Read more