Gene Ransom, CEO of the Maryland State Medical Society, spoke with the Journal of AHIMA about choosing a HIPAA-compliant telehealth vendor, increased demand for telehealth services, and avoiding potential barriers…
Author: Mary Butler
How will the impending Information Blocking Final Rule shape HIM?
The government’s plan to advance information sharing in healthcare will come into sharp focus next month as the US Department of HHS finalizes its long-awaited rules on information blocking and…
Coders Helping Coders
Jessica Knapp Ellis, RHIT, CCS, who started her career first as a nursing student and a medical records clerk, takes great pride in putting her coding expertise to use in…
Who Are You? The Quest for a Unique Patient Identifier
Patient identification and matching errors carry consequences that range anywhere from frustration due to relatively minor mistakes to outcomes that can only be described as devastating.