When it comes to business associate agreements (BAAs), who is ultimately responsible for keeping track of the business associates (BAs)? HIM professionals have historically handled matters of privacy, and it…
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Balancing HIPAA and Public Safety
Imagine that you are a nurse in the emergency department of a hospital. You are on duty one evening when an injured person arrives. You soon learn that this person…
Understanding the Nature of Personal Information
All good things come to an end. And with this post my monthly column, Legal e-Speaking, comes to its end as the Journal of AHIMA transitions to a new format…
IFHIMA Releases White Paper to Help HIM Professionals Navigate Global Privacy Trends
A new white paper from the International Federation of Health Information Management Associations (IFHIMA) discusses the challenges of managing the privacy of health information in an increasingly mobile, digital, data-oriented…