Tag: Healthcare

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Office for Civil Rights _________________________________________________ April 19, 2024 HHS Office for Civil Rights Creates FAQ Webpage in Response to the Change...

Who pays the bill when the company declares bankruptcy? When a practitioner retires and/or meets an untimely death–who pays the RIM service invoice? What about the outstanding invoices when a practitioner closes a “single practitioner” office and joins a large consortium practice or medical school? As an example, who pays the invoice for those boxes of records sitting on a shelf in the record center (when he indicates he no longer needs them)?

Healthcare organizations are notorious for having a large volume of patient records and information on hand.  In fact, according to industry averages, only 25-30%...

Robert Smallwood’s latest book on Information Governance is part of the HIMSS book series.  The book is titled: Information Governance for Healthcare Professionals: A Practical Approach.  Some...

February 7, 2018 Editors note: The following blog was authored by Navneeta Rathor, Dr. Mansur Hasib Has reviewed and approved the content. Navneeta is currently...

AHIMA defines information governance (IG) as “an organization wide framework for managing information throughout its lifecycle and for supporting the organization’s strategy, operations, regulatory,...