Love Data Week is an international celebration of data that takes place every year during the week of Valentine’s Day. In celebration of this year’s theme, Data: Agent of Change, we published our 2022 AHIMA Foundation Impact Report.
Read, share, and continue supporting our mission in the year ahead. Together, we can continue advancing health to transform lives.
“The digital skills gap and related lack of diversity in high-tech industries are harmful to employers, who can’t find skilled workers and harmful to underrepresented groups who are barred from lucrative careers.”
“We know low health literacy is associated with poorer health outcomes and lower-than-average use of healthcare services. And we have the data to prove it.”
Currently enrolled health information students pursuing associate's, bachelor’s, and master’s degrees in health information management (HIM) or health informatics (HI) are encouraged to apply for AHIMA Foundation Merit and Veteran's Scholarships.
As part of our Health Literacy for Health Equity initiative, we've launched a new video series documenting patient experiences around accessing their health information electronically.
A 33-year-old woman from Philadelphia, PA, who lost the use of one hand after a stroke. Her occupational therapist taught her how to use the MyChart appon her phone. After receiving this digital health literacy, she can successfully make appointments, look at test results, request prescriptions, and read and reply to messages from her doctors.
A disabled veteran from Madison, WI, who uses the U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs healthcare website, My HealtheVet to schedule appointments online, refill prescriptions, view health records, and send secure messages to his team. Because the website was designed with accessibility best practices, it works well with the assistive technology he uses to access the internet.
75 Years Ago Vets’ Medical Records Used for Research
On February 26th, 1948, an Oklahoma newspaper called The Afton Americanpublished a story about a "new research program" analyzing the paper medical records of 100,000 veterans -- with the intent to arrive at medical conclusions and develop recommendations for the care of others. The work spanned a wide variety of diseases and injuries, and the contents of all medical records used were said to be “carefully guarded.”
Your Health Data and HIPAA
Today, if you have a health condition or disability that needs more research, sharing the health data in your medical record may be beneficial and lead to new discoveries and treatments. Learn more.
Strategic partnerships with AHIMA Foundation make it easy to tell great stories that drive engagement. Work with us on research, programs, and projects to help consumers access, understand, and use their health information.
