Mobile devices make it so easy to take our health information with us everywhere. They also make it harder to keep our data secure. Take a little time to review the security and privacy of your health data and use these tips to get you started.
“Well-meaning encouragement of patients to make appointments or view test results in the portal will likely be ineffective for those living in neighborhoods that have been systematically deprived of access to affordable, high-speed internet."
"In November 2021, the LAC DHS Office of Patient Access and Patient Engagement launched the Health Technology Navigator program — the first formal workforce of this kind in a health system. Since this program’s implementation, patient portal enrollment has increased by 8% for active patients in primary care."
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 beginning in early February.
A new dissertation grant program will open in March 2023 for students pursuing a doctoral degree in an area related to health information.
Learning more about ICD codes can help you better manage your own care or that of a loved one and can become quite important if you're trying to sort out a medical pre-approval or billing issue with your health insurance provider. →
Working in partnership with the HIPAA-secure tech platform,Mother of Fact, and the Los Angeles-based outpatient clinic, Claris Health, this project aims to increase a clinic’s use of the following CMS codes through registered dietitian nutritionist (RDN) telehealth wraparound services for medical nutrition therapy (MNT) and app-based nutrition literacy:
Z55.0 Illiteracy and low-level literacy
Z71.3-billable diagnosis code for dietary counseling and surveillance with ICD-10 codes 97802 and 97803
Costs of MNT sessions and reimbursement vary; however, MNT is essential for improved patient outcomes. AHIMA Foundation will now move to the next round in the NIH Challenge for a chance at a $150,000 research grant.
*Sponsorships for this work are also available and additional clinical sites are needed. Email info@ahimafoundation.org to learn more.
Year-End Appeal Update
AHIMA Foundation is overwhelmed with gratitude over the response of our 2022 year-end appeal, which generated over $14,000 and included over $2,500 for our scholarship programs. To all who supported us and continue to believe in our mission, we sincerely thank you.
Jan 26 - AHIMA Foundation met with the digital team at Mt. Sinai Health Systemwho are part of an enterprise-wide steering committee focused on improving accessibility at the institution level. They shared their current processes for translation and user testing of their websites, including online scheduling.
Jan 24 - AHIMA Foundation participated in the OpenNotes Shared Access to the Patient Portal for Older Adults Learning Collaborative. This month’s meeting focused on user centered design principles and the consumer perspective when accessing medical information. The Foundation will continue to participate in the collaboration throughout 2023.
Jan 17 - AHIMA Foundation met with the digital experience team atUW Medicinewho shared how they collaborate with EPIC's MyChart team, staff in other departments, and patients to create accessible user experiences. They shared equitable solutions to improve online scheduling and the value of having 508 expertise on staff.
Dec 8 - AHIMA Foundation met with digital leaders and ADA coordinators at RUSH University Medical Centerto understand how the organization achieved WCAG Compliance. RUSH is recognized as a high scoring organization in theDisability Equality Indexand shared how web accessibility is mutually beneficial for their patients and employees.
On January 31, 1922, the Alton Evening Telegraph newspaper published the article, “Humanitarian Use for Canceled Stamps.”At that time, England was turning canceled stamps into paper-mache which was used in children’s hospitals for bandaging small victims of air raids and accidents. A notice was put in the bulletin of the American Association of Medical Record Librarians (now known as AHIMA) asking members to send in their canceled postage stamps” to Miss Edith Bowdin and Mrs. Grace W. Meyers (known as the “first lady of HIM”) who were forwarding the stamps to Queens Hospital for Children in London.
AHIMA Foundation is a 501(c)(3) national non-profit organization recognized by the IRS.
