Remember the days when people used to write on paper with a pen or pencil. Will the pen and pencil someday be in the Smithsonian Museum of History? I guess my typing class in ninth grade is paying off after all. What’s the point of studying for spelling tests when we have spell check on... Continue Reading →
Imagine you are in a restaurant and at the next table over you see a family of four. There appears to be a father, mother, and two children. However, no one is talking, laughing, or making eye contact with one another. Instead, they are all looking down at their smart phones. Now imagine you are... Continue Reading →
In my last blog, we looked at the ability to demonstrate meaningful use that includes specific objectives, milestones, and metric requirements to monitor use of health information. We discussed technology, the certified EHR, the tool to help demonstrate meaningful use by having a place to document health care data that can be easily shared across... Continue Reading →
In my last blog we looked at the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and how it helped corral security, electronic signatures, coordination of benefits, and unique identifiers such as the national provider identifier (NPI). HIPAA was more than just a method of ensuring the privacy of protected health information (PHI) and who can... Continue Reading →
When did the electronic health record (EHR) evolve? Why did it evolve? How did it all really begin? Are there benefits? So many questions. Where should I begin? Once upon a time….Isn’t that how stories usually start? According to The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), EHRs have been around in the United States... Continue Reading →
Welcome to Health-e Records. I’m Ruthanne Romero, RN, MSN, HCAFA, CPC, a registered nurse at Health Integrity with a specialty in Healthcare Informatics and Health/Public Policy. In the past, medical records were treated like sacred documents that only your medical provider could read or access. During an office visit, you’d try to glance over... Continue Reading →
