By Linda Kloss Every crisis brings about change, some transient and some permanent. Last week we learned about ways that the COVID-19 pandemic changed day to day release of health information (ROI) and accelerated the transformation of access and disclosure. We are...
By Linda Kloss, RHIA, FAHIMA We are all eager to put 2020 in the rear view mirror. Even knowing that 2021 will be very challenging at home and around the globe, we see a path forward through vaccinations and a gradual return to stability. As this year without parallel...
By Linda Kloss The first AHIMA convention I attended was held in Colorado Springs in 1970, 50 years ago! Over the decades, I missed very few meetings. For 15 of those years, I was responsible for the meeting as AHIMA’s CEO. There were always challenges, like the month...
By Linda Kloss Release of Information (ROI) functions as a gatekeeper for access and disclosure of confidential health information. ROI advances patient rights, enforces organizational policy, and complies with federal and state law. The gatekeeper...
By Linda Kloss The 21st Century Cures Act was passed by Congress in December 2016 and long awaited final regulations were released earlier this summer. The Cures Act is a complex multi-part law that will be administered through a number of Federal...
