AHIMA: Keep personal healthcare data safe, experts warn

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By Neil Versel
Heathcare IT News
October 04, 2012

CHICAGO -- Why should hospitals centralize their policies and procedures 
for disclosing protected health information?

At the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) 
convention Wednesday, Don E. Hardwick, client relations and compliance, 
MRO Corp., a document and disclosure management company in King of 
Prussia, Pa., told the story of one hospital client that left PHI 
management up to each department.

A few years ago, a man went to the radiology department trying to get 
imaging films for a patient injured in a car accident. The department 
started processing the request before realizing that the man responsible 
for the accident wanted to destroy the films so they couldn't be used in 
court.

This particular situation did not happen at the Chester County (Pa.) 
Hospital and Health System, but Kimberly Hagerty, health information 
management leader at the 220-bed community hospital, saw the need to 
standardize PHI quality control and patient privacy practices. "It's 
getting a handle on information-release practices in your facility and 
looking outside," said Hagerty.

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