A Seat at the Table: Testimony to NGVHS

摘要

BACK IN JUNE I had the opportunity to represent both AHIMA members and the HIM profession while testifying at a National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS) hearing on the need for a better definition of the minimum necessary standards. I would like to share with you some highlights from my testimony experience. NCVHS Subcommittee on Privacy, Confidentiality, and Security Chair Linda Kloss, MA, RHIA, FAHIMA, president at Kloss Strategic Advisors, Ltd. and a former CEO of AHIMA, asked that I share specific examples with the committee to help them frame the impact of minimum necessary to patients and the industry. The questions from the committee directed to me had to do with how exactly patients got their records and exactly what staff did to ensure the minimum necessary was provided to other requestors.