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The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) explains that health information systems (HIS) are professional information management tools that include software and information databases, such as medical records, medical coding and patient databases.
Potential
Health information systems are an important part of the mandate for U.S. health-care providers to use electronic medical records (EMR) to more efficiently share patient data among medical providers and agencies.
HIPPA
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) necessitates that health-care providers protect the privacy of patient information. Health-care providers use HIS to manage and secure patient data.
Coding
Medical coders use HIS software to take patient data written in medical records and classify the information according to standard industry codes.
Types of Databases
Health organizations and researchers use HIS databases to store and analyze health data. These include human resource departments, insurance companies and research and advocacy groups such as the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).
Considerations
Health information system issues for concern are the security of data, patient privacy, compatibility between systems and the cost of implementing HIS.
Source:
Physicians' Use Of Electronic Medical Records: Barriers And Solutions
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