Medical Records Collection, Retention, and Access

Medical records are those records kept on individual patients by providers that include health history, diagnostic information, and provider notes, among other pieces of data. Medical records can be kept on paper or electronically. This topic covers records maintenance as a condition of provider licensure, recordkeeping requirements for a variety of facilities, and laws governing record retention and ownership, access to records, data collection, and storage and destruction.

Health Information Technology in the United States: Driving Toward Delivery System Change, 2012

Fri, 2012-05-04 14:24 — healthinfolaw_admin

Published on April 16, 2012

Author: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

This report looks at the readiness of health care providers to meet electronic health record adoption incentives established by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. It also looks at progress in the adoption of health information technology (HIT), and the importance of HIT in health reform efforts, such as patient centered medical home models and accountable care organizations.

An Overview of Final Regulations Implementing HITECH’s Meaningful Use Provisions

Wed, 2012-05-02 09:51 — healthinfolaw_admin

Published on November 1, 2010

Author: Cartwright-Smith, L, Thorpe, JH, Burke, T, Rosenbaum, S.

Publication: Aligning Forces for Quality

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This analysis describes the major provisions of the Electronic Health Record incentive programs, as clarified by the final rule issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on July 13, 2010. This piece explains the definition of meaningful use, as used in Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, and what this means for the Aligning Forces for Quality communities.

Chapter 2: An Update on Meaningful Use. In “Health Information Technology in the United States: Moving Toward Meaningful Use," 2010

Wed, 2012-05-02 09:36 — healthinfolaw_admin

Published on December 1, 2010

Author: Burke, T, Stewart, A, Cartwright-Smith, L.

Publication: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

This analysis piece examines the Meaningful Use rule, as established by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, as well as provisions in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that relate to Health Information Technology.