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The Practical Guide to Release of Information:
ROI in a HITECH World, Second Edition

Rose T. Dunn, MBA, RHIA, CPA, CHPS, FACHE
Ben Burton, JD, MBA, RHIA, CHP, CHC

The Practical Guide to Release of Information: ROI in a HITECH World provides an in-depth look at release of information from a legal, technological, and cost-effectiveness standpoint. This definitive guide discusses regulations that affect ROI, how to design an effective ROI department, the role of ROI in a legal environment, and technological applications for ROI. It addresses practical management issues related to quality control, backlog, turnaround times, and productivity. It also provides relevant policies and procedures, job descriptions, tracking logs, and more.

$175

Features include:

• Information on recent regulatory changes affecting ROI
• ROI specialist job descriptions, productivity expectations, cost analysis and copy charges, cross training, and other information needed to increase the efficiency of your department
• Role of new technologies and efficiencies in ROI
• Easy-to-understand analysis of the role that ROI plays in subpoenas, depositions, and court appearances
• Strategies for safeguarding against lawsuits
• Breakdown of state regulations regarding ROI

About the Authors

Rose T. Dunn, MBA, RHIA, CPA, CHPS, FACHE, is a past president of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) and recipient of AHIMA’s 1997 Distinguished Member Award. She is chief operating officer of First Class Solutions, Inc., of St. Louis. Her consulting firm, First Class Solutions, focuses primarily on HIM-related services, including coding support, coding audits, and operations improvement. Dunn also serves as an expert witness for release of information lawsuits (ROI) and advisor to organizations on ROI issues.

Ben Burton, JD, MBA, RHIA, CHP, CHC, is an instructor in the Health Information Administration Program at Stephens College, a part-time consultant with First Class Solutions, Inc., and the Health Information/Compliance Director with InterMed, P.A., a large multi-specialty physician practice. He has presented on various healthcare compliance and privacy/security topics, as well as authored/co-authored several AHIMA practice briefs. Ben is currently a Director of MeHIMA's Board of Directors.

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