Members elect new directors, president-elect
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pre\ident, ‘is the 198 7 chum‘in of the Publicmons Committec. Her fresh ideas m d energy ~$111 enhance our official professional communica- tions vehicle, Perspec tiim in Hospital Risk Management Third, I know the other members of the Publications Committee would agree th‘it thosc of you \z ho haLe not pxricipaed in the work of the societ? are missing a lot. Shar- ing ide‘is with so mm? is energizing and provoc‘itike. We encourage anyone mho has the \lightest interest in any of the ASHRM committees to contact the chairman or the society bo‘ird of dircctors Wc in\ itc you to step form,ird md cti,ingt your membership stxu5 from “passive” to “active” The inore you give, the more you get We know Thank vou for letting uj sene Members elect new directors, president-elec t As announced at ASHRM’s sixth annual meeting, October 25, 1984, in San Diego, the following members were elected to serve two- year terms on the ASHRM board of directors: Sanford (Sandy) Bragman, risk manager, Sisters of Mercy Health Corporation, Farmington Hills, MI; and R. Stephen Trosty, J.D., coordinator for risk manage- ment and environmental services, Ohio Hospital Association, Columbus. Board member James F. Holzer, J.D., vice-president, Risk Manage- ment Foundation of the Harvard Medical Institutions, was elected 1985 president-elect. Holzer’s vacated position on the board of directors will be assumed by Audrey Vanagunas, director of risk manage- ment services for the Chicago Hospital Council’s Chicago Hospital Risk Pooling Program, whose appointment was approved by the board of directors at its October 1984 meeting. As first runner-up in the election of board members, Vanagunas will serve the remaining year of Holzer’s two-year term of office. All of the above-mentioned individuals assumed office effective January 1, 198.S.-David Meyers, society director record and discusses the factors to Published by American Hospital Book discusses privacy, confidentiality of health care information Privacy and Confidentiality of Health Care Information, by Jo Anne Czecowski Bruce, R.R.A., discusses the issues that a health care institu- tion must consider when developing a comprehensive institutionwide policy that allows for disclosure of needed health care information and at the same time safeguards the con- fidentiality of the information and the privacy of the patient. The book provides an overview of the funda- mental principles that will assist health care institutions to formulate their policy. The book defines the health be considered in the development of an institutionwide privacy protection policy, including security, control measures, and authorization for dis- closures. It gives specific suggestions for handling requests for informa- tion from internal and external sources, such as insurance programs, government agencies, news media, collection agencies, and research organizations. It also discusses policies and procedures for access by patients and for amending patients’ health records. The book has nine examples of forms that can be used in a privacy protection program, an extensive glossary, an index, and references at the end of each chapter. Publishing, hi., a wholly owned subsidiary of the American Hospital Association, Privacy and Confiden- tiality of Health Care Information will be of interest to hospital admin- istrators. medical record personnel, lawyers, researchers, insurance agents, and patients. The book can be used by hospitals, mental health facilities, long-term care facilities, or any other facility that collects and maintains health record information. Privacy and Confidentiality of Health Care Information, catalog no. 148171, can be ordered from AHA Services, Inc., PO. Box 99376, Chicago, IL 60693, for $21.95 for AHA members and $27.50 for others. Perspectives in Hospital Risk Management Published quarterly by the American Society for Hospital Risk Management of the rZmerican Hospital Association, 840 N Lake Shore Dr , Chicago, 11 60611 Opinions expressed in this newsletter are not necessarily those of the American Society for Hospital Risk Management or the American Hospitdl Association ~~~~~~ ~ ~ ~ Volume 5 Number 1 President: Jane Bryant, Green\ ille Hospital System, Greenville, SC President-elect: James Holzer, J D , Risk Management Foundation of the Hanard Medical Institutions, Cambridge, MA Society director: David Meyers, American Hospital Association, Chicago Staff associate: Hattie Grimsley , American Hospital Association, Chicago Newsletter Department editor: Peg Schultr Veach, American Hospital Aswciation, Chicago ~~~ ~ Winter 1985 ASHRM Publications Committee: Trudy A. Goldmari, ARM !chairman), University of Illinois, Chicago, 11. Dwight Carey Burke, Pacific Medical Center, Seattle, WA Charlotte Deneen, K.N., Mount Diablo Medical Center, Concord, CA Steve MacLauchlan, North Broward Hospital District, Fort 1-auderdale, FL Janice Rader, St. Luke’s Hospital, Bethlehem. PA Stephen Trosty, J.U., Ohio Hospital Association, Columbus, OH ~________ ~~~ ~ ~~ ~~~ ~ ~~~~~~ 2 Perspectives in Hospital Risk Management Winter 1985 ~ ~~~~~ 01985 by the American Hospital Association
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pre\ident, ‘is the 198 7 chum‘in o f the Publicmons Committec. Her fresh ideas m d energy ~$111 enhance our official professional communica- tions vehicle, Perspec t i im i n Hospital Risk Management
Third, I know the other members of the Publications Committee
would agree th‘it thosc of y o u \z ho haLe not pxricipaed in the work of the societ? are missing a lot. Shar- ing ide‘is with so m m ? is energizing and provoc‘itike. We encourage anyone mho has the \lightest interest in any of the ASHRM committees to contact the chairman or the
society bo‘ird o f dircctors W c i n \ itc you to step form,ird m d cti,ingt your membership s t x u 5 from “passive” to “active” The inore you give, the more you get We know
Thank vou for letting uj s e n e
Members elect new directors, president-elec t
As announced at ASHRM’s sixth annual meeting, October 25, 1984, in San Diego, the following members were elected to serve two- year terms on the ASHRM board of directors: Sanford (Sandy) Bragman, risk manager, Sisters of Mercy Health Corporation, Farmington Hills, MI; and R. Stephen Trosty,
J.D., coordinator for risk manage- ment and environmental services, Ohio Hospital Association, Columbus.
Board member James F. Holzer, J.D., vice-president, Risk Manage- ment Foundation of the Harvard Medical Institutions, was elected 1985 president-elect. Holzer’s vacated position on the board of directors will be assumed by Audrey Vanagunas, director of risk manage- ment services for the Chicago
Hospital Council’s Chicago Hospital Risk Pooling Program, whose appointment was approved by the board of directors at its October 1984 meeting. As first runner-up in the election of board members, Vanagunas will serve the remaining year of Holzer’s two-year term of office. All of the above-mentioned individuals assumed office effective January 1, 198.S.-David Meyers, society director
record and discusses the factors to Published by American Hospital Book discusses privacy, confidentiality of health care information
Privacy and Confidentiality of Health Care Information, by Jo Anne Czecowski Bruce, R.R.A., discusses the issues that a health care institu- tion must consider when developing a comprehensive institutionwide policy that allows for disclosure of needed health care information and at the same time safeguards the con- fidentiality of the information and the privacy of the patient. The book provides an overview of the funda- mental principles that will assist health care institutions to formulate their policy.
The book defines the health
be considered in the development of an institutionwide privacy protection policy, including security, control measures, and authorization for dis- closures. It gives specific suggestions for handling requests for informa- tion from internal and external sources, such as insurance programs, government agencies, news media, collection agencies, and research organizations. It also discusses policies and procedures for access by patients and for amending patients’ health records.
The book has nine examples of forms that can be used in a privacy protection program, an extensive glossary, an index, and references at the end of each chapter.
Publishing, hi., a wholly owned subsidiary of the American Hospital Association, Privacy and Confiden- tiality of Health Care Information will be of interest to hospital admin- istrators. medical record personnel, lawyers, researchers, insurance agents, and patients. The book can be used by hospitals, mental health facilities, long-term care facilities, or any other facility that collects and maintains health record information.
Privacy and Confidentiality of Health Care Information, catalog no. 148171, can be ordered from AHA Services, Inc., PO. Box 99376, Chicago, IL 60693, for $21.95 for AHA members and $27.50 for others.
Perspectives in Hospital Risk Management
Published quarterly by the American Society for Hospital Risk Management of the rZmerican Hospital Association, 840 N Lake Shore Dr , Chicago, 11 60611
Opinions expressed in this newsletter are not necessarily those of the American Society for Hospital Risk Management or the American Hospitdl Association
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Volume 5 Number 1
President: Jane Bryant, Green\ ille Hospital System, Greenville, SC President-elect: James Holzer, J D , Risk Management Foundation of the Hanard Medical Institutions, Cambridge, MA Society director: David Meyers, American Hospital Association, Chicago Staff associate: Hattie Grimsley , American Hospital Association, Chicago Newsletter Department editor: Peg Schultr Veach, American Hospital Aswciation, Chicago
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Winter 1985
ASHRM Publications Committee: Trudy A. Goldmari, ARM !chairman), University of Illinois, Chicago, 11. Dwight Carey Burke, Pacific Medical Center, Seattle, WA Charlotte Deneen, K.N., Mount Diablo Medical Center, Concord, CA Steve MacLauchlan, North Broward Hospital District, Fort 1-auderdale, FL Janice Rader, St. Luke’s Hospital, Bethlehem. PA Stephen Trosty, J .U., Ohio Hospital Association, Columbus, O H
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01985 by the American Hospital Association
