CHAPTER 16: Integrated Delivery Systems

Brenda Olson, MEd, RHIA, CHP

Karen Gallagher Grant, RHIA, CHP

Learning Objectives

After completing this chapter, the reader should be able to:

  • Identify the challenges and key issues regarding the protection of patient information and data integrity and quality in an integrated delivery system (IDS).

  • Identify how the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) affects information protection.

  • Define patient identity management system and discuss the tasks and ethical issues involved in creating such a system.

  • Identify the skills and knowledge needed by the health information management (HIM) professional to coordinate HIM efforts across an IDS.

  • Understand the roles of compliance, ...

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