At a news conference yesterday, the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) unveiled its Health Information Bill of Rights, a set of seven principles designed to protect and promote patient access to personal health information. Craig May, AHIMA public relations, called the Bill of Rights ''an extraordinary stride in patient ...

Anytime someone mentions this year's American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) Convention and Exhibit, I immediately think of the song, ''I Heard it Through the Grapevine,'' because, well, the event's being held in Grapevine, TX. Problem is, I only know that single line of lyrics, and as a child of the late ‘80s, I more often ...