Topic

HIM

Records, standards, and the quiet politics of a data field.

3 posts

  • Lead illustration for The Folk Version of HIPAA: a hospital front desk invoking patient privacy
    April 22, 202612 min

    The Folk Version of HIPAA

    HIPAA, HIPAA, HIPAA! Everyone invokes it, few have read it — and the gap between the statute and the folk version is hurting patients and families.

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  • Lead illustration for The Bill You Can't Read
    April 10, 20267 min

    The Bill You Can't Read

    Hospitals are required by law to publish what they charge. As it turns out, it means absolutely nothing.

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  • Lead illustration for The Engine and the Fuel: an AI health assistant reading a patient record
    March 15, 202614 min

    The Engine and the Fuel

    New AI health tools can now read your medical record, but nobody is making sure the record is worth reading.

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