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Issue Brief: Health Information Portability and Accountability Act

SAA supports all efforts to strengthen the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) to: 1. Redefine “Protected Health Information” (PHI) to balance privacy and access concerns regarding access to PHI about individuals whose death dates are not known. 2. Allow access to PHI for … See more

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Insights from the Section Health Assessment Survey

WebMarch 4, 2024—In the spring of 2023, the Section Health Assessment Working Group launched a member-wide survey to better understand the ways in which members engage with SAA sections and to gather ideas about other models of communities of practice.This survey, which closed on April 30, 2023, is a component of a multi-year initiative to assess …

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APHA Health Reform Advocacy toolkit

WebAPHA HeAltH RefoRm AdvocAcy toolkit / 1. introduction. Dear Advocates, Health reform legislation presents a unique opportunity to improve the public’s health and specifically, to start moving from a system that focuses on treating the …

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Science, Technology and Health Care Section

WebWelcome to the Science, Technology and Health Care Section. STHC is an interest group within the Society of American Archivists. The STHC Section provides a forum for archivists with interests or holdings in science, technology, and health care, presenting opportunities to exchange information, solve problems, and share successes.

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The Future of Public Health and Health Education

Webresponsibility iii implementing health strategoes, interventions, and programs. responsibility iv conduct evaluation and research related to health education. responsibility v administer health education strategies, intervention, and programs. responsibility vi serve as a resource person in health education.

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HIPAA Resource Page Society of American Archivists

WebMembers of the Society of American Archivists Science, Technology & Health Care Roundtable (STHC) and the Librarians, Archivists, and Museum Professionals in the History of the Health Sciences (LAMPHHS) have compiled this web page to provide information on the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) …

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Section Health Assessment Overview

WebSAA Section Health Assessment Report Executive Summary Background In the spring of 2023, the Section Health Assessment Working Group (Council Members: Joyce Gabiola, Jasmine Jones, Dominique Luster, and Lydia Tang) launched a member-wide survey to better understand the ways in which members engage with sections and to gather ideas

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An Archival Examination of the ISO Health Informatics Standards

WebØISO/TS 21547:2010 -Reviewed and Confirmed in 2017 Health informatics --Security requirements for archiving of electronic health records --Principles ØISO/HL7 10781 -Electronic Health Record System Functional Model, Release 2 Ⅲ. Preliminary findings ØISO 15489-1:2016 Information and documentation --Records management --

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In search of longitudinal health data: Bridging the divide …

Webhealth classification data in relation to EHR data. In addition to the work to develop these tools, it would be useful to study the potential parallels between historical medical record formats and EHR document templates, of which there are currently nine; this may facilitate the development of search and analysis

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Resources for Response to COVID-19 Health Crisis

WebCreated in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the Archival Workers Emergency Fund was established by the SAA Foundation to provide financial assistance for archival workers experiencing acute, unanticipated financial hardship due to the crisis. Tri-State Relief Fund to Support Non-Salaried Workers in the Visual Arts.

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About STHC Society of American Archivists

WebWelcome to the Science, Technology and Health Care Section. STHC is an interest group within the Society of American Archivists. The STHC Section provides a forum for archivists with interests or holdings in science, technology, and health care, presenting opportunities to exchange information, solve problems, and share successes.

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Librarians, Archivists, and Museum Professionals in the History of

WebThis Association is established exclusively for educational purposes to serve the professional interests of librarians, archivists, and other specialists actively engaged in the librarianship of the history of the health sciences by promoting the exchange of information and by improving standards of service.

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Society of American Archivists Council Meeting August 11 12, …

Webrights of privacy beyond file unit of the medical record to individually identifiable health information in all types of file systems, documents, formats, and media; and the first federal law to extend rights of privacy beyond health information of living individuals to health information of decedents.

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SAA Council Statement on Impact of COVID-19 Health Crisis on …

WebMarch 18, 2020—The Society of American Archivists is committed to supporting archivists during the COVID-19 pandemic.. The SAA Council strongly recommends that leaders, boards and trustees, and administrators of archives close public-facing facilities until archives workers are significantly less likely to be exposed or contribute to the spread of …

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council-report_section-health_2022-10

WebSection Health Assessment Page 5 of 5 1122-V-B-SectionHealth Survey, focus group, and quantitative data package shared with Council liaisons via direct emails in January 2023 Update on process at February 2023 SAA Council meeting Council liaisons to share section health assessment reports with section leaders and

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Unsung Heroes Society of American Archivists

WebUnsung Heroes in the history of STEM and health sciences. SAA's Science, Technology and Health Care Section has initiated this site to highlight underrepresented and diverse persons and groups documented in archival collections on the history of STEM and health sciences. The hope is that the shared information will be a useful resource for

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STHC Newsletters and Blog: "Archival Elements"

WebBeginning in June 2022, Archival Elements is now the blog of the Science, Technology and Health Care Section. Bookmark and keep up with new posts here: Archival Elements. Past issues of the annual newsletter format are available below. We want to hear about: The archival processes, practices, and innovations used in the management of your science, …

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Newsletter of the Society of American Archivists Science, …

WebPreserving Opioid Industry Documents to Protect Public Health, P. 19 Rachel Taketa, University of California, San Francisco Industry Documents Library The NSRC’s First Large-Scale Photo Preservation Project, P. 22 Mott Linn, National Security Research Center, Los Alamos National Laboratory

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Help SAA Assess the Health of Its Sections

WebThe current Section Health Assessment (SHA) Working Group has proposed that the Council conduct an assessment of section health that engages the general membership in order to make more informed and holistic decisions. The SHA Working Group is proceeding with the member-wide Section Health Assessment Survey, which …

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Science, Technology & Health Care

Webscience, technology and health care, presenting opportunities to exchange information, solve problems, and share successes. 2002 was quite a productive year for the Roundtable. At the SAA 2002 Annual Meeting in Birmingham, STHC elected three new Steering Committee members (Stephen Novak, Rose Roberto, and John Zwicky) and a new Co …

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Notes on Copyright, Restrictions, and Unprocessed Collections

WebUnprocessed collections: These collections contain materials that the archival staff has received—but has not yet examined, identified, and organized for researchers to use. The work that archivists do in preparing materials for research use is called “processing.”. Here are some reasons materials require processing before use:

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SAA Council Approves Best Practices for Archival Term Position, …

WebApproved the Council liaison's recommendations on the disposition of the sections and next steps of the Section Health Assessment Working Group. (IV.C) Approved minutes for the May 2023 Council meeting, now available on the SAA website here. (II.C.) Reviewed and discussed FY23 mid-point financials (July 2022 –January 2023)

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