title: The empowered patient. Preparing for a new patient interaction.
abstract: The movement to give patients better access to and control of their health information is giving HIM a new customer: the patient. That requires a shift in both operations and culture.
authors.affiliation: chris.dimick@ahima.org
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dimick
mesh_terms: D022126:Access to Information / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D057171:American Recovery and Reinvestment Act; D003219:Confidentiality / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D057286:Electronic Health Records / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D020408:Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act; D055991:Health Records, Personal; D006801:Humans; D010358:Patient Participation; D018802:Patient-Centered Care; D011209:Power, Psychological; D014481:United States