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Guidebook for Effective Interaction with Federal and State Governments [downloadable PDF file]
Author: AHIMA Legislative Advisory Council; GRQ Inc.
Source: AHIMA Advocacy and Policy
Publication Date: January 02, 1998
First Notices of Proposed Rule Making for HIPAA Requirements Issued
Author: Frawley, Kathleen A.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 1998
The first two notices of proposed rule making outlining the proposed requirements for compliance with the requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) were scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on May 7, 1998. One notice focuses on the pro....
HHS Publishes Notice of Proposed Rule Making for Security, Electronic Signature Standards
Author: Frawley, Kathleen A.; Asmonga, Donald D.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: October 1998
On August 12, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published the notice of proposed rule making on standards for the security of individual health information and electronic signature use by health plans, healthcare clearinghouses and healthcare providers. These standards are part....
AHIMA's Response to HCFA on the Notice of Proposed Rule-Making on the Proposed Prospective Payment System for Hospital Outpatient Services
Author: Kloss, Linda L
Source: AHIMA testimony and comments
Publication Date: January 06, 1999
Text:
The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) is pleased to have the opportunity to submit comments on the proposed prospective payment system for hospital outpatient services.
Description of the Ambulatory Payment Classification (APC) Groups
W....
Analysis of H.R. Confidentiality Bills, 106th Congress
Author: AHIMA Policy and Government Relations Team
Source: AHIMA regulation analysis
Publication Date: April 14, 1999
State Health Privacy Regulation--the Latest Controversy
Author: Frawley, Kathleen A.; Asmonga, Donald D.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: October 1999
One of the most confusing, complex, and controversial aspects of the health information confidentiality debate is the issue of federal preemption of state laws, regulations, and statutes. Some organizations, like AHIMA, support complete preemption of state laws to provide for a uniform....
AHIMA's Comments on Notice of Proposed Rule-making Regarding Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information
Author: Kloss, Linda L
Source: AHIMA testimony and comments
Publication Date: January 20, 2000
January 20, 2000
U. S. Department of Health and Human Services
Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
Attention: Privacy-P
Room G-322A Hubert H. Humphrey Building
200 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D. C. 20201
AHIMA Comments on Privacy Rule
Author: Asmonga, Donald D.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2000
On January 18, 2000, AHIMA submitted comments to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on the proposed rule for 45 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Parts 160 through 164: "Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information." The proposed rule....
Final Rule for Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information. What the Rule Covers
Author: AHIMA Policy and Government Relations Team
Source: AHIMA Advocacy and Policy
Publication Date: January 02, 2001
Notice of Privacy Practices for Protected Health Information
Standard: Notice of Privacy PracticesRight to Notice
The Rule states (§164.520) that "an individual has a right to adequate notice of the uses and disclosures of PHI that may be made by the covered entity, a....
Final Rule for Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information. What the Rule Covers
Author: AHIMA Policy and Government Relations Team
Source: AHIMA Advocacy and Policy
Publication Date: January 02, 2001
Other Requirements Relating to Uses and Disclosures of Protected Health Information
This section of the Rule (§164.514) begins by covering the standard and specifications for de-identification of PHI. In this analysis, this item is covered in Uses and Disclosures of De-Identified Protecte....
Final Rule for Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information. What the Rule Covers
Author: AHIMA Policy and Government Relations Team
Source: AHIMA Advocacy and Policy
Publication Date: January 02, 2001
Modifications
The Rule’s provision for modifications (§160.104) follow the same approach as the other HIPAA regulations. "The Secretary may adopt a modification at any time during the first year after the standard [rule] or implementation specification is initially adopted [the rule....
Final Rule for Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information. Resources
Author: AHIMA Policy and Government Relations Team
Source: AHIMA Advocacy and Policy
Publication Date: January 02, 2001
Initially the reader will find only a few Web site resources available. As with other HIPAA components, this will change as the industry matures in its understanding. Since the final Rule has already created comments, the Secretary has already indicated that several technical amendments wi....
Final Rule for Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information. What the Rule Covers
Author: AHIMA Policy and Government Relations Team
Source: AHIMA Advocacy and Policy
Publication Date: January 02, 2001
Access of Individuals to Protected Health Information
Standard: Access to PHIRight of Access
The Rule states (§164.524) that "an individual has a right of access to inspect and obtain a copy of PHI about the individual in a designated record set, for as long as the PH....
Final Rule for Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information. What the Rule Covers
Author: AHIMA Policy and Government Relations Team
Source: AHIMA Advocacy and Policy
Publication Date: January 02, 2001
Amendment of Protected Health Information
Standard: Right to Amend
The Rule says (§164.526) that "an individual has the right to have a covered entity amend PHI or a record about the individual in a designated record set for as long as the PHI is maintained in the designate....
Final Rule for Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information. What the Rule Covers
Author: AHIMA Policy and Government Relations Team
Source: AHIMA Advocacy and Policy
Publication Date: January 02, 2001
Consent for Use or Disclosures to Carry Out Treatment, Payment, or Health Care Operations
Standard: Consent Requirement
The Rule states (§164.506) that "a covered health care provider must obtain the individual’s consent, in accordance with this [Rule], prior to using or di....
Final Rule for Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information. What the Rule Covers
Author: AHIMA Policy and Government Relations Team
Source: AHIMA Advocacy and Policy
Publication Date: January 02, 2001
Uses and Disclosures for Which Consent, an Authorization, or Opportunity to Agree or Object Is Not Required
The Rule states (§164.512) that "a covered entity may use or disclose PHI without the written consent or authorization of the individual as described in Consent for Uses or Di....
Final Rule for Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information. What the Rule Covers
Author: AHIMA Policy and Government Relations Team
Source: AHIMA Advocacy and Policy
Publication Date: January 02, 2001
Administrative Requirements
Standard: Personnel DesignationsPrivacy Officer
The Rule states (§164.530(1)(i)) that: "A covered entity must designate a privacy official who is responsible for the development and implementation of the policies and procedures of the entit....
Final Rule for Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information. What the Rule Covers
Author: AHIMA Policy and Government Relations Team
Source: AHIMA Advocacy and Policy
Publication Date: January 02, 2001
Uses and Disclosures for Which an Authorization Is Required
Standard: Authorizations for Uses and Disclosures
Authorizations Required: General Rule
The Rule states (§164.508) that except as otherwise permitted or required by [the Rule], a covered entity may not use or discl....
Final Rule for Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information. What the Rule Covers
Author: AHIMA Policy and Government Relations Team
Source: AHIMA Advocacy and Policy
Publication Date: January 02, 2001
Definitions
Definitions play a key role in the Privacy Rule, and there are a number of definitions provided in the final rule: §160.103 (65FR82798), §160.202 (65FR82800), §164.501 (65FR82803), and §164.504 (65FR82802). Due to their detail, several of the definitions are important componen....
Final Rule for Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information. What the Rule Covers
Author: AHIMA Policy and Government Relations Team
Source: AHIMA Advocacy and Policy
Publication Date: January 02, 2001
Uses and Disclosures of De-Identified Protected Health Information
Standard: Uses and Disclosures to Create De-Identified Information
The Rule (§164.502(c)) states "a covered entity may use PHI to create information that is not individually identifiable health information o....
Final Rule for Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information. What the Rule Covers
Author: AHIMA Policy and Government Relations Team
Source: AHIMA Advocacy and Policy
Publication Date: January 02, 2001
Application to Specific Entities
Essentially, the Rule (§160.102) covers the three entity groups mentioned specifically in HIPAA and in the previously published Transactions and Code Sets (TCS) rule. The "covered entities" are:
Health plans
Clearinghouses
Provide....
Final Rule for Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information
Author: AHIMA Policy and Government Relations Team
Source: AHIMA Advocacy and Policy
Publication Date: January 02, 2001
Background and History
As noted at the beginning of this document, the final HIPAA privacy rule was published in the Federal Register on December 28, 2000. The content of the final rule was determined on the basis of the content of and comments to the NPRM published in November....
Final Rule for Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information. What the Rule Covers
Author: AHIMA Policy and Government Relations Team
Source: AHIMA Advocacy and Policy
Publication Date: January 02, 2001
Accounting of Disclosures of Protected Health Information
Standard: Right to an Accounting of Disclosures of PHI
The Rule states (§164.528) that "an individual has a right to receive an accounting of disclosures of PHI made by a covered entity in the six [6] years prior to....
Final Rule for Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information
Author: AHIMA Policy and Government Relations Team
Source: AHIMA Advocacy and Policy | AHIMA regulation analysis
Publication Date: January 02, 2001
Notes
Readers will notice that some word such as "healthcare" may be written in more than one way in this analysis. Style guides often require the term "healthcare" be stated as such, however, the federal government uses the term as "health care." In this document we will be using the te....
Final Rule for Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information. What the Rule Covers
Author: AHIMA Policy and Government Relations Team
Source: AHIMA Advocacy and Policy
Publication Date: January 02, 2001
Rights to Request Privacy Protection for Protected Health Information
Standard: Right of an Individual to Request Restriction of Uses and Disclosures of PHI
The Rule provides a standard (§164.522) that states that "a covered entity must permit an individual to request that....
Final Rule for Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information. What the Rule Covers
Author: AHIMA Policy and Government Relations Team
Source: AHIMA Advocacy and Policy
Publication Date: January 02, 2001
Uses and Disclosures Requiring an Opportunity for the Individual to Agree or to Object
The Rule states (§164.510) that "a covered entity may use or disclose PHI without the written consent or authorization of the individual as described in the sections..[on Consents and Au....
Final Rule for Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information. What the Rule Covers
Author: AHIMA Policy and Government Relations Team
Source: AHIMA Advocacy and Policy
Publication Date: January 02, 2001
Uses and Disclosure of Protected Health Information: General Rules
Standard: General
DHHS takes the approach to privacy-based on who, when, and under what circumstances protected health information (PHI) can and cannot be used. To further clarify the Rule’s intent, it has been writte....
Final Rule for Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information. What the Rule Covers
Author: AHIMA Policy and Government Relations Team
Source: AHIMA Advocacy and Policy
Publication Date: January 02, 2001
Uses and Disclosures: Organizational Requirements
Hybrid Entities
Standard/Specification: Healthcare Component
The discussion in this part of the Rule (§164.504) notes that except for where it is specifically noted, when dealing with a hybrid entity [see Definitions], the r....
Final Rule for Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information. What the Rule Covers
Author: AHIMA Policy and Government Relations Team
Source: AHIMA Advocacy and Policy
Publication Date: January 02, 2001
Preemption of State [and other] Law[s]
{The preemption of state law remains one of the more controversial issues with Privacy. Parties generally disagreed on three specific issues. First, various groups that include AHIMA support complete preemption to establish a uniform national standar....
Journal Q&A (2/01)
Author: AHIMA Staff
Source: AHIMA Q and A
Publication Date: February 02, 2001
Q: How does the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) define health information in the final rule for healthcare electronic transactions and code sets?
A: The HIPAA final rule for healthcare electronic transactions and code sets was released on August 17, 200....
Review of Congressional Action 2000
Author: Asmonga, Donald D.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: February 2001
The 106th Congress dragged more than two months beyond its targeted adjournment date, wrangling about fiscal year 2001 budget matters.
Congress finally adjourned on December 15, after passing a massive $384 billion omnibus spending package (HR 4577) that included a five-year....
Divided Congress Faces Challenging Future
Author: Asmonga, Donald D.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2001
Our closely divided government reflects a closely divided nation. Governing and legislating in this atmosphere will be an interesting and unpredictable undertaking. As a result of the lengthy election process, Congress's organization and the presidential transition have taken an inord....
Delegating Complaint Line Responsibilities
Author: Rode, Dan
Source: In Confidence (newsletter)
Publication Date: March 02, 2001
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) adds several compliance requirements, with none more daunting than the administrative simplification rule for privacy. The question these privacy rules raise is whether the facility’s complaint line should be altered or e....
Final Rule for Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information. What the Rule Covers
Author: AHIMA Policy and Government Relations Team
Source: AHIMA Advocacy and Policy
Publication Date: March 02, 2001
Reaction to AHIMA’s Previous Comments on the Standards for the Privacy of Individual Identifiable Health Information
Applicability
AHIMA recommended that the scope of the rule be extended to include all individually identifiable health information, including purely paper records....
Tapping Our Legislative Influence
Author: Rode, Dan
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: April 2001
Beyond the endless speculation about how the recent federal election will affect Congress' lawmaking abilities, the narrow margins of victory illustrated an important point: individual votes have power. The 436 elected officials in Washington, DC, recognize this. This is AHIMA's-and y....
AHIMA Advocates for Physician Query Forms
Author: Rode, Dan
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: May 2001
The Medicare program's reluctance to accept physician query forms has been fermenting for several years. Recently, the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) have argued that facilities u....
AHIMA Testifies in Support of ICD-10
Author: Rode, Dan
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: July 2001
The "replacement [of ICD-9-CM, Volume 3] with a new procedural coding system for inpatient services is absolutely necessary and ICD-10-PCS meets the criteria for such a replacement system," said Linda Kloss, MA, RHIA, AHIMA's executive vice president and CEO. Kloss also argued that &q....
AHIMA Testifies to CMS on Physician Query Forms
Author: AHIMA Policy and Government Relations Team
Source: AHIMA testimony and comments
Publication Date: July 27, 2001
On Friday, July 27, 2001, AHIMA presented testimony to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). As part of this testimony, AHIMA cited a new Practice Brief titled "Developing a Physician Query Process."
The practice brief is a keystone of AHIMA's recommendation to CM....
Meeting HIM Needs Through Advocacy Efforts
Author: Rode, Dan
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: September 2001
One of the major benefits of association membership is the opportunity to participate in advocacy efforts on national and local levels. At AHIMA, volunteer leaders, members, and staff work in a variety of ways to promote certain policies and standards within the healthcare industry an....
Current Issues
Author:
Source: AHIMA bibliography
Publication Date: September 15, 2001
Coding
Hospital Outpatient Services Prospective Payment System (PPS) Background [PDF file, you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader in order to print or view this document], HCFA, March 2000
HCFA Clarification of Modifier Usage in Reporting Outpatient Hospital Services, HCFA, Septembe....
AHIMA Letter to CMS on Proposed Changes to Medicare Outpatient PPS Rule
Author: Rode, Dan
Source: AHIMA testimony and comments
Publication Date: September 26, 2001
September 26, 2001
Thomas A. Scully
Administrator
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Department of Health and Human Services
Attention: CMS-1159-P
P.O. Box 8017
Baltimore, Maryland 21244-8017
RE: File Code CMS-1159-P
Medicare Prog....
NCVHS Groups Explore CPR, Privacy Rule Possibilities
Author: Rode, Dan
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: October 2001
HIPAA's fifth anniversary was marked by meetings of two key subcommittees of the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS): the standards (transactions) and security subcommittee and the privacy and confidentiality subcommittee. At the security subcommittee, experts fr....
AHIMA Letter to CMS on Facility Coding of E/M Services
Author: Rode, Dan
Source: AHIMA testimony and comments
Publication Date: October 30, 2001
October 30, 2001
Thomas Scully
Administrator
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Attention: OPPS - E/M Coding
Mailstop C4-05-17
7500 Security Boulevard
Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850
RE: OPPS - Facility Coding of E/M Services
Request....
Call for Preparedness and Political Activism
Author: Rode, Dan
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: November 2001
As I read and heard stories about the emergency support and rescue efforts after September's terrorist attacks, three things came to mind. First, I thought about our medical systems' preparedness. Those in hospitals and other healthcare facilities often go through disaster preparednes....
How Bioterrorism Became an HIM Issue
Author: Rode, Dan
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: January 2002
Bioterrorism is not a subject that people would normally relate to HIM. Yet, since the first anthrax letter was discovered on October 4, 2001, there have been discussions around the country that will directly affect HIM for many years to come.
Bioterrorism spotlighted public he....
AHIMA's Comments Regarding Proposed Diagnosis Code Modifications for ICD-9-CM
Author: Prophet, Sue
Source: AHIMA testimony and comments
Publication Date: January 03, 2002
AMERICAN HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION
233 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 2150
Chicago, Illinois 60601-1090
January 3, 2002
Donna Pickett, MPH, RHIA
Medical Classification Administrator
National Center for Health Statistics
Office o....
AHIMA's Comments Regarding APC Advisory Panel Discussion on Guideline for Medicare OPPS - Facility Coding of E/M Services
Author: Prophet, Sue
Source: AHIMA testimony and comments
Publication Date: January 03, 2002
AMERICAN HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION
233 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 2150
Chicago, Illinois 60601-1090
January 3, 2002
Paul M. Rudolf, MD, JD
Chairman
Medicare Advisory Panel on APCs
c/o Centers for Medicare & Medicai....
AHIMA's Comments Regarding Proposed Procedure Code Modifications for ICD-9-CM
Author: Prophet, Sue
Source: AHIMA testimony and comments
Publication Date: January 03, 2002
AMERICAN HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION
233 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 2150
Chicago, Illinois 60601-1090
January 3, 2002
Patricia Brooks, RHIA
Technical Assistant, Office of Hospital Policy
Division of Prospective Payment System
Centers fo....
AHIMA Advantage E-Alert (January 10, 2002)
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA newsletter
Publication Date: January 10, 2002
weekly electronic newsletter covering the latest news of interest to the HIM professional
AHIMA Advantage E-Alert (January 17, 2002)
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA newsletter
Publication Date: January 17, 2002
weekly electronic newsletter covering the latest news of interest to the HIM professional
AHIMA Advantage E-Alert (January 24, 2002)
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA newsletter
Publication Date: January 24, 2002
weekly electronic newsletter covering the latest news of interest to the HIM professional
AHIMA Advantage E-Alert (January 31, 2002)
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA newsletter
Publication Date: January 31, 2002
weekly electronic newsletter covering the latest news of interest to the HIM professional
Coding: a Look at the Big Picture
Author:
Source: AHIMA Advantage
Publication Date: February 2002
The AHIMA Board of Directors has developed a comprehensive plan to address critical issues in coding for 2002. The focus on coding is just one of four special strategic initiatives on this year's agenda, which also includes membership, education, and work force issues. It's hard to ignore the f....
Testimony of the American Health Information Management Association to the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics on Medical Code Sets
Author: Prophet, Sue
Source: AHIMA testimony and comments
Publication Date: February 06, 2002
February 6, 2002
Opening Comments
Good morning Mr. Chairman, members and staff of the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS) Standards and Security subcommittee, ladies and gentlemen. I am Sue Prophet, director of coding policy and compliance for the American Heal....
AHIMA Advantage E-Alert (February 7, 2002)
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA newsletter
Publication Date: February 07, 2002
weekly electronic newsletter covering the latest news of interest to the HIM professional
AHIMA Advantage E-Alert (February 14, 2002)
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA newsletter
Publication Date: February 14, 2002
weekly electronic newsletter covering the latest news of interest to the HIM professional
AHIMA Advantage E-Alert (February 21, 2002)
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA newsletter
Publication Date: February 21, 2002
weekly electronic newsletter covering the latest news of interest to the HIM professional
AHIMA Advantage E-Alert (February 28, 2002)
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA newsletter
Publication Date: February 28, 2002
weekly electronic newsletter covering the latest news of interest to the HIM professional
Transactions Delay Prompts Concern Among Covered Entities
Author: Rode, Dan
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2002
AHIMA recently attended a meeting of healthcare providers, payers, and staff representatives of the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Organized by the Association for Electronic Health Care Transactions, the meet....
Look Back at Congressional Action 2001
Author: Asmonga, Donald D.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2002
Despite an eventful year, the AHIMA Policy and Government Relations team dedicated itself to advocating for AHIMA members and monitoring those issues that may impact the HIM profession. This article will provide you with a snapshot of AHIMAs activities in 2001, Congressional activity and....
AHIMA's Letter to the Secretary of HHS on Medicare Reform
Author: Rode, Dan
Source: AHIMA testimony and comments
Publication Date: March 05, 2002
AMERICAN HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION
233 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 2150
Chicago, Illinois 60601-1090
March 5, 2002
Honorable Tommy G. Thompson
Secretary, US Department of Health and Human Services
Attn: Christy Schmidt
....
AHIMA Advantage E-Alert (March 7, 2002)
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA newsletter
Publication Date: March 07, 2002
weekly electronic newsletter covering the latest news of interest to the HIM professional
AHIMA Advantage E-Alert (March 14, 2002)
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA newsletter
Publication Date: March 14, 2002
weekly electronic newsletter covering the latest news of interest to the HIM professional
AHIMA Advantage E-Alert (March 21, 2002)
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA newsletter
Publication Date: March 21, 2002
weekly electronic newsletter covering the latest news of interest to the HIM professional
AHIMA Advantage E-Alert (Special issue, March 22, 2002)
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA newsletter
Publication Date: March 22, 2002
HHS Announces Proposed Changes to Privacy Rule
AHIMA Advantage E-Alert (March 28, 2002)
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA newsletter
Publication Date: March 28, 2002
weekly electronic newsletter covering the latest news of interest to the HIM professional
Advocating HIM Issues in an Election Year
Author: Rode, Dan
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: April 2002
This column has often addressed the advocacy role of the HIM professional. This year, that role becomes even more important—it’s an election year. Elections call for citizen involvement, and HIM professionals are no exception.
This election year, 435 members of th....
Envisioning Consistent Coding for All
Author:
Source: AHIMA Advantage
Publication Date: April 2002
What if...a single entity oversaw all of the coding systems in use today? What if...all payers and providers were required to adhere to code set rules and guidelines in the same way? What if...there was one definitive set of coding rules, definitions, and guidelines that all users could easily....
AHIMA Advantage E-Alert (April 4, 2002)
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA newsletter
Publication Date: April 04, 2002
weekly electronic newsletter covering the latest news of interest to the HIM professional
Testimony of the American Health Information Management Association to the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics on ICD-10-PCS
Author: Prophet, Sue
Source: AHIMA testimony and comments
Publication Date: April 09, 2002
April 9, 2002
Opening Comments
Chairman Cohen, members of the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS) Standards and Security Subcommittee, ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon. I am Sue Prophet, director of coding policy and compliance of the American Hea....
AHIMA Advantage E-Alert (April 11, 2002)
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA newsletter
Publication Date: April 11, 2002
weekly electronic newsletter covering the latest news of interest to the HIM professional
AHIMA Comments to CMS Regarding the Medicare Fee Schedule for Payment of Ambulance Service
Author: Rode, Dan
Source: AHIMA testimony and comments
Publication Date: April 15, 2002
AMERICAN HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION
1730 M Street, NW, Suite 409
Washington, DC 20036
April 15, 2002
Thomas A. Scully
Administrator
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Department of Health and Human....
AHIMA Advantage E-Alert (April 18, 2002)
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA newsletter
Publication Date: April 18, 2002
weekly electronic newsletter covering the latest news of interest to the HIM professional
AHIMA Advantage E-Alert (April 25, 2002)
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA newsletter
Publication Date: April 25, 2002
weekly electronic newsletter covering the latest news of interest to the HIM professional
AHIMA Advantage E-Alert (May 2, 2002)
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA newsletter
Publication Date: May 02, 2002
weekly electronic newsletter covering the latest news of interest to the HIM professional
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