ICD-9-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting 
U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; National Center for Health Statistics
U.S. Government
10/1/09
These guidelines, effective 10/01/9, should be used as a companion document to the official version of the ICD-9-CM as published on CD-ROM by the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO).
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Letter to State Medicaid Directors, ARRA HIT # 1 
U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
U.S. Government
9/1/09
Initial guidance on section 4201 of ARRA. Enclosures are available on the CMS web site.
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ICD-10-CM/PCS: an Introduction 
U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
U.S. Government, Medicare Learning Network
8/24/09
This revised publication provides general information about ICD-10-CM/PCS, including the benefits of adopting the new coding system, structural differences between ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM/PCS, and implementation planning recommendations.
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Health IT Adoption Toolbox [external web site] 
U.S. DHHS, Health Resources and Services Administration's Office of Health Information Technology
U.S. Government, HRSA, external web site
7/15/09
This resource is meant to serve health centers as well as other safety net and ambulatory care providers seeking to implement health IT to improve the overall effectiveness of their institutions.
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General Equivalence Mappings: ICD-9-CM to and from ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS 
U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
U.S. Government, Medicare Learning Network
6/26/09
second in series of frequently asked questions
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ICD-10 General Equivalence Mappings: an Introduction 
U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
U.S. Government, Medicare Learning Network
5/15/09
CMS and the CDC created the national version of the General Equivalence Mappings to ensure that consistency in national data is maintained.
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General Equivalence Mappings: ICD-9-CM to and from ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS 
U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
U.S. Government, Medicare Learning Network
3/3/09
top ten questions and answers regarding GEMs
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Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) Program: Update to the Evaluation of the 3-Year Demonstration 
U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
U.S. Government, CMS
1/6/09
The purpose of this report was to evaluate the RAC demonstration and to share with all interested parties
information about the demonstration. This January revision serves to update information reported in the Evaluation report released in July 2008.
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HIPAA Privacy Rule's Right of Access and Health Information Technology 
U.S. DHHS. Office of the National Coordinator for HIT, Office for Civil Rights
U.S. Government, ONC, OCR
12/16/08
See also the Framework and the Health IT Privacy and Security Toolkit document compilation.
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Personal Health Records and the HIPAA Privacy Rule 
U.S. DHHS. Office of the National Coordinator for HIT, Office for Civil Rights
U.S. Government, ONC, OCR
12/16/08
Guidance from the OCR
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Nationwide Privacy and Security Framework for Electronic Exchange of Individually Identifiable Health Information 
U.S. DHHS. Office of the National Coordinator for HIT, Office for Civil Rights
U.S. Government, ONC, OCR
12/16/08
This document lays out principles to establish a single, consistent approach for addressing privacy and security challenges related to electronic health information exchange.
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HIPAA Privacy Rule and Electronic Health Information Exchange in a Networked Environment: Introduction 
U.S. DHHS. Office of the National Coordinator for HIT, Office for Civil Rights
U.S. Government, ONC, OCR
12/16/08
See also the Framework and the Health IT Privacy and Security Toolkit document compilation.
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HIPAA Privacy Rule and the Privacy and Security Framework: Correction Principle and FAQs 
U.S. DHHS. Office of the National Coordinator for HIT, Office for Civil Rights
U.S. Government, ONC, OCR
12/16/08
See also the Framework and the Health IT Privacy and Security Toolkit document compilation.
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Health IT Privacy and Security Toolkit 
U.S. DHHS. Office of the National Coordinator for HIT, Office for Civil Rights
U.S. Government, ONC, OCR
12/16/08
Compilation of the toolkit documents
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HIPAA Privacy Rule and the Privacy and Security Framework: Openness and Transparency Principle and FAQs 
U.S. DHHS. Office of the National Coordinator for HIT, Office for Civil Rights
U.S. Government, ONC, OCR
12/16/08
See also the Framework and the Health IT Privacy and Security Toolkit document compilation.
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HIPAA Privacy Rule and the Privacy and Security Framework: Individual Choice Principle and FAQs 
U.S. DHHS. Office of the National Coordinator for HIT, Office for Civil Rights
U.S. Government, ONC, OCR
12/16/08
See also the Framework and the Health IT Privacy and Security Toolkit document compilation.
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HIPAA Privacy Rule and the Privacy and Security Framework: Collection, Use, and Disclosure Principle and FAQs 
U.S. DHHS. Office of the National Coordinator for HIT, Office for Civil Rights
U.S. Government, ONC, OCR
12/16/08
See also the Framework and the Health IT Privacy and Security Toolkit document compilation.
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HIPAA Privacy Rule and the Privacy and Security Framework: Safeguards Principle and FAQs 
U.S. DHHS. Office of the National Coordinator for HIT, Office for Civil Rights
U.S. Government, ONC, OCR
12/16/08
See also the Framework and the Health IT Privacy and Security Toolkit document compilation.
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HIPAA Privacy Rule and the Privacy and Security Framework: Accountablity Principle and FAQs 
U.S. DHHS. Office of the National Coordinator for HIT, Office for Civil Rights
U.S. Government, ONC, OCR
12/16/08
See also the Framework and the Health IT Privacy and Security Toolkit document compilation.
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Reassessing Your Security Practices in a Health IT Environment: a Guide for Small Health Care Practices 
U.S. DHHS. Office of the National Coordinator for HIT, Office for Civil Rights
U.S. Government, ONC, OCR
12/16/08
See also the Framework and the Health IT Privacy and Security Toolkit document compilation.
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ICD-10 Clinical Modification/Procedure Coding System (CM/PCS)—The Next Generation of Coding 
U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
U.S. Government, MLN Matters
10/3/08
This article from the Medical Learning Network outlines general information for providers detailing the ICD-10 classification system.
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ICD-9-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting 
U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; National Center for Health Statistics
U.S. Government
10/1/08
These guidelines, effective 10/01/08, should be used as a companion document to the official version of the ICD-9-CM as published on CD-ROM by the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO).
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Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) Program: Update to the Evaluation of the 3-Year Demonstration 
U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
U.S. Government, CMS
9/15/08
The purpose of this report was to evaluate the RAC demonstration and to share with all interested parties
information about the demonstration. This September revision serves
to update information reported in the Evaluation report released in July 2008.
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Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) Program: an Evaluation of the 3-Year Demonstration 
U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
U.S. Government, CMS
6/15/08
The purpose of this report was to evaluate the RAC demonstration and to share with all interested parties
information about the demonstration.
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Sample - Interview and Document Request for HIPAA Security Onsite Investigations and Compliance Reviews 
U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
U.S. Government
5/2/08
Guidance provided by CMS’s Office of E-Health Standards and Services on the type of information that might be requested in an onsite HIPAA Security investigation/compliance review.
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