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Leading the Health IT Revolution: HIM Revolutionaries Needed to Ensure Quality Health Data are Utilized
Author: Rode, Dan
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: October 2012
We are going through a revolution in healthcare, spurred on by a desire to improve healthcare quality and decrease costs. As we work to make these changes a reality for the US healthcare delivery and payment system, a “patient-centric” model is emerging that increases the involvement of patien....
Dissecting Federal Regulation Processes: Delays Accompany the Rulemaking Process for ICD-10-CM/PCS, HITECH Act
Author: Rode, Dan
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: September 2012
While the entire healthcare community has been waiting on the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for word on the ICD-10-CM/PCS delay, AHIMA staff have received a number of questions regarding the federal government’s process for proposing, finalizing, or changing regulations. While....
What’s the Delay in the ICD-10 Delay?
Author: Rode, Dan
Source: Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: July 18, 2012
Just when the Department of Health and Human Services will announce its final decision on a delay for ICD-10-CM/PCS compliance is the question on many minds lately.
While a firm announcement date has not been determined, AHIMA’s Advocacy and Policy st....
Our Message: The Power of Data
Author: Rode, Dan
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: July 2012
Lately, there have been constant reminders of the importance of health information in the current US healthcare landscape, as health information and data is a driving force behind most, if not all, of our current endeavors. A decade ago, I argued that healthcare data would become our new botto....
AHIMA Testimony to the Standards Subcommittee of the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics
Author: Rode, Dan
Source: AHIMA testimony and comments
Publication Date: June 20, 2012
Red Light, Green Light, Red Light: Working Through Washington’s Roller Coaster of Proposed Rules and Regulations
Author: Rode, Dan
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 2012
The old "Hurry up and wait" adage often applies to our work in advocacy and policy influence. In April, we first waited for word on a possible ICD-10-CM/PCS compliance delay. Then, it was off to the races to turn in comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) following the....
Changes to the Changes: Delays, Hearings, and Pending Rules Add Uncertainty to the Shifting Landscape
Author: Rode, Dan
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: May 2012
Close to 200 AHIMA members participated in this year's AHIMA Capitol Hill Day in Washington at the end of March. In reality, Hill Day 2012 started some six weeks before the actual event with a series of webinars that covered the "how to's" of Hill advocacy, along with the other topics on this....
AHIMA reponds to the proposed Change to Compliance Date for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS Medical Data Code Sets
Author: Rode, Dan
Source: AHIMA testimony and comments
Publication Date: April 24, 2012
HIM’s Shifting Sands: The Latest News on ICD-10 and Other HIM Issues
Author: Rode, Dan
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: April 2012
There has been a great deal of activity in the last few months on ICD-10-CM/PCS and other HIM issues. Here is a review of the latest news and events related to ICD-10, as well as updates on AHIMA's other advocacy issues.
ICD-10's Status
The road to ICD-10 has been long and windi....
New Year Begins with a Bang: 2012 Starts with a Myriad of Hot-Button HIM Issues
Author: Rode, Dan
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2012
The start of 2012 has been anything but quiet regarding HIM issues. Here are some of the hot-button issues and events AHIMA and the healthcare industry have contended with in just the first few months of 2012.
AMA versus ICD-10
Following a vote in its house of delegates in Nove....
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