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In Emerging Data Networks, a Role for HIM: Regional Data Exchange Presents New Questions for Fundamental HIM Issues
Author: Rode, Dan
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: September 2006
Health information exchange (HIE) has been the focus of much activity this year. There are currently more than 150 HIE projects under way, depending on who you ask and what you’re asking. A few HIEs are more than a decade old; most, however, have been initiated in the last few years.
AHIMA Comments on IP-PPS and fiscal year 2007 Rates
Author: Rode, Dan
Source: AHIMA testimony and comments
Publication Date: June 12, 2006
Advocacy Update: AHIMA Efforts Span Local and National Levels
Author: Rode, Dan
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 2006
In recent months, every one of AHIMA’s key issues has been raised for discussion and debate. From individual members to state associations to national staff, we have advanced HIM issues at the local, state, and national level. Although there is still much work to be done, let’s tak....
Record-setting Hill Day: AHIMA Members Spread the HIM Word in Washington
Author: Rode, Dan
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: May 2006
On March 15, 141 AHIMA members fanned out across Capitol Hill to meet with Congress members or their staff for Hill Day. Representatives from 31 states and the District of Columbia made this Hill Day AHIMA’s largest advocacy event ever.
Events began the preceding day....
Privacy and Security in an Electronic Age: E-HIM Environment Poses New Challenges for HIPAA
Author: Rode, Dan
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: April 2006
This month marks the third anniversary of the HIPAA privacy regulation. It also marks the one-year anniversary for the security regulations. HIPAA privacy and security regulations appear to be in place and working throughout the healthcare industry. However, it is clear from talk in Washington....
Market Power for the NHIN: American Health Information Community Selects 'Breakthrough' Projects
Author: Rode, Dan
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2006
The creation of the American Health Information Community (AHIC) in 2005 marked a significant step in the industry's transition to a nationwide health information network (NHIN). This health information oversight group brings market power to the healthcare industry's IT transformation.
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HIPAA Administrative Simplification: Standards for Electronic Health Care Claims Attachments CMS-0050-P
Author: Rode, Dan
Source: AHIMA testimony and comments
Publication Date: January 20, 2006
January 20, 2006
Honorable Michael O. Leavitt
Secretary
Department of Health and Human Services
CMS-0050-P
Hubert H. Humphrey Building
Room 445-G
200 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20201
Re: HIPAA Administrative Simplification: Standards for E....
Out with the Old, In with the New: The Movement to Update ICD-9-CM Gains Ground
Author: Rode, Dan
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: January 2006
At AHIMA’s 2005 convention, David Brailer, MD, PhD, national coordinator for health information technology, noted that 2005 was a significant year for health IT. The past few months have seen a great deal of progress on a variety of health IT issues and for health information managers wh....
AHIMA Comments on Anti-Kickback NPRM to the HHS Office of Inspector General
Author: Rode, Dan
Source: AHIMA testimony and comments
Publication Date: December 09, 2005
December 9, 2005
Daniel R. Levinson
Acting Inspector General
Office of Inspector General
Department of Health and Human Services
Attention: OIG-405-P
Room 5246, Cohen Building
330 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20201
Re: RIN 09991-AB3....
AHIMA Comments on Stark/Self Referral NPRM to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Author: Rode, Dan
Source: AHIMA testimony and comments
Publication Date: December 09, 2005
December 9, 2005
Mark B. McClellan, MD
Administrator
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Department of Health and Human Services
Attention: CMS-1303-P
Room 445-G, Hubert H. Humphrey Building
200 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20201 <....
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