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Take Another Look: Proposed Changes to Privacy Rule
Author: Rode, Dan
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: May 2002
In late March, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released proposed changes related to the HIPAA privacy standards. By the time you read this column, the 30-day comment period for these regulations will have already passed, although debate on these changes will still be in full....
AHIMA's Comments on the HIPAA Privacy Notice of Proposed Rule Making
Author: Rode, Dan
Source: AHIMA testimony and comments
Publication Date: April 25, 2002
AMERICAN HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION
233 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 2150
Chicago, Illinois 60601-1090
April 25, 2002
Tommy G. Thompson
Secretary
Department of Health and Human Services
c/o Office for Civil Rights
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....
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....
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
....
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....
HIPAA Compliance Extension Postpones Simplification Benefits
Author: Rode, Dan
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: February 2002
Under the terms of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, February 2002 would mark the second anniversary of administrative simplification for all but the smallest of health plans, and one year of rules related to claims attachments. Instead, Congress just approve....
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....
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....
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....
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