Author: Dougherty, Michelle

Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: February 2004

This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.

Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA practice brief

Publication Date: February 2010

This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.

Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA practice brief

Publication Date: July 2011

This is the original web version of the practice brief, published in the May 2012 Journal of AHIMA. This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.

Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: May 2012

This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.

Author: Amatayakul, Margret

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: May 2002

HIPAA’s administrative simplification requirements aim to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the healthcare system. As an industry, we expect to improve productivity and reduce costs. Yet many providers anticipate spending a significant amount of money to comply with the requirem....

Author: Prophet-Bowman, Sue

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: September 2003

Although the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) has already saved tax payers more than $12 million this year, it offers still more cost-saving recommendations for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in its annual Red Book that hav....

Author: Prophet-Bowman, Sue

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: January 2003

This article includes highlights of the OIG’s 2003 Work Plan. The plan can be found in its entirety on the OIG Web site at http://oig.hhs.gov/ publications/workplan.html.
Many of the projects described in the 2003 Work Plan of the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the Department of Hea....

Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA

Publication Date: April 12, 2004

The results of a survey conducted by AHIMA to assess the current state of HIPAA privacy within the healthcare industry. These results are being released in conjunction with the first annual National Health Information Privacy and Security Week.

Author: DeVault, Kathryn

Source: CodeWrite | AHIMA newsletter article

Publication Date: March 2015

Although they were minimal, the 2015 ICD-10-CM Coding Guidelines contained some updates that should be reviewed, as they provide additional clarification for coding in ICD-10-CM. A complete set of the 2015 guidelines can be found on the CMS website. Several of the guideline changes and upd....

Author: Crump, Dawn; Hennum, Jeannie

Source: Journal of AHIMA - website

Publication Date: March 2015

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has a dramatic ripple effect on the healthcare industry—and will continue to create seismic shifts for many years to come. One important change for health information management (HIM) professionals to understand is the impact of ACA on health plan audits. Alre....