ICD-9-CM Coding Guidance for LTC Facilities. Appendix C: Regulatory Guidance for Reporting Diagnoses Related to Reimbursement Author: AHIMA Source: AHIMA practice brief attachment Publication Date: October 2010 In August 2000, the HIPAA Transaction and Code Sets required the use of the ICD-9-CM code set. Subpart J, section ยง162.1002 Medical data code sets, states the adoption of the following code sets as standard medical data code sets: ICD-9-CM, volumes 1 and 2 (including the "ICD-9-CM Official....
Building an Evidence Base for High-Quality HIM Author: AHIMA Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA Publication Date: May 2008 This practice brief has been retired. It is made available for historical purposes only.
EHRs as the Business and Legal Records of Healthcare Organizations. Appendix A: Issues in Electronic Health Record Management (2010 update) Author: AHIMA Source: AHIMA practice brief attachment Publication Date: November 2010 Electronic health record management (EHRM) is the process by which electronic (e.g., digital) health records are created or received and preserved for legal or business purposes. EHRM requires decision making throughout the EHR’s life cycle-through the processing, distribution, maintenanc....
Using CDI Programs to Improve Acute Care Clinical Documentation in Preparation for ICD-10-CM/PCS (2013 update) Author: AHIMA Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA Publication Date: June 2013 This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.
Using CDI Programs to Improve Acute Care Clinical Documentation in Preparation for ICD-10-CM/PCS (2014 update) Author: AHIMA Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA Publication Date: December 2014 Editor's note: This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here.
Putting the ICD-10-CM/PCS GEMs into Practice (2013 update) Author: AHIMA Source: AHIMA practice brief Publication Date: May 2013 This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.
Disaster Planning for Health Information (2010 Update) Author: AHIMA Source: AHIMA practice brief Publication Date: December 2010 The content in this practice brief has been retired. This version is made available for historical purposes only. More recent information is available here.
Patient Access and Amendment to Health Records (2013 update) Author: AHIMA Source: AHIMA practice brief Publication Date: October 2013 This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.
10 Security Domains (2011 update) 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.
Understanding Governmental Audits Author: AHIMA Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA Publication Date: July 2011 This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.