Author: Viola, Allison F.

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: November 2012

The summer of 2012 ended with a bang when the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) issued final regulations outlining requirements for the stage 2 “meaningful use” EHR Incentive Program. The stage 2 final regulation did....

Author: Heubusch, Kevin

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: June 2011

This spring, as the first providers began attesting to their performance in stage 1 of the meaningful use program, the rest of the industry seemed too absorbed with the program's next phase to take much notice.

Through the spring a subgroup of the Health IT Policy Committee was prepa....

Author: Moodhard, Beth Acker; Gelzer, Reed D.

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: January 2015

One of the many benefits of working in the information management field is being a part of healthcare’s transformation to the use of electronic health records (EHRs). Everyone has a stake in this transformation, and an opportunity to help determine how the transition is actually proceedin....

Author: Manatt Health Solutions; California HealthCare Foundation

Source: External web site

Publication Date: December 2012

Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA

Publication Date: December 07, 2010

AHRQ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality ANSI American National Standards Institute ARRA American Recovery and Reinvestment Act BA Business Associate BAA Business Associate Agreement CAH Critical Access Hospital CCHIT Certification Commission for Health Informa....

Author: Rollins, Genna

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: October 2009

The success of health IT will hinge on how well it is planned and managed. Provisions in the stimulus bill that promote professional support and fund training offer exceptional opportunities to HIM programs, individuals, and the profession.



For years AHIMA and col....

Author: Wiedemann, Lou Ann

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: September 2009

On February 17, 2009, President Barack Obama implemented sweeping healthcare legislation when he signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 into law. ARRA includes many privacy, security, work force, and health IT provisions that will have a major impact on the healthcare in....

Author: Rode, Dan

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: April 2010

The series of snow storms that hit Washington, DC, in February shut down Congress and the federal government for several days. The storms only added to delays that have kept the healthcare industry in a state of flux, awaiting several rules from provisions in the American Recovery and Rein....

Author: Asmonga, Donald D.

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: May 2009

AHIMA has worked with Congress for several years on passing health IT legislation that would help reduce medical errors, improve healthcare quality, increase administrative efficiencies, and provide a secure and private environment for the electronic exchange of health information. With th....

Author: Cassidy, Bonnie S.; King, Elaine; Wheatley, Victoria

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: February 2010

This month marks the first anniversary of the signing of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). A substantial portion of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act within it allocates funds for nationwide health information exchange and health i....