Accountable Care Organizations

• 2011 Proposed Rule: Accountable Care Organization Proposed Regulation
  • AHIMA Comment: AHIMA Comments on Accountable Care Organizations NPRM. June 2, 2011

Accounting for Disclosures

• 2010 Interim Final Rule: Health Information Technology: Initial Set of Standards, Implementation Criteria and Certification Criteria for Electronic Health Record Technology. Office of the National Coordinator, Department of Health and Human Services. January 13, 2010.
• AHIMA Comment: AHIMA Comments on Accounting for Disclosures, March 12, 2010

Administrative Simplification

AHRQ

• AHRQ Updated Common Formats for HIT Device

ARRA/HITECH

• AHIMA Analysis: Review of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, PL 111-5, April 2009.
• AHIMA Analysis: Review of the Required Reports contained in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, PL 11-5, R. March 2009.
• AHIMA Analysis: Review of the Privacy Provisions contained in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, PL 111-5. March 2009.

Breach Notification

• 2009 Interim Final Rule: Breach Notification conformance related to regulations promulgated under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and legislation coming from the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) - title XIII under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Office of Civil Rights, HHS, October 30, 2009.
• AHIMA Comment: Office of Civil Rights on IFR HITECH Enforcement Provisions and HIPAA, December 29, 2009
• 2009 Final Rule: Health Breach Notification Rule, Federal Trade Commission, August 25, 2009.
• AHIMA Analysis: Health Breach Notification Final Rule, August 25, 2009.
• 2009 Proposed Rule: Health Breach Notification Proposed Rule, April 20, 2009.
• AHIMA Comments: Health Breach Notification Proposed Rule, May 29, 2009.
• 2009 Interim Final Rule: Breach Notification for Unprotected Health Information, August 24, 2009.
• AHIMA Comment: Breach Notification for Unsecured Protected Health Information, Office of Civil Rights, HHS, October 21, 2009.
• AHIMA Analysis: Interim Final Rule, Breach Notification for Unsecured Protected Health Information. August 24, 2009
• 2009 Guidance and Request for Information: Guidance Specifying the Technologies and That Render Protected Health Information Unusable, Unreadable, or Indecipherable to Unauthorized Individuals for Purposes of Breach Notification Requirements Under Section 13402 of Title XIII (ARRA-HITECH), Department of Health and Human Services. April 27, 2009.
• AHIMA Comment: HHS Guidance Specifying the Technologies and Methodologies That Render Protected Health Information Unusable, Unreadable, or Indecipherable to Unauthorized Individuals for Purposes of the Breach Notification Requirements, May 19, 2009.

Conditions of Participation

• 2012 Final Rule: Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Reform of Hospital and Critical Hospital and Critical Access Hospital Conditions of Participation. May 16, 2012.
  
• 2011 Proposed Rule: Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Reform of Hospital and Critical Access Hospital Conditions of Participation. October 24, 2011.
  • AHIMA Comments: Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Reform of Hospital and Critical Access Hospital Conditions of Participation. December 22, 2011.
    
• 2006 Final Rule: Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Hospital Conditions of Participation. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services. November 27, 2006.
• AHIMA Analysis: Analysis of November and December 2006 Final Rule Change to Medicare and Medicaid Programs Hospital COP, December 2006.

Genetic Information and Non-Discrimination Act (GINA)

• 2009 Proposed Rule: HIPAA Administrative Simplification; Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information. October 7, 2009.
• AHIMA Comment: Inclusion of GINA into the HIPAA Privacy and Security Regulations, Office of Civil Rights, HHS. December 4 2009.
• Request For Information: RFI Regarding Sections 101 through 104 of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008. Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury; Employee Benefits Security Administration, Department of Labor; CMS, Department of Health and Human Services. October 10, 2008.
• AHIMA Comment: GINA Request For Information Response, December 9, 2008

Health Information Exchanges (HIE)/Regional Health Information Organizations (RHIO)

• 2009 Agency Information Collection: Colorado Regional Health Information Exchange (CORHIO) - Point of Care Exchange System Evaluation: Point of Care Questionnaires and Focus Groups. Agency for Health Care Research and Quality, Department of Health and Human Services. February 26, 2009.
• AHIMA Comment: AHRQ Colorado Regional Health Information Exchange (CORHIO) - Point of Care Exchange System Evaluation: Point of Care Questionnaires and Focus Groups, March 30, 2009.

HIPAA

• 2012 Interim Final Rule with Comment: Administrative Simplification: Adoption of Operating Rules for Health Care Electronic Funds Transfers (EFT) and Remittance Advice Transactions. August 10, 2012.
  
• 2011 Proposed Rule: CLIA Program and HIPAA Privacy Rule; Patients' Access to Test Reports. September 14, 2011.
  • AHIMA Comments: Proposed Rule for CLIA Amendments. November 14, 2011.
    
• 2011 Interim Final Rule: Administrative Simplification: Adoption of Operating Rules for Eligibility for a Health Plan and Health Care Claims Status Transactions. June 30, 2011.
  
• 2009 Final Rule: Health Insurance Reform; Modifications to the HIPAA Transaction Standards and Code Sets. Department of Health and Human Services. January 16, 2009.
• AHIMA Analysis: Final Rule, HIPAA Transactions and Code Sets, Modifications to the HIPAA Electronic Transaction Standards, January 16, 2009 ICD-9-CM

ICD-9-CM

•  Code Set Maintenance

Coordination and Maintenance Committee Meetings

• AHIMA Summary:  March 2012 ICD-9-CM Coordination and Maintenance Committee Meeting. March 5, 2012.
  
• AHIMA Comment:  September 2011 ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Proposals. September 2011.
  
• AHIMA Comment:  September 2011 ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-PCS Procedure Code Proposals. September 2011.
  
• AHIMA Summary:  March 2011 ICD-9-CM Coordination and Maintenance Committee Meeting. March 9-10, 2011.
• AHIMA Comment: March 2011 ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-PCS Procedure Code Proposals Presented at March 2011 C&M Committee Meeting. April 1, 2011.
• AHIMA Comment: March 2011 ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Proposals Presented at March 2011 C&M Committee Meeting. April 1, 2011.
• AHIMA Comment: October 2011 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code Proposals Presented at March 2010 C&M Committee Meeting. June 7, 2010.
• AHIMA Comment: October 2010 ICD-9-CM Procedure Code Proposals Presented at September 16-17, 2009 C&M Committee Meeting. November 9, 2009.
• AHIMA Comment: October 2010 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code Proposals Presented at September 24-25, 2009, C&M Committee Meeting. November 9, 2009.
• AHIMA Comment: Code Set Freeze for ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM/PCS Code Sets. October 22, 2009.
• AHIMA Comment: October 2009 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code Proposals Presented at March 2009 C&M Committee Meeting, National Center for Health Statistics, Department of Health and Human Services. April 1, 2009.
• AHIMA Comment: ICD-9-CM Procedure Code Proposals Presented at March 2009 C&M Committee Meeting. National Center for Health Statistics, Department of Health and Human Services. April 1, 2009.
• AHIMA Comment: October 2009 ICD-9-CM Procedure Code Proposals Presented at Sept. 2008 C&M Committee Meeting. National Center for Health Statistics, Department of Health and Human Services. December 3, 2008.
• AHIMA Comment: October 2009 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code Proposals Presented at Sept. 2008 C&M Committee Meeting. National Center for Health Statistics, Department of Health and Human Services. December 3, 2008.
• AHIMA Comment: October 2009 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code Proposals Presented at March 2008 C&M Committee Meeting. National Center for Health Statistics, Department of Health and Human Services. June 13, 2008.
• AHIMA Comment: October 2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code Proposals Presented at March 2008 C&M Committee Meeting. National Center for Health Statistics, Department of Health and Human Services. April 10, 2008.
• AHIMA Comment: October 2008 ICD-9-CM Procedure Code Proposals Presented at March 2008 C&M Committee Meeting. National Center for Health Statistics, Department of Health and Human Services. April 9, 2008.
• AHIMA Summary: ICD-9-CM Coordination and Maintenance Committee Meeting, September 2009
• AHIMA Summary: ICD-9-CM Coordination and Maintenance Committee Meeting, March 2009
• AHIMA Summary: ICD-9-CM Coordination and Maintenance Committee Meeting, September 2008
• AHIMA Summary: ICD-9-CM Coordination and Maintenance Committee Meeting, March 2008

ICD-10-CM/ICD-10-PCS

• AHIMA Testimony: Testimony presented by Dan Rode to the NCVHS Subcommittee on Standards on ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS Implementation and the Impact of the Proposed Delay. (June 20, 2012)
  
• AHIMA Comment: AHIMA Comments on Change to compliance Date for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS Medical Data Code Sets. (May 8, 2012)
  
• AHIMA Comment: AHIMA and National Homecare and Hospice Comments to CMS on ICD-10-PCS and OASIS. February 3, 2010.
• AHIMA Testimony: Testimony presented by Mary A Stanfill to the NCVHS Subcommittee on Standards on ICD-10-CM/PCS. December 9, 2009.
• 2009 Final Rule: HIPAA Administrative Simplification: Modification to Medical Data Code Set Standards to Adopt ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS Code Sets. Office of the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services. January 16, 2009.
  • AHIMA Analysis: Final Rule, HIPAA Administrative Simplification: Modification to Medical Data Code Set Standards to Adopt ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS Code Sets. January 2009.
• 2008 Proposed Rule: HIPAA Administrative Simplification: Modification to Medical Code Set Standards To Adopt ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS. Office of the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services. August 22, 2008.
• AHIMA Comment: Proposed Rule, HIPAA Administrative Simplification: Proposed Modification to Medical Code Set Standards to Adopt ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS Code Sets. October 20, 2008.

Meaningful Use

• ONC Issues Proposed Rule for HIT Standards, Implementation Specification and Certification Criteria for EHRs (March 7, 2012)
  
• CMS Issues Proposed Rule for Meaningful Use Stage 2 (March 7, 2012)
  
• CMS Publishes Corrections to Meaningful Use. January 24, 2011.
• HIT Policy Committee Seeks Comments on Meaningful Use Stage 2. January 13, 2011.
• AHIMA Submits Comments on Stage 2 Meaningful Use Draft Recommendations. January 6, 2011.
• Draft Criteria for Stages 2 & 3, December 7, 2010.
• 2010 Final Rule: Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Electronic Health Record Incentive Program (Meaningful Use), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services, July 28, 2010.
• 2010 Proposed Rule: Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Electronic Health Record Incentive Program (Meaningful Use), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services. January 13, 2010.
• AHIMA Comment: Electronic Health Record Incentive Program (Meaningful Use), March 12, 2010.
• 2009 Request for Comment: Health Information Technology Policy Committee, Draft Definition of "Meaningful Use." Office of the National Coordinator, Department of Health and Human Services. June 18, 2009.
• AHIMA Comments: AHIMA Comments on ONC Meaningful Use Draft Definition. June 26, 2009.
• AHIMA Statement: Abridged Statement on Meaningful Use to the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics, April 29 2009.
• AHIMA Testimony: Full Testimony on Meaningful Use as Delivered by Sandy Fuller to the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics, April 29, 2009.

Personal Health Records

• AHIMA Testimony: Testimony (Powerpoint) to the NCVHS Privacy, Confidentiality and Security Subcommittee on Personal Health Records as Delivered by Donald T. Mon. May 20, 2009.
• AHIMA Testimony: Testimony (Written) to the NCVHS Privacy, Confidentiality and Security Subcommittee on Personal Health Record as Delivered by Donald T. Mon. May 20, 2009.

Physician Fee Schedule

• 2012 Proposed Rule: Medicare Program; Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Revisions to Part B for CY 2012 (July 19, 2011) 
  • AHIMA Comment: Proposed Rule for Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule 2012 (August 31, 2011)
• 2011 Final Rule: Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Revisions to Part B for CY 2011 (November 5, 2010)
• 2010 Proposed Rule: Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Revisions to Part B (for CY 2011). July 13, 2010.
  • AHIMA Comment:  Proposed Changes to the Physician Fee Schedule. August 24, 2010. 
• 2009 Proposed Rule: Medicare Program; Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Revisions to Part B for CY 2010; Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services. July 13, 2009.
• AHIMA Comment: Proposed Changes to the Physician Fee Schedule. August 26, 2009.
• 2008 Proposed Rule: Medicare Program; Revisions to Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Revisions to Part B for CY 2009; and Revisions to the Amendment of the E-Prescribing Exemption for Computer-Generated Facsimile Transmissions. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services. July 7, 2008.
• AHIMA Comment: Proposed Changes to the Physician Fee Schedule-PQRI. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services. August 27, 2008.

Prospective Payment

Home Health

• 2012 Proposed Rule: CMS Issues Home Health Proposed Rule. (July 12, 2011).
  

Inpatient Hospital

• 2012 Final Rule: Medicare Program; Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System for Federal Fiscal Year 2012; Changes in Size and Square Footage of Inpatient Rehabilitation Units and Inpatient Psychiatric Units. August 5, 2011.
  
• 2012 Proposed Rule:Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals and the Long Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System and Fiscal Year 2012 Rates. May 5, 2011.
  • AHIMA Comment: FY2012 Hospital Inpatient PPS Proposed Rule. June 17, 2011.
• 2012 Proposed Rule: Medicare Program: Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System for Federal Fiscal Year 2012. April 26, 2011.
• 2011 Proposed Rule: Medicare Program; Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities Prospective Payment System—Update for Rate Year Beginning July 1, 2011 (RY 2012). January 28, 2011.
• 2011 Proposed Rule: Medicare Programs; Hospital In-Patient Value-Based Purchasing Program. January 13, 2011.
• 2011 Final Rule: Medicare Program; Proposed changes to the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals and the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System and Proposed Fiscal year 2011 Rates; Effective Date of Provider Agreements and Supplier Approvals; and Hospital Conditions of Participation for Rehabilitation and Respiratory Care Services Medicaid Program: Accreditation Requirements for Providers of Inpatient Psychiatric Services for Individuals Under Age 21. August 16, 2010.
  • AHIMA Overview: FY2011 Hospital Inpatient PPS Final Rule
• 2011 Proposed Rule: Medicare Program; Proposed Changes to the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals and the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System and Proposed Fiscal Year 2011 Rates; Effective Date of Provider Agreements and Supplier Approvals; and Hospital Conditions of Participation for Rehabilitation and Respiratory Care Services Medicaid Program: Accreditation Requirements for Providers of Inpatient Psychiatric Services for Individuals Under Age 21. May 4, 2010.
  • AHIMA Comment: FY2011 IP_PPS Proposed Rule. June 11, 2010.
• 2010 Final Rule: Medicare Program; Changes to the Inpatient Prospective Payment System for Acute Care Hospitals and FY 2010 Rates; and Changes to the Long-Term Care Hospital PPS and Rate Years 2010 and 2009 Rates. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services. August 27, 2009.
• 2010 Proposed Rule: Medicare Program; Proposed Changes to the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals and Fiscal Year 2010 Rates and to the Long-Term Care hospital prospective Payment System and Rate Year 2010 Rates. May 22, 2009.
• AHIMA Comment:  FY2010 IP_PPS Proposed Rule. June 22, 2009.
• AHIMA Analysis: Final Rule, FY 2010 Medicare Hospital Inpatient PPS, October 2009
• 2009 Final Rule: Medicare Program; Changes to the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System and FY 2009 Rates; Payments for Graduate Medical Education in Certain Emergency Situations; Changes to Disclosure in Physician Ownership in Hospitals and Physician Self-Referral Rules; Updates to the Long-Term Care PPS; Updates to Certain IPPS-Excluded Hospitals; and Collection of Information Regarding Financial Relationships Between Hospitals. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of HHS. August 19, 2008.
• AHIMA Analysis: Final Rule, FY 2009 Revisions to the Medicare Hospital Inpatient PPS. August 2008.
• 2009 Proposed Rule: Medicare Program; Changes to the Hospital Inpatient PPS and FY 2009 Rates; Proposed Changes to Disclosure of Physician Ownership in Hospitals and Physician Self-Referral Rules; Proposed Collection Information Regarding Financial Relationships Between Hospitals. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of HHS. April 30, 2008.
• AHIMA Comment: Proposed Changes to the Medicare Hospital Inpatient PPS for FY 2009. June 12, 2008.

Outpatient & Ambulatory

• 2013 Proposed Rule:  CMS Issues Proposed Rule for Hospital Outpatient Prospective and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs; Electronic Reporting Pilot; Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities Quality Reporting Program; Quality Improvement Organization Regulations. (July 30, 2012)
  
• 2012 Final Rule: CMS Issues Proposed Rule for Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment; Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment; Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program; Physician Self-Referral; and Patient Notification Requirements in Provider Agreements. (November 30, 2011)
  
• 2012 Proposed Rule: CMS Issues Outpatient Prospective Payment; Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment; Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program; Physician Self-Referral; and Provider Agreement Regulations on Patient Notification Requirements. (July 18, 2011)Outpatient Prospective Payment; Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment; Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program; Physician Self-Referral; and Provider Agreement Regulations on Patient Notification Requirements. (July 18, 2011)
  
• 2011 Final Rule: CMS Issues Final Rule for Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and CY 2011 Payment Rates (November 5, 2010)
• 2011 Final Rule: Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Reform of Hospital and Critical Access Hospital Conditions of Participation. December 22, 2011.
• 2011 Proposed Rule: Proposed Changes to the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and CY 2011 Payment Rates. August 3, 2010
  • AHIMA Comments: Proposed Changes to the Hospital Outpatient PPS for Calendar Year 2011. August 19, 2010.
• 2010 Final Rule: Medicare Program: Changes to the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and CY 2010 Payment Rates; Changes to the Ambulatory Surgical Payment System and CY 2010 Payment Rates. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services. November 20, 2009.
• AHIMA Analysis: Final Rule for Calendar Year 2010 Changes to the Medicare Hospital Outpatient PPS and the Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System. January 2010.
• 2010 Proposed Rule: Medicare Program: Proposed Changes to the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and CY 2010 Payment Rates; Proposed Changes to the Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System and CY 2010 Payment Rates. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services. July 20, 2009.
• AHIMA Comment: Proposed Changes to the Hospital Outpatient PPS for Calendar Year 2010. August 26, 2009.
• 2009 Final Rule: Changes to the Outpatient Prospective Payment System and CY 2009 Payment Rates; Changes to the Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System and CY 2009 Rates; Hospital Conditions of Participation: Requirements for Approval and Re-Approval of Transplant Centers to Perform Organ Transplants - Clarification of Provider and Supplier Termination Policy Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Changes to the Ambulatory Surgical Center Conditions for Coverage. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services. November 18, 2008.
• AHIMA Analysis: Final Rule for Calendar Year 2009 Changes to the Medicare Hospital Outpatient PPS and the Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System. November 2008.
• 2009 Proposed Rule: Medicare Program: Proposed Changes to the Hospital Outpatient PPS and CY 2009 Payment Rates; Proposed Changes to the Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System and the CY 2009 Payment Rates. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services. July 18, 2008.
• AHIMA Comment: AHIMA Comments on Proposed Changes to the Hospital Outpatient PPS for Calendar Year 2009. August 18, 2008.

Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF)

• 2012 Final Rule: Medicare Program; Prospective Payment System and Consolidated Billing for Skilled Nursing Facilities for FY 2012. August 8, 2011.
• 2009 Proposed Rule: Medicare Program: Prospective Payment System and Consolidated Billing for Skilled Nursing Facilities for FY 2010; Minimum Data Set, Version 3.0 for SNF and Medicaid Nursing Facilities. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services. May 12, 2009.
• AHIMA Comment: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Skilled Nursing Facilities PPS. June 30, 2009.

Patient Safety and Quality

• 2009 Agency Information Collection: Medicare and Medicaid Programs OASIS Collection Requirements as Part of the Conditions of Participation for Home Health Agencies and supporting regulations. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services. March 9, 2009.
• AHIMA Comment: OMB Review Request for CMS OASIS Collection Requirements. April 8, 2009.
• 2008 Agency Information Collection: The AHRQ Data Inventory Project. AHRQ, Department of Health and Human Services. December 31, 2008.
• AHIMA Comment: AHRQ Data Inventory Project. January 30, 2009.
• AHIMA Comment: AHIMA Comments on AHRQ Common Data Formats Version 1.0: Background. Agency for Health Care Research and Quality, Department of HHS. December 2009.
• AHIMA Comment: AHIMA Comments on AHRQ Common Data Formats for Patient Safety Organizations. October 2008.

2008 Proposed Rule: Patient Safety and Quality Improvement. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Department of Health and Human Services. February 12, 2008.

• AHIMA Comment: AHIMA Comments on AHRQ Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Patient Safety Organization Framework. April 14, 2008.

Personal Health Records

Quality

• Medicaid Eligible Audits - Initial Core Set of Quality Measures
• Availability of Medicare Data for Performance Measurement
  
  • AHIMA Comments on Proposed Rule for Availability of Medicare Data
• CMS Accountable Care Organizations Request for Information

Recovery Audit Contractor

• 2011 Final Rule: CMS Publishes Final Rule Medicaid RAC. September 16, 2011.
• 2010 Proposed Regulation: CMS Issues Proposed Regulation for Medicaid RACs. November 8, 2010.
  • AHIMA Comments on Medicaid RAC Proposed Regulation. January 7, 2011.

Red Flags Rule

Regional Extension Centers

• 2009 Request for Comments: Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology: Health Information Technology Extension Program. Department of Health and Human Services. May 28, 2009.
• AHIMA Comment: ONC Regional Extension Draft Program Description. Office of the National Coordinator, Department of Health and Human Services. June 11, 2009.

Standards and Certification

• 2010 Interim Final Rule: Health Information Technology: Initial Set of Standards, Implementation Specifications, and Certification Criteria for Electronic Health Record Technology. Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, Department of Health and Human Services. January 13, 2010.
• AHIMA Comment: Standards and Certification Interim Final Rule Letter, March 15, 2010.

Use Cases

• 2009 Draft Document: Consumer Preferences Draft Requirements Document. Office of the National Coordinator, Department of Health and Human Services. October 5, 2009.
• AHIMA Comment: Response to the Consumer Preferences Draft Requirements Document. Office of the National Coordinator, Department of Health and Human Services. October 16, 2009.
• 2008 AHIMA Comment: ONC Consumer Adverse Event Reporting Extension/Gap. Office of the National Coordinator, Department of Health and Human Services. November 14, 2008.
• 2008 AHIMA Comment: LTC Assessments Draft AHIC Extension/Gap. Office of the National Coordinator, Department of Health and Human Services. November 14, 2008.
• 2008 AHIMA Comment: ONC Prior Authorization Extension/Gap. Office of the National Coordinator, Department of Health and Human Services. November 14, 2008.
• 20008 AHIMA Comment: ONC Personalized Health Care Reporting Draft Detailed Use Case. February 15, 2008.
• 2008 AHIMA Comment: ONC Public Health Case Reporting Draft Detailed Use Case. February 15, 2008.
• AHIMA Comment: AHIMA Comments on ONC Consultations and Transfers of Care Draft Detailed Use Case. February 15, 2008.

Workforce

• 2008 AHIMA Testimony: Presented by Claire Dixon-Lee to the Steering Committee on Telehealth and Healthcare Informatics. April 2008.

Administrative Simplification

• AHIMA Recommendations: The Healthcare Administrative Simplification (HASC) Summit on Administrative Simplification Final Report, "Bringing Better Value: Recommendations to Address the Costs and Causes of Administrative Complexity in the Nation's Healthcare System." July 2009.
• AHIMA Recommendations: AdvaMed, American Hospital Association, America's Health Insurance Plans, American Medical Association, Service Employees International Union, and PhRMA Recommendations to the President for Administrative Savings in Healthcare Reform, June 2009.
• AHIMA Comment: AHIMA Comments to the National Association on Health Information Technology (NAHIT)on Definitions for Key Health Information Technology Terms. NAHIT. April 9, 2008.

National Quality Forum

• 2009 Comment Request: Ambulatory Care Measures Using Clinically Enriched Administrative Data. National Quality Forum. August 2009.
  • AHIMA Comment: Response to National Quality Forum Consensus Standards for Ambulatory Care Using Clinically Enriched Administrative Data. August 26, 2009.
• 2009 Originating Document: Not Found.
  • AHIMA Comment: National Quality Forum Draft HITEP Phase II Report. July 7, 2009.
• Originating Document: Not Found.
  • AHIMA Comment: Response to the National Quality Forum's Call for Action on the Proposed Recommendation Letter "Key Outcomes of a Public Private Measurement & Improvement Infrastructure". January, 9, 2009.
• 2008 Originating Document: Not Found.
  • AHIMA Comment: Response to the National Quality Forum Common Data Types and Prioritized Performance Measures for Electronic Health Information Systems to NQF HIT Expert Panel. January 11, 2008