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2009

AHIMA Comments on October 2010 ICD-9-CM Procedure Code Proposals Presented at September 2009 C&M Committee Meeting	November
AHIMA Comments on October 2010 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code Proposals Presented at September 2009 C&M Committee Meeting	November
AHIMA Comments on the Fair Credit Reporting Act	October
AHIMA Comments on Code Set Freeze	October
AHIMA Comments to OCR on Breach Notification for Unsecured Protected Health Information	October
AHIMA Public Comment Response to the Consumer Preferences Draft Requirements Document	October
AHIMA Comments on CMS Proposed Changes to the Physician Fee Schedule	August
AHIMA Comments in Resonse to NQF Consensus Standards for Ambulatory Care Using Clinically Enriched Administrative Data	August
AHIMA Comments on Proposed Changes to the Hospital Outpatient PPS for Calendar Year 2010	August
AHIMA Comments on NQF Draft HITEP Phase II Report	July
AHIMA Comments on FY2010 IP-PPS Proposed Rule	June
AHIMA Comments on CMS SNF PPS for Skilled Nursing Facilities	June
AHIMA Comments on ONC Meaningful Use Draft Definition	June
AHIMA Comments on October 2010 ICD-0-CM Diagnosis Code Proposals Presented at March 2009 C&M Committee Meeting	June
AHIMA Comments on ONC Regional Extension Draft Program Description	June
AHIMA Comments to FTC on Healthcare Breach Notification Rulemaking	June
NCVHS PCS Subcommittee PHR Testimony	May
AHIMA Testimony on PHR Privacy	May
AHIMA Comments on Breach Guidance	May
AHIMA Statement on Meaningful Use to NCVHS 4-29-09 (2 page statement)	April
AHIMA Full Statement on Meaningful Use 4-29-09	April
AHIMA Responds to AHRQ Colorado Regional Health Information Exchange (CORHIO) - Point of Care Exchange System Evaluation: Point of Care Questionnaires and Focus Groups	April
AHIMA Responds to OMB Review Request for CMS OASIS Collection Requirements	April
AHIMA Comments on October 2009 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code Proposals Presented at March 2009 C&M Committee Mtg	April
AHIMA Comments on ICD-9-CM Procedure Code Proposals Presented at March 2009 C&M Committee Mtg	April
AHIMA Review of ARRA Required Reports can be found under Regulation Analysis	March
AHIMA Review of ARRA can be found under Regulation Analysis	April
AHIMA Analysis of ARRA Privacy can be found under Regulation Analysis	March
AHIMA Comments on the AHRQ Data Inventory Project	January
AHIMA Comments on "Health Information and Communication Investment Recommendations" as presented to Congress and the Obama administration	January
AHIMA Comments on NQF's Call for Action on the Proposed Recommendation Letter "Key Outcomes of a Public Private Measurement & Improvement Infrastructure"	January

2008

AHIMA Comments on October 2009 ICD-9-CM Procedure Code Proposals Presented at Sept. 2008 C&M Committee Meeting	December
AHIMA Comments on October 2009 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code Proposals Presented at Sept. 2008 C&M Committee Meeting	December
AHIMA Comments on the LTC Assessments Draft AHIC Extension/Gap	November
AHIMA Comments on AHRQ Common Data Formats for Patient Safety Organizations	October
AHIMA Comments on Proposed Changes to the Hospital Outpatient PPS for Calendar Year 2009	August
AHIMA Comments on CMS Proposed Changes to the Physician Fee Schedule - PQRI	August
AHIMA-AMIA Comments to House Energy & Commerce Committee on H.R. 6357	July
AHIMA Comments on Proposed Changes to IP-PPS for Fiscal Year 2009	June
AHIMA Comments on October 2009 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code Proposals Presented at March 2008 C&M Committee Meeting	June
AHIMA-AMIA Comments to House Energy & Commerce Committee on HIT draft legislation	June
AHIMA-AMIA Support Letter for Leahy Privacy Amendment to S 1693	May
AHIMA Testimony to the Steering Committee on Telehealth and Healthcare Information	April
AHIMA Comments on AHRQ Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Patient Safety Organization Framework	April
AHIMA Comments on Definitions for Key Health Information Technology Terms	April
AHIMA Comments on October 2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code Proposals Presented at March 2008 C&M Committee Mtg	March
AHIMA Comments on October 2008 ICD-9-CM Procedure Code Proposals Presented at March 2008 C&M Committee Mtg	March
AHIMA Comments on ONC Personalized Health Care Reporting Draft Detailed Use Case	February
AHIMA Comments on ONC Public Health Case Reporting Draft Detailed Use Case	February
AHIMA Comments on ONC Consultations and Transfers of Care Draft Detailed Use Case	February
AHIMA Comments on Common Data Types and Prioritized Performance Measures for EHIS to NQF HIT Expert Panel	January

2007

AHIMA Comments on ICD-9-CM Procedural Code Proposals Presented at the September 2007 C&M Committee Meeting	December
AHIMA Comments on ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code Proposals Presented at the September 2007 C&M Committee Meeting	December
AHIMA Comments on the ONC Personalized Healthcare Prototype Use Case	September
AHIMA Testimony to the House Committee on Science and Technology	September
AHIMA Comments on CMS Post Acute Care (PAC) Payment Reform Demonstration Program - CARE Instrument	September
AHIMA Comments on Proposed Changes to Hospital Outpatient PPS for Calendar Year 2008	September
AHIMA Comments on AHIC Successor White Paper	September
AHIMA Comments on AHRQ's proposed data collection project Chartering Value Exchanges for Value-driven Health Care	September
AHIMA's Response to the National Health Data Stewardship Entity RFI	August
AHIMA Comments on FY09 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code Proposals Presented at the March 2007 C&M Committee Meeting	August
AHIMA Testimony to the Ad Hoc Workgroup for Secondary Uses of Health Data of the NCVHS	August
AHIMA Letter to NCVHS Standards and Security Subcommittee in Support of 5010 and D.O.	July
AHIMA Comments on Proposed Refinement to Home Health PPS for Calendar Year 2008	June
AHIMA and MGMA Testimony to the NCVHS Workgroup on Quality	June
AHIMA Testimony to the Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census and National Archives of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform	June
AHIMA Comments on Proposed Changes to IP-PPS for Fiscal Year 2008	June
AHIMA Comments on CMS Proposed Revisions to OASIS	June
AHIMA Comments on ONC Consumer Empowerment Draft Detailed Use Case	May
AHIMA Comments on ONC Quality Draft Detailed Use Case	May
AHIMA Letter to Wu in support of HR 1467 "10,000 Trained by 2010 Act"	May
AHIMA Statement to Ways and Means Health Hearing on Quality and Efficiency	May
AHIMA Comments on CMS Options Paper for Medicare Hospital Value-Based Purchasing	April
AHIMA Comments on October ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code Proposals Presented at March 2007 Coordination & Maintenance Committee Meeting	April
AHIMA Comments on ICD-9-CM Procedure Code Proposals Presented at March 2007 Coordination & Maintenance Committee Meeting	April
AHIMA Comments on the ONC Quality Prototype Use Case	April
AHIMA Comments on the ONC Medication Management Prototype Use Case	April
AHIMA Comments on the ONC Consumer Empowerment: Consumer Access to Clinical Information Prototype Use Case	April
AHIMA Testimony to American Health Information Community (AHIC) Quality Workgroup on Health Care Data Collection and Reporting	March

2006

AHIMA Comments on Proposed ICD-9-CM Procedure Code Proposals Presented at September 2006 Coordination & Maintenance Committee Meeting	December
AHIMA Comments on Proposed ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code Proposals Presented at September 2006 Coordination & Maintenance Committee Meeting	December
AHIMA Comments on Proposed Changes to the Hospital Outpatient PPS for Calendar Year 2007	October
AHIMA Comments on Medicare Hospital PPS April 25, 2006 NPRM	June
AHIMA Testimony to the Health Subcommittee of the House Ways and Means Committee	April
AHIMA Comments on ICD-9-CM Procedure Code Proposals Presented at March 2006 Coordination & Maintenance Meeting	March
AHIMA Comments on ICD-9-Diagnosis Code Proposals Presented at March 2006 Coordination & Mainetnance Committee Mtg	March
Letter to President Bush on 2006 State of the Union Address	January
AHIMA Comments on Standards for Electroinic Health Care Claims Attachments	January

2005

AHIMA Comments on ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code Proposals Presented at September 2005 Coordination and Maintenance Committee Meeting	December
AHIMA Comments on Stark/Self-referral NPRM to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services	December
AHIMA Comments on Anti-Kickback NPRM to the HHS Office of Inspector Gerneral	December
AHIMA Comments on ICD-9-CM Procedure Code Proposals Presented at September 2005 Coordination & Maintenance Committee Meeting	November
AHIMA Comments on Proposed Changes to the Hospital Outpatient PPS for Calendar Year 2006	September
AHIMA Letter of Support to Secretary Leavitt Regarding the American Health Information community (AHIC) Panel	September
AHIMA Testimony to NCVHS on Privacy and Confidentiality with the EHR and NHIN	August
AHIMA Testimony to US House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means, Health Subcommittee, on Implementation of ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS	July
AHIMA Testimony to NCVHS on Computer-Assisted Coding	July
AHIMA Comments on the Proposed Changes to the PPS for Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities for FY 2006	July
AHIMA Comments on the Proposed Changes to the Prospective Payment System for Skilled Nursing Facilities for Fiscal Year 2006	July
AHIMA Comments on the Proposed Changes to the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payments System (IPPS) for Fiscal Year 2006	June
AHIMA Comments on HCPCS Code Proposals	June
AHIMA Comments on Hospital COP	May
AHIMA Comments on ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code Proposals Discussed at April 2005 C&M Meeting	April
AHIMA Comments on ICD-9-CM Procedure Code Proposals Discussed at April 2005 C&M Meeting	April
AHIMA Comments on APC Advisory Panel Issues	April
AHIMA Comments on UB-04	January
AHIMA/Coalition Response to Office of the National Coordinator for Health Informaiton Technology RFI on a National Health Information Network and Local Networks	January
AHIMA Comments on ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code Proposals Discussed at October 2004 C&M Meeting	January
AHIMA Commnets on ICD-9-CM Procedure Code Proposals Discussed at October 2004 C&M Meeting	January

2004

AHIMA Letter to Secretary Tommy Thompson o funding to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONCHIT)	December
AHIMA Comments on Inpatient Psychiatric Facility PPS Final Rule	November
AHIMA Testimony to HHS Technology Task Force	November
AHIMA Comments on Proposed Changes to the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (PPS) for Calendar Year 2005	October
AHIMA Testimony to NCVHS Quality Workgroup	September
AHIMA's Remarks Delivered at HHS Secreetarial Summit on Health Information Technology	July
AHIMA Comments on the dreft supplemental compliance program guidance for hsopitals	July
AHIMA Comments on IP-PPS & fiscal year 2005 rates	July
AHIMA Comments to PITAC's Recommendation Regarding ICD-10 and SNOMED-CT	April
AHIMA Comments on ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code Proposals Discussed at April 2004 C&M Meeting	April
AHIMA Comments on ICD-9-CM Procedure Code Proposals Discussed at April 2004 C&M Meeting	April
Comments of the American Health Information Managmenet Association (AHIMA)	March
CHIA Testimony to the Joint Hearing of the Select Committee on International Trade Policy and State Legislation and the Senate Business and Professions Committee	March
Comments to NCVHS on HIPAA Electronic Claims Attachments	January
AHIMA Comments on Proposed PPS for Inpatient Psychiatic Facilities	January
AHIMA Letter to President Bush Regarding Computerized Health Records	January
AHIMA Comments on ICD-9-CM Procedure Code Modifications Discussed at December 2003 C&M Meeting	January
AHIMA Comments on ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code Modificaitons Discussed at December 2003 C&M Meeting	January

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