The Journal of AHIMA first talked to Sally Beahan, MHA, RHIA, senior director of enterprise records and health information at UW Medicine in Seattle, WA, in early March, when Washington…
Author: AHIMA Administrator
AHIMA Special Update: Telehealth and Relaxed HIPAA Enforcement During COVID-19
AHIMA privacy and security experts convened to make sense of new and existing guidance surrounding telehealth and HIPAA to deal with COVID-19. HIM professionals with questions or comments can publish…
AHIMA Special Update: Release of Information Recommendations
AHIMA has published this Special Update regarding release of patient health information during the COVID-19 pandemic. AHIMA developed these recommendations to help health information management professionals safeguard the integrity of…
Effective Date for COVID-19 ICD-10-CM Code Moved to April 1
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced today that due to the “urgent need to capture the reporting of [COVID-19] in our nation’s claims and surveillance data,” the…