Industry professionals sharpen focus on patient matching, social determinants, and more as a new decade begins.
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AHIMA Renews Calls for Congress to Repeal National Patient Identifier Ban
On Tuesday September 24, which was designated as Patient ID Day, AHIMA asked its members and other grassroots organizations to contact their members of Congress to strike the ban on…
AHIMA, CHIME Hold Congressional Briefing on National Patient Safety Identifiers
AHIMA co-hosted a congressional briefing on Monday to urge the Senate to support for the US House of Representatives’ recent repeal of a ban on the use of federal funds…
House Removes National Patient Identifier Ban from Appropriations Bill
On June 19, the US House of Representatives passed HR 2740, the FY2020 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act with an…