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Advocacy & Public Policy

AHIMA's advocacy and public policy team actively monitors, responds and participates in national policy and industry initiatives to shape and guide issues that are important to the health information management profession. The Advocacy and Public Policy Center is a central resource of activities, analyses, link, and events.

News & Alerts

AHIMA Comments Regarding IOM Report on Health IT Patient Safety Risks (November 14, 2011)
AHIMA Responds to Metadata ANPRM (September 23, 2011)
CMS Publishes Final Rule Medicaid RAC (September 23, 2011)
AHIMA Comments on Proposed Rule for Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule 2012 (August 31, 2011)
CMS Publishes Final Rule SNF PPS (August 16, 2011)
CMS Publishes Final Rule IRF-PPS (August 16, 2011)
AHIMA Comments on Proposed Rule for Availability of Medicare Data (August 16, 2011)
CMS Issues Home Health Proposed Rule (July 12, 2011)
HHS Publishes Semiannual Regulatory Agenda (July 11, 2011)
CMS Proposes MU Attestation for 2012 (July 8, 2011)
CMS Publishes Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule (July 6, 2011)
CMS Publishes OPPS Proposed Rule (July 6, 2011)
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Comments and Analyses

AHIMA Comments on Proposed Rule for Hospital/Critical Access Hospital Conditions of Participation (December 22, 2011)
AHIMA Comments on Proposed Rule for CLIA Amendments (December 9, 2011)
AHIMA Comments on ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Proposals Presented at September 2011 C&M Committee Meeting (November 11, 2011)
AHIMA Comments on ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-PCS Procedure Code Proposals Presented at September 2011 C&M Committee Meeting (November 11, 2011)
AHIMA Responds to Metadata ANPRM (September 23, 2011)
AHIMA Comments on Proposed Rule for Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule 2012 (August 31, 2011)
AHIMA Comments on Proposed Rule for Availability of Medicare Data (August 16, 2011)
AHIMA Comments on HIPAA Privacy Rule Accounting of Disclosures (July 26, 2011)
AHIMA Analysis of the NPRM HITECH Accounting of Disclosures (July 8, 2011)
AHIMA Comments on IRF Proposed Rule (June 21, 2011)
AHIMA Testimony on ICD-10 to NCVHS (June 17, 2011)
AHIMA Comments on FY2012 Hospital Inpatient PPS Proposed Rule (June 17, 2011)
AHIMA Comments on Accountable Care Organizations NPRM (June 2, 2011)
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