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2006 Press Releases

Date		Headline
11/30/2006		Survey Reveals Critical Need for Qualified Clinical Coding Professionals
10/05/2006		Survey Reveals HIM Professionals Have Positive Impact on EHR System Implementation
09/21/2006		AHIMA Congratulates Dr. Kolodner on Appointment as Interim National Coordinator
09/12/2006		AHIMA Foundation Announces Results of National Study on State-level HIE Initiatives
09/07/2006		AMIA and AHIMA Release Basic Principles for Ensuring Confidentiality of Personal Health Information
08/29/2006		AHIMA and AMIA Provide PHR Guidance to Consumers
08/04/2006		AHIMA Announces National Board of Directors Election Results
07/28/2006		AHIMA Supports House Passage of Better Health Information System Act
07/18/2006		AHIMA Applauds CCHIT for First-ever EHR Product Certifications
06/28/2006		Leading Healthcare Associations Congratulate Chairman Thomas on Approval of H.R. 4157
06/22/2006		Public Consensus Conference on Successful Practices for State-level RHIOs
06/08/2006		AHIMA and AMIA Announce Support for New Work Force Bill
05/25/2006		Leading Healthcare Associations Urge Congress to Update Health Coding System
05/17/2006		Second Long Term Care Health IT Summit Announced
05/16/2006		AHIMA to Congressional Healthcare Committees: ICD-10 Can Help Reduce Fraud
05/12/2006		New AHIMA Initiative Supports Critical Need for HIT-trained Work Force
05/10/2006		Healthcare Administrative Simplification Coalition Encourages Standardization of Patient Health Insurance Identification Cards
05/08/2006		States Selected to Participate in First Phase Development of RHIO Best Practices
05/02/2006		First Collaborative Effort to Establish Standards for Computer-Assisted Coding Applications
04/21/2006		AHIMA Applauds Brailer's Leadership, Unprecedented Progress
04/19/2006		Survey Shows Need for Renewed Focus on Privacy Efforts
04/10/2005		Five Things You Should Know About Your Personal Health Information
03/23/2006		AHIMA Foundation to Develop Benchmarks for State-level RHIOs
03/22/2006		AHIMA and AHQA Partner to Advance Healthcare Quality Improvement
03/20/2006		Healthcare Administrative Simplification Coalition supports PATIENT FRIENDLY BILLING®
03/16/2006		AHIMA Members Urge Congress to Support Key e-HIM Initiatives
02/21/2006		Public and Private Organizations Join Forces to Simplify Healthcare Complexity
02/09/2006		Without Work Force Investment, Health IT Goals May Never Be Met
02/02/2006		Health Information Associations Urge President to Support Key Actions to Accelerate EHR Adoption, Interoperability
02/01/2006		Data Dictionary Pivotal to Success of Electronic Health Record System
01/05/2006		Stakeholder Groups Release Joint Roadmap for Promoting and Implementing EHRs in Long-Term Care Settings

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2005 Press Releases

2004 Press Releases

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