Advocacy Issue – Health Information Technology| AHIMA  

Health Information Technology

To achieve nationwide interoperability of health information technology that can exchange data while improving care, we provide comments and feedback to federal regulators on a variety of topics, including interoperability, data standardization, mobile device applications, emerging technologies, and more.

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Topic Resources

Defining EHI and the Designated Record Set in an Electronic World

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Publication Date: September 2021

Author: Policy & Government Affairs

Health Information Technology

Topic Resources

Defining EHI and the Designated Record Set in an Electronic World

AHIMA Response to NCVHS’ Subcommittee on Standards Request for Public Comment on Healthcare Standards Development, Adoption, and Implementation

AHIMA Comments on 21st Century Cures 2.0 Draft Legislation

AHIMA Comments on US Core for Data Interoperability Draft Version 2

Gravity’s Project Submission to Add Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) as a New Data Class to the US Core for Data Interoperability

AHIMA Comments on CMS Proposed Rule to Address Prior Authorization and Reduce Burden on Patients and Provider

AHIMA Joins Provider Groups in Requesting Comment Period Extension on CMS Reducing Provider Burden by Improving Prior Authorization Proposed Rule

AHIMA Comments on the Intersection of Clinical and Administrative Data Task Force Draft Recommendations

AHIMA Comments on Electronic Health Record Reporting Program

AHIMA Comments on Office of Inspector General’s Proposed Information Blocking Civil Money Penalty Rules

AHIMA Comments on HELP Committee Chairman Alexander’s White Paper "Preparing for the Next Pandemic"

AHIMA Comments on HHS Office of Inspector General’s Proposed Rule on Information Blocking, Civil Monetary Penalties

AHIMA Responds to Cures 2.0 Call for Proposals

AHIMA Comments on CY 2020 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule

AHIMA Comments on CMS Interoperability and Patient Access Proposed Rule

AHIMA Comments on Interoperability, Information Blocking, and the ONC Health IT Certification Program Proposed Rule

AHIMA Comments on Lower Health Care Costs Act

AHIMA Comments on Draft 2 of the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement

AHIMA Comments on FY 2020 Medicare Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule

AHIMA Comments on Xcertia mHealth App Guidelines

AHIMA Comments on Modernizing HIPAA

AHIMA Comments on ONC Documentation Burden Report