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	<title>Journal of AHIMA</title>
	
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		<title>Meaningful Use Vocabulary Toolkit Highlights Code Sets</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 20:38:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne Zender</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[ARRA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Electronic records]]></category>

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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[AHIMA's revised “Meaningful Use Vocabulary Toolkit” describes the vocabulary standards adopted in the ONC final rules, including vocabularies, code sets, nomenclatures, and terminologies.<br/>
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		<title>Six Critical Steps to a Successful ICD-10-CM/PCS Transition</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 22:35:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Strauss</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[ICD-10]]></category>

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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[Implementation of the new ICD-10-CM/PCS (ICD-10) codes has proved an enormous tactical and strategic effort for healthcare payers and providers alike. There are six key steps that payers and providers should consider as they undertake the transition to ICD-10...<br/>
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		<title>ONC Issues Governance Framework for HIEs</title>
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		<comments>http://journal.ahima.org/2013/05/10/onc-issues-governance-framework-for-hies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 17:40:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Sheber</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health information exchange]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://journal.ahima.org/?p=8147</guid>
		
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) has developed the Governance Framework for Trusted Electronic Health Information Exchange that healthcare organizations and physicians can use to align their health information exchange systems.<br/>
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		<title>New HIPAA Education Tools for Patients, Providers Hit Web</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 21:32:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Dimick</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[ARRA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIPAA]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://journal.ahima.org/?p=8093</guid>
		
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[Hoping to improve consumers’ knowledge of their healthcare privacy and security rights, the Department of Health and Human Service’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has developed an array of new patient-facing educational tools about HIPAA.<br/>
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		<title>CPT Coding Guidelines</title>
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		<comments>http://journal.ahima.org/2013/05/06/cpt-coding-guidelines/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 21:47:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Sheber</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Monday Coding Quiz]]></category>

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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[Per CPT coding guidelines, a “complete” diagnostic ultrasound of the retroperitoneum includes at least the following organs:<br/>
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		<title>Journal of AHIMA Receives Multiple ASHPE Awards</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 21:02:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Dimick</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[AHIMA]]></category>

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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[The American Society of Healthcare Publication Editors has issued the Journal of AHIMA several awards for editorial excellence.<br/>
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		<title>Video Extra: Customer Service in Action</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JournalOfAhima/~3/KkkrgkNVbE8/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 05:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paula Mauro</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HIM operations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Professional development]]></category>

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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[Learn how to apply the customer service tips for HIM professionals outlined in the "How Can I Help You" article in this month's Journal of AHIMA.<br/>
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		<title>May 2013</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JournalOfAhima/~3/6jRtZcWQ5fQ/</link>
		<comments>http://journal.ahima.org/2013/05/01/may-2013/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 05:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Sheber</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[In the magazine]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://journal.ahima.org/?p=8045</guid>
		
				<content:encoded><![CDATA["Open Notes" Project Gives Patients Simple, Affordable, and Resoundingly Effective Access to Clinician Notes<br/>
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		<title>Guidance on a Compliant Query: Internal Escalation Policy</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 05:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AHIMA Staff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Coding & reimbursement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Data content standards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Data quality]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://journal.ahima.org/?p=8028</guid>
		
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[The AHIMA-developed Internal Escalation Policy includes sample policies that require a CDI specialist or coder to escalate issues regarding clinical documentation validity.<br/>
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		<title>CMS Updates Summit on ICD-10 Progress</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JournalOfAhima/~3/Rfig2KF9rJI/</link>
		<comments>http://journal.ahima.org/2013/04/25/cms-updates-summit-on-icd-10-progress/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 18:48:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Asmonga</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[AHIMA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ICD-10]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ICD-10/CAC Summit]]></category>

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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is on track with the implementation of ICD-10, and no further delays should be expected. That was the message in the “CMS ICD-10 Report on State of the Union” presentation delivered Wednesday by Denise M. Buenning, BA, MsM, deputy director for Office of E-Health Standards and Services at CMS at the 2013 AHIMA ICD-10-CM/PCS and Computer-Assisted Coding Summit, taking place in Baltimore, MD this week.<br/>
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