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	<title>Journal of AHIMA</title>
	
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		<title>CCHIT Outlines New EHR and HIE Interoperability Test</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 13:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martina Sheehan</dc:creator>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT) recently published a whitepaper which analyzes the organization’s efforts to promote EHR and HIE interoperability at the federal, state, and local levels.<br/>
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		<title>AHIMA Announces 2013 Leadership Ballot</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:12:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Dimick</dc:creator>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[The 2013 AHIMA Nominating Committee recently met in Chicago and prepared the ballot for 2014 association leadership and CCHIIM commissioner positions. Voting for these positions begins September 3 and ends September 23, with election results expected in early October.<br/>
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		<title>Summit Looks to Veterans for Next Generation of HIM Professionals</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jun 2013 15:47:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne Zender</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Professional development]]></category>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[Education, apprenticeships, and employer commitment are three ways the industry can break down barriers between healthcare employers and veterans and bolster the HIM workforce, said participants in the Healthcare Forward summit presented by AHIMA and the AHIMA Foundation in Washington, DC, on Thursday.<br/>
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		<title>Legal Challenges in Using and Integrating Laboratory Data in EHRs (cont.)</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JournalOfAhima/~3/-H8pRowU15M/</link>
		<comments>http://journal.ahima.org/2013/06/03/legal-challenges-in-using-and-integrating-laboratory-data-in-ehrs-cont/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jun 2013 20:24:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick Chung</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[ARRA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Electronic records]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://journal.ahima.org/?p=8225</guid>
		
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[Although integration and use of laboratory data in EHRs clearly has benefits, it also poses unique legal challenges. Providers and users of EHRs need to address these challenges to ensure the safe and proper use of EHRs in the management of patient care. This post is the second in a two-part article installment.<br/>
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		<title>Monthly Code Cracker: Creative Ways for Physicians to Prepare for ICD-10</title>
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		<comments>http://journal.ahima.org/2013/06/01/monthly-code-cracker-creative-ways-for-physicians-to-prepare-for-icd-10/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Jun 2013 05:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melanie Endicott</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Code Cracker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ICD-10]]></category>

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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[Tune in to this monthly online coding column to learn from AHIMA’s coding experts about challenging areas and documentation opportunities for ICD-10-CM/PCS. This month, explore some fun ways to prepare for the transition to ICD-10-CM/PCS that don’t involve countless hours of mundane training.<br/>
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		<title>2013 Coding and ICD-10-CM/PCS Guide</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JournalOfAhima/~3/avG2Lgn4up8/</link>
		<comments>http://journal.ahima.org/2013/06/01/2013-coding-and-icd-10-cmpcs-guide/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Jun 2013 05:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Sheber</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Buyers guides]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://journal.ahima.org/?p=8216</guid>
		
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[The 2013 Coding and ICD-10-CM/PCS Guide was published in the June 2013 Journal of AHIMA. This special advertising section is published annually by AHIMA to promote coding and ICD-10-CM/PCS resources.<br/>
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		<title>Legal Challenges in Using and Integrating Laboratory Data in EHRs</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JournalOfAhima/~3/37N9L5NZL_E/</link>
		<comments>http://journal.ahima.org/2013/06/01/legal-challenges-in-using-and-integrating-laboratory-data-in-ehrs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Jun 2013 05:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick Chung</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[ARRA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Electronic records]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health information exchange]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://journal.ahima.org/?p=8187</guid>
		
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[By Rick Chung, JD and Matthew Palatnik Editor’s note: This post is the first in a two-part article installment. The conclusion of the article will be [...]<br/>
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		<title>June 2013</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JournalOfAhima/~3/6L2Ox1fteA8/</link>
		<comments>http://journal.ahima.org/2013/06/01/june-2013/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Jun 2013 05:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Sheber</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[In the magazine]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://journal.ahima.org/?p=8209</guid>
		
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[Industry Moves Closer to ICD-10-CM/PCS Implementation Deadline<br/>
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		<title>VIDEO: Technology and Transitioning the Workforce to ICD-10-CM/PCS</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JournalOfAhima/~3/mW5CapxBzC8/</link>
		<comments>http://journal.ahima.org/2013/06/01/video-technology-and-transitioning-the-workforce-to-icd-10-cmpcs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Jun 2013 05:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paula Mauro</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[AHIMA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ICD-10]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://journal.ahima.org/?p=8212</guid>
		
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[AHIMA Foundation Director William Rudman, PhD, RHIA, discusses why CAC and CDI yielded surprising results when the foundation and TrustHCS asked the industry to report on ICD-10 readiness.<br/>
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		<title>Hospital IT Leaders Note Wireless Technology Challenges</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JournalOfAhima/~3/oCkxSExBxao/</link>
		<comments>http://journal.ahima.org/2013/05/31/hospital-it-leaders-note-wireless-technology-challenges/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2013 15:03:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martina Sheehan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[AHIMA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Privacy and security]]></category>

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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[As hospitals increasingly turn to wireless technologies to store and manage patient care information, health IT leaders harbor growing concerns about network scalability and security, according to a new HIMSS Analytics’ study titled “Healthcare Provider Network Solutions, Barriers and Challenges.”<br/>
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