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The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) educates health information professionals to ensure the patient stays connected to their data throughout the healthcare process Explore Careers Compare Certifications Latest News More News Coming in 2021: AHIMA Access We’re excited for early 2021, as that’s when we’ll be able to introduce you to AHIMA Access. What’s Access? Access is an up to date, modern, robust digital community platform where members can engage with AHIMA, fellow HI professionals, and other content. Five things you need to know about AHIMA Access December 14, 2020 Prepare Without Delay: The Information Blocking Final Rule Don’t let the compliance delays deceive you—the first deadlines for the ONC and CMS information blocking and interoperability final rules will be here before you know it. Get advice on the new regulations December 14, 2020 New COVID-19 Codes To Be Implemented Soon In response to the COVID-19 public health emergency, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services are implementing six new ICD-10-CM and 21 new ICD-10-PCS codes, effective January 1, 2021. See new codes and descriptions December 14, 2020 AHIMA and AHA FAQ: ICD-10-CM/PCS Coding for COVID-19 The recently updated FAQs were jointly developed and approved by the American Hospital Association’s Central Office on ICD-10-CM/PCS and AHIMA. View updated FAQs November 30, 2020 Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Mary Butler, senior editor of the Journal of AHIMA, chats with the 2020 Grace Award winner from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia about the innovative programs spearheaded by the organization’s HIM department. Listen to interview Focus On: Patient Identification and Matching As the leading advocate for the adoption of a nationwide patient identification strategy, AHIMA recognizes that eliminating patient identification and matching (PIM) errors is essential to better safety and care outcomes. Articles and resources on this topic Focus On: Social Determinants of Health As the leading voice of health information, AHIMA believes that health information professionals bring a uniquely comprehensive view to using SDOH data. Articles and resources on this topic Events March 26–27, 2021 | Virtual Event Creating Impact and Success with Quality Data The 2021 AHIMA Middle East conference AHIMA has helped chart the future of healthcare in the Middle East since 2016. Health information is at the core of every patient interaction and paves the way forward for healthcare transformation. 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