General Links
- AHIMA
- AHIMA Foundation
- 2018 HIM Curricula Competencies
- American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Stimulus Bill)
- Massachusetts eHealth Institute
- Massachusetts Health Data Consortium
- Massachusetts Health Information Highway (The HIway)
- Massachusetts Technology Collaborative
- Meaningful Use: Final Rule
- Meaningful Use
- National Cancer Registrars Association
- Benefits of Health Informatic
- Information Governance
- HITNOTS.com – Health Information Technology Notifications
- Value Set Authority Center (V-SAC)- Managed by the National Library of Medicine
- MATA web-based tool for measure developers to author eCQMs which uses the QDM, links with VSAC, outputs HQMF
- For questions related to eCQM implementation, specifications, logic, data elements, standards, or tools, go to JIRA (online tracking tool)
Compliance, Regulatory and Accreditation
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
- Code of Federal Regulations
- Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM)
- Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG)
- Federal Laws
- Health Care Compliance Association
- HIV Reporting in Massachusetts for Health Care Providers
- Joint Commission
- Massachusetts Department of Public Health for Providers
- Massachusetts General Court
Laws and Regulations
- Locate a state general law
- Locate your state senator
- Locate your state representative
- Code of Federal Regulations
- Medical Record Copying Fees 2019
- House Bill 847: An Act relative to promoting women’s health
- House Bill 989: An Act relative to Lyme Disease treatment coverage
- House Bill 986: An Act relative to HIV-associated lipodystrophy treatment
- Status of Provisions – Expiring April 1, 2015
Long Term Care / Post Acute Care
- 45 CFR Parts 160 and 164 Modifications to the HIPAA Privacy, Security, Enforcement, and Breach Notification Rules Under the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act; Other Modifications to the HIPAA Rules; Final Rule
- Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility IRF PAI
- The American Health Care Association (AHCA)
- CMS: Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement
- EHR Payment Incentives for Providers Ineligible for Payment Incentives and Other Funding Study –
- eRehab
- FY 2014 IPPS Final Rule – Related to Long Term Care
- CMS Final Rule Regarding SNF/NF Requirements for Provision of Care with Certified Hospice Providers –
- Home Health Hospice
- Long Term Acute Care Hospital
- MHA Overview of Post-Acute Care Hospitals/Units in Massachusetts
- The National Center for Assisted Living (NCAL)
- Nursing Home Quality Initiative
- ONC Issue Brief on Health IT in LTPAC
- Uniform Data Systems for Medical Rehabilitation (UDS)