Contents October 2011
Cover
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Meaningful Use
Notes from the Journey
After debate, speculation, and anxiety throughout the industry, the first
physicians and hospitals have embarked on stage 1 of the meaningful use
program. So far… so good.
By Chris Dimick
Features
34
Teaching the Future
An Educational Response to the AHIMA
Core Model
By Bonnie S. Cassidy, Valerie J.M. Watzlaf, Ellen Shakespeare Karl,
Rebecca B Reynolds, Leah Grebner, Xiaoming Zeng, Vanda Crossley,
Cindy Zak, Cindy Glewwe, Leslie Gordon, Samir Chatterjee,
Christine Staropoli, Patt Peterson, and William J. Rudman
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Certified I10-Ready
To build up competencies in the new code set, AHIMA-credentialed
professionals must add ICD-10-CM/PCS continuing education to their
credential maintenance through 2013.
By Chris Dimick
