COVID-19 News & Resources

From testing and contact tracing to disease surveillance and population health management, an effective COVID-19 response rests on accurate and complete health information. Health information professionals are ideally positioned to navigate the complexities of health information, bridge data silos, and connect clinical teams.

These critical capabilities inform patient engagement efforts, determine the allocation of vital resources, and shape policy decisions. AHIMA supports our community through the creation of unique assets and resources, equipping health information professionals with the vetted resources necessary to mount an effective COVID-19 response.

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January 4, 2021

The Impact of COVID-19 on Health Information Management

The pandemic’s impact on the US healthcare system was epochal, the effects of which will reverberate long after COVID-19 ceases to be a public health emergency.

Read full article at Journal of AHIMA

COVID-19 News and Resources

This page offers health information management professionals an authoritative source for healthcare-relevant news, resources, strategies, and perspectives on the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Learn more at Journal of AHIMA

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

Resources from AHIMA

Webinar

AHIMA Webinar Addresses COVID-19 Medical Record Documentation Challenges

A new AHIMA webinar, “Best Practices for Health Record Management in COVID-19,” aims to help health information professionals learn strategies for success in improving documentation during COVID-19.

Webinar

AHIMA Webinar Brings Coders Up to Speed on COVID-19 Coding

This on-demand webinar designed to help outpatient coders get up to speed on inpatient COVID-19 coding.

AHIMA Releases CDI Query Templates for COVID-19

AHIMA supports CDI professionals by easing administrative burden and providing clear guidelines for the critical data needed to care for and treat COVID-19 patients.

Download Templates

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

March 23, 2020

Release of Information Recommendations

AHIMA developed these recommendations to help health information management professionals safeguard the integrity of their health systems’ quality control practices and help patients comply with increasingly widespread shelter-in-place orders.

Read full article at Journal of AHIMA

March 24, 2020

Telehealth and Relaxed HIPAA Enforcement During COVID-19

AHIMA privacy and security experts convened to make sense of new and existing guidance surrounding telehealth and HIPAA to deal with COVID-19.

Read full article at Journal of AHIMA

Donate to the HIRO Fund to Assist Our Community during COVID-19 Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic presents an unprecedented type of natural disaster and could result in wide-reaching and adverse economic consequences for individuals and their families. In the coming months, the Foundation will utilize the Fund to help.

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Guidance from AHIMA for state associations planning large meetings

AHIMA is committed to providing our CSAs with the appropriate tools and resources to respond to the growing concern of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the US.

April 1, 2020 - September 30, 2020

ICD-10-CM Official Coding and Reporting Guidelines

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Public Guidance & Resources

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

New COVID Policies Due to Provisions of the Cares Act

This resource describes certain provisions of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act that relate to IPPS hospitals, LTCHs, and IRFs. These provisions are Sections 3710 and 3711 of the CARES Act.