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This study examined SSDI applications between 2005 and 2006, focusing on a 'natural experiment' that arises from the disability determination process itself: Some of the disability examiners who decide these cases are more stringent than others.
2011 Guidelines
Larry Phillips, D.C.S.W., Program Manager Behavioral Health, St. Anthony Hospital, an SSM facility, Oklahoma City, OK
Mark Eastburg, Ph.D., President & CEO, Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services, Grand Rapids, MI
Timeline
Under ARRA, hospitals are eligible for Medicaid or Medicare incentive payments in 2011 and subject to penalties in 2015.
This website provides descriptive material and links to AHA and external resources to help you make sense of the federal requirements as you continue on the path of EHR adoption and optimization.
The One-Year Extension for Complying with HIPAA's Standards for Electronic Transactions: How Does it Affect You?
Keeping Our Medical Privacy Promises: Fact Sheet on the Practical Effects of the Original Rule -- and How Proposed Modifications Will Make It More Effective for Patients and Providers.
AHA Response to the Dececember 2018 HIPAA RFI (December 12, 2019)
AHA/AHIMA Webinar: Engaging Patients Through Access to Their Medical Records (November 15, 2016)
Reducing Hospital-Acquired Clostridium difficile Transmission Rates