AHDI’s Position Statements

Official AHDI Position Statements

The following are statements that speak to the Association’s position on an array of industry-relevant issues:

• Statement on ICD-10 Implementation
• Role and Value of Healthcare Documentation Specialists and Equitable Compensation
• Common Nomenclature and Formatting
• Full Disclosure in Medical Transcription Compensation
• Regulation of Health Information Processing in an Outsourcing Environment
  • FAQs
• Transcription Interoperability and Exportability in the EMR/EHR
• Verbatim Transcription

AHDI Responses to Other Industry Standards and Positions

Frequently AHDI is asked to provide formal response or develop relevant FAQs associated with position statements, white papers, and standards released by other industry organizations and alliance partners. Our response and insights to these critical issues are provided below:

• Response to AHIMA’s A Blueprint for Quality Education in HIM
• Visible Black Character FAQs (download MTIA/AHIMA “Standard Unit of Measure for Transcribed Reports” paper)

AHDI Comments on Proposed Legislations and Regulations

• AHDI Submits Comments to ONC on the Trusted Exchange and Common Agreement Provisions in Section 4003 in the 21st Century Cures Act (August 25, 2017)
• AHDI Comments on CMS Proposed Rules Regarding Survey and Certification Requirements for National Accrediting Organizations (June 13, 2017)
• AHDI Comments on Improving EHR Functionality and Interoperability (Senate HELP Committee Draft Bill BAI16031, January 29, 2016)
• AHDI Comments on Draft Meaningful Use Stage 3 Definition (Health Information Policy Committee, ONC, January 10, 2013)
• AHDI Comments on Draft Meaningful Use Stage 2 (Health Information Policy Committee, ONC, February 25, 2011)