by IFHIMA | Oct 13, 2023 | South-East Asia
by IFHIMA | Aug 22, 2023 | Western Pacific
ICD-11 was adopted by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2019, and came into effect in January 2022, marking a significant transition from ICD-10. The revision process from ICD-10 to ICD-11 spanned over 30 years, resulting in a classification system that...
by IFHIMA | Aug 22, 2023 | The Americas
The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) Advocacy Summit was held March 20-21, 2023, in Washington, DC, USA. There were over 200 attendees for the educational sessions that were provided on March 20th, and approximately 150 AHIMA members who met...
by IFHIMA | Aug 22, 2023 | Africa
The world has become smaller and more accessible thanks to technology. Growing up in Africa, communication could take weeks or months depending on how and where you were sending your postal letter, and telephones were a privilege of few in the society. Now, we can...
by IFHIMA | Aug 22, 2023 | The Americas
Medical coders matter, and the Canadian College of Health Information Management (the College) is committed to advancing this practice. From 2018 to 2022, the College conducted extensive industry and academic consultations, which showed that the prevailing academic...
