Question

instructions: select the most appropriate response.
which professional association was founded to improve the quality of health records and current advances toward an electronic and global environment, such as the implementation of icd - 10 - cm?
○ a. centers for medicare and medicaid services (cms)
○ b. american health information management association (ahima)
○ c. american academy of professional coders (aapc)
○ d. american medical association (ama)

Explanation:

• The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is a government agency focused on healthcare insurance and payment, not specifically on health record quality improvement and ICD - 10 - CM implementation in the context described.
• The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) is dedicated to health information management, which includes improving the quality of health records and keeping up with advancements like the implementation of ICD - 10 - CM.
• The American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) is mainly about medical coding education and certification for coders, not the broader scope of health record quality and global/electronic health record advancements.
• The American Medical Association (AMA) is more focused on representing physicians and medical education, research, and advocacy rather than health record management in the way the question describes.

Answer:

b. American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA)