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American Hospital Association Coding Clinic

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Product description

The AHA Coding Clinic is an online service of The American Hospital Association’s Central Office. It serves as the official U.S Clearinghouse on medical coding for the proper use of ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS (formerly ICD-9-CM) coding systems, Level I HCPCS (CPT-4 codes) for hospital providers, and certain Level II HCPCS codes for hospitals, physicians, and other health professionals. Coding Clinic brings the latest official coding information to coding professionals, auditors, third-party payers, government agencies, and consultants interested in and dedicated to improving the accuracy and uniformity of medical coding.

How we use American Hospital Association Coding Clinic at VA

VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System uses this platform to access the content in this vendor’s online materials to educate and guide coders on the proper application and use of medical codes, specifically billing codes for veteran services.

No VA Data

For SaaS products that do not contain VA-owned data*, there is now an expedited process that does not require a traditional VA authority to operate (ATO). Criteria include the following:

  • User owns a device (even if VA paid for the purchase of the device) such as a CPAP or glucometer that uses a SaaS product to share patient data (non-VA data*).
  • SaaS product has no direct connections or interfaces to VA systems or network.
  • Users consent to share their data (which may include PII and PHI) directly with the SaaS provider.
  • SaaS providers must have published terms and conditions for user consent.
  • VA providers access data in a view-only mode or with limited functionality per the user’s consent.

*According to Circular a130, anything that VA creates, collects, processes, maintains, disseminates, or disposes of by or for the federal government is considered federal information (VA data).

VA providers may not enter any VA information into this product; it must adhere to no VA data standards mentioned above.

The next step

If VA employees would like to use or purchase this previously approved service, please submit a SaaS inquiry form to confirm your use case and get procurement approval.

Submit a Request
Visit the AHA Central Office website for more information.

This listing only applies to American Hospital Association Coding Clinic. Links to the company website do not extend approval to other products.