Don D. Asmonga This is Me

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1. 1. AHIMA - American Health Information Management Association

   www.ahima.org/dc/hilldayinfo.a - [Cached]

   Published on: 4/8/2008   Last Visited: 5/4/2008

   Don Asmonga , don.asmonga@ahima.org

2. 2. www.ama-assn.org

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   Published on: 1/1/2008   Last Visited: 5/13/2008

   Congress had an opportunity to pass a major EMR bill in 2005 and 2006, said Don Asmonga, director of government relations for AHIMA.The Wired for Health Care Quality Act, proposed by Sens.Edward Kennedy (D, Mass.) and Mike Enzi (R, Wyo.), passed in the Senate but ultimately failed because House lawmakers preferred legislation that did not cost as much, he explained.Kennedy and Enzi reintroduced their bill in 2007 but haven't been able to get Senate approval because some members want stronger privacy measures in the bill, Asmonga said.
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   The "Wired" bill appears stalled, and it is uncertain if Congress will pass a major EMR bill in 2008, Asmonga said.

3. 3. www.fhima.org

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   Published on: 12/31/2001   Last Visited: 3/25/2007

   Throughout the year the committee kept in close contact with Mr. Bill Bell, Esq. of the Florida Hospital Association (FHA) and Mr. Don Asmonga who is the Government Relations Manager for AHIMA.
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   The other speakers include; Bill Bell, JD (Legislative Update), Mary Agnes Fields-Hinkle, RHIT (The "Nuts and Bolts" of Remote Coding), Lori Lucas, RHIA (Communities of Practice/New Member Orientation), Rose Dunn, RHIA ("Copying Costs - What's it Worth - Under HIPAA?"), Don Asmonga, MBA (AHIMA Advocacy & Update Policy), Debbi Ruthenbeck (Human Resources Issues affecting HIM), Panel Discussion including Careers on HIPAA, Risk Management, Transcription, Consulting, Hospice, Long Term Care, Behavioral Health, and Radiology Billing/Coding, Katherine Byrd, RHIA (AHIMA Update), and Barbara Flynn, RHIA, CCS (Current Coding Issues affecting HIM.