Live & Recorded Virtual Event
Overview
Brooke will help you navigate the long and winding road of HIPAA privacy and security compliance. This session will cover an update on the HIPAA Privacy Rule Final Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy finalized in 2024, and a report on the proposed updates to the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules that may be coming in 2026.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the remaining HIPAA Reproductive Health Care Final Rule compliance requirements after the decision in Carmen Purl, et al. v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, et al., No. 2:24-cv-00228-Z (N.D. Tex. June 18, 2025)
- Comprehend proposed revisions to the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules and the potential impact on your organization
Brooke Bennett Aziere
1.0 – Information Protection: Access, Disclosure, Archival, Privacy and Security
Quality improvement isn’t just a leadership initiative—it’s a shared responsibility across every department, including Health Information Management. This session will provide HIM professionals with practical guidance on identifying quality review areas, deciding which projects to pursue, and understanding how long to monitor outcomes. We’ll cover the basics of quality principles, explore strategies for selecting meaningful QI projects, and discuss how to sustain improvements over time. You’ll leave with actionable insights to strengthen your department’s role in organizational quality.
Learning Objectives:
- Recognize the role of Health Information Management (HIM) professionals in driving quality across all facility types (CAH, PPS, clinics, hospitals).
- Identify and evaluate key areas within HIM that should be reviewed for quality improvement opportunities.
- Apply foundational quality principles to everyday HIM practices.
Susan Runyon
1.0 – Organizational Management and Leadership
This session takes attendees on a journey through the evolution of interoperability from its early foundations to today’s rapidly advancing health data landscape and the future shaped by TEFCA, AI, CMS Aligned Networks, and data-driven care coordination. Using real-world examples, you will share insights on how the industry’s progress toward seamless data exchange has transformed patient care and public health outcomes, as well as what is next for nationwide interoperability efforts.
Learning Objectives:
By the end of this session, attendees will be able to:
– Understand how interoperability has evolved over the past two decades and identify key milestones that shaped today’s framework.
– Recognize current challenges and opportunities driving interoperability across health systems, payers, and public health.
– Describe how TEFCA and Qualified Health Information Networks (QHINs) are influencing the next phase of nationwide data exchange.
– Explore strategies for leveraging interoperability to enhance care quality, health equity, and real-time data sharing.
Laura McCrary
1.0 – Informatics, Analytics and Data Use
Big shifts in federal policy are redefining the health care, and HIM landscape. From OPPS changes to ongoing implementation of the OBBBA and quality reporting requirements, this session walks through the rules, risks, and opportunities emerging from Washington. Expect clear explanations, real-world implications for HIM workflows, and a roadmap for what to watch in 2025 and early 2026. Attendees will gain a grounded understanding and a roadmap for what to watch in 2025 and early 2026.
Learning Objectives:
Attendees will be able to:
– Identify the key OBBBA-related policy changes and discuss their implications for HIM operations, provider taxes, and federal compliance requirements.
– Describe the major provisions of the 2026 OPPS Final Rule and explain how they impact documentation, coding, and reimbursement in Kansas hospitals.
– Summarize current national advocacy priorities and describe how HIM professionals can contribute to organizational readiness and policy implementation.
Jaron Caffrey
1.0 – Health Law and Compliance
On-Demand Sessions
In today’s rapidly evolving healthcare landscape, interoperability and data integrity are no longer optional—they are essential. This session will explore the latest developments in Health Information Technology, including TEFCA, QHINs, and FHIR standards, and their impact on Health Information Professionals. Attendees will learn why data quality is the cornerstone of trusted health information exchange and how it influences patient safety, compliance, and care outcomes.
Learning Objectives
– Understand recent developments in Health Information Technology (HIT), including TEFCA, QHINs, and FHIR adoption.
– Explore the critical role of data quality in interoperability and patient safety.
– Identify best practices for achieving NCQA Data Aggregator Validation and improving data governance.
– Empower Health Information Professionals to become proactive data stewards in an evolving digital health ecosystem.
Amber Epperson
1.0 – Information Protection: Access, Disclosure, Archival, Privacy and Security
During this discussion, we’ll explore a range of attack techniques used by cybercriminals and provide practical tips to help you recognize and prevent potential threats. Whether you’re an individual looking to better protect your personal data or a business aiming to strengthen your organization’s cybersecurity posture, this training offers valuable, actionable insights for all. This comprehensive training program is the result of a global collaboration between our team and cybersecurity professionals from around the world. Since its public release in 2019, the materials have been downloaded thousands of times in over 150 countries and are consistently recommended by industry experts. Online security begins with awareness, and this training emphasizes how critical education is.
Learning Objectives:
Understand the importance of education in cybersecurity
Learn how to spot phishing attempts
Gain knowledge on ways to protect yourself online
Learn about protecting your data
Dallas Haselhorst
1.0 – Information Protection: Access, Disclosure, Archival, Privacy and Security
Discover how artificial intelligence is revolutionizing denial management in healthcare revenue cycle departments. Attendees will gain practical insights into leveraging AI to prevent denials, streamline appeals, and improve financial performance while boosting staff efficiency.
Learning Objectives:
1. Explain how artificial intelligence can be applied across the revenue cycle to identify, prevent, and reduce payer denials.
2. Analyze common denial patterns using AI-driven insights to uncover root causes and payer-specific trends.
3. Evaluate the role of AI in streamlining the appeals process, including automated prioritization and appeal letter generation.
4. Apply AI-enabled strategies to improve financial outcomes, enhance staff productivity, and strengthen denial management workflows.
Keith Olenik, RHIA, CHP
1.0 – Revenue Cycle Management
This presentation will provide the audience with common Outpatient Lab denials and ways that a health organization can mitigate and improve on the coding for these common denials.
Learning Objectives:
Understand Denial CARC codes and Common CPT lab denials.
James Pfeiffer
1.0 – Revenue Cycle Management
Attendings will gain a better understanding of the new coding system, ICD-11. Specifically, they will learn the basics of ICD-11, how it’s being used in other parts of the world, and gain an understanding how the new system will look compared to ICD-10-CM. They will also learn some of the steps that organizations may need to take to start planning for the future of diagnosis coding.
Learning Objectives:
- At the completion of this educational activity, the learner will be able to:
Understand the basic concepts of ICD-11. - Recognize the coding, documentation, and structural differences between ICD-10-CM and ICD-11.
- Acknowledge the lessons learned from implementing ICD-10 and what can be changed.
- Have an awareness of how the change may impact their organization.
- Comprehend the use of ICD-11 and data.
Karla VonEschen, CCDS-O, CPC, CPMA
1.0 – Clinical Foundations
Course Info
Published Date
January 2026
Total CEs
9.0
Domain(s)
Clinical Foundations
Health Law and Compliance
Informatics, Analytics and Data Use
Information Protection: Access, Disclosure, Archival, Privacy and Security
Organizational Management and Leadership
Revenue Cycle Management
Pricing
KHIMA Member
$150
Non-Member
$250
AHIMA Student Member
$15
Student Non-Member
$25
KHIMA Member – an AHIMA dues-paying member who has selected Kansas as their Component Association (CA)
Non-Member – includes AHIMA dues-paying members from other AHIMA Component Associations (CA) as well as AHIMA Credentialed Non-Members
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AHIMA
This educational offering has been approved for continuing education credit for use in fulfilling the continued education requirements of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA).
AAPC
CEUs are accepted from programs sponsored by AHIMA national offices and the state or regional AHIMA branches. One hour of instruction is worth one CEU. A certificate of attendance or completion is necessary to show participation.
ACDIS
AHIMA CEUs that are CDI-related are accepted.
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