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We will be covering coding cardiovascular disease and procedures, both inpatient and outpatient.

Attendees will be able to use their Inpatient CDI knowledge and broaden scope to understand Outpatient Clinic CDI.

For CDI & Coding Specialists

Round One - Biochemical Recurrence of Prostate Cancer and Rising PSA Round Two - Highlights of the ICD-10-CM/PCS 2018 Changes

Coding Roundtable - Maintaining Balance: Professional Coding of mental health and behavioral Health scenarios and Assessment and Diagnosis of Mental Health: Walking Through the Process

To finish out the year we will be covering Mastocytosis: Allergies Behaving Badly, Pancytopenia: When Nothing Means Everything, 4th quarter Coding Clinic, and The ABCs of RBCs: Anemia and other Blood Dyscrasias

Our roundtable will cover issues in inpatient and outpatient obstetrics coding, presented by renowned coding expert, educator, and consultant Jana Mihaljevic.

Modifier Madness – A history of modifiers and a discussion on the guidelines for appropriate use of common modifiers, including 25, 57, 59 and the new X modifiers.

Coding Lunch & Learn Webinar: Pelvic Floor Dysfunction and Its Role in Pelvic Organ Prolapse and Urinary Incontinence

Discover insights on the future of coding and challenges ahead. This presentation will reveal answers to tough questions about the coding profession from industry experts.

Are coding denials by insurers such as Humana, Aetna, Blue Cross now taking over your time or the time of your denials management staff?

Our Coding Roundtable will discuss the significant changes to CPT for 2019 that will become effective January 1, 2019.

Get the latest information on the 2019 CPT code updates for interventional radiology procedures including fine needle aspiration biopsies, PICCs, and midline catheters.

Now that ICD-10 implementation is completed, it’s time to revitalize your coding productivity tracking and monitoring processes. Learn key productivity indicators for your coding functional area. Discover how implementing tracking and key productivity measures can maximize performance. Make managing productivity a healthy habit, not a headache.

This timely presentation delivers an update of the most important healthcare privacy and security rule / guidance regulatory changes, including but not limited to, HIPAA.

This presentation will provide insight into how oncology analytics provided by the Cancer Registry can assist in the advancement and improvement of cancer care.

This presentation shares insights as to how every physician’s office or outpatient facility can improve the efficiency and effectiveness of their reimbursement process – with coding and billing techniques that will ensure legal and ethical billing and optimize reimbursement.

This seminar will introduce coding professionals to the “World of HCC Coding”. Information will be dispersed regarding the CMS Risk Adjustment Program, including but not limited to guidelines, categories, documentation needs, and a high level explanation of the program.

Behavioral Health and Substance Abuse Coding Best Practices

Leadership in a Changing HIM Environment”, leaders will explore best practices in leading through inspiration – a key leadership competency to motivate others in times of change.

This presentation will focus on the intricacies of inpatient rehabilitation facility coding. The differences between IRF prospective payment and inpatient hospital prospective payment.

Just in Time: FY 2019 ICD-10-CM/PCS and IPPS Changes

This Coding Roundtable will include a brief review of what we as HIM perceive Sepsis is and how it should coded and what to look for when coding

This is a series of quarterly discussions on the AHA Coding Clinic publication. Here we will give you the questions and answers for each quarter and discuss any associated disease process or procedures.

This is a series of quarterly discussions on the AHA Coding Clinic publication. Here we will give you the questions and answers for each quarter and discuss any associated disease process or procedures.

This is a series of quarterly discussions on the AHA Coding Clinic publication. Here we will give you the questions and answers for each quarter and discuss any associated disease process or procedures.

This training will include the major revisions and additions to the CPT code set and guidelines for CY 2019. We will also discuss the impact of the new E&M rule on coding.

We will discuss the basics of DRG methodology and our role as coders. We will include some of the updates for FY 2019 in this training.

This training will include the major revisions and additions to the ICD-10-CM classification and guidelines for FY 2019.

This training will include the major revisions and additions to the ICD-10-PCS classification and guidelines for FY 2019, including 13 NTAPs.

Your success as a coder will depend on the level of commitment that you make to achieve your pinnacle. Here are some tips to help you along the way, including critical thinking skills, becoming a student of medicine and the classification, and other things I’ve learned from my mentors over the years.

A three-part webinar series will offer members an opportunity to learn how to analyze healthcare data using MS Excel and the open-source data analytics software platform, R.

A three-part webinar series will offer members an opportunity to learn how to analyze healthcare data using MS Excel and the open-source data analytics software platform, R.

A three-part webinar series will offer members an opportunity to learn how to analyze healthcare data using MS Excel and the open-source data analytics software platform, R.

A three-part webinar series will offer members an opportunity to learn how to analyze healthcare data using MS Excel, RStudio, anopen-source data analytics software platform and Tableau for data visualization.

As the healthcare environment continues to transform and become more data driven, health information departments need to position themselves to remain relevant.

Attendees will use MS Excel, the R statistical software package, and Tableau to prepare, describe, and visualize large healthcare datasets.

Join us as we discuss some areas in procedural coding where common errors have been identified.

This session will detail the breach analysis processes and review required reporting of the said event. Specific walk-through examples will be demonstrated to provide the attendees opportunities to improve their understanding of the requirements. Specifics regarding to whom to report the breach, and required timelines, will be included in this session.

Georgia recognizes all four, common law invasion of privacy claims: intrusion upon solitude or seclusion, public disclosure of private facts, false-light privacy, and appropriation of one’s name or likeness. This session will review how the state rules work in combination and to enhance HIPAA regulations.

This session will provide OCR updates regarding focus for audits, outcomes of resolution agreements and building best practices around those items.

Samples of the 5 privacy and security tools, the Privacy Risk Analysis (PRA) and Privacy Policy Manuals for CE and BA1 and the Security Risk Analysis (SRA) and Security Policy Manual.

Samples of the 5 privacy and security tools, the Privacy Risk Analysis (PRA) and Privacy Policy Manuals for CE and BA1 and the Security Risk Analysis (SRA) and Security Policy Manual.

Samples of the 5 privacy and security tools, the Privacy Risk Analysis (PRA) and Privacy Policy Manuals for CE and BA1 and the Security Risk Analysis (SRA) and Security Policy Manual.

Samples of the 5 privacy and security tools, the Privacy Risk Analysis (PRA) and Privacy Policy Manuals for CE and BA1 and the Security Risk Analysis (SRA) and Security Policy Manual.

Samples of the 5 privacy and security tools, the Privacy Risk Analysis (PRA) and Privacy Policy Manuals for CE and BA1 and the Security Risk Analysis (SRA) and Security Policy Manual.

Samples of the 5 privacy and security tools, the Privacy Risk Analysis (PRA) and Privacy Policy Manuals for CE and BA1 and the Security Risk Analysis (SRA) and Security Policy Manual.

Samples of the 5 privacy and security tools, the Privacy Risk Analysis (PRA) and Privacy Policy Manuals for CE and BA1 and the Security Risk Analysis (SRA) and Security Policy Manual.

Attendees will gain useful clinical data on the prevalence, pathophysiology, etiology and manifestations of hypertension.

An online course for new GHIMA board members.

Addressing Root Causes through Data Analytics and a Team-based Culture

The Objectives / Goals of this Pre-Recorded Webinar are as follows : Learn about the OCR and its responsibilities Review recent OCR Enforcement Actions Analyze recent Resolution Agreements and Civil Money Penalties Identify the “takeaways” from the OCR Enforcement Actions Conduct an activity applying the lessons learned from the OCR Enforcement Actions.

Now that ICD-10 implementation is completed, it’s time to revitalize your coding productivity tracking and monitoring processes. Learn key productivity indicators for your coding functional area.

RAC audits include new DRGs for complex review. This presentation will cover CC and MCCs as they relate to: Anemia, Bone Mass Index, Chest Pain, Debridement, Decubitus Ulcers, Respiratory Diagnoses, Sepsis, Altered Mental Status & Encephalopathy, Lysis of adhesions, and Post-acute care transfers. Applications and scenarios for reporting the new codes, as well as reimbursement potentials, from a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services perspective, will be addressed.

The goal of the “Aging Care Continuum” is to coordinate and facilitate care to meet the patient’s highest independence while allowing the patient to age with dignity and to age in place so much as possible.

Moving from Denials Management to Denials Prevention

Outpatient Clinical Documentation Improvement: the Next Frontier in the Battle to Prevent Denials

Test your knowledge and gain helpful tips to outpatient surgery CPT coding. This presentation will cover modifiers, add-on codes, mutually exclusive procedures, and highlight important CCI guidelines.

This presentation will include arterial and venous procedures, specifically arteriovenous anastomosis creation, dialysis circuit interventions, and lower extremity revascularization. We will also cover the new 2017 dialysis circuit intervention codes: 36901-36909. Applications and scenarios for reporting the new codes, as well as reimbursement potentials, from a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services perspective, will be addressed.

This presentation will cover documentation elements needed to establish appropriate severity and DRGs. Applications and scenarios for reporting the new codes, as well as reimbursement potentials, from a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services perspective, will be addressed.

An HIM professional shares direct experience with HIM centralization, challenges that hinder progress, lessons learned, and strategies for ensuring a successful transition.

A Healthcare professional shares direct experience with providing direction for how to transitions to a data – driven healthcare organization.

Read the article, “Coding Diabetes: Time to Look at the Coding Guidelines Again”, do the 5 “test yourself” questions, and get a free 0.5 CEU gift from your IdHIMA Board.

Include the applications and analysis of quality and clinical resources appropriate to the clinical setting. Includes database management and coding compliance using CPT codes.

1st session Management Domain offering: HIM: Leaders, Leadership, Management and YOU! 2nd session Clinical Data Management Domain: ICD-10 Wordsearch and Crossword puzzle

This is an article from the AHIMA bok that has some wonderful information for long term care coders, and how to apply the guidelines for ICD-10cm correctly. In addition to the LTC guidelines, there is hands on 25 quiz after the article to work on skill building.

A full session of OB/GYN learning (physician based info) to include: - Unlocking the Secrets of the Medicare Fee Schedule - 2017 coding education forum - Medical Necessity - Queries

This presentation provides an overview of how HCCs are used in physician payment systems.

This presentation is designed to help the attendee develop and implement policies and procedures to assure compliance with applicable provisions of HIPPA and the HITECH Act and any implementing regulations.

Overview of IG and IGAM™ Understand why IG is so important now more than ever Discuss the facets and initiatives of IG Discuss the benefits of IG Discuss IG projects as it relates to IGAM™

Sepsis 3 criteria for coding and CDI, and current pediatric and neonatal sepsis criteria.

Outpatient clinical documentation improvement initiatives are gaining interest with providers as healthcare delivery models are transforming away from Fee-for-Service to Fee-for-Value and more third-party payers are incorporating some measure of risk adjustment through HCCs into the scheme of reimbursement.

This is a series of quarterly discussions on the AHA Coding Clinic publication. Here we will give you the questions and answers for each quarter and discuss any associated disease process or procedures.

This training will include the major revisions and additions to the CPT code set and guidelines for CY 2019. We will also discuss the impact of the new E&M rule on coding.

This training will include the major revisions and additions to the ICD-10-CM classification and guidelines for FY 2019.

This training will include the major revisions and additions to the ICD-10-PCS classification and guidelines for FY 2019, including 13 NTAPs.

A three-part webinar series will offer members an opportunity to learn how to analyze healthcare data using MS Excel and the open-source data analytics software platform, R.

A three-part webinar series will offer members an opportunity to learn how to analyze healthcare data using MS Excel and the open-source data analytics software platform, R.

A three-part webinar series will offer members an opportunity to learn how to analyze healthcare data using MS Excel and the open-source data analytics software platform, R.

As the healthcare environment continues to transform and become more data driven, health information departments need to position themselves to remain relevant.

Review the fundamentals of hospice coding.

Health care organizations can be subject to investigations by State and federal regulators.

This session will assist you through the plethora of healthcare privacy-related laws and regulations, to assist you creating or further developing your privacy program.

The FBI has informed the healthcare industry to continue to expect both domestic and international hacker attacks, this session will provide best practices to prepare you and your organization for such events.

This session will provide OCR updates regarding focus for audits, outcomes of resolution agreements and building best practices around those items.

This session will offer a brief overview of compliance problems on the horizon, with a special focus on connected healthcare devices.

This live session will offer a platform for LHIMA members to address questions about the content delivered in the 5-part webinar series that covered the topics of OCR audits, patient access, telehealth, building a privacy program, information security and problems on the horizon. Privacy expert Rita Bowen, MA, RHIA, CHPS, CHPC, SSGB, Vice President of Privacy, Compliance and HIM Policy for MRO, will be live on the line to answer all your questions about the previously covered topics, in addition to any other hot topics submitted for discussion.

Telemedicine continues to gain traction in the healthcare industry. This session will cover key statistics about telemedicine.

Review top ten areas where hospices have errors in coding.

Terminology and documentation needed by the Medical Directors & NPP to code effectively

How is AI going to affect your job and your responsibilities under the current state of the law? Let’s find out!

An easy to understand approach to learning more about the Anatomy and Physiology Systems

An easy to understand approach to learning more about the Anatomy and Physiology Systems

An easy to understand approach to learning more about the Anatomy and Physiology Systems

An easy to understand approach to learning more about the Anatomy and Physiology Systems

An easy to understand approach to learning more about the Anatomy and Physiology Systems

An easy to understand approach to learning more about the Anatomy and Physiology Systems

To provide an overview of the clinical disease processes for Heart Failure

To provide an overview of the clinical disease processes for encephalopathy.

To provide an overview of the clinical disease processes for pneumonia

To provide an overview of the clinical disease processes for Sepsis

Review CPT changes and regulatory highlights for 2018

Outpatient clinical documentation improvement initiatives are gaining interest with providers as healthcare delivery models are transforming away from Fee-for-Service to Fee-for-Value and more third- party payers are incorporating some measure of risk adjustment through HCCs into the scheme of reimbursement.

Corporate breaches continue to succeed because attackers can steal the legitimate identities of your employees and use those identities to attack your infrastructure.

This is a series of quarterly discussions on the AHA Coding Clinic publication. Here we will give you the questions and answers for each quarter and discuss any associated disease process or procedures.

There are many new changes on the horizon for 2019. CPT will be implementing new codes, deleting codes and revising codes.

A three-part webinar series will offer members an opportunity to learn how to analyze healthcare data using MS Excel and the open-source data analytics software platform, R.

A three-part webinar series will offer members an opportunity to learn how to analyze healthcare data using MS Excel and the open-source data analytics software platform, R.

A three-part webinar series will offer members an opportunity to learn how to analyze healthcare data using MS Excel and the open-source data analytics software platform, R.

As the healthcare environment continues to transform and become more data driven, health information departments need to position themselves to remain relevant.

Attendees will use MS Excel, the R statistical software package, and Tableau to prepare, describe, and visualize large healthcare datasets.

This presentation will review the targeted voluntary recommendations produced by our Joint Cybersecurity Workgroup. Introduce Framework terms to start educating the health sector professionals on important and generally-accepted cybersecurity terms.

Motivating Your Employees

Resonant Leadership

3 Keys to Increase Influence

Effective Communication

Diversity and Inclusion

This presentation is an introductory overview to AI, their current and proposed use, as well as recommendations for building your skills in this new field

This presentation will outline and discuss the key differentiating elements between inpatient and outpatient CDI.

Through this presentation the participant will understand provider perspectives in documenting in electronic health records (EHR’s).

Ever wonder how CMS or OIG selects you for an audit? Are you curious about where your risk areas may be?

Learn how to recruit the best candidate in an expedited hiring process that will fulfill your short-term and long-term needs.

This presentation will cover the uniqueness of documentation and coding interpretation & how claim data impacts revenue streams and patient care & services.

Listen to Lisa Daughtry, RHIA, CCS, CDIP, the experienced coding educator discuss the CDI and Coding issues related to clinical indicators; Review the issues between the Official Coding Guidelines and other diagnostic criteria; Discuss the necessity of CDI and Coding collaboration; and evaluate clinical validation query examples.

The course will explore key areas of operating an effective and efficient clinical documentation program, key areas of focus, and proving return on investment from a quality and revenue perspective.

This webinar will focus on cyber security, the cost to healthcare, and how we can protect our patient’s and customer’s EMR.

This webinar will focus on the latest RAC rules and guidelines to help you navigate the regulatory process. Information will include “who’s who” with 3rd party reviews, complex record requests, audit types, denial rates and the latest RAC target areas including Part B claims. Our speaker will walk you through the process of reviewing, documenting and understanding the appeal process

The importance of coding the symptoms of stroke and disease comorbidities, The importance of NIHSS score and Coma Score, and Diagnosis help for coding site of the stroke.

Outpatient clinical documentation improvement initiatives are gaining interest with providers as healthcare delivery models are transforming away from Fee-for-Service to Fee-for-Value and more third- party payers are incorporating some measure of risk adjustment through HCCs into the scheme of reimbursement.

FY19 IPPS Update

Population Health Management (PHM) programs are a strategic component of future state of health care organizations. The goal of PHM programs is to keep a patient population as healthy as possible and minimize the need for expensive hospital services such as emergency department visits, imaging tests, and other preventable procedures.

Review of Official Guidance, Resources, and practices to ensure compliant coding.

This training will include the major revisions and additions to the CPT code set and guidelines for CY 2019. We will also discuss the impact of the new E&M rule on coding.

A three-part webinar series will offer members an opportunity to learn how to analyze healthcare data using MS Excel and the open-source data analytics software platform, R.

A three-part webinar series will offer members an opportunity to learn how to analyze healthcare data using MS Excel and the open-source data analytics software platform, R.

A three-part webinar series will offer members an opportunity to learn how to analyze healthcare data using MS Excel and the open-source data analytics software platform, R.

As the healthcare environment continues to transform and become more data driven, health information departments need to position themselves to remain relevant.

This presentation will briefly cover aspects of the denial letter and determining how and what should be appealed. We will point out ways to best determine if the appeal should be a diagnosis/clinical validation versus a coding appeal.

The presenters will lay out the pros and cons of cloud computing, go into hidden costs involved with securing a cloud environment, and discuss some of the pitfalls from a regulatory and legal landscape and things that can be done to evade those issues.

We will define revenue cycle management, discuss major functions of revenue cycle management, highlight the importance of revenue cycle management.

Join us for an informational presentation geared towards collections and denials professionals to learn proven strategies for protecting revenue and minimizing cost to collect.

Overview of Litigation from the IG Perspective: This presentation will focus on how these disciplines might be used. Pharmacology for Coders: This presentation will describe the fundamentals of pharmacology to enhance the participants’ insight into the clinical care of the patient as it affects their understanding of the coding scenario.

In this session, Mr. Kesler will examine current events and trends that are affecting healthcare information security, including ransomware, biomedical device vulnerabilities, and advanced persistent threats.

Discusses the analytical basis for developing a Population Health based solution to moderating healthcare costs and optimizing outcomes for a given population or sub-population.

Learn how analytics, deception, and data streams are saving the security industry, or would have at least saved the Democratic National Committee.