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THIMA eNEWS
Inside this issue - March 12, 2015:
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Twitter Rally for ICD-10 March 12!
A year ago ICD-10 was delayed legislatively. Join the Twitter Rally by Tweeting Members of Congress and expressing your support for ICD-10 in 2015!
This Twitter Rally will be held on March 12, noon- 2 p.m. CT!!!
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It’s Not Too Late!
Wondering how to get started with an Information Governance plan?
Wondering how to manage personal mobile devices that interact with your electronic record?
Wondering how you can prepare for the future??
It’s not too late to register for the 2015 THIMA Annual Meeting! Come and learn all of that and much more!
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Important Message from Middle TN HIMA
Dear MTHIMA member,
We are asking for your support with THIMA fundraising efforts by providing items to be auctioned during the Annual THIMA Meeting. These items will be used for door prizes or the silent auction. We are requesting gift cards, cash to purchase gift cards, Legendary autographed items, novelty gifts, themed gift baskets, jewelry, etc.
Please bring your voluntary donations to this week’s MTHIMA meeting on Friday, March 13th at Vanderbilt 100 Oaks.
Thank you for your continued support.
If you're not planning to attend the meeting and would still like to donate, please contact Elizabeth.Mccanless@uhsinc.com.
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Important Message from Knoxville Area HIMA
Join us for the March Coding Roundtable
Date/Time:
Friday, March 27th (rescheduled from February 20 due to inclement weather)
3pm-5pm
Location:
Parkwest Medical Center
Classroom 4
9352 Parkwest Blvd.
Knoxville, TN 37923
Speaker:
Dr. Elaine Bunick
Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Endocrinology and Metabolism
Topic: "Diabetes and its Relationships with Chronic Disease"
Attendees please note:
Please do not use valet parking. See Campus Map and park in parking lot "D" and catch the shuttle to door "5"
Thanks for your cooperation.
Reminder: there will be no KAHIMA Business Meeting on 3/17, as the THIMA annual meeting is being held in Gatlinburg 3/18-3/20.
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Announcing New Webinar Series: CDI for ICD-10 by Body System
This program follows the general format of ICD-10-CM chapters for each body system are designed to provide each participant with information needed to facilitate proper assignment of the appropriate ICD-10-CM code. The program will also cover the anatomy of the different body systems, general ICD-10-CM coding conventions and guidelines as well as chapter specific coding rules. Upon completion of the webinar series, each participant should be able to identify issues and documentation needed to allow for correct ICD-10-CM coding.
Click here to learn more.
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Statement from Coalition for ICD-10
Backers of the move to the ICD-10 coding system said today that proposals by some members of Congress to mandate dual coding of ICD-9 and ICD-10 were tantamount to support for another delay.
"The dual coding proposal is fraught with difficulties that have the potential to undermine the data infrastructure of the healthcare industry," the Coalition for ICD-10 said in a statement. "It will confuse claims processing and negatively impact the handling of important patient clinical information and may affect patient care."
The coalition is made of hospitals, health plans and technology vendors, but not physician groups, who have complained about the move to ICD-10.
Multiple lawmakers in recent weeks, including Reps. Andy Harris and Mike Burgess, have asked in hearings whether it would be feasible for CMS to accept ICD-9 and ICD-10 codes simultaneously. Such a plan would in theory make it easier for doctors to transition to the new coding system, allowing practices time to ease into the more complex codes.
CMS has also said dual coding isn't possible.
"The scope of systems changes and testing needed to allow for dual processing would require significant resources and could not be accomplished by the October 1, 2015, implementation date," a spokesperson said.
- David Pittman
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Interesting Article by Health Leaders Media
Doctors' shift in focus away from trying to delay ICD-10 again and toward addressing any hiccups with the inevitable transition is seen as a positive sign by AHIMA executives. Read more here
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