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Extend Your Influence this March
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Registration is open for the AHIMA Advocacy Summit, a live virtual event happening March 28–29. The Advocacy Summit gives you direct access to your policymakers in Washington, DC, and avenues for connecting with other health information leaders who share your interests. Be part of this opportunity to influence legislation that affects millions of consumers and patients.
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Learn About AHIMA Elected 2023 Leadership Positions
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Join us on January 18 at 2 p.m. CT for a Microsoft Teams webinar on the opportunities to serve in the following AHIMA elected leadership positions:
- AHIMA president/chair-elect of the Board of Directors
- Board directors
- Members of the Council for Excellence in Education
- Commissioner on the Commission on Certification for Health Informatics and Information Management
- Speaker-elect of the House of Delegates
The online application will be available soon, and nominations are due by March 31. Email profession.governance@ahima.org to request more information.
On January 18, from your computer or mobile device:
Click here to join the meeting
Or call in (audio only)
+1 312-319-1489
Phone Conference ID: 425 871 919#
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Nominate a Peer for a CHIMA Award
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Do you know of a CHIMA member that deserves recognition for their outstanding work and contributions to the profession? Take the first step and nominate them for a 2022 CHIMA award.
The CHIMA Board is accepting nominations for the following awards:
- Distinguished Member
- Professional Lifetime Achievement
- Outstanding Volunteer
- Rising Star
Nominations for these awards must be submitted by a CHIMA member via the approved electronic nomination form, including the required supporting documentation (see nomination form). All nominations are submitted to the CHIMA Past-President. Nominations may be resubmitted and reconsidered without restriction.
Click here to view the qualifications and to submit your nomination.
The deadline for nominations is March 15, 2022.
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CHIMA Annual Meeting
May 5-6, 2022
Hyatt Regency – Aurora
We are so excited to announce that we will be having an in-person annual meeting in 2022. The 2022 in-person meeting is going to be a BIG ONE, as we have a lot of time to make up for. We have missed networking with our CHIMA friends. We are also working on some options that will allow us to provide some CEUs virtually, but at this point, we can’t make any promises. We will do our best to serve our members!
Call for Speakers
We are looking for speakers for our in-person 2022 CHIMA Annual Meeting. If you’ve got the urge to speak on something HIM-related, please let us know by clicking here to submit your speaker information. We would love to have you! Listed below are just a few presentations our members have shown interest in.
- 21st Century Cures Act – One Year Later
- Data Analytics – Maybe even bring David Marc back
- Revenue Cycle differences between a pediatric organization and an adult organization and how to manage those differences - Denial prevention
- LTC / Skilled Nursing Topics?
- Messy MPI during COVID times, duplicate creations
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CHIMA Lunch ‘n Learn -
2022 CPT Updates
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On-demand Webinar - Kim Huey's presentation on the 2022 CPT Updates.
Getting ready for 2022 by reviewing the CPT changes - new codes, revised guidelines, and what's coming in the future!
- Discuss changes in Chronic Care Management codes that may impact documentation
- Review new Principal Care Management codes for services previously reported with G-codes
- Outline 6 new codes for anesthesia for spine procedures
- Explore new codes for Watchman procedure©
- Define new codes for balloon continence devices
- Define new Radiology codes for trabecular bone score calculations
- Review new Category III codes for cardiac procedures
- Review Evaluation and Management changes coming in 2023
Speaker:
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Kim Huey, MJ, CHC, CPC, CCS-P, PCS, CPCO, COC
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Kim Huey is an independent coding and reimbursement consultant, providing audits, training, and oversight of professional coding. She completed three years of pre-medical education at the University of Alabama before she decided that she preferred the business side of medicine. She completed a Bachelor of Science in Health Care Management from the University of Alabama and a Master of Jurisprudence in Health Law from Loyola University Chicago School of Law. Ms. Huey has multiple certifications in coding and compliance through the American Academy of Professional Coders, American Health Information Management Association, and the Health Care Compliance Association. For over thirty years, she has worked with providers in virtually all specialties, including general surgery, obstetrics/gynecology, oncology, podiatry, chiropractic, internal medicine. She has spoken at the AHIMA Convention, AAPC Healthcon and HCCA Compliance Institute as several other healthcare organizations. For five years, she was an approved instructor for the American Academy of Professional Coders and taught their Professional Medical Coding Curriculum in Birmingham and Montgomery. Kim is the author of AHIMA’s “Procedural Coding and Reimbursement for Physician Services, 2021”. She is an AHIMA-approved ICD-10-CM Instructor and Ambassador. She has served as the president of Magic City Professional Coders and was a founding member of Capital City Coders. Kim’s passion is helping physician practices successfully navigate the complex regulations and reimbursement environment. She is known as Kim the Coder, and she and her husband, Don the Cruiser sponsor an annual coding cruise where she teaches continuing education in a fun, relaxed environment.
Pricing:
- AHIMA Member: $20
- Non-Member: $30
CEU:
# of CEs: 1.0 – Data Structure, Content and Information Governance
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2022 IPPS Final Rule Coding Changes
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Overview
This Lunch ‘n Learn will cover the 2022 IPPS Final Rule Coding Changes. We will cover in detail the new ICD-10-CM codes as well as the new ICD-10-PCS codes. We will also review any deletions or revisions. Finally, we will cover changes to the CC and MCC lists.
Course objectives:
- The attendee will understand the additions, deletions, and revisions to ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS
- The attendee will become familiar with changes to the CC/MCC lists
This event is available on demand.
Speaker
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Sherri Ward
Pricing
- AHIMA Member: $20
- Non-Member: $30
CE
# of CEs: 1.0 – Data Structure, Content and Information Governance
Learn More & Register
Click here for more on-demand educational opportunities.
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