Presented By: Julie Hardy, MSA, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P
Coding Manager, Group Health Cooperative
About the Presenter: Julie is currently the Coding Manager at Group Health Cooperative and is an AHIMA-certified ICD-10-CM & PCS trainer. Julie completed her Master of Science in Health Administration from Central Michigan University in 2008. She chose the topic “Managing Intergenerational Workforces” as a new supervisor at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan. Julie is also a member of AHIMA’s ACE Committee, a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives, and is currently serving as the Secretary of WSHIMA.
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SATURDAY, December 3rd 2011 - ICD-10 Cardiology Anatomy and Physiology Requirements and Updates on WSHIMA Delegates and AHIMA House of Delegate Activities
About the Presenter:
Kim is a seasoned professional who has worked in the healthcare industry for over 20 years. She has a broad range of expertise and has performed coding and documentation audits and education involving more than 20 various specialty and sub-specialty services. Throughout her career she has worked with physicians, administrators and staff to implement best practices in operations, reimbursement, provider coding and clinical documentation and regulatory compliance. She is a certified trainer of ICD-10-CM/PCS by the American Health Information Management Association. Click here for a pdf copy of the presentation.
About the Presenter:
Bill has been Health Information Administrator and later, Senior Policy Analyst, over the last fourteen years at Group Health Cooperative. Previously, he held positions as director of acute care HIM departments, manager of Utilization, Quality Assurance, Coding and Data Quality, software implementation specialist, consultant, DRG coordinator, and coder.
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SATURDAY, July 16th 2011 - CPT Coding for Chemotherapy Services
About the Presenter: With over 15 years HIM experience, Petra has worked in all facets of record flow. Petra received her RHIT credential in 1997 via the AHIMA distance education program. In 2000 she obtained her RHIA, and in 2001 she took both the CCS and CCS-P exams. Petra has been consulting in the HIM field since 1998, first in coding, DRG and APC, and eventually moving toward charge audits. She now owns her own business specializing in revenue cycle functions. Originally from Germany, Petra now lives in Olympia, Washington with her husband. She continues to love coding and billing.
The presentation will be focuses on:
- Key Infusion Services Concepts
- Sequential vs Concurrent Infusion
- Initial vs Additional Service
- Overview of chemotherapy administration services
- Documentation requirements
- Hierarchy
- Key Coding and billing issues
- Clinical examples
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SATURDAY, June 18th 2011 – An Eye for I-10
Presented By: Marla Wirrick, CPC, CPC-H, Clinical Information System Consultant, Coding Compliance, Group Health Cooperative
The presentation will be focuses on:
- What is ICD-10?
- History
- Main Concepts & Structure of ICD-10
- Overview of ICD-10 CM/PCS
- Challenges
- Preparation
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What Can a Car Manufacture Teach a Hospital?
Disaster: Are you Ready?
Click HERE to download a copy of the Powerpoint presentation.The Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC)
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