The Virtual Information Governance (IG) Boot Camp Deep Dive: Data Governance and Analytics is two half-day sessions that address the application of IG principles and competencies around Data Governance and Analytics. During this boot camp, participants will gain an understanding of IG, what it is and why it's important to a healthcare organization. Additionally, key IG competencies of Data Governance and Analytics will be discussed in detail. Participants will learn key components of Data Governance and how Analytics is positively impacted through accurate and trustworthy information afforded by Data Governance and the overarching Information Governance Program.

Location: Online

Coding should tell a story of the patient, why the patient was there, and the services that the patient received. Often the codes do not demonstrate a complete picture and modifiers help add clarity to the story. There are a tremendous number of modifiers, both CPT and HCPCS, that can impact your coding and subsequent payment, either by their non-use or overuse. These can have a negative impact on the revenue cycle and the bottom line. Understand how modifiers should be used and the documentation needed, as well as the financial impact misuse can create.

Location: Online

In today's world of Health Information, data is the driving force for creating and making changes in health policy, patient care and practice, patient safety and quality initiatives, reimbursement rates and business strategies. Understanding that not all data is created equal, governance and stewardship is essential in maintaining high-quality and reliable data for clinical and business use. In the world of health information , we all play a part in governance and stewardship. Data is a tangible and intangible asset. What is the cost to your enterprise if the data is lost corrupted? Explore the importance of having a good governance program.

Location: Online

These regionally located, in-person meetings, exclusively for educators (full-time, part-time, and adjunct) are intended to share content knowledge and instructional delivery strategies to assist programs in delivery of the 2014 curriculum requirements, while providing a forum for professional networking. Topics include Hands on Data Analytics; Academic Resources and Academic Affairs Update, Online Teaching Strategies and Resources.

Location: Spokane, WA

This webinar explains how CMS ‘s Program Integrity reduces fraud waste and abuse and can save taxpayers billions of dollars annually by using medical necessity, overpayment and eligibility verification. By using key accurate sources, indicators on claims, and other data points, analytics will be the driver of finding potential risk that can cause an audit or investigation. At the end, attendees will have a clear understanding of how to identify program integrity issues as it relates to their business and will be able to make informed business decisions that will lead to actionable results to remain in compliance.

Location: Online

This webinar will explain how payer auditing has increased more than 900% in the last few years as well as 

• Examine the current world of coding and auditing
• Discuss which diagnoses challenge coders the most 
• Learn why internal and prebill coding audits are essential 
• Increase knowledge through coding education

Location: Online

These regionally located, in-person meetings, exclusively for educators (full-time, part-time, and adjunct) are intended to share content knowledge and instructional delivery strategies to assist programs in delivery of the 2014 curriculum requirements, while providing a forum for professional networking. Topics include Hands on Data Analytics; Academic Resources and Academic Affairs Update, Online Teaching Strategies and Resources.

Location: Silver Spring, MD

If you seek to improve your coding power, Crack the Codes: Advanced Coding Workshop is the program for you. Learn how to analyze documentation in order to select the appropriate CPT code or characters for an ICD-10-PCS or ICD-10-CM code. Each workshop is facilitated by an expert coding faculty member who walks participants through the decision process of identifying correct codes with actual redacted patient health records. Available in one- to four-day sessions, Crack the Codes: Advanced Coding Workshops allow participants to select the learning path(s) and training they need to advance and grow their coding power.

Location: Philadelphia, PA

These regionally located, in-person meetings, exclusively for educators (full-time, part-time, and adjunct) are intended to share content knowledge and instructional delivery strategies to assist programs in delivery of the 2014 curriculum requirements, while providing a forum for professional networking. Topics include Hands on Data Analytics; Academic Resources and Academic Affairs Update, Online Teaching Strategies and Resources.

Location: Frisco, TX

Prepare to sit for the Certified Documentation Improvement Practitioner (CDIP) certification—one of AHIMA’s most highly regarded credentials—with this self-paced webinar series. These six webinars review the six domains covered in the exam, assess CDI workflow processes, explain how to analyze and develop effective physician queries, and demonstrate how to evaluate CDI metrics and statistics for tracking CDI program effectiveness. The six domains covered in the webinar series and the CDIP exam are:

    Clinical and Coding Practice
    Leadership
    Record Review and Document
     Clarification
    CDI Metrics and Statistics
    Research and Education
    Compliance 

In addition, the content shows how you can assess and apply knowledge of official coding guidelines and MS-DRG assignment. Best of all, this webinar series allows you to study for the CDIP exam when it's convenient for you without traveling, saving you valuable work and study time!

Bundle up and save more than $100! Bundle includes:

    Six webinars
    1 Hour Interactive Learning Session 
    Clinical Documentation Improvement:
       Principles and Practice book
    CDIP exam

Objectives

Examine opportunities for CDI in the outpatient setting

Location: Online

These regionally located, in-person meetings, exclusively for educators (full-time, part-time, and adjunct) are intended to share content knowledge and instructional delivery strategies to assist programs in delivery of the 2014 curriculum requirements, while providing a forum for professional networking. Topics include Hands on Data Analytics; Academic Resources and Academic Affairs Update, Online Teaching Strategies and Resources.

Location: Wisconsin

Healthcare organizations are popular targets for malicious hacker attacks. Ransomware, a type of malware, is clearly one of the biggest threats that the healthcare industry has faced in years. While the numbers show cybercriminals were focused on other sectors, providers need to take a proactive approach to protecting their information assets. This has created a growing need for the privacy, security, and confidentiality of health information. During this webinar, attendees will learn to develop and implement policies and procedures to protect privacy and access to patient health.

Location: Online

Demonstrate your proficiency of physician practice coding by earning an AHIMA Certified Coding Specialist—Physician-Based (CCS-P®) credential. Prepare to sit for the exam on your schedule with this virtual exam prep session delivered through four on-demand webinars and one virtual interactive learning session. The webinars explore the seven domains covered in the CCS-P exam. During the two-hour virtual interactive learning session participants gain access to additional study tips, test-taking skills, and a Q&A with a coding expert!

Location: Online

The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act, better known as MACRA, is a physician-focused quality payment program which will reward, penalize or provide zero adjustment to a clinician’s reimbursement, depending on their performance.
While it may appear that the monetary impact of MACRA won’t be felt until the beginning of 2019, it is important to understand that this is not necessarily true. There are maximum negative four percent adjustment penalty for nonparticipation in the quality payment program.
Now is the time for HIM professionals to embrace and understand the changes in physician reimbursement. Understanding eligibility requirements and participation in is critical to preventing the negative four percent penalty.

Location: Online

This webinar discusses how clinical documentation, coding, and query activities impact the revenue cycle for behavioral health inpatient encounters. Discussions will include classification of general medical conditions, behavioral health conditions, and will incorporate various medical or technical terminologies. Case studies will incorporate key points and engage participants in order to strengthen comprehension. This presentation is appropriate for health information management (HIM) department coders, HIM management, CDI staff, revenue cycle managers, clinical support staff and physicians.

Location: Online

Demonstrate your mastery level coding skills with AHIMA's highly regarded Certified Coding Specialist (CCS®) credential. Prepare to sit for the exam on your schedule with this virtual exam prep session delivered through four on-demand webinars and one virtual interactive learning session. Each webinar reviews domain information covered in the CCS exam. During the two-hour virtual interactive learning session participants gain access to additional study tips, test-taking skills, and a Q&A with a coding expert!

Location: Online

It is no secret that CMS and other commercial carriers continue to target the use of the 25-modifier. How do you know that your organization is 100% compliant? During this session, we will review the rules versus varying opinions and interpretations to identify the four steps in appropriate 25-modifier usage. After wading through the arduous guidelines and learning the four steps, attendees will use actual chart examples in a hands-on application to truly understand the compliant use of the 25 modifier.

Location: Online

The AHIMA CSA Leadership Symposium is a two-day event that engages AHIMA and CSA leaders in strategic direction, envisioning the future, and leadership in the evolving HIM profession. Also included are interactive sessions developed to train CSA leadership in their roles. Audience is by invitation only to CSA leaders; Presidents, Presidents-elect, Treasurers, Central Office staff; AHIMA Board of Directors, and AHIMA Affiliate Leaders.

Location: Chicago, IL

Is your medical record document type list growing each day and you don’t know why? Are there new document types being added and you think to yourself, I should have known about this before it was implemented? As stewards of the LMR do you find this difficult to manage? Many organizations struggle with maintaining control of a shared record that spans across multiple hospitals and clinics, yet the HIM Department is responsible for ensuring the record is complete, organized in a logical fashion, and available timely for patient care.

Location: Online

This webinar will teach attendees how to ensure against the most common areas of cyber risk and what the components of a cyber insurance policy should include. The speaker will discuss human resources and other areas of growing internal risk in healthcare as well as the policies that might help to mitigate or eliminate them. After you listen to this webinar you will be prepared to answer the tough questions.

Location: Online

Healthcare leaders face inherent challenges within the electronic health record (EHR) to meet a broad spectrum of information demands. Learn how enhanced technology, data governance practices, and process improvement, through the active use of information governance (IG), can increase the usability, integrity, security, and efficiency of the EHR; reducing duplicate efforts, workarounds, data and information cleanup, and threats.

In two half-day, virtual sessions, participants will recognize the correlation between IG best practices and EHR usage to:

• improve data integrity that impacts the user experience
• enhance legal and regulatory responses,
• refine business continuity plans, and
• manage mergers and acquisitions.

Location: Online

As a result of attending this webinar, participants will be able to:

• Discuss the 60 percent rule and the role of the HIM coder in determining an IRF’s compliance with the rule
• Examine the 60 percent rule’s etiologic diagnosis exclusions and their relationship to query opportunities that will help ensure accurate coding according to the ICD-10-CM guidelines
• Review noncompliant case scenarios and identify what documentation could be added to support a more specific code that would make each case compliant

Location: Online

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ATTEND THE MOST ANTICIPATED HEALTH INFORMATION EDUCATOR EVENT OF THE YEAR

Each year, more than 400 health informatics and information management (HIIM) educators attend AHIMA's Assembly on Education Symposium/Faculty Development Institute (AOE/FDI) to consider academic topics that transform today's students into tomorrow's dynamic healthcare industry leaders. This year, we will DRIVE PEAK PERFORMANCE IN HIIM EDUCATION! Preparing tomorrow’s healthcare information leaders starts with you in the driver’s seat.

Location: Indianapolis, IN

This webinar will teach attendees about the impact of proper and accurate coding and clinical documentation improvement, assuring reliability of the clinical data in the form of ICD codes that impact revenues and improving quality measures to help reduce the cost of healthcare delivery.

Location: Online

The AHIMA CDI Summit is the premier industry event dedicated to advancing the documentation journey and exploring the challenges presented by today’s complex healthcare environment. This comprehensive conference presents keynote addresses from nationally recognized industry experts, thus participants will have access to a range of presentations on CDI best practices, innovation, implementation, and ICD-10-CM/PCS. The Summit consists of interactive sessions and real world examples providing critical insights into CDI programs as well as advanced networking opportunities. By attending this two-day meeting, you will have access to the most up-to-date information and be able apply it within your organization. Move your CDI program forward with the knowledge gained from the CDI Summit!

Location: Baltimore, MD

The AHIMA CDI Academy is a comprehensive program designed to assist CDI professionals in implementing best practices at their organizations. Whether you are new to CDI or an experienced CDI professional ready to take your program to the next level, the Academy offers unique content you can apply to your situation. The presenter covers both inpatient and outpatient settings, creating an even larger return on investment for participants. During this three-day in-person meeting, you will learn about CDI best practices through real-life examples, exercises, and breakout sessions on specific clinical and coding topics. By encouraging discussion and active learning, this interactive event prepares you to return to your organization with new insights and energy. Includes an introductory webinar and the Clinical Documentation: Principles and Practice publication.

Location: Baltimore, MD

Only a small percentage of all US hospitals have reached the top level of HIMSS AMRAM, but it's an important goal for everyone to aim for, and HIM should be a key driver in working toward this level. More and more organizations are working to achieve the HIMSS Stage 7 designation for inpatient and ambulatory settings. It's a monumental accomplishment to earn this designation and HIM plays a key role in getting to HIMSS stage 7, passing the survey and continuing to the push their organizations forward, even after being designated as HIMSS stage 7. Attendees will learn about the standards, how HIM is impacted, what it's like to go through the surveys and re-certification surveys and what this may mean for HIM in the long term.

Location: Online

Join us as we take a look at Pro Fee and Facility E/M coding and the associated challenges. We will take an in-depth look at the assignment of these codes through some great coding scenarios. It is important to be able to understand and explain why the services billed may be appropriate, but not identical, across professional and facility claims for the same episode of care. The rules of coding are different between professional physicians and the outpatient facility. During this webinar, attendees will learn the differences between coding and what each coder, professional physician coder and the outpatient facility, look for. Learn about the Pro Fee and Facility E/M coding and the associated challenges.

Location: Online

Staffing challenges post ICD-10 are nowhere near what they were in ICD-9-CM. Back then, no one was leaving their positions. Recruiting and retaining experienced coding professionals was nearly impossible and the coding profession quickly became a panacea of opportunity for new recruits and allied healthcare professionals. As a result, thousands of new coders have earned degrees and completed specialized education over the past several years. This massive influx of new coding talent has created different challenges for HIM directors, coding managers and human resource professionals. Attendees will analyze five proven tactics for optimal coder recruitment and hiring in both inpatient and outpatient settings.

Location: Online

In recent years, the Office of Inspector General (OIG), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), and state governments have allocated more resources to identify improper payments and combat healthcare provider fraud, waste, and abuse. This has resulted in an increase in the number of government audit programs, all of them known by various acronyms. There are many different audit programs that healthcare entities use today. Learn about these audit programs to help your organization understand the various audit guidelines and requirements.

Location: Online

Do you work with healthcare data but need more in-depth knowledge and the ability to transform that data into meaningful information? As the volume, variety and velocity of data continue to reach unprecedented levels, healthcare organizations must decipher the information that truly counts. This one-day, hands-on workshop explains the processes essential for examining data to uncover hidden patterns, correlations, and other information that can be used to make better decisions. Become the "go-to" person within your organization for accurate, dependable information by knowing and understanding how to analyze, interpret, and manage data. Each attendee must bring a laptop to this workshop.

Location: Miami, FL

AHIMA is committed to remaining the leader in privacy, cybersecurity, and information governance (IG) throughout healthcare. Because of this commitment and healthcare’s evolution—which requires continued education on the most current topics and trends in the industry—AHIMA's annual Privacy and Security Institute is evolving. We are proud to introduce the 2018 Privacy, Cybersecurity, and Information Governance Institute taking place September 22–23, in Miami, FL! This is more than just a name change! As an attendee, you will have the chance to choose from new focus areas and tracks, gain new insights, and learn about the hottest topics in the industry—all while hearing from the world-class speakers you’ve come to expect from this premier institute.

Location: Miami, FL

Plan to join your peers in Miami, FL, for the perfect mix of business and pleasure. The 2018 Clinical Coding Meeting offers countless educational and networking opportunities you can't afford to miss. Learn about the FY 2019 ICD-10-CM/PCS and CPT changes first hand at opening day general sessions: the National ICD-10 Policy Update directly from Nelly Leon-Chisen & Sue Bowman followed by a CPT Code Set Update from the AMA. Learn about updates, processes, and first-hand experiences directly from industry expert speakers through educational sessions on Auditing/Compliance, Physician/OP Coding, Revenue Cycle, Inpatient Coding, CDI, and ‘Hot’ Topics. End the two-day event with general sessions—Coding Productivity: Through the Years and close out the 2-day meeting with laughter compliments of Amy Dee. Meet with peers, gain valuable takeaways, and bring back unique knowledge and solutions in one convenient location—AHIMA's Clinical Coding Meeting. The hottest coding topics in the palm of your hand!

Location: Miami, FL

The AHIMA Convention and Exhibit is the health information event of the year, bringing together close to 4,500 healthcare and government leaders and professionals to address and discuss current and emerging industry trends and topics. The Convention provides countless opportunities for you to learn through educational sessions, networking with peers from around the globe, and vendors from the industry—all of which can be taken back to your organization and applied immediately. This year, choose from educational tracks covering informatics, CDI, payment reform, data analytics, information governance, coding, revenue cycle, and many more.

Location: Miami, FL

This webinar will provide attendees with a clear understanding of the risks to a hospital or medical system if inadequate management or monitoring of the EHR’s medical records is not in place. Specific examples of how medical record integrity has negatively impacted a hospital system related to the HITECH Act, False Claims Act and Medicare reimbursement.

Location: Online

When Medicare patients present with trauma related to workmen’s compensation or other third-party circumstances, it is crucial that these situations be identified at the time of registration to protect your revenue. Errors made in patient access often create a ripple effect throughout the billing and collection process, resulting in inability to secure timely payment. Don’t compromise your ability to collect these claims; learn what steps are required and when action must be taken to support your request for a conditional payment. This webinar will provide valuable assistance to all personnel involved in understanding when and why the billing and collection processes must flow accurately and effectively to secure reimbursement.

Location: Online

Prepare to sit for the Certified Documentation Improvement Practitioner (CDIP) certification—one of AHIMA’s most highly regarded credentials—with this self-paced webinar series. These six webinars review the six domains covered in the exam, assess CDI workflow processes, explain how to analyze and develop effective physician queries, and demonstrate how to evaluate CDI metrics and statistics for tracking CDI program effectiveness. The six domains covered in the webinar series and the CDIP exam are:

• Clinical and Coding Practice
• Leadership
• Record Review and Document Clarification
• CDI Metrics and Statistics
• Research and Education
• Compliance

In addition, the content shows how you can assess and apply knowledge of official coding guidelines and MS-DRG assignment. Best of all, this webinar series allows you to study for the CDIP exam when it's convenient for you without traveling, saving you valuable work and study time!

Bundle up and save more than $100! Bundle includes:

Six webinars

• 1 Hour Interactive Learning Session 
• Clinical Documentation Improvement: Principles and Practice book 
• CDIP exam 

Objectives

• Examine opportunities for CDI in the outpatient setting

Location: Online

This webinar will describe and demonstrate how the HIM expertise is needed in the constantly evolving worlds of telemedicine and mental health, specifically telemental health. Doing more with less has become the mantra in mental health circles, as healthcare costs for physical life-saving measures increase and the carve-outs for mental health decrease. Mental health funding also is sometimes carved out of budgets designed more for physical medical treatments as vast as complex surgeries and long-term care.

Location: Online

Using webinars and a virtual interactive learning session, this series prepares you for the CHDA exam. The webinars review the three domains covered in the exam: data management, data analytics, and data reporting. You can also supplement your learning by purchasing bundle and adding the A Practical Approach to Analyzing Healthcare Data, Third Edition publication, and CHDA exam registration.

Location:

Ongoing cyberattacks and regulatory enforcements create business arguments for improving information privacy, security and compliance. This presentation will outline cybersecurity domains, will explain most important concepts and terminology for each of the domains, and will provide examples of activities improving cybersecurity posture within each domain. This understanding will help leaders deal with the governance and accountability around information privacy, security and compliance. At the conclusion of this webinar, attendees will be able to clearly and consistently understand their organization’s security and compliance status communications and will be able to ask better questions without feeling incompetent.

Location: Online

Emergency Department visits are often stressful for the patient presenting, but let's think about the coder or physician choosing the E/M level to bill! How hard can this be? With only five levels to choose from and no distinction between new and established ED patients, this is no problem right? This webinar will present an in-depth review of the Emergency Department E/M codes and what components are required to bill for each ED level. Discover how to audit your ED providers, communicate your findings most effectively, and know when medical necessity comes in to play.

Location: Online

HIPAA and the HITECH Omnibus Rule establish the floor of federal requirements for protected health information (PHI). Yet cyberattacks and breaches continue to spotlight the need for  privacy, security, and confidentiality of health information. Healthcare organizations are in need of trained professionals who can advance the management of privacy, security, and confidentiality practices. AHIMA's privacy and security training validates an individual's skills and competency in this area. After training,  attendees should consider the AHIMA Certified in Healthcare Privacy and Security (CHPS) credential. Register for this two-day, in-person meeting for an in-depth review of HIPAA, the HITECH Omnibus Rule as well as 21st Century Cures Law and other changes to the original rules. For those interested in certification, the CHPS bundle includes the workshop, a voucher to sit for the exam itself, and the CHPS Exam Prep Book. You will have a solid base to begin studying for the CHPS exam.  

Location: Las Vegas, NV

If you seek to improve your coding power, Crack the Codes: Advanced Coding Workshop is the program for you. Learn how to analyze documentation in order to select the appropriate CPT code or characters for an ICD-10-PCS or ICD-10-CM code. Each workshop is facilitated by an expert coding faculty member who walks participants through the decision process of identifying correct codes with actual redacted patient health records. Available in one- to four-day sessions, Crack the Codes: Advanced Coding Workshops allow participants to select the learning path(s) and training they need to advance and grow their coding power.

Location: Las Vegas, NV

Have you ever wondered about the data connections made throughout the healthcare industry—not just those happening in your own organization? Whether it's terminologies found in the billing system or the data analysis needed for strategic planning, today’s healthcare leaders must understand where and how data affects their organization—internally and externally. The Data Institute is an in-depth thought leadership summit that explores the many connections surrounding healthcare data, and how classification and terminologies provide more specificity to that data. As an attendee, you will hear from industry experts on innovative best practices for data management and real-world experiences on critical topics. Tackle healthcare’s data connections at this must-attend industry event!

Location: Las Vegas, NV

User’s credentials are primary targets of phishing or social engineering attacks as users’ credentials or identities provide access to company networks. This is especially challenging for organizations with multiple locations and those with mobile workforce, contractors and partners who need to access company resources 24/7. This is the reason that identity protection or identity access management (IAM) is one of the cornerstones of good security and governance in any organization, small or big. Detecting compromised identities to identify indicators of attack and indicators of compromise within the systems is crucial in rapid security incident detection and response – thus minimizing the security incident costs. Attendees will learn about Office 365 security, compliance and productivity capabilities to help end users take advantage of those functionalities.

Location: Online

Demonstrate your proficiency of physician practice coding by earning an AHIMA Certified Coding Specialist—Physician-Based (CCS-P®) credential. Prepare to sit for the exam on your schedule with this virtual exam prep session delivered through four on-demand webinars and one virtual interactive learning session. The webinars explore the seven domains covered in the CCS-P exam. During the two-hour virtual interactive learning session participants gain access to additional study tips, test-taking skills, and a Q&A with a coding expert!

Location: Online