Clinical Coding Community Meeting

Program will cover the latest best practices for coding, documentation improvement, and revenue cycle management; overcoming key challenges related to coding, quality, and reimbursement; and implementing cutting-edge technology with advancements in computer-assisted coding (CAC). The three coding tracks include topics related to inpatient, outpatient, and physician-based coding as well as CAC. This meeting is a progressive channel for innovative approaches to improving the coding process, and providing traditional time-sensitive regulatory updates crucial for quality reporting of administrative coded data.

CEU’s: 10
Learning Level: 4 Advanced
Learning Category: Coding and Reimbursement. Health Information Management Operations

Saturday, October 3
Plenary Session	8:30 a.m.	10:30 a.m.	National Coding Update 1
	10:45a.m.	12 noon	ICD 10 Update
Track 1 - Inpatient	1 p.m.	2 p.m.	EMR Strategies to Enhance Documentation Improvement
	2 p.m.	3 p.m.	RAC's - Ready, Aim, Conquer
	3:15 p.m.	4:15 p.m.	Applying the ICD-10-PCS Guidelines to Front-Line Coding
	4:15 p.m.	5:15 p.m.	Managing the OIG Workplan & Proactively Mitigating Risk
Track 2 - Outpatient	1 p.m.	2 p.m.	Outpatient Coding and Charge Opportunities that Still Plaque Us
	2 p.m.	3 p.m.	Who Moved my I-9 Codes? A hands-on approach to embracing ICD-10-CM for the Outpatient Coder
	3:15 p.m.	4:15 p.m.	The Latest on Coding, Billing and Payment for Injection and Infusion Services under OPPS/APCs
	4:15 p.m.	5:15 p.m.	Radiology Coding: Keys for Successful Documentation, Compliance and Reimbursement
Track 3 - Computer Assisted Coding	1 p.m.	2 p.m.	Computer Assisted Coding with Standard Documents Types – Advancing Best Practice in Health Information Management
	2 p.m.	3 p.m.	Implementation of Computer Assisted Coding at an Academic Medical Center
	3: 15 p.m.	4:15 p.m.	Preparing Your Organization for Inpatient Computer Assisted Coding
	4:15 p.m.	5:15 p.m.	Measuring Return on Investment (ROI) from Computer-Assisted Coding
Sunday, October 4
Plenary Session	8:30 a.m.	10:30 a.m.	Writing Successful Physician Queries: A Physician's Rx for Composing Effective, Compliant Physician Queries
	10:45 a.m.	12 noon	The Emerging Need for the Clinically Embedded Coder: A Successful Strategy to Achieve 95% Coding Accuracy by Physicians
Track 1 - Inpatient	1 p.m.	2 p.m.	Using the General Equivalency Mappers (GEM) Effectively– An Instrumental Step to a Successful Conversion to ICD-10
	2 p.m.	3 p.m.	Managing Denials Management: Practical Ways HIM Can Help
	3:15 p.m.	4:15 p.m.	Present On Admission/Hospital Acquired Conditions: Legal, Financial, and Unintended Consequences, One Year Later
Track 2 - Outpatient	1 p.m.	2 p.m.	Enhancing HIM Effectiveness and Optimizing Revenue Cycle Management Through Compliant Inpatient Documentation Tools for Physicians
	2 p.m.	3 p.m.	Mastering Modifiers for Physician Practice
	3:15 p.m.	4:15 p.m.	ICD-10-CM for the Physician Practice
Track 3 - Clinical Issues	1 p.m.	2 p.m.	Introduction to Plastic Surgery: Coding and Clinical Correlation
	2 p.m.	3 p.m.	Clinical & Coding Clashes: Successful Strategies on Explaining Conflicting Clinical and Coding Rules to Clinicians that Make Sense in Their World
	3:15 p.m.	4:15 p.m.	Medical Necessity: Medicare's Coding and Coverage Perspective

 

Gaylord Texan Resort and Convention Center

The 81st AHIMA Convention and Exhibit will be held at the Gaylord Texan Resort and Convention Center located at 1501 Gaylord Trail, Grapevine, TX, 76051.

Host Hotel

The host hotel for the 81st AHIMA Convention and Exhibit is the Gaylord Texan Resort and Convention Center located at 1501 Gaylord Trail, Grapevine, TX, 76051.

Additional Hotels

Additional hotels include: Comfort Suites DFW North Grapevine, Fairfield Inn & Suites DFW North Grapevine, Great Wolf Lodge, Hampton Inn & Suites DFW North, Hyatt Place Dallas/Grapevine, Hyatt Regency DFW, Residence Inn Grapevine, Sheraton Grand DFW, Westin DFW Airport, and the Wyndham DFW Airport.

Booking Housing

To make housing arrangements please refer to the Attendee Housing page or call Wyndham Jade at 888-747-8707.

American with Disabilities Act

AHIMA only uses facilities that are in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). If you require special assistance while attending the AHIMA Convention and Exhibit, please call (800) 335-5535 so we may accommodate your needs.

Scooter and wheelchair rentals are available by contacting ScootAround Inc. at (888) 441-7575, info@scootaround.com, or visiting www.scootaround.com/rentals/a/ahima.

Registration Fees

Online registration ends on September 25, onsite registration will be available beginning Saturday, October 3

Early Bird Pricing (May 1 – September 4)
	Both Days	Day 1	Day 2
Price	$379	$294	$294
AHIMA Member Price	$279	$209	$209

Regular Pricing  (After September 4)
	Both Days	Day 1	Day 2
Price	$419	$334	$334
AHIMA Member Price	$339	$259	$259

Contact Customer Relations at 1-800-335-5535 for more information.

Four Ways to Register

• Online Registration (credit card only)
• Mail Registration Form and payment to:
  AHIMA
  Dept. 77-6331
  Chicago, IL 60678-6331
• Fax Registration Form: (312) 233-1500 (credit card and purchase order payments only).  
• Phone: (800) 335-5535 (credit card payment only).

Cancellation Policy

If you must cancel your meeting registration, you may either provide a substitute, or cancel your registration. In either case, please notify AHIMA in writing as soon as possible. A $75 processing fee is assessed on all cancellations received two weeks prior to the appropriate meeting date. After that date, the full registration fee will be forfeited unless your registration is cancelled due to an emergency. In an emergency, please notify AHIMA’s registrar of your cancellation via fax, including an explanation for your cancellation. All refunds will be processed within 30 days after receipt.

AHIMA reserves the right to cancel or reschedule a conference due to unanticipated circumstances. In the event of cancellation, registrants will be contacted and the full registration fee will be refunded. AHIMA and ATC are not responsible for any travel arrangement cancellation charges incurred by event cancellations.