Local Chapter Events: Keep March madness at bay with CDI education

CDI Strategies - Volume 8, Issue 5

The following ACDIS chapters are planning upcoming networking events. For additional information visit the Local Chapter page of the ACDIS website or visit the ACDIS Blog and click on the “Local Chapters” category.

New Jersey
The Southern New Jersey/Philadelphia Area Chapter of ACDIS meets Thursday, March 6, 8-10 a.m., at Aria Health-Bucks Campus, in Langhorne, Pa. For information, contact Mary Ellen Moakes at mmoakes@beaconpartners.com.

Georgia
The Georgia ACDIS Chapter meets Friday, March 7, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Westwood College in Atlanta. The agenda includes:
  • “ICD-10 CM/PCS: The Road to Compliance,” by Paula J. White
  • “Meaningful Use and the Implications,” by Leonard Swinson.
For information, contact Maria Mann at mmann@gwinnettmedicalcenter.org.
 
Ohio
The SW Ohio Chapter meets to discuss ICD-10-CM/PCS education materials on Wednesday March 12, 2014, at Miami Valley Hospital, in Dayton. For information, contact Kay Huber at Huber@KHNetwork.org.
 
Tennessee
The Tennessee Chapter meets Friday, March 14, 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Erlanger Health System, in Chattanooga. The agenda includes:
  • “The Physician Advisor's Role in CDI,” by Dr. Trey LaCharite
  • “Top Documentation Issues for ICD-10,” by Kim Carr
  • “The Patient's Polaroid: From STAC to LTAC,” by Kim Ogle
  • “Documentation/Education for Revenue Integrity,” Dr. DeVersa
  • “RI Overview,” by Julianne Wolf
  • “Denial Management Process,” by Gigi Crocker
  • “Appeal Process,” by Jill Forgey
For information, contact Sherri Clark at SClark@mc.utmck.edu.
 
Alabama
The Alabama Chapter meets on Friday, March 21, 9:45 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Southeast Alabama Medical Center in Dothan. The agenda includes:
  • Coffee and networking
  • Business meeting
  • Panel discussion: Issues/Challenges Facing CDI Specialists Today
  • Lunch and Presentation: Myocardial infarction indicators
  • ICD-10: Myocardial infarction coding updates
For information or to register (RSVP by Friday, March 7) contact, Kim Murphy at kmurphy@dchsystem.com.
 
New York
The New York City Five Borough (NYC5B) ACDIS Chapter meets Wednesday, April 9, 6-8 p.m., at NYU Langone Medical Center. The agenda includes:
  • Networking and snacks
  • Introduction of chapter leaders
  • Business meeting
  • Overview of CDI at NYU
  • "ICD-10 and Dual Coding: Devices, Disparate Opinions, and DRG Impact," by Valerie Fernandez, MBA, CPC, CPC-H, CPMA
  • Q&A
  • Discussion of group submissions of ICD-10 queries
  • Raffle
1.5 CEUs will be offered for the above presentation. There is no cost to NYU employees, $10 for non-NYC5B members, and $25 for new NYC5B Membership (includes one year of meetings and related content). For information or to RSVP, email nyc5b.acdis@gmail.com.  
 
Arizona
The Arizona Chapter meets Tuesday, April 1, 6-8 p.m., at Scottsdale Healthcare. Kristen Geissler, MS, PT, CPHQ, MBA, Director, Clinical Economics at Berkeley Research Group, LLC., will discuss the importance of the Inpatient Prospective Payment System, value-based purchasing measures, Hospital Readmission Reduction Program methodology, and Hospital Acquired Conditions on documentation improvement efforts. A short business meeting will follow the discussion. CEUs will be offered. For information and to RSVP, contact Gloria Richardson at grichardson@shc.org or glorianaz94@cox.net, or call 602-316-6415. Dinner will be provided by Bonnie Peters, CCDS, CDIP, CCS-P, CPC, CPC-H, CPC-I, Principal at Berkeley Research Group, LLC.
 
Ohio
The Northern/Northeastern Ohio Documentation Specialists (NODS) Chapter meets Friday, April 11, 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Robinson Health System, Inc., in Ravenna. The agenda is preparing for ICD-10-CM/PCS implementation and includes:
  • Welcome and reception
  • “ICD-10-PCS: Coding, Structure and Format,” by Mark N. Dominesey, MBA, RN, CCDS, CDIP, HIT Pro-CP and Nena Scott, MSEd, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P (audioconference). 
  •  “ICD-10 implementation,” by Karna W. Morrow, Senior Consultant, CSI Coding Strategies
  • Lunch
  • TBD ICD-10, by Erica Remer, MD, FACEP, Clinical Documentation Education Coordinator of UH
  • Business meeting
  • Raffle
For information, contact vbrosius@rmh2.org or pcallan@rmh2.org or Msmith@rmh2.org.

 

 

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