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GET THE MOST FROM AHIMA IN 2017!You asked for it, you got it! AHIMA will roll out new exciting membership opportunities in 2017. Join the new Active Premier membership, providing even greater opportunity with savings on AHIMA products and services, unlimited credential maintenance fees, and free access to a variety of products worth 8 CEUs.

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AHIMA offers a number of webinars available to your learning needs. Choose to interact during a live presentation or view on demand at your convenience. Attendees can complete learning requirements to earn up to 2 CEUs per webinar.

VOLUME DISCOUNTS AVAILABLE FOR INDIVIDUAL VIEWERS

List Price: $119-$145 | Member Price: $99-$125

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CLINICAL DOCUMENTATION IMPROVEMENTIMPROVING QUALITY METRICS AND PATIENT OUTCOMES THROUGH CLINICAL DOCUMENTATION IMPROVEMENT

Tuesday, February 21, 2017

Joellyn Horowitz, MD, CCS, CCDS, AHIMA-approved ICD-10-CM/PCS Trainer, Clinical Documentation Improvement, Physician Education, Cornerstone Consulting Solutions, Inc.

Product Code: AUDL022117

Clinical documentation is the linchpin to high-quality healthcare experiences. To excel in patient outcomes, facility performance, and physician quality metrics, your organization must have an understanding of how clinical documentation improvement (CDI) impacts these areas. This webinar reviews the pertinent concepts and how they relate to each other and reimbursement. The speaker illustrates the actual impact on quality metrics and patient outcomes through a detailed case study. If your goal is to improve not only reimbursement for your facility, but also improve publicly reported quality metrics and patient outcomes to achieve better total performance in value-based purchasing, win more of the local market share, and improve compliance in coding and CDI practice, then this special session is for you.

ARE YOU CAPTURING ALL YOUR CCs/MCCs?Tuesday, March 7, 2017

Kim Hardee, RHIT, CCS, PricewaterhouseCoopers

Product Code: AUDL030717

Secondary diagnoses are the most commonly overlooked elements in a case review for both CDI and coding professionals. So what are the best methods to not only uncover these secondary diagnoses but also educate your staff to facilitate an improved documentation and coding program? This webinar discusses secondary diagnoses guidelines to uncover those “hidden” diagnoses, assess situations when CCs/MCCs may be overlooked, examine the significance of pathology reports, and research opportunities for quality documentation in your facility. Viewers will have the option to participate in examples of conflicting/nonconflicting documentation. At the conclusion of the program, participants will have key information for an improved documentation program and identification of coding and documentation educational needs to facilitate accurate and complete DRG assignment/severity of illness reflection.

FROM SEVERITY TO MORTALITY: EVOLUTION OF QUALITY INITIATIVES IN CDIThursday, May 11, 2017

Deanne Wilk, BSN, RN, CCDS, CCS, Quality Programs, Penn State Hershey Medical Center

Product Code: AUDL051117

High-quality outcomes data is the key to reimbursement, and clinical documentation improvement (CDI) initiatives are designed to improve the quality of outcomes data. Yet CDI specialists often experience bottlenecks with the implementation of initiatives, especially when it comes to severity of the illness and the risk of mortality. This webinar explores how providers, quality managers, and CDI see these initiatives differently, and how to apply this knowledge when developing and accomplishing data quality processes. The speaker discusses how metrics of the information need to be inclusive to organizational goals, rather than an extrinsic source. If you face challenges in establishing or implementing CDI initiatives at your facility, then you will benefit from this session on how to move past these common roadblocks.

UNDERSTANDING QUALITY MEASURES FOR CDIThursday, July 6, 2017

Linda Renee Brown, RN, MA, CCDS, CCS, CDIP, Clinical Documentation, Tanner Health System

Product Code: AUDL070617

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) establishes quality initiatives to improve patient care and provide reimbursements for hospitals that adhere to the requirements. In order for facilities to benefit, clinical documentation specialists (CDSs) need to understand the guidelines and how to participate. This webinar increases the specialists’ understanding of CMS quality initiatives, including value-based purchasing, inpatient quality reporting, the hospital-acquired condition reduction program, and bundled payments for care improvement. Attendees can expect to gain a more complete understanding of CMS requirements to elevate patient experiences and identify reimbursement opportunities. Join us for a thorough review of quality initiatives and their impacts on your organization.

CLINICAL DOCUMENTATION IMPROVEMENT SPECIALISTS: THE WHY, THE WHERE, THE HOW, THE FUTUREThursday, July 13, 2017

Clement Agha, MD, CCS, CDIP, Corporate, Cornerstone Healthcare Group

Product Code: AUDL071317

The HIM profession of today is not the one of 15 years ago. We have clinical documentation improvement (CDI) to thank for it. CDI continues to directly influence how we record patient information, making it one of the fastest-growing job sectors in HIM. This webinar looks at the lucrative and flexible career opportunities available in CDI, supported by a review of its history, inner workings, and requirements. Attendees gain an understanding of the true motivation behind documentation standards and integrity, as well as an exciting view into the future of health information. Secure your seat at this inspirational session.

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INFORMATICS AND DATA ANALYTICS SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF CLINICAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: 7 KEY LESSONS FROM CPOE

Thursday, January 12, 2017

George Gellert, MD, MPH, MPA, Health Informatics, CHRISTUS Health

Product Code: AUDL011217

How can organizations move forward with clinical information technology (CIT) using the most strategic approach? By following the examples of healthcare systems who have done it successfully. This webinar identifies the seven most critical strategic and operational contributors to the successful, systematic implementation of clinical information technologies, as deployed within a leading multi-state hospital system, using a detailed case illustration. The presenter describes the most valuable strategies that the Health Informatics (HI) team deployed to achieve very strong physician adoption of CIT, along with critical lessons learned. Further, the session illustrates how the seven success factors described are not limited in their value and impact on any single adoption of CIT, and how they generalize to—and can drive success in—all clinical information technology implementations within any hospital in the nation. Attend this webinar to understand how CIT delivers positive impact on patient care outcomes, and yields substantial savings in terms of preventable healthcare expenditures.

THE ROLE OF HIM PROFESSIONALS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF DISEASE REGISTRIESThursday, March 9, 2017

Bader Al-Hablani, MS, RHIA, CHPS, Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Scientific Computing, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre

Product Code: AUDL030917

How do HIM professionals contribute to the effective management of disease registries? What are their specific roles and responsibilities? This explanatory session discusses the types of registry designs, explains their purpose, identifies the value of disease registries, and then details the tasks done by a registrar. At the end of the presentation, the audience will be able to explain the basics of disease registries and discuss the roles and tasks of an HIM professional in hospital-based and national disease registries. Secure your spot for this informative webinar.

STRATIFYING MEMBERS AS THEY ARRIVE THROUGH THE EXCHANGESTuesday, May 16, 2017

Adele L. Towers, MD, MPH, UPMC Enterprises, UPMC (University of Pittsburgh Medical Center) and Kimberly Geidel, MPM, UPMC Health Plan

Product Code: AUDL051617

In the zero-sum ACA marketplace, properly identifying exchange members is critical to plan success and viability. With the right analytics, UPMC Health Plan has outperformed its competition, recording 18 percent higher average risk scores than the rest of the plans in its risk corridor. In this presentation, learn how UPMC was able to create a process to correctly identify, outreach, and engage high risk plan members. Attendees will gain an understanding of the “three Rs” of the ACA model, the overall risk challenges of operating an ACA plan, and the UPMC analytics framework for identifying patients in high cost categories. Additionally, they will learn about the underlying UPMC

technology enabling their data-driven approach, the results of UPMC’s process, and the key takeaways for plans facing similar circumstances.

SETTING UP A REPORTING ENVIRONMENT: A START-TO-FINISH INTRODUCTIONTuesday, June 27, 2017

Nathan Patrick Taylor, MPH, MIS, CHDA, Symphony Post-Acute Network

Product Code: AUDL062717

Knowing where to start when it comes to creating a reporting infrastructure can be a daunting task. This webinar presents how to approach designing an enterprise-wide reporting environment no matter the size of your organization. For those who already have an established infrastructure, the webinar also covers new and state-of-the-art architectures. The focus will be on the hard technical skill requirement (e.g., programming languages and hardware configuration) along with soft skills such as project management, presentation methods, and storytelling. Attendees leave with the confidence they need to identify the best reporting tools and architectures for their organizations.

USING DATA ANALYTICS IN HIM TO DRIVE IMPROVEMENT AND REDUCE RISKThursday, July 20, 2017

Product Code: AUDL072017

Data is a guiding light for building high-performance HIM teams, and it can serve multiple masters. HIM directors can pull meaningful information from data to analyze ROI processes, uncover breach risks, and implement corrective measures. The same data can also be used to simultaneously balance employee satisfaction and loyalty. But how do you make the most of the data you have? This session takes a deep dive into HIM data. Starting with breach data, attendees review common examples of breaches, uncover the most preventable types of unauthorized disclosures, and identify where to focus—or re-focus—their staff.

A COLLABORATIVE APPROACH TO SOLVING THE PATIENT MATCHING AND LINKING PROBLEMThursday, August 10, 2017

Product Code: AUDL081017

Health information exchange (HIE) business and technical environments have limitations that make it more difficult to achieve the level of patient matching accuracy required for effective interoperability. How can we solve the patient matching and linking problem in healthcare IT? This presentation will begin with a short background on current best practices for patient matching; in particular, for health information exchange environments. It continues by explaining the dependency on manual work to resolve potential matches in order to reach minimum patient identity data quality benchmarks. Finally, attendees will receive a brief update on recent work published by other industry experts, such as ONC and the Sequoia Project. Get in on the latest solutions when you attend this webinar.

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MACRA—HOW TO PREPARE FOR THE TRANSITIONTuesday, August 22, 2017

Michael Stearns, MD, CPC, CFPC, Apollo HIT

Product Code: AUDL082217

Preparing for the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) means preparing for the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and Alternative Payment Models (APMs), two new programs designed to increase the percentage of Medicare reimbursement. In order to optimize performance under MACRA, HIM professionals need to understand not only the payment programs but also the various quality measures and programs that influence them. This webinar reviews the MIPS and APM programs. It will provide guidance on how to optimize reporting under the MIPS and, alternatively, the potential risks and benefits of enrolling in an APM. As a result of the webinar, attendees will know how to prepare their practices for optimal performance under MACRA.

THE PATIENT MATCHING DILEMMA: A COMPLICATED PUZZLE WORTH SOLVINGTuesday, September 19, 2017

Karen Proffitt, MHIIM, RHIA, CHP, Just Associates and Julie Dooling, MSHI, RHIA, CHDA, Consulting, Just Associates

Product Code: AUDL091917

Patient matching is inherently complicated, making it an issue across the entire US healthcare system. How do we solve this critical problem without creating more challenges? This webinar addresses national patient matching initiatives currently underway in the US as well as the importance of patient matching in our healthcare systems. The presenters, based on their own experience, cover best practices in patient matching as well as core strategies and the impact of data conversion on EMPI data integrity. By the conclusion of the webinar, attendees will be able to educate their staff and healthcare leaders in their facilities about the importance—and status—of patient matching.

DIGITAL IDENTITY PROOFING: ASSURING YOURSELF AND THE PATIENTThursday, October 26, 2017

Catherine Schulten, LifeMed ID

Product Code: AUDL102617

In today’s digital market, healthcare organizations suffer from the inability to ensure the identity and demographic information of a patient while associating them with the correct medical records. Fortunately, healthcare IT is pivoting to address common patient identification obstacles. This webinar explains how a single identity across the care continuum can eliminate the effects of false processing for patients and providers. It discusses why organizations benefit from a digital unique identifier and reviews methods of strengthening patient authentication from the very first interaction. Finally, the webinar concludes with the findings from a pilot site that incorporated innovative technology into their identity proofing process. If you want to see where patient identity technologies are headed, join us for this exciting presentation.

INFORMATION GOVERNANCEINFORMATION GOVERNANCE—LEARNING FROM IG EXPERTS IN HEALTHCARE AND BEYOND HOW TO START AN INFORMATION GOVERNANCE PROGRAM

Thursday, February 9, 2017

Nick Inglis, President, Information Coalition

Product Code: AUDL020917

How do you initiate an information governance (IG) program? What steps can you take to ensure program integrity and ongoing success? This webinar walks you through the best practices for getting started. Learn firsthand how organizations achieve IG success through key stakeholder engagement and the information governance adoption model (IGAM). Attendees will have the opportunity to review their current status, learn the skills required to lead an IG program, and determine where it fits in with their organization.

HOW NEW STANDARDS WILL SUPPORT IG INITIATIVES Thursday, February 16, 2017

Diana Warner, MS, RHIA, CHPS, FAHIMA, Standards, AHIMA and Harry Rhodes, RHIA, Director, Practice Leadership, AHIMA

Product Code: AUDL021617

How can interoperability standards support information governance (IG) initiatives? The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) Standards Team and Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE) have developed a collaborative approach to support implementation of IG practices in healthcare. Now it is your turn to discover and support these initiatives. This webinar provides an overview of AHIMA-IHE IG and standards efforts, and explains how the IG initiative provides an organization-wide framework for managing information throughout its lifecycle. Attend this session to learn about AHIMA’s new, globally focused initiative on information governance.

USES AND ABUSES OF SECURE CLINICAL TEXTING: MITIGATING RISK WHILE PRESERVING COMMUNICATION VALUETuesday, April 4, 2017

George Gellert, MD, MPH, MPA, Health Informatics, CHRISTUS Health

Product Code: AUDL040417

HIPAA-compliant, end-to-end encrypted, secure clinical text applications and vendor products are multiplying as hospitals endeavor to reduce non-secure SMS texting among their clinicians of Personal Health Information (PHI). How can information management and informatics professionals guide their facilities in the safe, effective, and valuable deployment and management of secure clinical texting? This webinar complements an understanding of the value of this clinical communication tool with that of its risks to patients, clinicians, and hospitals. By addressing common concerns and issues involved with secure clinical texting, the presentation looks at the challenges—as well as the opportunities—of this communication vehicle. Attendees can expect a thorough discussion and a candid look at how organizations can implement protocols to protect sensitive data and their patients.

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CUT AND PASTE PROVES TO BE COSTLY—AVOID FRAUDULENT SHORTCUTSTuesday, May 9, 2017

Christine Lee, MHA, RHIA, CCS, CPC, CIOX Health

Product Code: AUDL050917

Data errors in physician practices affect revenue and open the door for reimbursement take-backs. Even worse, they invite fraud and abuse penalties. This session delivers successful strategies to reverse data error trends, close data integrity gaps, and improve physician’s EMR results. The speaker defines how EMR data shortcuts leave medical groups short-changed and at-risk, particularly in an era of value-based reimbursement. Attendees receive expert advice on shoring up common documentation and data entry errors for both owned and affiliated physician practices. From cut-and-paste to accurate data capture across office visit workflows, attendees learn how to better manage their physician practice data and boost EMR accuracy.

IG PROGRAM STARTUPS: LEARNING FROM IG PILOTS AND ALIGNING WITH ORGANIZATIONAL STRATEGY TUESDAY, JUNE 13, 2017

Product Code: AUDL061317

What is the best approach to starting an information governance (IG) program? Looking at the organizations that did it right. This webinar shows how successful organizations achieved their goals in IG in a short time by using AHIMA’s tools and resources, and aligning with organizational strategies. Learn from the experiences of these pilot sites, so you can start a program of your own. This session is the road map to your success, based on evidence and success stories from the original IG pilot sites.

LEADING INFORMATION GOVERNANCE (IG)—HOW TO TAKE OFF FROM HIM AND LAND AT IGTHURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 2017

Product Code: AUDL082417

Creating an information governance (IG) program means greater opportunities for your organization. HIM professionals who lead IG programs ensure ongoing success for their people and facilities. This webinar discusses the leadership opportunities created by new programs, the role of information governance in HIM environments, and how to get programs off the ground through leadership support. Attendees learn the skills required of these initiatives and the basic steps to getting started. If you are ready to launch an organization-wide IG initiative, then start with this session.

INPATIENT CODINGICD-10-PCS APPROACH—A CLOSER LOOK

Tuesday, January 17, 2017

Margaret Foley, PhD, RHIA, CCS, Department of Health Services Administration and Policy, Temple University

Product Code: AUDL011717

ICD-10-PCS approach-related coding guidelines can be difficult to navigate and assign. Organizations need to ensure accurate coding to remain compliant. This webinar reviews the definitions for the fifth character approach values for the medical and surgical section of ICD-10-PCS. Using specific clinical examples, the presenter provides the audience with a deeper review of the selection of the approach character. Join us for ICD-10-PCS Approach—A Closer Look where you can learn how to select approach characters more accurately for greater compliance.

ICD-10 TRAINING WHEELS REMOVED IN 2017Tuesday, March 14, 2017

Bill Ayres, MBA, Maya Jinwright, CPC, and Alice Khosravy, PhD

Product Code: AUDL031417

Just as you thought the transition to ICD-10 had been completed, the 2017 proposed guideline changes are here. There are 1,943 new, 422 revised, and 305 deleted ICD-10-CM codes. Now is the time to fine-tune your strategy for ICD-10 coding specificity and your medical necessity policy gaps. This webinar offers audience members a real world look at ICD-10 coding regulations, how they’ve changed, what the sunset of CMS’s Safe Harbor looks like, and how to improve coding efforts before penalties set in. It explores the reimbursement implications of MS-DRG shifts that are occurring in 2017. The session also includes discussion on the service lines that are most likely to be impacted by CCs/MCCs by volume and dollar amount. By attending this webinar, attendees will learn how they can improve the front-end and mid-cycle processes to improve their current reimbursement and build a solid foundation for the changes in 2017.

SPINAL FUSIONS AND ICD-10-PCSTuesday, March 28, 2017

Marty Beckman, MA, RHIT, CCS, UCLA Health System Medical Coding Department, UCLA Health

Product Code: AUDL032817

Do you really understand ICD-10-PCS coding for spinal fusions? There are ongoing controversies related to spinal fusions, but this session clears up the confusion to make way for better coding accuracy. During this webinar, the audience comes to understand the different surgical techniques for fusing the spine and how they enhance proper assignment of qualifier values. There will be a discussion of three controversial areas of spinal fusion coding and, finally, a review of spinal column elements and how they can facilitate accurate spinal fusion coding in PCS. Secure your spot at this webinar to get the facts and improve your coding accuracy.

FY 2018 ICD-10-CM CODE UPDATEThursday, September 14, 2017

Donna Rugg, RHIT, CDIP, CCS, AHIMA and Crystal Clack, MS, RHIA, CCS, AHIMA

Product Code: AUDL091417

Whether you’re an HIM director, coding manager, or coding professional, ICD-10-CM/PCS: annual updates benefit you! There will be much to cover. Our comprehensive review of new and revised 2018 ICD-10-CM codes and guidelines provides current and correct information. Cases and scenarios will be used to illustrate these changes. Join us for this highly beneficial seminar that will have you at the top of your coding game.

FY 2018 IPPS UPDATETuesday, September 26, 2017

Patty Buttner, RHIA, CDIP, CHDA, CCS, AHIMA

Product Code: AUDL092617

How will the CMS FY 2018 IPPS changes impact the acute-care inpatient setting? This webinar answers that question and more. In this session, the speaker summarizes revisions to the CC exclusion list, MCC and CC lists, and changes to present on admission (POA) and hospital-acquired conditions (HACs). This webinar provides the information to help produce more confident coders. Ensure your organization complies with the FY 2018 CMS IPPS Final Rule. Register for this important presentation.

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FY 2018 ICD-10-PCS CODE UPDATESTuesday, September 5, 2017

Maria Ward, M.Ed., RHIT, CCS-P, AHIMA and Gina Sanvik, RHIA, AHIMA

Product Code: AUDL090517

Whether you’re an HIM director, coding manager, or coding professional, ICD-10-PCS: annual updates benefit you! There will be much to cover. Our comprehensive review of new and revised 2018 ICD-10-PCS codes and guidelines provides current and correct information. Cases and scenarios will be used to illustrate these changes. Join us for this highly beneficial seminar that will have you at the top of your coding game.

FY 2018 REHAB, POST-ACUTE CARE CODE REIMBURSEMENT UPDATEThursday, September 28, 2017

Maria Ward, M.Ed., RHIT, CCS-P, AHIMA

Product Code: AUDL092817

Are you ready for the updates to ICD-10-CM codes for rehab, post-acute care settings, and reimbursement? Here is your opportunity to get the most up-to-date information, so you can maximize reimbursement for your facility. This presentation will evaluate the FY 2018 rehab code changes and reimbursement updates. Attendees will focus on ICD-10-CM codes that affect the rehab, post-acute care setting and, potentially, reimbursement. Prepare for a smooth transition to 2018 and ensure your organization is current and compliant with all the code updates. Register for the FY 2018 Rehab, Post-acute Care Code Reimbursement Update webinar.

PHYSICIAN/OUTPATIENT CODINGHCC CODING FOR BEGINNERS

Thursday, January 19, 2017

Shona McKinney, RHIT, CPC, Risk Score Management, Peoples Health Network

Product Code: AUDL011917

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Risk Adjustment Model includes nearly 80 HCC categories of chronic illnesses with thousands of diagnosis codes. Beginning HCC coders need solid instruction on HCC coding to properly map codes and ensure the organization receives the reimbursement payments. This webinar educates the audience on HCC coding with discussion on risk adjustment coding guidelines. It shows the importance of provider documentation and its impact on reimbursement. This session is a great overall introduction for beginners and the perfect refresher course for those who have already begun and want to enhance their knowledge in the field.

HIM OPPORTUNITY! COMMERCIAL CONTRACT REVIEW AND PAYMENT ASSESSMENTTuesday, January 24, 2017

Lauree Handlon, MS, RHIA, CCS, CPC-H, FAHIMA, Cleverley + Associates

Product Code: AUDL012417

Hospitals continue to battle with determining how to maximize revenue, but HIM can help! When governed appropriately, commercial contract terms can have a majorly positive influence on a hospital’s revenue. HIM professionals are ideally positioned to take on these responsibilities by reviewing, negotiating, and implementing provider/payer contracts. This webinar details three strategies that can help hospitals achieve revenue goals and provide a career path opportunity for HIM professionals. Maximize career potential, maximize hospital revenue—this session shows you how to do it.

COMMON AUDIT TRIGGERS THAT MAKE PHYSICIANS VULNERABLEThursday, February 23, 2017

Dorothy D. Steed, CCS, CDIP, COC, CPCO, CPUM, CPUR, CPHM, CPMA, ACS-OP, CCS-P, RCC, CPMA, RMC, CEMC, CPC-I, CFPC, PCS, FCS, CPAR, Independent Consultant and Educator

Product Code: AUDL022317

As payer audits continue to increase in frequency, physician practices are becoming more likely to be cited for significant overpayments and recovery of funds. It is vitally important that the providers and staff understand how they may be targeted and why they must implement protocols and procedures to diminish the burden of the audit process. This webinar reviews common situations that may cause the provider to be scrutinized for erroneous billing, weak coding, and ambiguous documentation that is lacking in expected details. Attendees gain insight about those areas that frequently surface during payer audits. Regardless of whether violations are found, audits are time consuming, disruptive, and expensive. This session increases awareness of audit triggers to help organizations prevent unnecessary audits and reduce claim denials.

CODING HERNIA REPAIR IN 5 EASY STEPSTuesday, March 21, 2017

Melissa Caperton, RHIA, CPC, CPC-I, CFPC, Clinical Data Quality, University of Florida Jacksonville Physicians Inc.

Product Code: AUDL032117

Do you really know the correct coding for each type of hernia repair? When completed accurately, coding can translate to reimbursement for your organization. This highly visual session presents a simple guide for determining the right hernia repair codes. Through the use of extreme photos, the speaker discusses the appropriate application of CPT and ICD-10-CM codes for the type of hernia being repaired. The presentation explores the rules for selecting procedure codes, including choice of mesh or not. It also reviews portions of operative notes to see how the information gets translated to codes. You’re just five steps away from correct hernia coding. Secure your seat to learn how to improve your reimbursement. (Warning: Contains graphic material.)

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EFFECTIVELY AUDITING YOUR PROVIDERSThursday, March 23, 2017

Ronda Tews, CPC, CHC, CCS-P, Compliance, GlobalHealth, Inc.

Product Code: AUDL032317

Do you know the best type of audit for your specific provider? Choosing the right audit can mean the difference between a successful outcome and one that destroys your provider’s trust. This session briefly discusses the different types of audits that can be performed for physician and mid-level providers. It focuses on the auditing tool used to audit provider’s E/M codes and the bell curves that can be utilized to show each of your providers where they fall with Medicare’s average for each E/M level for new and established visits. If you want to earn your provider’s trust and effectively audit your providers, this session can help you do it.

CARDIOLOGY CPT AND ICD-10-CM CODINGTuesday, May 23, 2017

Terry Fletcher, CPC, CCS-P, CCC, CEMC, CMC, CMSCS, ACS-CA, SCP-CA

Product Code: AUDL052317

Incorrect cardiology coding leads to claim denials and missed reimbursement opportunities. Coding professionals must understand the latest coding updates in order to provide the greatest benefit to the organization. This webinar reviews the 2017 updates for cardiology coding, billing, and reimbursement. It helps the audience identify cardiac cath and/or PCI bundling issues and new billing opportunities. This session stresses the importance of code “linking” between CPT and ICD-10-CM for Cardiology, and gives attendees the chance to review and code actual procedure notes. Join us for this webinar where you can learn to “clean claim” and maximize reimbursement for cardiac procedures.

GASTROENTEROLOGY CODING AND REIMBURSEMENT 2017Tuesday, June 6, 2017

Terry Fletcher, CPC, CCS-P, CCC, CEMC, CMC, CMSCS, ACS-CA, SCP-CA

Product Code: AUDL060617

What’s changed in gastroenterology coding and reimbursement for 2017? This webinar offers all the updates on gastroenterology physician coding in the office and outpatient setting. The session focuses on E/M, ICD-10-CM for GI, Endoscopy Procedural Coding, Modifiers, and Medicare Policies in relation to coding for this specialty. Information is based on the Medicare and AGA position, for content and compliance, as well as real-life coding and billing scenarios to assist with clean claim submission to maximize GI reimbursement. Attendees leave with coding tools to simplify code linking as well as the updated information needed to reduce claim denials.

FY 2018 OPPS UPDATE WEBINARTuesday, December 5, 2017

Kathryn Austin, RHIT, CCS, CCS-P, CPC

Product Code: AUDL120517

New CMS Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) updates for CY 2018 can affect your OPPS settings and reimbursement. To continue receiving reimbursement payments, organizations need to be informed about the changes prior to implementation. This webinar evaluates the CY 2018 OPPS reimbursement updates with the audience. Attendees learn how to apply the changes to case scenarios. Prepare for a smooth transition to 2018, and ensure your organization is current and compliant with all the code updates.

CY 2018 CPT® CODE UPDATE WEBINARThursday, December 7, 2017

Kathryn Austin, RHIT, CCS, CCS-P, CPC, AHIMA

Product Code: AUDL120717

New Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) updates for CY 2018 may affect claims processing. In order to prevent any potential disruption, organizations need to review the CPT updates and evaluate if practice-specific changes are necessary. This webinar reviews and discusses the CY 2018 CPT code changes and guidelines. Then, it shows how to correctly apply and use the codes. Prepare for a smooth transition to 2018, and ensure your organization is current and compliant with all CPT updates.

PRIVACY AND SECURITYCYBERSECURITY—BEYOND THE CHECKLIST

Thursday, April 6, 2017

Cherisse Robles, MS, CHPS, NCP, Montgomery County Government Department of Health and Human Services

Product Code: AUDL040617

Go beyond traditional security checklists and prepare for inevitable threats to sensitive healthcare data. This webinar explains the nature of sophisticated cyberattacks using malware, ransomware, and virus toolkits, and explores how to implement a defense strategy to protect against them. The audience engages with a security veteran with over 20 years’ experience, who shares effective security tools and protocols. Attendees learn to plan for the worst-case scenario while increasing business agility to help their organizations avoid the enormous damages of data compromise. The investment in this session is an investment in your organization’s safety and integrity—a must for security professionals.

HIDDEN DANGERS TO PATIENT PRIVACY AND SECURITYTuesday, April 11, 2017

Norma Zierle, MHA, RHIA, CPHQ, Health Information Department, Mesa View Regional Hospital

Product Code: AUDL041117

Hidden dangers lurk in the usage, support, and maintenance of EHR applications. Helpdesk ticketing systems, multiple non-production environments using real patient data, cloud-based e-mail systems, and generic system administrator IDs all pose unique threats to patient privacy and security. This webinar not only reveals these dangers but also demonstrates how to mitigate the risks associated with them. The speaker covers several questions to help the audience evaluate their own standards of practice with EHR systems. Attendees learn how to recognize potential issues in their organizational tools and processes, and identify when is the right time to deploy audit trail reports and data minimization.

HEIGHTENED SECURITY: PHI AND MEDICAL IDENTITY THEFTThursday, April 27, 2017

Scott Ruthe, CIOX Health and Daniel Sergile, CIOX Health

Product Code: AUDL042717

The increase of medical identity theft is dramatic, highlighting the need for more governance over patient privacy. Medical professionals must be aware of all federal laws and how to enforce them within their organizations. Furthermore, organizations need protocols in place to ensure patient information is kept confidential. This webinar reviews HIPAA and the Privacy and Security Rules as they apply to protected health information (PHI). There is also discussion of the rise in medical identity theft, how it is occurring, and the implications on patients and healthcare organizations. Attendees leave with ideas for reducing risks to PHI, educating the rest of their workforce, and putting ideas into practice to eliminate errors and increase patient protection.

RANSOMWARE READINESSThursday, June 8, 2017

Product Code: AUDL060817

Ransomware attacks can cripple an organization’s operations in an instance. Paying money for your information should not be an option. This webinar will take a deeper dive into ransomware: what it might look like, and tips for preventing an attack and becoming a victim. Attendees gain an understanding of recommended practices for surviving an attack and how to recover from one. Be prepared for the inevitable threats to your data security—be an attendee at this important session.

WHERE’S YOUR PHI?—MOBILE AND MEDICAL DEVICE PROTECTIONSTuesday, July 18, 2017

Product Code: AUDL071817

PHI continues to exist in transit passing back and forth through mobile devices and medical devices where it may finally rest. Do you know where all your information is right this moment? Is it protected? How is it protected? Who has it? Is the PHI really erased? Learn the answers to all these questions as an industry expert walks through the do’s and don’ts of PHI on mobile and medical devices, and bring back ideas for protecting PHI in your organization.

OCR HIPAA AUDITS: AFTER THE AUDITTuesday, August 8, 2017

Product Code: AUDL080817

OCR Phase 2 HIPAA audits are underway, and some organizations may be selected for a review of HIPAA compliance. The good news: for those who require corrective action, there is life after the audit. This webinar looks at the real life experiences of those who have survived an audit and their lessons learned. It explores not only security layers but also defense strategies you can use in your organization. At the conclusion of the webinar, attendees walk away more informed about what happens during an audit and understand how the organization can best prepare and be ready for an audit. Walk in the shoes of those who have already been there!

RELEASE OF INFORMATION IN THE ELECTRONIC ERA Thursday, September 7, 2017

Product Code: AUDL090717

Release of information (ROI) remains one of the biggest operational challenges in the HIM profession. Users must ensure accuracy, timeliness, and integrity for the release of PHI to remain compliant. This webinar reviews best practices for the release of electronic PHI, including checklists and protocols to put in place. The speaker discusses the challenges of ROI as well as trends and current law changes impacting PHI release. Attendees will take away valuable information and tips to apply within their organizations. Welcome to the electronic age and a new era of PHI release.

AHIMA is continuously monitoring the industry and the needs of our members, therefore schedules and programs are subject to change in accordance with changing industry priorities and member needs. Please refer to ahima.org for current programs and schedules.

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