2010 GHIMA Annual Meeting
Renaissance
Waverly Hotel
Atlanta, GA

August 4-6, 2010

"GHIMA celebrating 75 Years, Past, Present & Future"

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  Day # of CEs
Wednesday  
  With pre-conference 6.0
  Without pre-conference 3.0
Thursday 6.0
Friday 3.0
  Exhibit Hall 1.0

Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Pre-Conference Workshop and General Sessions

Time Pre-Conference Workshops CE
9:00-12:00 Medical Terminology and Anatomy and Physiology Refresher Class
Lori Prince, MSA, RHIA, CCS
Assistant Professor, Department of Health Informatics
Medical College of Georgia

Project Management
Susan W. Carey, RHIT, PMP
System Director, HIM
Norton Healthcare
 

3.0
12:00-1:15 Lunch on Your Own
 
   
Time General Sessions CE
1:15-1:30 Welcome and Opening Remarks
Sandra B. Williams, RHIA
President, GHIMA 2009-2010
 
 
1:30-2:30 Opening Keynote Address -
The Mark of A Leader

Doug Keeley
 
1.0
2:30-2:45 Break
 
   
2:45-3:45 Five Level Leadership
Doug Keeley
 
1.0
3:45-4:45 ICD-10 High Level Overview - Effects on People, Technology, and Processes in Your Organization
Jane Beth Turner, RHIA
 
1.0
       
Total CEs Available for Wednesday
With Pre-Conference
Without Pre-Conference
6.0
3.0

Thursday, August 5, 2010

Time Event CE
8:00-9:00

Management

   
  Management Made Easy
Lisa Lacy, CCS
Principal Managing Director, Stellari Health, Inc.
1.0
       
 

eHIM

   
  Meaningful Use: Just When Think You Have Heard It All
Cheryl Bowling, RHIT, CCS, CHC, C-CDI
National Compliance Director
Kforce
1.0
       
 

Coding

   
  Ready Set, Get Code Sets
Elaine King, MHA, RHIA, CHP, CHDA, FAHIMA
Product Manager
QuadraMed
1.0
       
 

Non-Traditional

   
  EMR Planning For Long Term Care
Deborah Green
Chief Information Officer
LaVie Administrative Services
1.0
       
9:00-10:00

Management

   
  RACS - Swimming with The Sharks
Cindy Smith, RHIT
National Compliance Manager
Kforce
1.0
       
 

eHIM

  1.0
  Finding the Right Fit - Computer Assisted Coding
Lorri Luciano, RHIA
Senior Product Hospital Specialist
A-Life Hospital
 
       
 

Coding

   
  HIM Leadership = Success in ICD 10 Coding, Data Collection and Reporting of Clinical Quality Measures
Bonnie Cassidy, MPA, RHIA, FAHIMA, FHIMSS
Vice President, HIM Product Management
Quadramed Corporation
1.0
       
 

Non-Traditional

   
  HIM Education
Nanette B. Sayles, EdD, RHIA, CCS, CHPS, FAHIMA
Program Director, HIM and HIT
Macon State College
1.0
       
10:00-11:00 Break/Visit Exhibits    
       
11:00-12:00

Management

   
  Leading Through Change
Cindy Parman, CPC, CPC-H, RCC
Principal, Coding Strategies, Inc.
1.0
       
 

eHIM

   
  How Automated Workflow Can Enhance Your HIM Processes
Elaine King, MHA, RHIA, CHP, CHDA, FAHIMA
Product Manager, QuadraMed
1.0
       
  Coding    
  Coding Roundtable
Ralph Morrison, RHIA
Program Director
Athens Technical College
1.0
       
 

Non-Traditional

   
  Transcription's Role In Compliance: Mining Reports For HIM Compliance
Kate Green, RHIT
Clinical Quality Specialist, Webmedx
1.0
       
12:00-1:30 Business Luncheon
Business Meeting
Installation of Officers and Recognition of Exhibitors
 
       
1:30-2:30

Management

   
  Computer Assisted Coding
Heather Eminger
CAC Production Manager, Dolbey Voice Dictation
1.0
       
 

eHIM

   
  The Evolution of Document Imaging to Enterprise Content Management
Linda Kamer, RHIA
Senior Consultant, Healthcare Solutions Group, CGI
1.0
       
 

Coding

   
  Outpatient Coding Topics
Susan Garrison, CHC, CHCA, PCS, FCS, CCS-P, CPAR, CPC, CPC-H
Executive Vice President, Healthcare Consulting Services
1.0
       
 

Non-Traditional

   
  What's My Line
Terry Blount
DocuVoice
  1.0
       
2:30-3:30

Management

   
  Investigating Breaches of Unsecured PHI
Barry Herrin, FACHE, Esq.
Smith, Moore, and Leatherwood, LLP
1.0
       
 

eHIM

   
  How to Navigate the Communities of Practice and Get the Maximum Benefit From Them
Ginna Evans, MBA, RHIA, FAHIMA
Assistant Director, Medical Records, Dekalb Medical
1.0
       
 

Coding

   
  Outpatient Coding Topics (Continued)
Susan Garrison, CHC, CHCA, PCS, FCS, CCS-P, CPAR, CPC, CPC-H
Executive Vice President, Healthcare Consulting Services
1.0
       
 

Non-Traditional

   
  Leveraging HIM Credentials in Non Traditional Settings
Bonnie Cassidy, MPA, RHIA, FAHIMA, FHIMSS
Vice President, HIM Product Management, Quadramed Corporation

Kayce Dover, MS, RHIA
President and Executive Recruiter, HIM Connections, Inc.

Andrea Koppelmann, MS, RHIA
President, KnowledgeConnex, LLC

1.0
       
3:30-4:30 Break/Visit Exhibits    
       
4:30-5:30

Management

   
  Calculating the True Costs of ROI
Matt Rohs
Vice President and General Manager, ROI Services, Healthport
1.0
       
 

eHIM

   
  Regional Extension Centers
Dominic H. Mack, MD, MBA
Deputy Director & Assistant Clinical Professor of Family Medicine
National Center for Primary Care
Project Director, GA-HIT Regional Extension Center Assistant Professor
Morehouse School of Medicine
1.0
       
 

Coding

   
  Hot Coding/CDI Topic
Robert S. Gold, MD
CEO, DCBA, Inc.
1.0
       
6:00-9:00

President's Reception

   
       
Total CEs Available for Thursday 6.0

Friday, August 6, 2010
 

Time General Sessions CE
8:00-9:00 Communication
Monica DuBois, RHIA
Managing Health Care Consultant, RPM Solutions
 
1.0
9:00-10:00 AHIMA Update
Alan Dowling, PhD
Chief Executive Officer, AHIMA


Come and get to know Dr. Alan Dowling, the new CEO of AHIMA.
 

1.0
10:00-11:00 Break/Visit Exhibits  
     
11:00-12:00 Joint Commission Hot Topics
Sandy Garcia, RN, BSN, MBA
Continuous Service Readiness Consultant, Joint Commission Resources
 
1.0
12:00 Adjournment of the 2010 GHIMA Annual Meeting  
     
Total CEs Available for Friday 3.0