2011 GHIMA Annual Meeting
Renaissance
Waverly Hotel
Atlanta, GA

August 3-5, 2011

“Educate and Empower - Blazing New Trails Through Change”

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  Day # CEs
Wednesday  
  Pre-Conference Workshop - Medical Terminology and Anatomy and Physiology Refresher Class OR Code Translation: Mapping ICD-9-CM to ICD-10-CM/PCS
 
3.0

 
  Pre-Conference Workshop - RHIT or CCS Exam Prep Class 7.0
 
  Pre-Conference Workshop Medical Terminology and Anatomy and Physiology Refresher Class OR Code Translation: Mapping ICD-9-CM to ICD-10-CM/PCS + Afternoon Opening Session
 
6.0
  Afternoon Opening Session Only 3.0
 
Thursday 6.0
Friday 3.0
  Exhibit Hall 1.0

Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Pre-Conference Workshops and Opening General Session

Time Pre-Conference Workshops CE
9:00-12:00 Medical Terminology and Anatomy and Physiology Refresher Class
Lori Prince, MSA, RHIA, CCS
Interim Chair, Department of Health Informatics
Georgia Health Sciences University
3.0
9:00-12:00

Code Translation: Mapping ICD-9-CM to ICD-10-CM/PCS
Jennifer McCollum, RHIA, CCS
Consulting Manager
Pershing Yoakley and Associates
AHIMA Approved ICD-10-CM/PCS Trainer

3.0
9:00-5:00 RHIT Exam Prep Class
Sabrina Adams, M.IT, MPH, RHIA
LaQuan Bell, MS, RHIA
Neisa R. Jenkins, MA, RHIA
Elaine Moore, MS, RHIA, CPBS, CCP   
Dolores Thomas, MBA
Paula White, M.Sc., RHIA
Devry University
 
7.0
9:00-5:00 CCS Exam Prep Class
Krista Lilly, RHIA, CPAR, CCS
AHIMA Approved ICD-10-CM/PCS Trainer
Health Information Technology Faculty
Wiregrass Georgia Technical College
7.0
12:00-1:00 Lunch on Your Own
 
 
Time General Sessions CE
1:15-1:30 Welcome and Opening Remarks
Jennifer McCollum, RHIA, CCS
President, GHIMA 2010-2011
 
 
1:30-3:00 Keynote Address
Educate and Empower
Blazing New Trails Through Change

Elizabeth B. Copeland
Empowering People To Be Leaders
Executive Coach/Team Development Consultant
1.5
3:00-3:15 Break
 
   
3:15-4:45 Keynote Address (Continued)
Educate and Empower
Blazing New Trails Through Change

Elizabeth B. Copeland
Empowering People To Be Leaders
Executive Coach/Team Development Consultant
1.5
       
Total CEs Available for Wednesday
With Pre-Conference
Without Pre-Conference
RHIT or CCS Exam Prep Class

6.0
3.0
7.0

Thursday, August 4, 2011

Time Event CE
8:00-9:00

Management

   
  Planning For ICD 10
Gayl Kirkpatrick
Solution Sales Executive
3M Health Information Systems Division
1.0
       
 

eHIM

   
  eHIM Transformation
Bob Lantis, MHA, MS, RHIA
Administrative Director, HIM
University of Alabama Hospital
1.0
       
 

Coding

   
  Documenting For ICD 10
Mary Gregory, RHIT, CCS, CPC, CCS-P
Medical Administrative Solutions
AHIMA Approved ICD-10-CM/PCS Trainer
1.0
       
 

Specialty

   
  Document Management Solutions/eHIM
Meredith Williams
INSTREAM
1.0
       
9:00-10:00

Management

   
  RAC Hot Topics
Sabrina Clark, RHIA
President
HRA Strategies
1.0
       
 

eHIM

  1.0
  Negotiating EHR Contracts
Barry Herrin, FACHE, Esq.
Smith, Moore, and Leatherwood, LLP
 
       
 

Coding

   
  Inpatient Rehab Facility Coding and Documentation
Paula Digby, CPC, CCS, CPCI
Edutrax
1.0
       
 

Specialty

   
  Long Term Care - Roundtable Discussion
Carla Wooten, RHIA, Moderator
Associate Director
Georgia War Veterans Nursing Home
1.0
       
10:00-11:00 Break/Visit Exhibits    
       
11:00-12:00

Management

   
  Clinical Documentation Improvement at Emory Healthcare
Brenda Bell, RHIA
Director, Health Record Integrity

Bonnie Epps, RN
Manager, Clinical Documentation Improvement
Emory Healthcare
1.0
       
 

eHIM

   
  A CAC Success Story: Computer Assisted Coding from Selection to Results at Gwinnett Hospital System
Lorri Luciano, RHIA
Senior Product Hospital Specialist
A-Life Medical now part of Ingenix

Carol Fowler, RHIA
Director of Health Information Management
Gwinnett Hospital System

1.0
       
  Coding    
  Inpatient Coding Hot Topic - Septicemia
Sally Eagen, RHIT
Senior Compliance Auditor
Health Information Partners/US Health Partners, Inc
1.0
       
 

Specialty

   
  Evaluation and Management Auditing For Physician Services
Susan Garrison, CHC, CHCA, PCS, FCS, CCS-P, CPAR, CPC,
CPC-H
Executive Vice President
Magnus Confidential
1.0
       
12:00-1:30 Business Luncheon
Business Meeting
Installation of Officers and Recognition of Exhibitors
 
       
1:30-2:30

Management

   
  HIPAA Current Topics
Michele P. Madison, JD
Partner
Morris, Manning, and Martin, LLP
1.0
       
 

eHIM

   
  Meaningful Use
Dee Cantrell, RN, BSN, MS, CP
Chief Information Officer
Emory Healthcare
1.0
       
 

Coding

   
  Coding Roundtable - Infusion and Injection Coding
Paula Digby, CPC, CCS, CPCI, Presenter
Edutrax

Bridget Nolin, RHIA, CCS, Moderator
GHIMA Coding Roundtable Coordinator
1.0
       
 

Specialty

   
  How To Navigate the Communities of Practice
Deb Thomas
GHIMA CoP Facilitator
1.0
       
2:30-3:30

Management

   
  HIM Made Easy
Six Strategies to Manage Your HIM Department Effectively

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

eHIM

   
  Narrative Reports Meet Quality Reporting: Turning Free Text Into Actionable Data
Deanna Burkhardt, BSN and Cindy Ruinen
Nuance Healthcare
1.0
       
 

Coding

   
  Peripheral Interventional Radiology Vascular Coding
Gary Burns, MBA, RHIA, CIC
Medical Asset Management
1.0
       
 

Specialty

   
  Practitioner To Professor
Jim Condon, MSA, RHIA, CTR
Assistant Professor
Department of Health Informatics
Georgia Health Sciences University

Consider Becoming a PPE Site Manager
Charlotte McCuen, MS, RHIA
Clinical Coordinator
Macon State College
Health Information Technology and Management Program
1.0
       
3:30-4:30 Break/Visit Exhibits    
       
4:30-5:30

Management

   
  Fraud and Abuse in Billing, Coding, and Medical Record Documentation
Joel Moorhead, MD
Faircode
1.0
 

eHIM

   
  HIE, Cloud Computing and Cloud Storage in Healthcare:
Benefits, Challenges, and What You Need to Know

George Robbie
Vice President, Business Development
GNAX Healthcare Division

Mariano Mulaf
Chief Technology Officer
GNAX
1.0
 

Coding

   
  Hot Coding/CDI Topic
Robert S. Gold, MD
CEO, DCBA, Inc.
1.0
 

Specialty

   
  Vital Records - Online Registration Process
Deborah Aderhold
1.0
5:30-8:00

President's Reception

   
       
Total CEs Available for Thursday 6.0

Friday, August 5, 2011
 

Time General Sessions CE
8:00-9:00 Brilliance…. Be the Best Possible Version of Yourself
Monica DuBois, RHIA, CHCAF
Managing Health Care Consultant
RPM Solutions
1.0
9:00-10:00 AHIMA Update
Bonnie Cassidy, MPA, RHIA, FAHIMA, FHIMSS
President, 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 2011 GHIMA Annual Meeting  
     
Total CEs Available for Friday 3.0