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June 2017
Coding Roundtable: June 14, 2017 – Unraveling ICD-10-PCS
Click here for details: June CtHIMA 2017 To register please contact Tara Katynski at 203-812-9783 or Advanced coding: Hands on coding workshop for Inpatient Cases Attending coding roundtables is an exciting way for coders and clinical documentation specialists to keep up-to-date on coding education, improve your coding skills and participate in hands-on practice. Bring your own challenging coding scenarios and issues for discussion with the group. In addition, advanced coding cases with answers will be provided for further…
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November 2017
Identity and Orientation in Healthcare delivery and Data will also include a panel discussion with student representatives from the LBGTQ community
11a – 4p: 11a is registration, lunch will be provided
Location: Middlesex Community College, 100 Training Hill Road, Middletown, CT 06457
Cost: members $50, non members $60, students $20
Registration is now Open!
Please contact Tara Katynski for registration details, or 203-812-8783.
Find out more »March 2018
Webinar: Surgical Coding and Auditing
Have you ever wondered what an auditor is looking for when they review surgical claims Webinar: Wednesday, March 28, 2018 12:00 pm-1:00 pm Register using this link: https://cthima.webex.com/cthima/onstage/g.php?MTID=e97117d0070c2448f1a6a5005529e9d32 Are there rules for structure, formatting, and descriptions? How will the National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) edits affect reimbursement and are we doing it correctly? What is the global surgical package and which modifiers should be used and when? In this presentation we will review: Format and structure of the operative report…
Find out more »May 2018
Webinar: Clinical Documentation Issues Brought on by the Electronic Health Record (EHR)
Webinar: Wednesday, May 9, 2018 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Register using this link: https://cthima.webex.com/cthima/onstage/g.php?MTID=e03b68ef39e411aa5efcb845465b95db2 EHR vendors are continuously improving software to provide the latest and greatest time-saving documentation options with the sales pitch, “getting providers back to the business of medicine.” Whether we like it or not, EHRs are here and we must figure out how to manage the information going into them in a way that will benefit, instead of damage, our practices. CMS has incorporated data analytics…
Find out more »CtHIMA Coding Roundtable Agenda for May 22, 2018
CtHIMA Coding Roundtable Middlesex College Tuesday, May 22, 2018 Agenda 9:00 – 9:30 Registration & Networking 9:30 – 10:30 Sepsis Denials Sepsis Criteria & Clinical Validation Coding & Documentation Presented by James Donaher, RHIA, CDIP, CCS, CCS-P 10:30 – 12:00 Sepsis: The Clinical Picture Signs & Symptoms Pathophysiology Treatment Presented by Megan Mooney, MSN, RN Director of Nursing Learning Center University of St. Joseph 12:00 – 12:30 Lunch & Networking 12:30…
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Information Governance – Do You Know Where Your Information Is?
June 15th 8:30-3p.m. Middlesex Community College Founders Hall Pavilion (click here for directions) INFORMATION GOVERNANCE - DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOUR INFORMATION IS? Keynote speaker: Cindy Zak, MS, RHIA, PMP Executive Director Corporate Business Service, Yale New Haven Health Please attend this very relative discussion on how to participate or lead managing patient information in your organization. Learn practical steps to take and governance structures used by your colleagues. Do you know about GDRP? And how this new regulatory initiative…
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CtHIMA Annual Conference
CTHIMA Members and Non-Members Join us forJon CTHIMA’s Annual Meeting September 16th and 17th Hilton Mystic, Mystic CT (Directions) Join us for 2 days of great educational General Sessions and Coding Sessions. The Coding Sessions will include an Outpatient Clinical Documentation Improvement workshop as well as updates to ICD-10 CM/PCS. You will be able to earn up to 13 CEU’s for the 2 day event. In addition, a continental breakfast and lunch will be served each day with opportunities to…
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CtHIMA All-Day Workshop on HIPAA
CtHIMA All-Day Workshop on HIPAA Agenda Friday, November 9, 2018 North Haven, Connecticut <!--8:30 – 9:00 Registration and Breakfast 9:00 – 10:00 The New England Region of the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) Anne-Sophie Whitaker, JD – Supervisory Equal Opportunity Specialist Erin Walker -- Supervisory Equal Opportunity Specialist HIPAA 101 Overview of the OCR’s Latest Guidance Materials Breach Highlights Recent Enforcement Activities 10:00 – 11:00 Yale New Haven Health System on Privacy Amy Dingus, System Privacy Officer 11:00 – 12:00 …
Find out more »December 2018
CTHIMA Coding Meeting
CTHIMA Coding Meeting 12/13/2018 Sheraton Hartford South 100 Capital Boulevard Rocky Hill, CT 06067 Presentations Snapshot of Registry Coding CTHIMA Payer Denial Trends Rocky Hill Dist Clinical Validation Presentation HCCs-The next chapter 8:30 to 9:00 Registration / Continental Breakfast 9:00 to 9:45 Snapshot of Tumor Registry Coding Presented by: Kathleen Gould-Mitchell, RHIA, CTR 9:45 to 10:15 CTHIMA Business Meeting /Update Presented by: Martin Cohen, RHIT 10:15 to 10:30 Break 10:30 to 11:30 Payer Denial Trends: Don’t Just Manage Payer Denials,…
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