CHIA Member Engagement Meeting Sees Record Attendance
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Provided by Melany Merryman, MSL, RHIA
2020-2021 CHIA President
This year’s CHIA Member Engagement Meeting (
formally House of Delegates) convened on June 17, 2020 as a totally virtual event. This was at the conclusion of CHIACON20 which was also virtual with both live streaming and pre-recorded sessions. No one knew how well this format would be received by the membership, but over 200 members attended CHIACON20 and at least 100 members attended the Member Meeting, which is a record.
Nancy Anderson, outgoing President, gave the 2020 Annual Report and acknowledged both the outgoing CHIA Board, as well as the incoming Board. Committee accomplishments and the Executive Director’s Report were also shared with those present. Incoming President, Melany Merryman, acknowledged the current state of events (including COVID-19) and reinforced CHIA’s position of supporting diversity. She went on to encourage all to support needed change in order to reverse injustice and heal the nation.
Last on the agenda,
the Delegates approved several
bylaw changes that enabled the convening of a year-round house. It is expected that more frequent delegate sessions will improve communication, transparency, and allow for quicker action between the Board and the CLA’s whenever necessary, thus moving strategy forward in a timely fashion.
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Get to Know the CHIA Candidates on the 2020 AHIMA Ballot
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Prepare to vote in the
2020 AHIMA Election on July 13–27. Learn more about the leaders running in this year's election, including the t
wo (2) candidates that are active CHIA members and have contributed to California's HIM community through their CHIA leadership and service.
Also, stay tuned: Coming up June 29–July 10, the ballot candidates will convene on Engage in the members-only
AHIMA Membership and Business community, where they'll answer your questions and talk with you about where they stand on important health information issues.
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AHIMA Board Director
Maria A. Caban Alizondo
MOL, MLC, RHIT, FAHIMA
to learn more about her.
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CCHIIM Commissioner
Braden Michael Tabisula
MBA, RHIA, CHDA
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CHIACON20 Offers an Innovative Learning Experience
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CHIACON20 pivoted into a virtual event that provided California's HIM community a first-class learning experience with over 40 hours of continuing education. HIM professionals from across the state are invited to experience learning in innovative ways that will translate into real-world solutions and be embraced long after the virtual event.
Multiple CEU packages and pricing options available to fit any need an budget. Expand your HIM knowledge in this dynamic educational opportunity.
Registrations accepted through August 31, 2020
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Discover CHIACON20 Highlights
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Designed for flexible access anytime, anywhere, the Virtual CHIACON20 offers:
- Ten (10) eLearning Track;
- Four (4) Master Class options;*
- Industry Innovation presentations;
- General Session*
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*Recorded version provided.
Live event held June 15-17, 2020
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Health Record Confidentiality & ROI eLearning Program
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Discover a
new flexible approach to learning. The traditional
Health Record Confidentiality & Release of Information (ROI) face-to-face seminar transformed into an eLearning Program that includes all of the content presented during the original seminar and more!
Ensure your knowledge is up-to-date with this flexible learning offering. This innovative learning methodology consists of:
- Five ROI-related eLearning modules
- Webinar on Demand: Confidentiality and ROI: COVID-19 and Other Hot Topics
- Confidentiality: Protecting and Releasing Health Information in California manual (optional)
- 7.5 continuing education units
Available for purchase until August 31, 2020
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Convenient Solution with Webinars on Demand
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CHIA has the convenient solution for the busy HIM professional who wants to stay virtually connected to HIM education and earn continuing education.
CHIA Webinars on Demand is the complete package, consisting of the recorded webinar presentation, handout and CEUs. This e-learning resource is tailored to meet the needs of busy HIM professionals and lets the user learn and earn CEUs at their convenience and on their time.
- Coding For COVID-19: Guidelines, New Codes and Resources
- COVID-19 Part II: Practical Strategies for Coding Professionals
- Coding For COVID-19 Part III: Billing for Physician Services During the COVID‐19 PHE Telehealth
- Remote Workforce Management: Operationalizing Change in a New Normal
- Confidentiality and Release of Information: COVID-19 and Other Hot Topics
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CHIA COVID-19 Resources webpage: To support you in staying connected and providing practical HIM resources, CHIA has launched a series of virtual events to connect the HIM community and is providing HIM resources as we navigate this changing landscape.
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RN Link's CDI Specialist Training
- Discount for CHIA Members
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Online Training July 18-19 | August 8-9 | August 15-16
Interested in learning about clinical documentation improvement (CDI)? Are you a retired nurse or a nurse who wants to explore other career options? There are enormous needs in the health care industry to become a CDI Specialist where you will assist physicians to accurately document how truly ill patients are with severity ratings. The trend nowadays is quality documentation and this course will teach you how to achieve this.
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AHIMA20 is Going Virtual
The world has changed, and the AHIMA20 Conference is changing with it. This year's annual conference, October 14-17, is going fully virtual. We invite you to join us as we embrace this opportunity to bring you a reimagined, immersive online experience with all the cutting-edge education and professional networking that you expect from this annual meeting. The AHIMA20 Virtual Conference will include over 100 educational sessions, opportunities to make professional connections, a virtual exhibit hall, access to on-demand session recordings for additional CEUs, and more.
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HIP Week Scheduled October 11-17
AHIMA announced Health Information Professionals (HIP) Week has officially been rescheduled to coincide with the AHIMA20 Conference! Celebrate with your peers the importance and advancement of our profession October 11-17. More information coming soon!
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COVID-19 Magnifies Urgent Need for Patient Identification Strategies
In a live-streamed virtual Capitol Hill briefing Tuesday hosted by the coalition Patient ID Now, of which AHIMA is a founding member, healthcare experts warned that the absence of a unique patient identifier and a national strategy for improving patient identification is negatively impacting the US healthcare system’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and exacerbating racial disparities in outcomes. Participants, including AHIMA member Rebecca Way, RHIA, director of revenue cycle and business operations for Northwell Health, discussed the effects they have witnessed.
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Latest HIM News Updates & Resources
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OSHPD Update — July 2020
Watch the July Monthly News Update and get the latest information on the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development.
In this episode we talk about the Skilled Nursing Facility Hero Awards program, wholesale acquisition cost increases for prescription drugs, and open application periods for grant and loan repayment programs for those in the healthcare field.
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HHS Awards More Than $21 Million to Support Health Centers’ COVID-19 Response
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services; Jul 9, 2020
Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), awarded more than $21 million to support health centers' COVID-19 response efforts. The majority of this investment—$17 million—supports 78 Health Center Program look-alikes (LALs) with funding to expand capacity for COVID-19 testing.
Due to the urgent need across the country to respond to the COVID-19 crisis, funding to expand capacity for COVID-19 testing is being made available to LALs through the Health Center Program. These LALs operate and provide services consistent with HRSA Health Center Program requirements; however, unlike HRSA-funded health centers, LAL operations are funded through mechanisms outside of the HRSA Health Center Program.
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MLN Connects: ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes: FY 2021
U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.; Jul 9, 2020
News
- Open Payments: Program Year 2019 Data
- LTCH Provider Preview Reports: Review Your Data by July 18
- IRF Provider Preview Reports: Review Your Data by July 21
- Reduce Provider Burden: Participate in Medical Documentation Interoperability Pilot
- COVID-19: Alternate Care Site Toolkit, Third Edition
Claims, Pricers & Codes
- ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes: FY 2021
- Teaching Physicians and Residents: Expansion of CPT Codes that May Be Billed with the GE Modifier
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Empowering People to Impact Health: 2020 AHIMA Report to the CSAs
Thursday, July 16 -
Complimentary Webinar
Data Analytics: Why It Is Important in Health Care
Wednesday, July 29 - Live Webinar
HIM Community Chat
Friday, July 31 -
Complimentary Webinar
Clinical Documentation Improvement: The CMO’s View
Thursday, August 6 - Live Webinar
Problems with the Problem List
Tuesday, August 11 - Live Webinar
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