New for FHIMA 2008!
FHIMA is pleased to offer a
Special Workshop Thursday
July 17th
Michael R. Lowe,
Attorney presents
Complying with
Florida Medical Records Laws
and HIPAA Avoiding Trap
Doors for the Unwary
This presentation will
be a day long seminar
designed to educate
health information
management (HIM)
professionals in all
health care settings on
applicable Florida
medical records
confidentiality laws and
HIPAA privacy
regulations. The
presentation will cover
in-depth the Florida
Statutes governing
patient medical records
with topics addressing
proper release of
patient medical records,
what to charge for
copies, proper use of
release and
authorization forms, the
release of substance
abuse, mental health and
HIV/AIDS information,
how to handle subpoenas
and recent HIPAA
enforcement trends.
Attendees will receive
approximately eight (8)
hours of classroom like
instruction in a fun,
interactive and question
and answer type of
setting designed, as
well as a lengthy
handout/set of
presentation materials
including copies of the
applicable Florida
Statutes and
regulations.
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Registration
Hours: 7:00 AM
10:00AM
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Hospitality
Hours: Closed
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Exhibit Hours:
Closed
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1:00-5:00 |
House of Delegates |
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6:00-8:30 |
Leadership Dinner
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Registration
Hours: 7:00 AM
10:00AM
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Hospitality Hours:
9:30-11:45am and 1:45pm 4:00pm
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Exhibit Hours:
9:30-11:45am and 1:45pm 4:00pm
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8:00 9:00
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When Things Get
Dire Inspire!
Judy Carter
A lot of speakers
talk about
Leadership but
nobody does it as
funny as Judy.
Using multimedia
movie clips,
audience
participation, and
magic, Judy shows
leadership secretes
that apply to
managers, CEOs, and
even parents that
will inspire you, as
well as making you
laugh-out-loud.
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9:10 10:10 |
Coding
Productivity &
Benchmarking
Rose Dunn, RHIA,
CPA, COO
Vice President,
First Class
Solutions
Examining
productivity from
different angles and
strategies to manage
challenges.
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Speech
Recognition
Holly Woemmel,
MA, RHIA
Director of
Client Management,
Outsourcing
Solutions, Inc
Integrating speech
recognition
technology into an
HIM Department.
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Electronic Birth
Registration
Sharon Dover
Division of Vital
Statistics
New technology has
streamlined the
birth certificate
process. Learn how
the software works. |
10:10 AM 10:45
AM VENDOR HALL BREAK
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10:45 11:45
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Coding Ladders/Clinical
Paths
Michelle M.
Bourassa, MS, LHRM,
CHP, CCS, CCS-P,
Senior Practice
Leader
HIM HCA
Shared Services
Division
Lisa S. Libby,
RHIA, CCS, HIM
Director, Central
Florida Regional
Hospital
Designing and
implementing an
internship program
as part of a career
path for coders. |
Electronic
Records One
Hospitals Journey
RoseAnn Webb, MNM,
RHIA, LHRM
HIM Director &
Privacy Officer,
Boca Raton Community
Hospital
Learn how one
hospital made the
transition to an EHR. |
Revenue Cycle
Management
Lawrence E.
Hynek, Founder,
President and CEO
Kimberlee
Hampton-Bagshaw, BS,
CCS, Director Coding
Services
Brenda A. Spring,
RHIA, CPHQ, CHC, VP
Coding and Audit
Services
Pyramid Healthcare Solutions
Methods to improve
financial
performance, data
integrity, and cash
flow |
11:45 AM 1:45
PM
MEMBERSHIP LUNCHEON
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1:45 2:45 |
Operational
Consideration for
OPPS
Rose Dunn, RHIA,
CPA, COO
Vice President,
First Class
Solutions
Discuss changes
contained in the
final rule,
suggestions for
implementation. |
RHIOs
Becky Cherney
Florida
Healthcare Coalition
A comprehensive
knowledge-based
network of
interoperable
systems of clinical,
public health, and
personal health
information. |
How to Market HIM
Renee Petron,
RHIA
Director HIM,
Shared Services
Division
All About
Staffing
The challenge of HIM
professionals
marketing their
skill set even
within their own
organization. |
2:45 PM 3:15
PM
VENDOR HALL BREAK
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3:15 4:15 |
Pay for
Performance
Laura Pait, RHIA,
CCS
Dixon-Hughes
Pay for performance
reimbursement is a
hot topic. Learn
successful
strategies for
meeting the
challenge of this
healthcare
initiative. |
National Health
Information Network
& Health Information
Exchange
Jeff Odell
Senior VP of
Marketing and
Business Development
MedVirginia
An update on Health
Information Exchange
and the National
Health Information
Network. |
Case Management
Patient Status
Issues. How they
impact HIM
Jeannie Lavoie
An in-depth
discussion of the
role both HIM and
Case Management have
in ensuring the
correct patient
status gets billed
every time! |
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4:15 -5:15 |
Effective Coding
Quality & Auditing
Programs
Rose Dunn, RHIA,
CPA, COO
Vice President,
First Class
Solutions
Review the
fundamental elements
that make up a solid
coding quality and
auditing program. |
Scanning
Processes
Automated
Document Solutions
An efficient
scanning process can
be the key to
successfully
implementing an EHR.
Learn what to look
for when evaluating
scanning
technologies.
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Data Management
Services
Cheryl Griffin,
RHIA
Initiate Systems
Learn to unlock the
value of data assets
for competitive
advantage or
operational
improvement. |
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Registration Hours:
7:00am 11:00am
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Hospitality Hours:
9:30am 2:00pm
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Exhibit Hours: 9:30am
2:30pm
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8:00 9:00
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The Art of
Persuasion
Barbara Hann
West
Florida Division
Techniques for
using persuasion as
a tool in
communication and
negotiation.
Management
Development 1 CE
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9:10 10:10
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Behavioral Interviewing
Barbara Hann
HCA West Florida
Division
Identifying
organizational
capabilities,
competencies,
selection, and
development of
personnel.
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HIM & Joint
Commission
Accreditation
Missi Halvorsen,
RN, BSN
Baptist Hospital
HIM plays a vital
role in Joint
Commission
compliance.
Discover best
practices for
successful
accreditation. |
Transparency,
Consumerism & Public
Scrutiny
Teresa Beck, RHIT
St. Joseph
Baptist Hospital
What H.I.M.
professionals need
to know about
healthcare pricing
methodology. |
10:10 10:45
AM
VENDOR HALL BREAK
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10:45 11:45
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The Self-Mastered
Leader
Brian Higley, PhD
Founder &
Director of
Operations
The Building
Blocks to Excellence
Developing into the
kind of leader who
experiences both
personal
effectiveness and
job/life
satisfaction. |
HIM and Core
Measures
Kathy Jones
HCA Healthcare
HIM plays an
important role in
Core Measure
initiatives. Find
out whats new in
Core Measures and
how those changes
impact HIM. |
Interviewing
Skills/Mock
Interviews
Barbara Hann
HCA West Florida
Division
Practice new behavioral interviewing skills in this mock interview session
conducted by experienced HIM professionals. |
11:45 AM
1:45PM
VENDOR LUNCHEON
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1:45 2:45
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Getting Things
Done 101
Brian Higley, PhD
Founder &
Director of
Operations
The Building
Blocks to Excellence
Discuss the 6 steps
toward increased
Purposeful Doing
levels in your
business and your
life.
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HIMs Role in
Compliance
Elin Baklid-Kunz
Halifax Hospital
Understand how HIM
fits into a
facilitys overall
compliance strategy. |
Non-Traditional
HIM Panel
Group Panel
Open forum
discussion lead by
H.I.M. professionals
employed in
non-traditional
roles |
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3:00 4:00
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How to Develop
Effective
Presentations
Valerie Halloway
Learn strategies
that will help you
develop
presentations that
meet your objectives
every time! |
FMQAIs Annual
Update
Ferdinand
Richards, MD
FMQAI
Hear about the
latest FMQAI
projects including
Coding/UR case
reviews, the
physician query
process, and an MS
DRG update. |
Whats In It For
Me?
Stacie L. Buck,
RHIA, CCS-P, LHRM,
RCC, CIC
President, FHIMA
Learn how and why
volunteering in your
professional
association is vital
to the success of
our entire
profession and your
career. |
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4:15 5:15
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Leadership
Development
Kathleen Ranahan,
MBA
President Talent
Management Resources
Understand the core
competencies of
leadership, gauge
your leadership gap
areas, develop
accountability, and
improve your
delegation skills. |
Compliant Coding
Quality & Auditing
Programs
Gwen Thomas, RHIA
Florida Hospital
Fish Memorial
Hear how to develop
compliant coding and
auditing programs
for your healthcare
facility. |
Selling Yourself
& Being Successful
as an HIM
Professional
Diana Spaulding,
RHIT, CCS
HIM & Coding
Supervisor,
Sebastian River
Medical Center
For new grads, this
presentation will
guide you to develop
your personal
mission statement,
learn tactics for
success that will
get you on Tract
personally and
professionally. |
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Registration Hours:
7:00 AM 10:00AM
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Hospitality Hours:
Closed
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Exhibit Hours: Closed
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8:00-9:00
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Communicate with
Confidence
Melissa Brown RHIA, CPC
University of Florida Jacksonville Physicians, Inc.
This session will help
coders confidently
defend their coding
choices.
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The Radiologists
Toolbox
John Marshall CRA,
RCC, RT(R)
Interventional Vascular
and Radiology
Prospective Payment
Coordinator, Sarasota
Memorial Healthcare
System
An overview of the tools
and techniques used in
interventional
radiology. |
Complying with
Florida Medical Records
Laws and HIPAA
Avoiding Trap Doors for
the Unwary
Michael Lowe, ESQ
ALL DAY SEMINAR |
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9:10 10:10 |
Documenting our
Excellence
Jenna Jordan RHIA
Health Management
Associates, Inc.
Implementation of a
documentation
improvement program in a
large healthcare system. |
MS-DRGs
Barbara Flynn, RHIA,
CCS
Vice President, HIM
Services, Florida
Hospital Association
An overview of the
coding challenges of the
new MS-DRG system.
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Complying with
Florida Medical Records
Laws and HIPAA
Avoiding Trap Doors for
the Unwary
continued |
10:10 AM 10:45 AM BREAK
(outside the General
Session area)
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10:45 11:45
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Proper Use of
Outpatient Modifiers
Marsha Diamond,
CPC-H, CPC, CCS
Discussion of the
appropriate use of
modifiers in the
outpatient coding
setting. |
Cyberknife
Christi Kotwica, BSN,
RN
Central Florida
Regional Hospital
An introduction to the
new technology of
Cyberknife and the
conditions its being
used to treat. |
Complying with
Florida Medical Records
Laws and HIPAA
Avoiding Trap Doors for
the Unwary
continued |
11:45 PM 1:45 PM LUNCH
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1:45 2:45
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Coding Issues
Identified During RAC
Audit Process
Andrea Benko
A
discussion of coding
challenges identified
during the RAC audit
process and tips for
correctly coding those
scenarios |
A Journey to Catheter
Placement Coding
Excellence
John Marshall CRA,
RCC, RT(R)Interventional Vascular
and Radiology
Prospective Payment
Coordinator, Sarasota
Memorial Healthcare
System
A detailed discussion of
the challenges of
interventional radiology
coding. |
Complying with
Florida Medical Records
Laws and HIPAA
Avoiding Trap Doors for
the Unwary
continued |
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3:00 4:00
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Can you hear me now?
Feeling connected in the
telecommuting
environment.
Deb Boppre, BA, RHIT,
CCS
United Audit Systems,
Inc.
Ideas on how to maintain
a personal connection
in a remote environment |
Hand Surgery
Paul C. Dell, MD
An overview of hand
surgery procedures from
a clinical perspective.
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Complying with
Florida Medical Records
Laws and HIPAA
Avoiding Trap Doors for
the Unwary
continued |
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4:15 5:15
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Coding Stars of
Tomorrow
Maggie Mac CMM, CPC,
CMSCS, CCP, ICCE
Pershing, Yoakley &
Associates
Interactive audience
game on coding topics
with teams competing for
the title of "Coding
Stars of Tomorrow".
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Wound Care
John Bishop PA-C, MS,
CWS, CPC
A discussion of the
intricacies and
challenges of wound care
coding. |
Complying with
Florida Medical Records
Laws and HIPAA
Avoiding Trap Doors for
the Unwary
continued
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