AI Webinar from NYHIMA

AI And Its Applications in Healthcare Wednesday, February 5th, 2025 at 12:00 – 1:00 PM EARN 1 CEU! Register Here! This webinar will talk about AI and its applications in healthcare. We will briefly describe the history of AI, the rise of Generative AI and Large-Language Models, and how they might be useful in meeting the challenges of healthcare, as well as their limitations. Speaker: Prof. Hamid R. EkbiaSyracuse University For more information, please click here! $29 NYHIMA MembersStudent Members Read more…

A Message from NYHIMA Advocacy

On December 27, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through its Office for Civil Rights (OCR), issued a proposed rule to improve cybersecurity and better protect the U.S health care system from a growing number of cyberattacks. The proposed rule would modify the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Security Rule to require health plans, health care clearinghouses (an organization that enables the exchange of health care data Read more…

Spotlight: Darlene McKendrick, RHIA, CCS

Darlene McKendrick, RHIA, CCS has been in the Health Information Management (HIM) field for 37 years. Most of those years have been in the health insurance and hospital setting. Since 2016, she has been a DRG Coding and Clinical Validation Analyst for Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS). Darlene has a strong background in medical coding and health care management. Technology advances have changed the HIM field considerably over time. Her first position in the Read more…

Survey of Hot Legal Topics: Items to Address for 2025

Thursday, January 16th, 2025 at 10:00 – 11:00 AM EARN 1 CEU! Register Here! In this webinar we will do a far too fast survey of issues to educate attendees on how they may be able to assist their organizations with challenges created by the current legal environment. Some hot topics include: Speaker: Melissa M. ZambriPartner, Barclay Damon, LLP More information $29 NYHIMA MembersStudent Members attend free!$59 for Non-members

CMS OPPS and MPFS Final Rule Summary, 2025 Updates

Tuesday, December 17th at 12:00 – 1:00 PM EARN 1 CEU! Register Here! This webinar will reveal key updates in the Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment Systems (OPPS) and Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rules for 2025. The presentation will outline Medicare payment rates with impactful provisions effective starting January 1, 2025. The webinar provides essential insights for healthcare stakeholders, aiding in their understanding and adaption to changes in reimbursement and care delivery within the evolving landscape Read more…

December Coding Roundtable

Tuesday, December 10th at 12:00 – 1:00 PM $40.00 for Non-membersFREE for NYHIMA Members and Student Members This is the second in a planned series of Coding Roundtables for the 2024-25 Membership year. If you join NYHIMA now, you can attend every one of them at no additional cost! Don’t miss out on this Member benefit! DECEMBER CODING ROUNDTABLE AGENDA Understanding and creating an effective process for New Technology Coding for both inpatient and outpatient accounts – this item will Read more…

New Date! HIPAA and Reproductive Health Care Privacy Webinar

Friday, November 22nd at 12:00 – 1:00 PM EARN 1 CEU! Register Here! On April 22, 2024, the Office of Civil Rights issued a final rule on HIPAA and the privacy of reproductive health information.  It was the most sweeping change to the HIPAA Privacy Rule in the 21 years the Privacy Rule has been in place and it raises new concerns about what covered entities must to be in compliance.  This webinar will explain Read more…

HIPAA and Reproductive Health Care Privacy Webinar

Register for the HIPAA and Reproductive Health Care Privacy Webinar! Wednesday, November 13th at 12:00 – 1:00 PM EARN 1 CEU! Register Here! On April 22, 2024, the Office of Civil Rights issued a final rule on HIPAA and the privacy of reproductive health information.  It was the most sweeping change to the HIPAA Privacy Rule in the 21 years the Privacy Rule has been in place and it raises new concerns about what covered Read more…

Denial Management – Understanding Edits and Applying Modifiers Webinar – NYHIMA

Register for the Denial Management – Understanding Edits and Applying Modifiers Webinar! Wednesday, October 30th at 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM EARN 1 CEU! Register Here! Coding and Billing staff at Hospitals are increasingly responsible for interpreting Medicare and Medicaid edits and determining when a modifier is appropriate. This presentation will summarize the key Medicare edits (OCE, MUE and CCI) as well as common hospital-outpatient modifiers and their application. We will review and summarize some Read more…

Spotlight: Mary Pasciak, RHIT, Past President, RRHIMA

Mary Pasciak, RHIT, has been in the Health Information Management (HIM) field for 18 years. Since 2023 she has been an Outpatient Coder, on the facility-side, with Garnet Health System in Middletown NY. Mary has a strong background in outpatient coding, as well as medical record analysis. Her role has expanded considerably over time, “the more I know, the better I feel, I don’t like doing the same thing all the time.” Her responsibilities include Read more…