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Upcoming Webinars from NYHIMA!

Wednesday, April 24, 2024, 12:00 pm Clinical Documentation Integrity- A Roadmap for Success The Clinical Documentation Integrity- A Roadmap for Success Webinar will be a two-part webinar focused on the experiences and successes seen thus far on just beginning a transformation of processes at a client to drive better physician documentation using a team-based approach. For more information, visit the NYHIMA website. REGISTER TODAY! Wednesday, May 1, 2024. 12:00 pm Strategies for Healthcare Information Leadership: Read more…

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NYHIMA Webinar

Wednesday, April 17, 2024 at 12 noon REGISTER TODAY! Clinical Documentation Integrity- A Roadmap for Success The Clinical Documentation Integrity- A Roadmap for Success Webinar will be a two-part webinar focused on the experiences and successes seen thus far on just beginning a transformation of processes at a client to drive better physician documentation using a team-based approach. For more information, visit NYHIMA.org.

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OPPS and MPFS 2024 Updates

December 18, 2023 at 12:00 pm – Register Here! Important Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) changes have been proposed for 2024 impacting hospital and professional outpatient billing and coding.  These include proposed changes to: Additionally, there will be the usual updates to the market basket and conversion factors, the inpatient-only list, comprehensive APCs, and transitional pass-through payments. This presentation will summarize these key changes from the OPPS and the MPFS final rules. Read more…

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Impact of the Proposed HIPAA Changes

This webinar is FREE for NYHIMA members. Non-members may attend for $59. All attendees will receive one hour of CE credit. NOVEMBER 16, 2023 at 12 noon!! Register to attend this webinar here! Since early 2021, there have been three proposed changes to the HIPAA Privacy Rule. All of these could have a huge impact on HIM and ROI operations – are you prepared for these changes? This webinar will explain what each proposal changes, Read more…

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Penny Hankins

Spotlight: RRHIMA President, Penny Hankins, MS, RHIT

I had the pleasure of speaking with Penny Hankins, MS, RHIT the current President of RRHIMA. Penny is a senior medical records coder at the University of Rochester (URMC).  Penny holds a RHIT credential and has been coding for two years. Penny codes Home Health Care and Ophthalmology cases. She enjoys her career at URMC and likes that they are an educational institution. Penny attended Monroe Community College; she was in the second to last Read more…

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9th Annual MaHIMA/ACDIS/NYHIMA Virtual Collaboration Session

October 13, 2023 at 8:00 am – Register today! NYHIMA, the Massachusetts Health Information Management Association (MaHIMA) and the Association of Clinical Documentation Integrity Specialists (ACDIS) invite you to their 9th annual Collaboration Virtual Session on Friday, October 13.  Attendees will earn four hours of continuing education credit. Schedule: There is no charge for dues-paying NYHIMA members. Non-members may attend at a cost of $99.

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Professional E&M Coding Guidelines and Updates

REGISTER TODAY! October 4, 2023, 12:00 pm This session provides an overview of the documentation, coding and billing guidelines for professional Evaluation & Management (E/M) services. Key topics include Medical Decision Making (MDM) and time-based criteria for assigning E/M levels; split or shared E/M visits, and critical care guidelines. The 2023 Medicare rules will be highlighted, and updates and proposed changes will be included as appropriate. Our Presenters Jean C. Russell, MS, RHIT is a partner Read more…

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September Webinar: FY2024 IPPS Updates for HIM and CDI

September 27, 2023 at 12 noon! Don’t wait, register today! This presentation will provide participants involved in coding, documentation improvement with an overview of the changes to the Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) for FY2024.  The primary focus will be on the proposed changes to the MS-DRGs, the relative weights, the MCC/CC and O.R. Lists, and the hospital quality programs that impact hospital Medicare payments.  Your Presenter Lynn-Marie Wozniak, MS, RHIT, CDIP, FAHIMA has more than Read more…

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Special Invitation From OHIMA: Virtual Coding Seminar

REGISTER TODAY!OHIMA Virtual Coding Seminar September 29, 20239:00 am – 4:00 pm NYHIMA has partnered with OHIMA (Ohio) to bring the OHIMA 2023 Virtual Coding Seminar to the NYHIMA membership at discounted member pricing! Use the promo code CodingSem23_NYHIMA during registration to take advantage of this offer. Attendees can view the event via live stream (Zoom) or watch the recordings after the event concludes. Schedule:8:30 am: Get connected to Zoom9 – 10 am: “Social Drivers of Health: What are they, why do they Read more…

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