Don’t Miss This Complimentary 2023 CEU Opportunity
Now Available! If you’ve already registered, you can now view this webinar from the My Webinars area of the My AHIMA portal. If you haven’t registered yet, you still have time. The Value of Advocacy Release Date: Monday, April 17 and will be available for registration through the end of the year.1 CEU hourIt will be accessible for up to one (1) year. Help shape the future of HI! Join the AHIMA Policy & Government Read more…
What’s Important Now? Your Biweekly Report From the NYHIMA Central Office
Early Bird Conference Pricing – Less Than a Week Left Early bird pricing for NYHIMA’s 2023 Annual Conference is available through May 1. That’s just six days away! Register now to take advantage of the savings. From a camping-themed opening reception on Sunday the 4th to the final speeches and closing comments on Wednesday the 7th, you’ll hear from dynamic keynote speakers, attend your choice of educational breakout sessions, earn continuing education credits, recognize NYHIMA’s Read more…
AHIMA Grassroots Advocacy Award
The AHIMA Grassroots Advocacy Award recognizes the top state or district (relative to Component Association membership numbers) that has exhibited significant grassroots and advocacy engagement on policies areas identified by the AHIMA Advocacy Agenda. Please see the documentation below if you are interested. Grassroots Advocacy Award AHIMA Grassroots Advocacy Award – How to Report AHIMA Grassroots Advocacy Award – Points System
Special Pre-Conference Education Opportunity:ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Coding Concepts and Challenges
Want to learn more about ICD-10-CM diagnosis coding? Thinking of upgrading your career from Referred/ED coding to Ambulatory Surgery coding or from outpatient to inpatient coding? Haven’t coded in a while and need a refresher? Join us on Sunday, June 4 at the Crowne Plaza Desmond Hotel in Albany, site of our 2023 Annual Conference, for “ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Coding Concepts and Challenges,” a daylong program conducted by Sandy Macica, MS, RHIA, CCS. The focus will Read more…
NYHIMA Conference 2023: Register Now and Save
Early bird pricing for NYHIMA’s 2023 Annual Conference is available through May 1. That’s just two weeks and three days away! Register now to take advantage of the savings. From a camping-themed opening reception on Sunday the 4th to the final speeches and closing comments on Wednesday the 7th, you’ll hear from dynamic keynote speakers, attend your choice of educational breakout sessions, earn continuing education credits, recognize NYHIMA’s best and brightest, and network with your Read more…
AHIMA Health Information Advocate – March 2023
Action Items Write to your member of Congress ask ask them to repeal Section 510 from the FY24 Labor-HHS appropriations bill! Make sure to view the study released by AHIMA last month and conducted by NORC at the University of Chicago: Social Determinants of Health Data: Survey Results on the Collection, Integration, and Use. Capitol Hill Update President’s Budget: On Thursday, March 9, President Biden sent his Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) budget proposal to Congress, Read more…
Spotlight: Lorri Lauzze, RHIT, CHC
Lorri Lauzze, RHIT, CHC, is the Director of Corporate Compliance for Rochester Regional Health (RRH) and has been in the department since the program’s inception more than 20 years ago. Lorri was a key contributor in designing, planning, and implementing the Corporate Compliance program. The building blocks of her career stem from her strong background as an Inpatient and Outpatient Coder and as a Clinical Documentation Specialist (CDI). She was in the right place at Read more…
NYHIMA Educational Committee Update
Respectfully submitted, Beth Ann Hinog, MSHIA, RHIA RRHIMA First Year Educational Director & 2023 NYHIMA Educational Committee Member
RRHIMA Bylaws Changes Made at Mid-Year Business Meeting
RRHIMA made several bylaws changes at the Mid-Year Business Meeting on January 26, 2023. A vote was taken and the bylaw changes were approved. Please take a look at these RRHIMA bylaw changes today.