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 best and brightest, and network with your fellow HIM professionals from around the state.
Click here to view the agenda and here to register.
Special Pre-Conference Educational Opportunity
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 from 9:30 am – 4 pm 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 be on the most challenging issues of diagnosis coding, reimbursement issues, and how to stay current with your coding skills. There will be a mini mock exam at the conclusion of the day along with a review of the answers with your peers.
The cost of this program is $99 and includes lunch. Attendees will earn 5 CEUs.
Attendees should bring the most recent copy of the ICD-10-CM code book.
Don’t Forget to Vote!
Voting is open until May 1 for the following positions on the NYHIMA Board of Directors for 2023-24:
President Elect (1)
1st Year Education Director (1)
Finance Director (1)
AHIMA Delegate at Large (1)
NYHIMA Awards Committee (5)
Click here to cast your ballot. Only Active and Emeritus members are eligible to vote.
Award Submissions Are Open
Submissions are now being accepted for NYHIMA’s 2023 Service and Recognition Awards.
These include the Distinguished Member Award, Educator Award, Literary Award, Mentor Award, Joel Schwartz Rising Star Award, Peter Micallef Volunteer Award, HIM Industry Champion Award, Outstanding Senior Student Award and Clinical Preceptor Award.
Click here to learn about each award and its qualification criteria and access its nomination form.
Winners will be honored at the Awards Banquet at NYHIMA’s 2023 Conference on Tuesday, June 6.
Next Webinar: May 17, 12:00 pm
The Intersection of DEI and Health Equity – Intentionality for Impact
It is not uncommon to hear the terms “diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI),” and “health equity” used interchangeably. While they do overlap and there is synergy between the two, the terms are not synonymous. Join us in learning what these terms encompass, where they intersect, and what role employers play in addressing health equity as a part of their DEI strategies.
Our Presenter:
Sady Alvarado-Fischer, M.S., CDE® (she/her/ella) is a dynamic and highly sought-after, award-winning Queer, Latina speaker who is known for her energy and passion around social justice issues.
As the Vice President, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer at Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, Sady develops, leads, and executes the company’s DEI strategy. In 2019, she created and implemented what she calls the “I.D.E.A. Mindset” (inclusion, diversity, equity, and access) — which became one of the company’s seven core values in 2022.
Under her leadership, DEI went from one department’s job to everyone’s responsibility to apply an I.D.E.A. Mindset. She has led the implementation of several policies, programs, and practices that are intentional about addressing and eliminating the impact of biases in all parts of the business.
In addition to leading corporate key DEI goals, Sady works across all lines of business to identify and implement key divisional DEI-related goals.