IHIMA 2024 Virtual Fall Conference

The IHIMA 2024 Virtual Fall Conference will be held on Friday, November 8th. 

Registration is now closed.

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FALL CONFERENCE PROGRAM BROCHURE

AGENDA

8:30 AM EST - 9:00 AM EST
Get connected to Zoom. Grab your cup of coffee and get ready to learn!

9:00 AM EST - 9:55 AM EST
FY2025 ICD-10-CM Updates

Sandra Routhier, RHIA, CCS, CDIP
Auditing Sr. Director and Rules Architect at R1

This session will cover the changes to the ICD-10-CM classification system for fiscal year 2025 (FY2025) effective October 1, 2024.

Learning objectives for this presentation include:

  1. Understand new additions, deletions, and revisions to diagnosis codes for FY2025.
  2. Understand significant updates to Alphabetic Indexing and Tabular Instructions for FY2025.
  3. Understand and be able to apply the CM guideline changes for FY 2025.
  4. Understand changes regarding MCCs, CCs, and medical MS-DRGs for FY 2025.

10:00 AM EST - 10:55 AM EST
FY2025 ICD-10-PCS Code Updates

Dianna Foley, RHIA, CCS, CHPS, CDIP
Coding Consultant

This presentation takes the ICD-10-PCS code updates for FY2025 and provides clarity regarding the new procedures, especially those in New Technology. Illustrations are utilized to help coding professionals understand the new procedures. At the conclusion of the presentation, attendees will: Identify the reference changes made to ICD-10-PCS in FY2025 Gain a deeper understanding of FY2025 ICD-10-PCS procedures Understand procedures with New Technology codes.

11:00 AM EST - 11:55 AM EST
LEAD: Leveraging Education & Auditing for the Development of Coders

Dianna Foley, RHIA, CCS, CHPS, CDIP
Coding Consultant
Elizabeth Morgenroth, RHIA, CPC

HIM Revenue Cycle Director at Main Line Health

This session will assist coding leaders in making the case for investment in coding education and leadership. As leaders, we bring value when we can make strategic decisions with less resources.

This session will challenge participants to discard old processes and stagnant thinking and will equip them with the tools needed to build a team for the future who understands its role to support and defend the institution’s bottom line compliantly and ethically.

  1. Define and challenge the role of coding management.
  2. Denote rationale for the value of ongoing coding education.
  3. Describe different strategies for execution of coding education programs.

12:00 PM EST - 1:00 PM EST
Lunch Break 

1:00 PM EST – 1:55 PM EST
Population Health - Proactive or Reactive?

Brian Wikle
Director of National Account Management at Velatura Benefit Corporation

I will be presenting how understanding population health can:

  1. Help address health with knowing morbidity patterns
  2. Understanding your community can provide better health insights
  3. How using Patient Need Groups can help determine care
  4. Knowing your members existing and future health can save your organization money and help understand resources that are needed now and in the future.

2:00 PM EST – 2:55 PM EST
Reproductive Health: Privacy, Access and Other Legal Considerations

Charise Frazier, JD, MHA
Attorney Shareholder at Hall Render

This presentation will provide an overview of the legal landscape of reproductive and gender affirming health care laws from a federal and state law perspective. We will explore knowing your rights, privacy protections, access to information, information exchange, prohibitions and what's next.

Attendees will gain insight into:

  1. Indiana and Federal laws impacting reproductive and gender affirming health care
  2. Prohibitions on Access to reproductive healthcare information
  3. Information Exchange do's and don'ts related to reproductive and gender affirming health care

This presentation is sponsored by: Hall Render

3:00 PM EST - 3:55 PM EST
Artificial Intelligence in the Health Care Industry

Nicole Van Andel, MS, RHIA, CHPS, CDIP, CHDA
Senior Lecturer at Indiana University-Indianapolis

This presentation will cover Artificial Intelligence in the healthcare industry. Ethical and legal issues will be covered as it relates to AI. Participants will understand AI in the past, present, and future. Information will be shared about how this technology has changed how we collect, analyze, and use patient data. It will also cover how AI can impact the revenue cycle. The benefits and challenges of AI will also be discussed. Participants can learn how AI can be used in management.

The session will also identify examples of how AI can be used in the HIM profession.

  1. Identify the benefits and disadvantages of AI.
  2. Identify how AI can be incorporated into Revenue Cycle.
  3. List how technology affects how we use data.

3:55 PM EST - 4:00 PM EST
$50 Gift Card Give Away


LOCATION 
The IHIMA Virtual Fall Conference is completely virtual. There is no in-person option.
 
HANDOUTS & ACCESS 
By 5:00 PM EST on Monday, November 4th, registrants will receive instructions via email for accessing slides and Zoom. Full payment must be received before access to the event is provided.   
 
CE CREDITS
This program meets the AHIMA CE Guidelines for up to 6 hours of continuing education. AHIMA CEUs are also accepted by the AAPC! Check eligibility on the AAPC website.  

CEUs will be uploaded into your IHIMA profile (My CEUs under the Member Menu) one week after the conference. There within your profile, you can download or save a report of your CEUs. Please note that you’ll still need to enter your CEUs in your AHIMA CEU Center (they will NOT transfer automatically). We recommend entering all the IHIMA 2024 Virtual Fall Conference CEUs as one entry: “IHIMA 2024 Fall Conference” and the total # of CEUs earned. Choose the domain that covers most of them. Then, keep the CEU detail in your IHIMA profile. Any questions - contact the IHIMA Central Office.
 
REGISTRATION & PAYMENT  
Registration Rates:
Full-Day Registration: $75.00
Half-Day Registration: $35.00
 

Registration is fully online. Credit cards and debit cards (Mastercard, VISA, AMEX, Discover) are accepted forms of payment for registration.

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CANCELLATION POLICY

Speakers/sessions may be subject to change without notice. Registration fees will be refunded at 100% if notice is received by October 31, 2024. Cancellations received on or after November 1, 2024 will not receive a refund. Any questions, contact the IHIMA Central Office.

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