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The latest issue of Plexus can be downloaded now! Don't miss great features and columns, the latest news, and helpful information related to our professionals theme, The Paradigm Shift of Healthcare Documentation. Each bi-monthly issue is delivered in a user-friendly digital PDF format that you can save on many types of mobile reading devices and have readily available at your fingertips!
We invite you to view this issue of Plexus magazine (members must be logged in to the AHDI website).
AHDI and AHIMA have released a new whitepaper and resource kit calling for healthcare organizations to reinstate quality assurance (QA) programs with electronic health record (EHR) documentation, and specifically clinician-created documentation. The materials are now available on the AHDI website as a free download by clicking the button below.
To learn more, read the press release from AHDI and AHIMA and attend the webinar September 24 from 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Pacific.
On 7/23/14 the NLB held its annual face-to-face meeting at the M Resort in Las Vegas, NV. It was really great to see our fellow Board members in person—those with whom we have been communicating by email or webinar over the last year. At the Board dinner held the evening before, we all had a chance to introduce ourselves to the group and meet the newly-elected Board members. Read more.
See all available webinars here. View the AHDI Events Calendar to learn about AHDI component events and other industry-related events.
September 17
Factors Affecting Physician Professional Satisfaction and Their Implications for Patient Care, Health Systems, and Health Policy
Presenter: Mark Friedberg
Time: 10 AM PDT/1 PM EDT
CE Credit: 1 PD
September 24
QA for EHR Clinician-Created Healthcare Documentation
Presenters: Sherry Doggett, Leigh Anne Frame, CMT, AHDI-F; Leigh France; Joyce Smith; Stacy Lehto, CHDS
Time: 1 PM PDT/4 PM EDT
CE Credit: 1 MTT
AHIMA's 86th Annual Convention will take place September 27 – October 2, 2014, in San Diego, CA. AHIMA is offering AHDI members a 10% discount on registration; use the code AHIMACON3 when registering for the event. To learn more about the convention, please visit AHIMA's website.
AHDI will be exhibiting at the AHIMA Convention at booth #1246. Please stop by to say hello if you’re attending the event! We hope to see you there.
AHDI CEO Linda G. Brady, CAE, visited The Joint Commission (TJC) in Oakbrook Terrace, IL to participate in the Liaison Network Forum, August 12-14. She had an opportunity to meet separately with Dr. Ronald Wyatt and Dr. Daniel Castillo to discuss quality assurance and patient safety initiatives. Key takeaways included ways in which TJC may be able to help promote the new QA best practices for clinician-created documentation and understanding how AHDI may be able to contribute to surveyor education on standards related to healthcare documentation. Followup is planned for the coming months.
More than 50 healthcare associations were in attendance at the Liaison Network Forum, held August 13-14. The Forum provides the unique opportunity to learn about TJC's work and current strategic priorities, and to engage in dialog with TJC's executive leadership and standards interpretation staff. Furthermore, it raises the visibility of healthcare documentation issues and the roles and value of the workforce among key stakeholders across healthcare.
Over the course of the two days, we gained important insight into how AHDI can contribute to surveyor education by submitting documentation to the surveyor portal; answers to some of our questions submitted to TJC leadership and standards interpretation panels; and how AHDI and other healthcare associations may be able to assist TJC in communication on high reliability in healthcare. The full report is posted on the Lounge. If you have questions, please write to Linda at lbrady@ahdionline.org.
We're delighted to announce that our 37th annual conference will be held in conjunction with AHIMA's Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI) Summit in 2015 at the Hilton Alexandria Mark Center in Alexandria, Virginia. Mark your calendar for August 6-8 to attend both events: the CDI Summit August 6-7 and AHDI's 2015 Healthcare Documentation Integrity Conference August 7-8. Visit the AHDI website to view the tentative schedule at a glance and to download the flyer.
The years 2012 and 2013 saw an increasing trend to implement electronic health records across the U.S. in response to government incentives and penalties. In order to qualify for the incentives and avoid the penalties, healthcare providers in hospitals, clinics, and private practice are required not only to purchase electronic health record systems but to also demonstrate that they are using these systems in a “meaningful” way. This webinar provides an in-depth introduction to the concepts and consequences of meaningful use and will discuss how these developments may impact the medical transcription workplace.
Visit the Online Learning Library to download this recorded webinar presentation (valid login required; available to AHDI Individual Professional members only).
In July 2014, AHDI and AHIMA released "Clinician-Created Documentation: Reinstating Quality Assurance Programs to Safeguard Patients and Providers." This document provides a standardized approach to measuring, reporting, and improving documentation for patient safety and documentation accuracy when clinicians are responsible for document creation.
The accompanying Resource Kit provides the tools needed to create and implement a quality assurance program in healthcare organizations. It's a set of explanatory and operational tools that are intended to be adapted by users to their own needs. 
According to the evaluations, this year's AHDI Conference program wowed and delighted the attendees. The continuing education sessions delivered engaging and relevant content across the full CEC spectrum. Now you can pre-order the session recordings to enjoy them in the comfort of your home or office.
All of the recorded sessions are pre-approved for CECs and you'll receive more than 20 hours of advanced continuing education. We anticipate the recordings to be delivered in late August. Your credit card payment will be processed when the recordings are electronically delivered to you.
Eligible Member Price: $129
List Price: $149
Conference Lapel Pin
A limited supply of 2014 AHDI Conference lapel pins are still available for $10 each. Order yours today before they are gone forever!
Sept. 1
Mastering the EHR Course (1 ML and 9 TW)
Sept. 1
Sept. 1
Sept. 1
CHDS Bridge Course(4 CM, 4 TW, 1 MTT, 1 PD)
Sept. 1
View the AHDI Events Calendar to learn about AHDI component events and other industry-related events.
A must-have guide for all covered entities and business associates. Preapproved for 3 Medicolegal CECs.
AHDI's newly released HIPAA Compliance Guide, which includes a comprehensive HIPAA Compliance Quick Reference checklist, spells out the steps of HIPAA compliance in easy-to-understand language. Most people know the basics of HIPAA, but this guide explains the HITECH Act and Final Rule and it outlines the role of covered entities and business associates as well as compliance expectations of each. Going a step further, this guide discusses the process of risk analysis and the risks and penalties of noncompliance. Numerous resources are provided along with an example of how a small MTSO or IC can accomplish the steps necessary to become compliant in a short time.
Eligible Member Price: $15
List Price: $20
