AHDI Conference: 33 Sessions Across the Full CEC Spectrum

This year’s program at the Healthcare Documentation Integrity Conference, July 23-26, is sure to create sparks and dialog on hot issues in healthcare documentation. Don’t delay in registering for this annual event that will fuel your mind, energize your spirit, and propel your career to new heights.

Deadlines are fast approaching. Don’t delay in completing these action items:

❑ Register for the AHDI Conference. Discounted rate ends July 8.
❑ Make your M Resort hotel reservation. Deadline is June 30
❑ RSVP for Free poker training and the StrengthsFinders 2.0 workshop.

Designed by AHDI member volunteers especially with you in mind, the conference schedule includes the more than 30 credit-worthy sessions, which are listed below. Build your personal timetable with our interactive schedule planner.

Clinical Medicine

• Equivocal Death: Victor or Victim?
• Burn Survivors: Healing the Emotional Scars
• Robotic Surgery in Gynecology
• Medical Innovation and Documentation—A Case Study
• A Second Look: Fabrication of Custom Ophthalmic Prosthetics
• Updates and Audits in Maternal Fetal Medicine
• The Linx Reflux Management System
• Trends in Burn Wound Care

Medical Transcription Tools

• Conan the Grammarian and Spell-Binding Comma Sense, with Dr. Richard Lederer
• QA Summit: Clinician-Created Documentation—The Reinstitution of the QA Program
• Speed Reading Workshop
• Mind Mapping and Memory Improvement Techniques

Medicolegal

• Shoring Up the Printer/Copier HIPAA Hazard
• What All MTSOs & ICs Should Know About HIPAA
• How HDSs’ Role Can Stay Relevant in the EHR
• Understanding the Fair Labor Standards Act
• Documentation Errors and Risks
• Information Governance in a Post-EHR Era
• HealtHIE Nevada: A Study in Privately Funded Health Information Exchange

Professional Development

• Focusing on the Top Five: Discovering and Deploying Your Strengths
• Turning Giant Projects into Bite Sized Tasks
• Improving Your Odds of Winning in the Healthcare Documentation Game
• Chasing Your New Career Dreams
• Evolution of the TeleScribe: A Natural Fit
• Successful Marketing on a Shoestring Budget
• Touchstones: A Structure for Better Communication, Compassion, and Care
• Freeland Writing Workshop
• HDS to Scribe: Using Your Skills to Keep Doing What You Love!

Technology and the Workplace

• Tech Talk With The IT Magician
• Encryption For Dummies (And Smart People, Too!)
• Your "Hitchhiker’s Guide" to Medicine’s "Tower of Babel"

Complementary Medicine

• Integrative Medicine Approaches for a Healthier You
• Standing and Active Workstations: Novelty or Disruptive Technology?

Download the full conference brochure for complete session descriptions, speaker biographies, and conference information. Hotel reservations must be made by June 30 to secure the discounted group rate of $125/night at The M Resort.

Call for Annual Conference Presentations: Deadline extended to February 28!

AHDI's 2014 Healthcare Documentation Integrity Conference will be held in Las Vegas at The M Resort, July 23–26. We invite dynamic industry experts, educators, practitioners, and authors to submit a proposal to speak at the conference. More information is available online. The extended deadline is February 28, 2014.

Join our Facebook group to stay updated on AHDI’s Healthcare Documentation Integrity Conference and to connect with fellow attendees.

2014 Conference: January Super Early-Bird Special

Healthcare Documentation Integrity Conference
July 23-26, 2014
The M Resort ♦ Las Vegas, NV

Unleash your passion for capturing America's healthcare stories.
Feed your desire to learn.
Ignite your confidence. Chase your dreams.

Think of attending AHDI’s Conference as your own mini sabbatical—carving out "me" time to nurture your mind, explore what’s changed, and learn what lies ahead. A place where great minds think alike, uniting you with fellow healthcare documentation specialists who share your commitment to excellence in documenting patient care.

7 Reasons to Attend

1. Learn about trends in healthcare documentation to augment your career planning.
2. Meet with recruiters about employment opportunities and gain insight into the changing dynamics of the job market.

3. Boost your job performance by strengthening your knowledge across the clinical medicine specialties.
4. Engage in discussions on important issues affecting MTs and formulate solutions by brainstorming with fellow attendees.
5. Visit with exhibitors to see the latest tools, technology, and services to improve your efficiency, grow your business, and spark your creativity.
6. Celebrate the profession and make new friends at social events during the conference.
7. Continue your commitment to lifelong learning and earn continuing education credits to support your certification.

Visit the website to see the schedule at a glance, current list of sponsors and exhibitors, and to download the justification kit.

Register by January 31 to save more than 20% off the regular registration rate.

A Word From Your National Leadership Board

Some of us have recently returned from ACE 2013 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. For those of you who could not be there, you were missed. We hope that you will begin to make plans now to attend our 2014 annual conference in Las Vegas.

Karen Fox-Acosta presented her president's report, reviewing the goals/objectives we had set for the year and our achievements. We had quite a few achievements in the four strategic areas of Workforce Development, Credentialing, Community, and Advocacy & Alliance. Karen also recognized the efforts of all our volunteers who help the Board see these achievements accomplished. Read more.

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President's Address—Presidency Winding Down

ACE 2013 in Lake Buena Vista was a smashing success. We had over 400 in attendance and we received lots of positive feedback. Huge kudos to program volunteers from District 6 under the leadership of Betsy Ertel, AHDI-Florida President and ACE 2013 Program Chair; Brenda Hurley, Exhibits and Sponsors; Vallie Piloian, Marketing; as well as our diligent staff led by Gina Amatruda, ACE program consultant; and Linda Brady, CAE, AHDI CEO. Read more.

Don't Miss these Great Educational Offerings!

Mastering the Electronic Health Record Course—NEW COURSE!
Supporting Quality in an Electronic World—NEW WEBINAR!
The HIPAA Final Rule and the MT Industry—NEW WEBINAR!

Register for Mastering the Electronic Health Record Course
Register for Supporting Quality in an Electronic World
Register for The HIPAA Final Rule and the MT Industry

Your Record Speaks Walking Public Service Announcement at A

August 2, during AHDI’s Annual Conference & Expo, attendees came together in Downtown Disney to educate the public about obtaining and reading their health record for accuracy during our Your Record Speaks campaign. With more than 125 sold at ACE, attendees wore our campaign T-shirts to share life-saving information with the public about the importance of checking their medical record. Blue shirts could be seen throughout all of Downtown Disney!

We wish to extend a special thanks to everyone who participated in this important campaign and to our exclusive T-shirt sponsor Transcription, Etc., for their support.

A number of T-shirts in various sizes are still available for purchase from the AHDI online store. Components are encouraged to organize Your Record Speaks walking public service announcements in their own areas, and further information will be provided soon.

Purchase a T-shirt today! (while supplies last)
$10 – Large
$10 – X-Large
$13 – 2X
$13 – 3X