Mastering the Electronic Health Record Course—NEW COURSE!
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The HIPAA Final Rule and the MT Industry—NEW WEBINAR!
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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
The CHDS Bridge Course is now open for registration. Designed for elligible certified medical transcriptionists (CMTs) as a means for bridging to and earning the certified healthcare documentation specialist (CHDS) credential, this course will address only the expanded healthcare documentation objectives—i.e., content and knowledge domains not covered on any prior CMT exam: advanced editing, regulatory compliance and technical standards, applied clinical medicine, speech recognition, and health information technology.
The 8-week online course is only available to current CMTs who certified prior to January 2011. CMTs who took the beta exam in 2010 or certified after January 2011 will automatically become a CHDS this fall. This course is optional for current CMTs. Click here for complete information and FAQs.
The CHDS Bridge course has been approved for 10 CECs. Upon successful completion of the course, CMTs will earn their CHDS designation and your recertification cycle will not change. The CECs earned by taking the bridge course may be applied to your current recertification cycle.
AHDI firmly supports the Credentialing Commission for Healthcare Documentation's (CCHD) pursuit of rebranding the credentials for relevance in today’s healthcare marketplace. To that end, the CHDS Bridge course is being subsidized by AHDI and offered at below market value in order to confirm our commitment to the new credentials and make it accessible for current CMTs who wish to bridge to the CHDS. The price for eligible members is $45, with a list price of $70.
Register today to bridge from a CMT to a CHDS! The first course will begin on October 1 and registration closes September 25. From thereafter, registration will be open each month prior from the 1st to the 25th for the start of the course on the 1st of the following month (e.g., the next enrollment cycle will be October 1-25 for the course starting on November 1).
AHDI ACE in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, is the topic of the day for the entire National Leadership Board, staff, and many excited attendees. Our hotel reservations look fantastic, and July 16 is the deadline for saving $50 off on-site registration fees. AHDI continues to strive toward fascinating educational experiences at affordable prices. We have 39 breakout sessions, 2 keynotes, a leadership conference, annual business meeting, Great Debate, educational and managers/supervisors workshops, a comprehensive student track, and time with our valuable vendors all rolled into 4 days at the Buena Vista Palace. Read more.
August 2, during AHDI’s Annual Conference & Expo, attendees will come together in Downtown Disney to promote a very worthy cause—helping educate the public about obtaining and reading their medical record for accuracy. We know how critical it is to ensure accuracy in the record, and we want to help patients understand that they have the right to access and read their medical record, as well as tell them how to obtain their record and how to get any inaccuracies corrected.
Whether you will be attending ACE or not, if you live close to the Orlando area, we invite you to join us at Downtown Disney for this event—Your Record Speaks campaign. We are encouraging attendees to wear our campaign T-shirts. With the purchase of a T-shirt, you will receive a supply of Your Record Speaks cards to pass out as you share life-saving information about the importance of checking their medical record. See our flyer for full details.
Be sure that you are in person to take in extensive continuing education, hear empowering keynote presentations, learn about exciting new technologies, and network with industry leaders at the only event dedicated to your profession!
Register today for
a chance to be part of the growth of the organization and its future as we debate
hot topics, discuss industry news, and even review a case that has been a sentinel
event for the transcription sector—the case of Sharon Juno.
ACE 2013 will be held at the Buena
Vista Palace in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, home of Walt Disney World, and
ACE attendees can take advantage of discount
tickets to Walt Disney World theme parks while they're in Lake Buena Vista.
Join us for our 35th Anniversary Celebration, and feel free to bring the family and enjoy all the amenities and opportunities that being at Walt Disney World has to offer!
In January we asked what your favorite things of 2012 were. Find out what your fellow colleagues liked the most in 2012!
Favorite product… Medical Transcription Tools CEC Bundle! This new power-pack of creditworthy information in the category of MTT is the perfect solution for someone looking for CECs for recredentialing. Coming in a close second was the new CMT Exam Audio Objectives CD, perfect for those studying for their CMT exam.
Favorite issue of Plexus… "Public Speaking, The Art of Communication," July. This issue of Plexus focuses on the difference communication can make, even something as simple as giving thanks and how it's important to make sure we are present in the conversations we have. AHDI members: log in and catch up on how to communicate better!
Favorite webinar content… Preparing for the Future! Everyone wants to know what the future has in store, and though we don't have a crystal ball at our disposal, we have incorporated a new feature in Resource Central called "Future Watch" that will give you an insight as to what lies ahead and will provide information on future-focused webinars, articles, and other websites with similar discussions.
Favorite AHDI Member Benefit… Tied for your favorite benefit are Plexus magazine and Networking through AHDI alliances and components. These are both great benefits that we are proud to share with our members. Don't forget, AHDI members can access archives of Plexus magazine by logging into the website and going to Member Center > My Benefits > Publications. And you can join one of our Special Interest Alliances online or find a component in your area!
Students, we know the concerns you face, demands of your time, and mindfulness of where every penny goes. So this year we are putting together a special track of educational sessions geared toward your needs. Topics planned include:
Join us Thursday, August 1, for these great sessions as well as the opening keynote speaker, the AHDI Integrity Awards, browse the exhibit hall, and much more!
To make paying for ACE even easier, we are splitting the registration fee into six payments! AHDI members wanting to register at the early-bird rate can now take advantage of our 6-month payment plan for full registration, available only in February. This breaks each payment down monthly to $43.44 for Student, Associate Student, and Postgrad members; $58.84 for Individual Professional members; and $64.17 for Associate members.
A 3-month payment plan is also available through May 31, 2013. Download the Payment Plan Registration form or go to www.ahdionline.org/ACE to find out what's happening at ACE 2013!
With more than 35 credit-worthy breakout sessions, AHDI's Annual Convention is, hands down, the best place to find the continuing education that drives our industry and prepares you for the future. Keep yourself ahead of the learning curve, and keep your budget on track by taking advantage of 2012 prices for ACE 2013 registration.
Don't miss this last chance to sign up for ACE 2013—up to $150 off the early-bird rate! Learn more about ACE 2013 and Register Today. Special rate is good through January 31, 2013.
We want to hear from you at ACE 2013! Dynamic industry experts, educators, practitioners, and authors interested in presenting at the 35th Annual AHDI Annual Convention & Expo are encouraged to submit a Call for Abstracts. If you or someone you know has a topic worthy of an ACE audience, this is the perfect opportunity to share it in an educational setting and information-rich environment.
The ACE Program committee will review all Call for Abstracts forms submitted and contact the presenter/applicant to discuss their proposal. Deadline for submission is January 15, 2013.
We want to celebrate our members in November with a free webinar! The Great Debate was one of our most exciting sessions at ACE 2012, and we are bringing it to you in appreciation of your dedication to the association. Enjoy the opportunity to hear comments on critical and timely topics: my future in medical transcription: love it or leave it; compensation models: adaptable or mired in production; MTs as coders and CDISs: a good idea or crazy talk; and does speech editing require less work: absolutely or no way.
Watch The Great Debate session from ACE 2012. Want to view even more sessions from ACE 2012? Purchase the ACE 2012 DVD Boxed Set.
AHDI would like to recognize facilities that are supporting their employees with sponsorships to ACE, recognizing the value of the professional development and networking opportunities that ACE can provide to their employees. If your company is sponsoring employees to attend ACE, please contact events@ahdionline.org.
Nearly 20 years ago ACE 2012 Keynote Karen Loucks Rinedollar founded an organization called Project Linus. This charitable group is dedicated to providing comfort to children in need by donating handmade security blankets.
The Great Lakes Region, our host component for ACE 2012, has adopted this initiative, providing you with a few simple and fun ways to donate a piece of your heart to a child in need. Whether you take some time during your ACE experience to sign a square of fabric at the "Make a Blanket Station," or you simply bring your own blanket and drop it in the donation bin at the registration desk, you can make a difference in a child's life. If you aren't coming to ACE 2012 and you would like to participate, you can hand-carry a blanket into a Project Linus Chapter Office near you. Find a Chapter Office.
Visit the ACE 2012 Blanket Drive page for more details.
ACE 2012 is just around the corner and we have a lineup of unparalleled education from which to choose! From our inspiring keynote speakers to informative clinical medicine presentations to sessions that will transform the way you look at your future, ACE 2012 will be packed with sessions you don't want to miss!
Our keynotes share their personal stories and inspire commitment to achieve the seemingly unachievable; our clinical sessions focus on the newest technology and advances in health care so that you can be aware of what is to come in the near future; and there is a plethora of sessions focused on the future roles in healthcare documentation and how you can position yourself for success!
Also, this year, in conjunction with AHDI-West, we are offering a track of sessions focused on corporations—the Corporate Advantage Program. This well-received webinar series hosted by AHDI-West will continue live at ACE 2012. Corporate representatives and individual professionals alike will appreciate this fresh new look on taking various business aspects to an entirely new level!
Want to see what's going on at ACE? Download our ACE 2012 Online Brochure or visit www.ACE365.org to see our Interactive Schedule of sessions lined up so far. And don't forget to check back frequently—we're adding new sessions all the time!
Sparking your growth means learning about what the future holds - for you and for the industry. This year continuing education at ACE will focus on those different aspects of growth and how they will cultivate your future with sessions like "The Next Era of Healthcare Documentation" and "Robotic-Assisted Therapies in the Pediatric Population."
In his presentation, "The Next Era of Healthcare Documentation," Keith Belton, senior director of solutions marketing for Nuance Healthcare, will discuss the current landscape of healthcare documentation workflow as it exists today and provide a vision for what the next few years will look like. Addressing the impact that various documentation technologies are having, and will continue to have, on documentation workflow, Keith will examine guidelines and real-world anecdotes to outline best practices that leaders are leveraging to ensure documentation can evolve beyond a process-driving workflow.
This presentation will explore the evolving role of the healthcare documentation specialist and how the right combination of technology, workflow best practices, and medical editing teams can deliver ongoing benefits for the industry.
While Belton focuses on what the future holds for the role of the healthcare documentation specialist, Ryan Cardinal, clinical program manager for the Riley Hospital for Children Robotic Rehabilitation Center at Indiana University Health, will focus on a new and emerging trend that may make its way into some of the healthcare records you're working on, in his presentation "Robotic-Assisted Therapies in the Pediatric Population."
Capitalizing on components of motor learning and neuro-placticity, Cardinal will explain how robotic-assisted therapies may be used to augment traditional rehabilitation paradigms by providing increased levels of repetition and consistency that are difficult to attain in traditional clinical settings and how this rehabilitation is being explored among those in the pediatric population.
This session will introduce the various pieces of robotic technology being utilized by the Robotic Center, explore the theoretical constructs driving the application of this equipment, share preliminary results from current research endeavors, and outline future lines of inquiry.
Find out more about these innovative sessions at www.ACE365.org and register for ACE 2012 today!
This year, ACE is all about sparking your growth, and being an ACE VIP allows you to take that opportunity to the max. Everyone wants a VIP experience, so here is your chance to get it!
Full registrants for ACE 2012 who stay at the JW Marriott for 3 nights or more receive:
Set yourself up for success by being an ACE VIP—Register for ACE 2012 today and make your hotel reservations at the JW Marriott Indy!
Purchase your commemorative lapel pin for AHDI's 33rd Annual Convention & Exposition today for only $10. Supplies are limited so don't delay!
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The education sessions were videotaped at ACE for the first time ever. The DVD will go on sale in late September. Watch your email Inbox, or visit www.ahdionline.org, for details on how to purchase your copy.
Emerging Infectious Pathogens (MRSA and H1N1)
Sunday, August 21, 2011
9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
Presenter: Brandon White, MS, BS
CEC: 1 CM
This presentation will focus on 2 major emerging infectious pathogens, namely methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and influenza quasispecies (H1N1). This presentation will cover the biochemistry of both pathogens and their associated pathology. Read Full Session Description
Top 10 Syndromes in the Neonate
Friday, August 19, 2011
2:15pa.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Presenter: Margaret A. Pearson, MD, MS
CEC: 1 CM
During this session, ten of the most common syndromes seen in the neonate will be presented. Discussion will include the cause of the syndrome, common manifestations, and management issues. Read Full Session Description
