10 Roles for Healthcare Documentation Specialists

AHDI has published a flyer featuring 10 roles that healthcare documentation specialists are qualified to perform in the EHR. The flyer includes a section presenting the value proposition of the workforce and briefly summarizes the Certified Healthcare Documentation Specialist (CHDS) body of knowledge to give employers a quick snapshot of the breadth of knowledge a CHDS brings to the table.

AHDI began circulating this material at HIMSS14 and we will continue to reach out to employers to share it. We encourage you to download the flyer to use as a tool to position yourself and your talent in the ever-changing healthcare marketplace and circulate it to your professional network.

Related Resources:

• Mastering the EHR (hands-on practice on an ONC-certified EHR)
• Why Get Certified?
• 5 Instant Benefits of Credentialing

ICD-10—A True Future Roles Opportunity (live webinar)

April 9, 2014, 2:00 p.m. Pacific (5:00 p.m. Eastern)
Speaker: Ava Marie George, MBA, CHDS, AHDI-F
CEC: 1 PD

This presentation will give a historical view of the ICD evolution, the unexpected career lattice opportunity, and the need to be ready for our collective futures in HIM. Solutions to the question of where our profession fits into the process will be discussed; as well, pathways through experience and education will be outlined. An example using Loyola University Health System will be highlighted.

Ava Marie George has worked in the health information management, documentation, and medical transcription sectors since 1993. Ava owned and operated a small MTSO and consulting firm before working as an MT in an acute care level 1 trauma center and teaching hospital in Lansing, Michigan. She subsequently worked as a transcription supervisor for two years before leaving to serve primarily as a professor at Davenport University in Lansing, Michigan, from 2005 to 2013. Ava has served as a medical documentation consultant, working with physicians who need assistance with documentation that will withstand ICD 10 challenges. Ava currently works for Loyola University Health System as ICD-10 Coordinator/Project Manager.

Click for information and to register online. If you cannot attend the live webinar, you may register to receive the recording following the event.

More Upcoming Live Webinars:

• Offshoring Transcription: The Pros & Cons to Utilizing Global Labor Resources – April 22
• Shorthand Advanced for Windows (Version 10) - May 7 or
• AHDI Model Job Descriptions for Emerging Roles in Healthcare Documentation - June 11