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Location

Pizza Ranch
Pizza Ranch (Back Room)
3007 N Belt Highway
St. Joseph, MO

Presentation Topic

Microsoft Excel for HIM Professionals”
By:  Michael Gera
Continuing Education: 1 CE
Exciting topic that each of us probably use on a daily basis. 

Meeting Agenda

• Presenter: Kelly Fast, MS, RHIA
• Important Note:  It would benefit everyone to bring some type of personal device i.e.: laptop, tablet  something that has a USB connection.
• The excel files can be downloaded and then we can verify the files will work for one another.
• Come learn more about how Excel works hand in hand with the HIM Professional.

Pizza Ranch is quickly becoming a strong supporter of PEHIMA.

Thank Pizza Ranch by eating at the buffet the night of our meeting.Pizza Ranch serves delicious pizza and chicken on the buffet.

The August PEHIMA Meeting Date is Saturday, August 17th from 2 PM to 4PM. It will be held at Pizza Ranch. We will be having a Coding Round Table which will include tables for Clinic Coders, Emergency Room Coders, Specialty Coders, Home Health & Hospice Coders.

You will need to bring your ICD-10 Coding Books with you to the meeting. If anyone has any extra books, if you could bring those to the meeting that would be most awesome.

Sorry for the delay in getting this information to you.

Be watching for more information heading your way on the August 17th Meeting. Encourage everyone around you to come to the meeting.

This will be a fun and educational day.

The AHIMA Election is underway! The election started on July 8 at 8 a.m. CDT and closes July 22 at 5 p.m. CDT.

All AHIMA members, except for students, may vote by electronic ballot for the AHIMA Board of Directors, the Commission on Certification for Health Informatics and Information Management (CCHIIM), and the Council for Excellence in Education (CEE).

You can learn more about the candidates by reviewing the following information.

• In the Engage AHIMA Business and Membership Community, under AHIMA Election–2019 and in the Discussion section
• On AHIMA’s YouTube channel, AHIMAonDEMAND
• In the Journal of AHIMA‘s July/August issue, pg. 28-35

This year’s election is unique in that there is only one candidate for President-Elect. Click here for more information regarding this situation.

Click here to vote or go to www.ahima.org/vote.  Note: You will be asked to log in with your member ID and password. If you are already logged in, scroll down and choose the Voting Center link.

Dear MoHIMA Members,

We are sharing important information with you about this year’s AHIMA ballot, specifically as it relates to the positions of President-Elect (PE) and Speaker-Elect (SE) of the House of Delegates (HoD). Please read through the information below and make an informed decision. We apologize in advance for the lengthy message.

Background: On occasion, MoHIMA and other component state associations (CSAs) disagree with AHIMA’s decisions relative to governing our HIM profession. Today we find ourselves in one of those situations. It is time to vote for AHIMA board members for the upcoming association year, and you may have noticed that the ballot includes only one candidate for each of the positions of PE and SE. The SE is elected by the House of Delegates, so this candidate will not appear on the AHIMA member ballot. The Speaker of the House is a very important position and serves on the AHIMA Board of Directors.

The Nominating Committee (NC) has the responsibility of selecting candidates for
open board positions for the upcoming year. The NC is partially elected by members of the HoD during an annual vote and partially appointed by AHIMA Board of Directors. The NC has a well-defined process and procedure. Prior to this year’s election, the policy did specify that multiple candidates should be selected for PE. The policy did already allow for one SE candidate though.

Potential candidates complete the Volunteer Leadership Competencies self-assessment and the Board of Directors candidates must review the AHIMA Board of Directors Attributes, developed by the Board of Directors and updated yearly to ensure candidates meet the needs of the Board for the upcoming three-year term. According to a message posted on the State Leader/House of Delegates Community on Engage by the current AHIMA President, this year’s instruction to the NC was to find candidates with specific skills to help further the new AHIMA Mission, Vision, and Values in support of the strategic plan. It is certainly not unusual to expect candidates for Board service to support the mission, vision, values, and strategic plan of the organization they wish to serve as they become an active part of the leadership team.

Assessment: The ballot is unusual and surprising as it notes the uncontested candidacy. The outcome of the work of the NC – is the uncontested candidacy of two key association leaders: President-Elect and Speaker-Elect of the HoD. We learned from the Chair of the Nominating Committee during a HoD call last week that there were other nominees for these positions. However, a policy change was approved by the AHIMA Board of Directors to allow only one candidate for PE after the NC felt that this candidate alone met all the qualifications.

By presenting a ‘slate’ ballot for these key positions, the NC has in effect determined who will serve in those roles, removing the individual member’s right and opportunity to review multiple, qualified candidates and make a choice.

The MoHIMA Board of Directors does not doubt the skills and professionalism of the candidates selected by the NC. We also appreciate the difficult decisions that the NC needed to make.  We do, however, have strong doubts and concern that of more than 83,000 members, there was only one qualified for each of these two key positions in the governance of our profession.

Options and Impact: There are three ways members can respond.

**An important note: AHIMA bylaws require a 3% voter response from members for a valid election.**

1. Vote: Voting would count your vote for the President-Elect, as there is only one candidate on the ballot and it would also allow you to vote for 3 other roles that are currently on the ballot have more than one candidate. This choice counts toward the 3% requirement.
   During a House of Delegates call last week, the AHIMA BOD did indicate they had voted to add a “write-in” option for the candidate of president-elect. Any “write-in” candidate would still need to meet the qualifications outlined by AHIMA P&P as well as the BOD defined qualifications. We expect to receive communication from AHIMA within the next day that will include an FAQ for the “write-in” option. As soon as this information is released, we will communicate it to you.
2. Abstain: If you abstain from voting for certain candidates this means that you state you are “not voting” for certain positions but the choice does count toward the 3% requirement.
3. No Vote: A no vote, meaning you simply do not complete any part of the AHIMA ballot. This option is the only option that removes you from the percentage of members placing a vote. This does not count toward the 3% requirement.

MoHIMA Decision: We are a VOICE for you in our state and nationally with AHIMA. We are awaiting the additional information regarding the “write-in” option. Our hope is that there will be additional candidates that we can share with you as options for a “write-in” to ensure you are able to make an informed CHOICE.

Future Work: The MoHIMA BOD is leading the movement with other CSAs to work on AHIMA bylaw revisions that remove the AHIMA Board’s involvement in appointing members to the NC and remove the possibility for an uncontested vote. Other CSAs from across the country have joined us in this effort. This situation is currently unfolding and we have much work to do in formulating responses and reaching out to others, but we are working to be YOUR voice at a national level on this issue.

Closing:
Again, we ask that you consider all of the information, options, and impact of those
options and make an informed choice when deciding on the action you will take.
As always, please do reach out to your Board members and delegates with questions and concerns.  https://www.mohima.org/contact-us/

Thank you for the opportunity to serve!

The MoHIMA Board of Directors

Over the last couple of days we have had some substantial movement on patient matching in the US House of Representatives.

Representatives Bill Foster (IL) and Mike Kelly (PA) introduced a bipartisan amendment this week that strikes section 510 from the Labor-HHS Education Appropriations which currently prohibits the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services from spending any federal dollars to promulgate or adopt a national patient identifier.

The amendment will likely come to the House floor for a vote tomorrow and we need your help. We are asking AHIMA members to contact their U.S. Representative today and tomorrow asking them to support the Foster-Kelly Amendment #3 to HR 2740, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2020. AHIMA’s Advocacy Action Center has everything you need to email your U.S. Representative.

Here is the direct link to the engagement. Please feel free share this link via email, social media, etc. both far and wide.

If you have any questions or if we can be of any assistance, please let us know, we are happy to help. I will continue to keep you all updated as things progress!

Best,

Lauren

Lauren Riplinger, JD

Senior Director, Federal Relations | Policy & Government Relations
AHIMA | American Health Information Management Association
1730 M Street, NW, Suite 502 | Washington, DC 20036
Phone: (202) 839-1218
lauren.riplinger@ahima.org

KCHIMA is pleased to announce the 2019 ballot results:

• President Elect – Kaitlyn Brown
• Treasurer – Allie Lohman
• Secretary – Pang Her
• Communications Coordinator – Jill Judkins
• Kay Folck will continue a 2nd term as President
• Patricia Elliott will continue a 2nd term as Past-President

The ballot measure to permit non-credentialed professionals who work in and with the HIM field to become members of KCHIMA also passed by a wide margin.

KCHIMA also takes this opportunity to express our deepest gratitude to the retiring officers for their stellar service to the association. Thank you ladies!

• Grace Hoyer – Treasurer
• Audrey Johnson – Secretary and Communications Coordinator
• Karen Reynolds – President-elect / President / Past-President

Topic

Risk Adjustment and HCC Coding

Speaker

Sandra Soerries, CPC, COC

Date

June 11, 2019

Time

5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

Location

North Kansas City Hospital (Sky View Room)
2800 Clay Edwards Dr
Kansas City, MO 64116 United States
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Please join us in 2019 and 2020 for our meetings!

2019

• Spring Fling
  Date: Saturday, April 27, 2019
  Location: Mercy Conference Center
• Summer Meeting
  Date: Wednesday, June 12, 2019
  Location: TBD
• Coding Round Table
  Date: Saturday, September 14, 2019
  Location: Mercy Conference Center
•  Annual Meeting
  Date: Thursday, November 7, 2019
  Location: TBD

2020

• Spring Fling
  Date: Saturday, April 25, 2020
  Location: Mercy Conference Center
• Summer Meeting
  Date: Wednesday, Jun 10, 2020
  Location: TBD
• Coding Round Table
  Date: Saturday, September 12, 2020
  Location: Mercy Conference Center
• Annual Meeting
  Date: Thursday, November 5, 2020
  Location: TBD

*Dates Subject to Change. We will have more information available as the dates get closer. 

We look forward to seeing you!

eMHIMA Board of Directors

At MoHIMA, we feel that volunteering is like dessert – sweet and satisfying! Especially when you serve as a board member. Which position looks the sweetest to you?

Click here to read more!

Attention everyone…the 2019 eMHIMA Membership Application is open with a limited-time discount!

Sign-up as a new member or renew your current membership between now and December 31, 2018 to receive your $5.00 discount! Join or renew today for only $20. By attending our Spring Fling, Summer meeting, Coding Round Table and/or the Annual meeting you have opportunities to network and earn the CEU’s you need.

Thank you for taking care of this important detail now!

Lian Collins, RHIA, HCISPP, eMHIMA President, 2019 & the eMHIMA Board

eMHIMA Membership

We would like to congratulate KCHIMA President, Kay Folck on being a 2018 AHIMA Triumph Award Recipient!

Kay was nominated by her peers in recognition of her extraordinary leadership, volunteerism, and talent. The awards were presented in September at the 2018 AHIMA Annual Convention and Exhibit in Miami. Congratulations Kay!!

Mentor Award:
Kealia (Kay) A. Folck, MHA, RHIA, CPEHR, CPHIT

Saturday, September 8, 2018
8:00 am – 1:00 pm

The University of Kansas Medical Center – Health Education Building
2146 W 39th Avenue
Kansas City, KS 66103

Registration is now open!

Register for the KCHIMA Fall Symposium

Two tracks will be offered at this year’s Fall Symposium. Register for your track now!
8:00 – 8:30 Registration & Breakfast
8:30 – 9:30 General Session: Dana DeMasters, MN, RN, CHPS –Liberty Hospital

Track 1 Coding:
9:30 – 10:20 Dr. William Reed, Jr., MD – Orthopedic
10:30 – 11:20 Dr. Dwayne Jones, MD- Pain Mgmt

Track 2 IT:
9:30-10:20 Melanie Edwards MMIS, RHIA – KU
10:30- 11:20 Sara Warnock, RHIT – KAMMCO

11:30 – 12:00 Networking & lunch
12:00 – 1:00 General Session: Norma Knipp, MBA, RHIA – NKCH

Register

Advocacy is all about relationships.  MoHIMA’s President Elect, Brenda Fuller, and Delegates Jane DeSpiegelaere and Kay Piper built those relationships during AHIMA’s Advocacy Summit, Washington, DC, March 19-20, 2018 by meeting with Congressional members or their staffs on issues important to HIM:  patient matching and modernizing privacy laws to combat the opioid epidemic.

Patient Matching

Finding all of a patient’s health information without including someone else’s is a patient safety issue.  HIM professionals search by name, birthday, address, and other identifiers but these are prone to errors.  MoHIMA requested that legislators remove the 1999 language from a fiscal year 2019 appropriations legislation that doesn’t let US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) discuss creating a strategy to uniquely identify each patient.  By removing the language prohibiting discussions, HHS could work with the healthcare industry on a nationwide way to match patients to their health information while respecting privacy laws.  Imagine the improved healthcare that would result if all of one’s health records across the nation no matter where care is sought could be located using one identifying method, such as a unique patient number, the patient’s fingerprint image, face scan.

Opioid Epidemic

42 CFR Part 2 is a 40 year old privacy statute governing the confidentiality and sharing of substance use disorder treatment records.  It requires the patient’s written consent to give out any information that would indicate that the patient received treatment for a substance abuse disorder. This includes written consent before a physician prescribing pain medication could get information that substance abuse disorder existed.  This doesn’t align with HIPAA, as written consent is still needed even though HIPAA lets covered entities use and disclose protected health information if it’s being used for treatment, payment, or healthcare operations.  MoHIMA asked lawmakers to support and co-sponsor H.R. 3545, the Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act (OPPS Act)/S. 1850, the Protecting Jessie Grubb’s Legacy Act. H.R. 3545/S. 1850.

Date: November 2, 2017

Time: 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM CT

Learning Objectives:

• Learn how to view the ICD-10 Coordination & Maintenance (C&M) Committee public forum on ICD-10-CM & ICD-10-PCS code updates online
• Become knowledgeable of the coding proposals which are requested and presented and take action and comment on the coding proposals

Speaker: Ioana Cosma RHIT, CCS

Learn More and Register

MoHIMA Membership:

As your incoming President for the 2017-2018 term, I want you to know what an honor and privilege it is to serve and represent you in our profession.

I want to take this opportunity to thank Teresa Treon for her steady leadership and expert guidance over the last couple of years and I look forward to working with her in her Past President role this term. We are sad to see Seth Katz step off the board this year, however, we know we can count on his continued support and leadership in all things HIM and IG.  Brenda Fuller will be serving her first year on the board this year as President-Elect and I am thrilled to be working and learning from her over the next couple of years.

As our component state association (CSA) leadership is transitioning, so is our national leadership.  With the recent change at our national association level, we will want to provide support and guidance to our interim and new leadership going forward. As your president, I will do my best to keep members informed of how these changes may affect you as a member and an HIM professional.

We held our Board transition meeting on June 29^th in Springfield, Missouri.  We have a great 2017-2018 Board line-up:

• Jane DeSpiegelaere-Wegner, MBA, RHIA, CCS, FAHIMA, RHCBS – 1^st Year Delegate
• Kay Piper, RHIA, CDIP, CCS – 2^nd Year Delegate
• Lian Collins – Director of Professional Development
• Steven Wilson – Director of Public Relations
• Clark Chaffin, MBA, RHIA, CCS – 1^st Year Director of Education
• Beverly Marquez – RHIA, 2^nd Year Director of Education

And…we are busy planning our annual meeting April 11-13th, 2017 in St. Charles, Missouri;  partnering with our ILHIMA friends for this event!  Davin Foster, RHIT, our Annual Meeting Chairperson and Susan Foster, MBA, RHIA, CHPS, COC, CPCO, our Annual Meeting Co-Chair, are working with their committee to make this a fantastic meeting.

As always, we want to hear from you on how you think we can best represent you as an HIM professional.  Please feel free to email any of your MoHIMA Board Members.

Enjoy the rest of your summer!

Regards,

Julie A. Dooling, MSHI, RHIA, CHDA, FAHIMA
MoHIMA President 2017-2018

KCHIMA is celebrating our very own Past President, Karen Reynolds on her AHIMA Rising Star Award!

Karen Reynolds is only a 5-year veteran of the HIM profession and in that short period of time she has not only advanced professionally by rising to the role of Clinical Informatics Manager at Truman Medical Center but she has also dove head first into professional involvement at the local, state, and national level. Karen has just completed the term of President of the Kansas City HIM Association; served on several MoHIMA Committees and been a featured speaker at the AHIMA National Convention. Karen is a “rising star” in every sense of the title… a true inspiration to us all. Congratulations, Karen!

Congratulations to Karen Reynolds, MBA, RHIA, 2017 AHIMA’s Rising Star!

• President-Elect (3 year term, serving as President-Elect, President and Past President)
• Office Coordinator (1 year term)
• Director of Public Imaging (2 year term)

May 24, 2017
12:00 – 1:00 PM CT

Speaker

Lauren Kelly, RHIT

Lauren has been in the coding field for 10 years with her focus being on ED coding. You could say she has a passion for emergencies!

She has always loved the diversity that working in the ED coding area brings daily. She started off coding ER accounts, worked her way up to ED coding lead and now is the ED Coding Team Leader at SSM Health for the past 2 years. She has been with SSM Health for a total of 5 years. She codes for all 7 hospitals with the SSM Health STL network and her team consists of 16 ED coders and billing coordinators. The coding staff applies all the facility side charges, including EM, infusions/injections and CPTs.

Pricing

Members: $15
Non-Members: $25

Register Today!

Kudos to the Student Advisory Counsel for working with Harvesters and arranging a food drive at the February KCHIMA General Meeting. KCHIMA members collected 249 pounds of food which will provide 208 meals for families in the community! Thank you everyone for your donation!

Congress has enacted “The 21st Century Cures Act” (H.R. 34) and the President has signaled he will sign the measure.

For more information, click here.

AHIMA is rolling out a new membership model. Learn more about the various membership types AHIMA offers and the costs and benefits associated with them. Instead of a one-size-fits-all approach to membership, each member will be empowered to select the AHIMA content, services, and products they most value.

Click here for more information.

November 10, 2016
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CT

CEU: 1.0 – Technology

Click here to learn more and register.

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The MoHIMA Legal Manual has recently been updated and is now in a portal format. This new delivery method allows for easier access, quicker indexing and searching of elements and allows MoHIMA to make annual updates in a smoother process. Access is now driven by user so that each person can individually access the legal manual when and where they need it online. This valuable online resource provides information regarding state and federal legislation, regulations, and professional best practices for legal aspects of managing, maintaining, and the release of health information.

The Missouri Health Information Management Association acknowledges its appreciation to the law firm of Forbes Law Group, LLC for this update to the Health Information Management Legal Manual: Missouri. A special thanks is extended to Richelle Marting, JD, MHSA, RHIA, CPC, CEMC, CPMA, CPC-I; Quentin Templeton, JD; K.J. Wall, JD; and Melissa Ebling for their efforts with this manual.

Purchase online access today by clicking here.

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It’s been a great last year under Seth Katz leadership; MoHIMA accomplished a lot of objectives and really got the ball rolling in the area of social media. My plans are to continue on with what Seth had started and add a few new goals and objectives to this year’s plans. I feel honored to be the President of a great association and looking forward to working with the new and remaining board members to provide our MoHIMA members with the resources they need to do their jobs and keep them up to date on new issues that surround the healthcare world today.

Sincerely,

Teresa Thomas, BBA, RHIT, CPC
MoHIMA President 2016-2017

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MHA’s newly redesigned Missouri Health Careers website features career video spotlights. We would like to ask for your assistance in helping to identify individuals who might be willing to share their stories in these videos. If you know of staff at your hospital who would like to share why they like their jobs and encourage others to pursue opportunities in the health care field, please contact Renee Struemph at 573/893-3700, ext. 1347.

We appreciate your help!

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