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President’s Message

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 29th in Springfield, Missouri.  We have a great 2017-2018 Board line-up:

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

Mark your calendar!

The KCHIMA Fall Symposium will be held on Saturday, September 16th at Metropolitan Community College’s Health Science Institute.If you are a KCHIMA member there is NO cost to attend. 4 CE’s and lunch are included in your membership! Be sure to take advantage of your membership benefits!

If you are not yet a member of KCHIMA, the cost of an active membership is $25/yr and $10/yr for students.

Click here to join.

Date

Saturday, September 16
Time: 8:30am – 1:30pm

Location

MCC HSI, 3444 Broadway,
Kansas City MO, 64111
Two tracks will be offered at this year’s Fall Symposium. Registration will open soon.7:45 -8:20 Breakfast & Registration

Track 1: Regulatory

  • 8:30 – 9:20: Engaging Patients with Mobile Technology – Matthew Barksdale, MBA
  • 9:30 – 10:20: Revenue Cycle – Sharon Korzdorfer, MPA, RHIT
  • 10:30 – 11:20: Clinical Documentation Improvement – Truman Medical Center
Track 2: Coding
  • 08:30 – 9:20: Risk Adjusting Coding – Sandra Soerres, BS CPC, COC
  • 09:30 – 10:20: Alzheimer’s – Facts and Reality – Deon Cox-Haley, DO
  • 10:30 – 11:20: da Vinci Robotic Surgery – Brenda Shoup, MD
  • 11:20 – 12:20: LUNCH
  • 12:30 – 1:30: Data Provenance – Dawn R. Cope, CCS, ECBA, MBA

KCHIMA Celebrates TMC Innovation Award

Congratulations to Truman Medical Center’s Health Information Management Department on their 2017 Innovation Award!

Sarah Shaver Laird, RHIA
CCS, Elizabeth A. Whitmer, RHIT, AHDI-F

As we all know, HIM professionals are problem solvers. So as referrals to Truman Medical Center rose, efficiency and effectiveness plummeted, causing service delays and frustration for patients, providers and staff. Well-versed in Cerner technology, the HIM Staff stepped up to tackle the problem. They revised policies and procedures; determined how to optimize use of the technology and undertook an extensive staff training initiative. As a result, referral scheduling improved by 98.4% but more importantly patient satisfaction and continuity of care have benefitted exponentially. Congratulations TMC HIM…way to go!

KCHIMA Celebrates AHIMA’s Rising Star Award

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!

Call for OAHIMA Board Nominations

OAHIMA is currently taking nominations for board members for the 2017-2018 term. We are seeking nominations for the following positions:
  • 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)

Eligibility: In order to be eligible to serve on the OAHIMA board, nominee must be an active member of OAHIMA and a credentialed member of AHIMA.

We will be accepting nominations up to and at our Summer Quarterly Meeting on June 16, at which time all nominations will be presented and voted upon.

Please contact a current OAHIMA Board Member to nominate yourself or someone for the 2017-2018 OAHIMA Board.

eMHIMA Summer Meeting

Please join us for a summer evening of Health Information Management networking opportunities and hear the ALICE presentation!

June 20, 2017
6:00 pm – 8:00 PM

Location

Mercy St. Louis Hospital and Conference Center
615 S. New Ballas Road Conference Center, McCauley NORTH
Saint Louis, MO 63141

Click here to register.

Online registration will close at midnight CST on Monday, June 19, 2017

Congratulations to the Newly Elected MoHIMA Board Members

Congratulation to the newly elected MoHIMA Board Members and thank you to all who voted in the election.

 

President Elect: Brenda Fuller, MSL, RHIA, CHC

Delegate: Jane Despieglaere, MBA, RHIA, CCS, FAHIMA

Director of Education: Clark Chaffin, MBA, RHIA, CCS

Director of Professional Development: Lian Collins, RHIA

Director of Public Relations: Steven Wilson, RHIT

Critical Care Coding: Challenges and Importance Webinar

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!

Food Drive Success

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!

AHIMA Membership is Evolving, Your Choices Are Expanding

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.

eMHIMA Annual Meeting

Monday, November 28th, 2016
4:30 to 5:00 PM – Registration
5:00 – 7:00 PM – Business Meeting and Dinner

Topic

Health Information Management Reimagined (HIMR)
Rose T. Dunn, MBA, RHIA, CPA, FACHE, FHFMA, CHPS
Chief Operating Officer
First Class Solutions, Inc.

CEU: 1.0 – External Forces

Location

Mercy St. Louis Hospital and Conference Center
McAuley South Conference Room
Located in the Von Gontard Conference Center

Click here to learn more and register.

Online registration will close at midnight ET on November 18, 2016.

Now Available – Updated MoHIMA Legal Manual

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.

President’s Message

Thomas

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

MHA Needs Your Assistance to Share Your Stories

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!

View a sample video