Upcoming Audio Conferences and Webinars

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Connecting the Dots: A Legislative Update on ARRA
Audio Conference and Webinar
Friday, February 12, 2010
11:00-1:00 Central

Neoplasm Coding
Webinar
Friday, February 19, 2010
11:00-1:00 Central

Pricing

Access the audio conference for as many people you can fit in a room with a speakerphone and one Internet connection (for webinars only).  Remember this is the per-phone line charge (not the per-person cost).

Individuals accessing the audio conferences from a separate phone and Internet connection (webinar only) will be required to register separately and pay the registration fee.

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Neoplasm Coding
Webinar
Friday, February 19, 2010
11:00-1:00 Central

CEs:  2

Overview:

1. Goals

2. Neoplasm related code changes over the past 3 years

3. a) Neoplasm diagnosis codes b) Non-neoplasm diagnosis codes that affect patients with neoplasms c) Procedure codes

4. Current cancer vs. history of cancer

5. Examples and polling questions will be provided to demonstrate application of the data presented. The session will cover both ICD-9-CM

Speaker:

Dalona Beckham, MBA, RHIA, CCS

Dalona Beckham is employed by the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. She received a Bachelors of Science in Health Information Management from Texas Southern University in Houston in 1995 and a Masters of Business Administration at Texas Woman’s University in Houston in 2007. Her credentials include Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) and Certified Coding Specialist (CCS). Her fourteen-year span of experience in Health Information Management includes working in coding and management positions which encompass both inpatient and outpatient settings. Dalona has also spent time as a coding consultant where she provided coding and data quality reviews in hospitals and alternative care facilities. This service included traveling and home-based settings. In her current role as Manager, Clinical Data, Dalona analyzes documentation and evaluates coding data quality as it relates to compliance and reimbursement. She also works with multidisciplinary teams to plan and implement corrective actions regarding reimbursement and documentation issues. Dalona has been instrumental in the development of new diagnosis codes for the ICD-9-CM including codes for non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma (2007), Neuroendocrine Tumors (2008), and Antineoplastic Chemotherapy Drug Induced Anemia (2009). She also works as an adjunct instructor teaching courses in coding and billing. Dalona is a representative for M.D. Anderson at the Alliance of Dedicated Cancer Centers and is a member of AHIMA.

Register:

TxHIMA/AHIMA Member:  $145.00
Non-Member/Cert:  $195.00

Register online

Online registration will close on Wednesday, February 17, 2010 at 5:00 pm.

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