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St. Scholastica have been awarded AHIMAFoundation Merit Scholarships. Thescholarship winners are:• Margaret Blechinger• Raeanna Bonetti• Elizabeth Durand• Elizabeth Rockendorf• Bonnie WilkinsIn MemoriamVicki L. Carlisle, RHIA, CHP, died inFebruary. She had been director of healthinformation at Dominican Hospitalin Santa Cruz, CA, and received theCalifornia Health Information Association’sProfessional Achievement Award in 2003.Charlotte Ann Lefert, RHIA, of Fitchburg,WI, died in February. She was a healthinformation consultant for more than 35years as well as a coding educator andlong-term care specialist. She co-authoredthe 2008 AHIMA publication ICD-9-CMDiagnostic Coding for Long-Term Care andHome Care. Learn more about making adonation in the name of a deceased member.Take Part in AHIMA’s2012 Member Referral ProgramAs an AHIMA member, you’ve enjoyeda host of career-enhancing membershipbenefits. Wouldn’t you like to share thosebenefits with your fellow professionals bybringing them on board as full membersin the Association? Encourage them tojoin online. Make sure they provide yourname and e-mail address on the onlinemembership application to give you fullcredit for enlisting them. You’ll earn achance to win one of three AmericanExpress Gift Card prizes. First prize is$1,000, second prize is $500, and third prizeis $250. Learn more.Online Registration Now Open for2013 IFHIMAOnline registration for the 17thIFHIMA Congress, “Health InformationManagement: Making a World ofDifference,” is now open. The InternationalFederation of Health InformationManagement Associations (IFHIMA)(formerly known as the InternationalFederation of Health Records Organizations)FOR YOUR BENEFIT ◁Congress 2013 is being hosted by theCanadian Health Information ManagementAssociation in Montreal, Canada May 13–15,2013. The call for abstracts opens April 30.RHIT and CDIP Beta Exam ScoreReport UpdatesCandidates who tested during the betaperiod for the RHIT and the CDIP examsreceived test completion notices due to noimmediate scoring. Visit here for mailingdates for those candidates’ score reports.AHIMA Launches ICD-10-CMand ICD-10-PCS Online CodingOverview CoursesAs part of the ICD-10 coder trainingpathway curriculum, AHIMA has releasedthe 2012 versions of ICD-10-CM Overview:Deciphering the Code, and ICD-10-PCSOverview: Deciphering the Code courses.These two courses will help prepare codersfor the transition to the new ICD-10 codingsystem. Each engaging six hour courseidentifies the differences between therespective ICD-9 and ICD-10 classificationsystems. Individuals will learn about theformat, conventions and new features ofICD-10 within each system. The ICD-10-CM Overview course is beneficial to codersin all settings and is included as part of StageII on the AHIMA ICD-10 Training Pathwayfor Acute Care and Specialty Setting coders.The ICD-10-PCS Overview course is forcoders in the hospital inpatient setting andis included in Stage III of the AHIMA AcuteCare Training Pathway. Learn more.AHIMA Publishes Pricing for NewICD-10 Online Training CurriculumAHIMA has announced pricing for thenew online ICD-10 training courses and isavailable at ahima.org/icd10training. Optionsare available for individual courses andfor bundled training offerings inclusiveof the complete set of courses within eachstage of the AHIMA Training Pathways forcoders. Volume discount pricing is quotedseparately. To obtain a volume price quotefor 10 or more users, contact James Bannen.Training availability will continue to beannounced as course offerings are releasedfor ordering. vEVENTSMAY 15Coding for Sense Organs inICD-10-CMMAY 17Coding for Sense Organs inICD-10-PCSJUNE 18–19Long-Term and Post-Acute CareHealth IT SummitBaltimore, MDJULY 21–25Assembly on Education Symposium/Faculty Development InstituteORLANDO, FLAcademy for ICD-10-CM/PCSMultiple dates and locationsnow availableSEPTEMBER 29–OCTOBER 484th AHIMA Convention & ExhibitChicago, ILVisitwww.ahima.org/events for moreinformation on AHIMA meetings.AHIMA FOUNDATIONACKNOWLEDGESMEMORIAL GIFTSThe following memorial gifts weremade to the AHIMA Foundationbetween January 1 and March 13.In Memory ofCharlotte A. Lefert, RHIARose T. Dunn, MBA, CPA, RHIA,CHPS, FAHIMA, FACHEVictoria J. Wolf, RHIT, CPHQSue E. Bowman, RHIA, CCSIn Memory ofWilliam J. MarshallLynn M. Kuehn,MS, RHIA, CCS-P, FAHIMALou Ann Schraffenberger,MBA, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, FAHIMAMargaret M. Stewart, RHIAIn Memory ofKathleen L. McCaffrey, RHIAMary Sue Bruchmann,RHIA, CCSMargaret M. Clark, RHITAHIMA ADVANTAGE PAGE ◁ 9