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NExt StoP to HEaltH INNovatIoN! 

New This Year! 

HI 

Health Information Innovation 

Leadership Conference 

OCtOber 2–3 

Pre-Convention Meetings September 29–30 

Exhibits September 30–October 3 

Convention October 1–3 

Post-Convention Meetings October 4 

McCormick Place Convention Center, Lakeside Building 

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AHIMA President’s Welcome . . . . .2 

GENERAL INFORMATION 

About AHIMA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 

Our Vision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 

Our Mission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 

Our Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 

Emergency Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 

Medical Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 

Registration Services . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 

Attendee Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 

Continuing Education . . . . . . . . . . .6 

International Opportunities . . . . . .7 

Exhibit Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 

Exhibit Hall Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 

Networking and Special Events . . . .9 

AHIMA Convention Forums . . . . . 12 

Recognition 

AHIMA Board of Directors . . . . 16 

2012 Triumph Awards Winners 17 

Exhibitor Advisory Committee . 18 

2012 AHIMA Triumph 

Award Committee . . . . . . . . . 18 

2012 Convention 

Program Committee . . . . . . . 18 

AHIMA Past Presidents and 

Convention Locations . . . . . . . . .21 

Fellowship Program . . . . . . . . . . . 23 

Policies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 

Thank You to the Following 

Convention Sponsors . . . . . . . . 26 

Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27–32 

Hyatt Regency . . . . . . . . . . . .28–29 

Convention Center . . . . . . . .30–32 

EDUCATION 

Conference at a Glance . . . . . .37–39 

Pre-Convention Program 

Saturday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 

Sunday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 

Convention Program 

Monday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 

Tuesday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 

Wednesday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 

Post-Convention Schedule 

Thursday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 

EXHIBITS 

Exhibit Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 

Exhibit Hall Floor Plan . . . . . . .78–79 

Exhibit Hall Events . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 

GENERAL INFORMATION CONTENTS 

Exhibitor 

Listing by Booth Number . . .81–82 

Listing by Product Type . . . .83–84 

Alphabetical Listing . . . . . .85–146 

AHIMA FOUNDATION 

Mission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 

AHIMA Foundation Booth . . . . . 147 

Educational Events . . . . . . . . . . . 148 

Silent Auction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 

Silent Auction Donors . . . . . . . . 149 

AHIMA Foundation Research . . 150 

AHIMA Foundation Thought 

Leaders Lecture Series . . . . . . . 

AHIMA Foundation 

150 

Board of Directors . . . . . . . . . . 151 

Giving to the Foundation . . . . . 152 

Your Donations at Work . . . . . . 152 

AHIMA and AHIMA Foundation 

Partners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 


153 

Corporate Partners . . . . . . . . . 

2012 AHIMA Foundation Merit 

154 

Scholarship Awards . . . . . . . . . 155 

Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 

ahima.org/convention 

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WELCOME 


Dear Colleagues: 

2012 AHImA CONVeNtION ANd eXHIbIt 

Welcome to the 84th AHIMA Convention and 

Exhibit, and AHIMA’s hometown, Chicago! 

In light of our theme “Next Stop to Health 

Innovation,” the Windy City—a town known 

for promoting growth, change, and big ideas— 

is an appropriate place to meet . As Chicago 

architect Daniel Burnham reportedly said, 

“Make no little plans . They have no magic 

to stir men’s blood and probably will not 

themselves be realized .” Let’s get ready to dream big and make some 

magic this week! 

A great convention has been designed for you . AHIMA is committed 

to delivering cutting-edge programming, like the new Health 

Information Innovation Leadership Conference and our Educator’s 

Forum . We’ve continued our formula for convention success too . 

We’ve invited intriguing and inspirational speakers, like artist and 

educator Regina Holliday, who will speak and share her ideas on 

health information through words and paint; Chief Privacy Officer 

Joy Pritts of the ONC; and Dr . John Kenagy, speaking on success and 

innovation in healthcare . You’ll also enjoy a career- and knowledgeenhancing 

selection of educational sessions and exhibitors focused on 

addressing our nation’s most important challenges . As a special note, 

I’d like to thank Nancy Coffman-Kadish, MS, RHIA, CAPM our program 

chair, and the Convention Program Committee for their excellent 

work in selecting and arranging the educational programming for 

this year’s convention! And special thanks as well to our wonderful 

sponsors and exhibitors! 

The convention is also a time to recognize the leaders who are 

creating the future, today . Don’t miss celebrating this year’s Triumph 

Award winners, as well as the first recipients of the AHIMA Grace 

Award and AHIMA and AHIMA Foundation Innovation Award! 

Show your support for today’s innovators, while getting a glimpse of 

tomorrow’s leaders! 

Finally, we work hard, but it’s important to play hard too . Find a 

bargain during the excitement of the AHIMA Foundation’s Silent 

Auction . Get out after-hours and enjoy everything this world-class city 

has to offer, and don’t miss the Appreciation Celebration: President’s 

Premier Roaring 20s party happening at Excalibur Nightclub on 

Tuesday night! 

Above all, please remember, a great convention can become 

even greater through attendee participation . Take time to stop 

and connect with your fellow professionals . The convention is an 

invaluable opportunity to hear new perspectives from across the 

country and the world . Working together, we will learn from each 

other as we share in defining the future of healthcare . Enjoy the 

convention, the speakers, and the exhibitors—may they inspire you, 

spark your imagination, and help you to Dream Big! 

Patty Thierry Sheridan, MBA, RHIA, FAHIMA 

2012 AHIMA President


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GENERAL INFORMATION


about aHIMa 

The American Health Information Management 

Association (AHIMA) is the premier association of 

health information management (HIM) professionals . 

AHIMA’s more than 64,000 members are dedicated 

to the effective management of personal health 

information needed to deliver quality healthcare to 

the public . Founded in 1928 to improve the quality of 

medical records, AHIMA is committed to advancing 

the HIM profession in an increasingly electronic and 

global environment through leadership in advocacy, 

education, certification, and lifelong learning . For 

information about the Association, go to ahima .org . 

our VIsIon 

AHIMA…leading the advancement and ethical use 

of quality health information to promote health and 

wellness worldwide . 

» AHIMA is the worldwide professional association of 

recognized leaders in HIM, informatics, heath data 

technology, and innovation . 

» AHIMA proactively promotes the technological 

advancement of health information systems that 

enhance the delivery of quality healthcare . 

» Based on AHIMA’s Code of Ethics and applicable 

law, AHIMA will promote the ethical and 

appropriate use of health information, and its 

members will ascribe to, and conduct themselves 

in accordance with the Code of Ethics as part of 

their professional responsibility . 

» AHIMA recognizes that quality health and 

clinical data are critical resources needed for 

efficacious healthcare, and works to ensure the 

health information used in care, research, and 

health management is valid, accurate, complete, 

trustworthy, and timely . 

» AHIMA is concerned about the effective 

management of health information from all sources 

and its application in all forms of healthcare and 

wellness preservation . 

» Health issues, disease, and care quality transcend 

national borders . AHIMA’s professional interest is in 

the application of best HIM practices wherever they 

are needed . 

our MIssIon 


AHIMA leads the health informatics and information 

management community to advance professional 

practice and standards . 

our Values 

QUALITY 

Demonstrated by an abiding commitment to 

innovation, relevance, and value in programs, 

products, and services 

INTEGRITY 

Demonstrated by openness in decision-making, 

honesty in communication and activity, and ethical 

practices that earn trust and support collaboration 

RESPECT 

Demonstrated by appreciation of the value of 

differing perspectives; enjoyable experiences; 

courteous interaction; and celebration of 

achievements that advance our common cause 

LEADERSHIP 

Demonstrated by visionary thinking; decisions 

responsive to membership and mission; and 

accountability for actions and outcomes 


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eMergenCy nuMbers : 

McCormick Place, Lakeside Center 

For all emergencies (fire, police and medical), dial (312) 

791-6060 or 6060 from any house phone at McCormick 

Place . Please do not call 911 . Inform McCormick Place 

security of the nature of the emergency, your name, 

the phone number from which you are calling, and 

your exact location . Please also notify an AHIMA 

staff member . 

Police (Emergency) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 911 

Fire (Emergency) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 911 

MeDICal assIstanCe 

McCormick Place, Lakeside Center 

Dial (312) 791-6060 or 6060 from any house phone 

Hyatt Regency 

Dial extension 55 or the hotel operator (0) 

Hospitals in Close Proximity to the McCormick Place, 

Lakeside Center 

Mercy Hospital Medical Center 

2525 S . Michigan Ave . 

Chicago, IL 60616 

(312) 567-2000 

Northwestern Memorial Hospital 

251 E . Huron St . 

Chicago, IL 60611 

(312) 926-2000 

Rush University Medical Center 

1620 W . Harrison St . 

Chicago, IL 

(312) 942-5700 


regIstratIon serVICes 

Location: Level 2, Lobby 


Hours 

Saturday | September 29 | 7 a .m .–4 p .m . 

Sunday | September 30 | 7 a .m .–6:30 p .m . 

Monday | October 1 | 7 a .m .–4 p .m . 

Tuesday | October 2 | 7 a .m .–5 p .m . 

Wednesday | October 3 | 8 a .m .–1 p .m . 

Thursday | October 4 | 8 a .m .–2 p .m . 

Materials Pick-up 

Location: McCormick Place, Lakeside, Level 2, Lobby, 

Hyatt Regency 

Bring your badge and registration tickets (mailed to 

you pre-show) to the material pick-up counters in the 

Hyatt Regency, or McCormick Place, Lakeside Center 

(Level 2 Lobby) to pick up your attendee bag, final 

program, and other convention-related materials . 

Hours 

Sponsored By: 

Friday | September 28 | 5–7 p .m . 

(Hyatt Regency on Wacker Drive ONLY) 


Sunday | September 30 | 7:30 a .m .–5 p .m . 



(McCormick Place ONLY) 

NOTE: Monday is the LAST day for material pick-up 

at the Hyatt Regency.


AHIMA Housing 


AHIMA’s housing team stands ready to assist you at 

the housing desk located in the registration area . We 

are available to answer a question, resolve a problem, 

or book your accommodations for the 2013 AHIMA 

Convention and Exhibit in Atlanta, GA . 

Info Desk 


Hours 


Sunday | September 30 | 7 a .m .–6:30 p .m . 



Wednesday | October 3 | 7 a .m .–1 p .m . 

Thursday | October 4 | 8 a .m .–2 p .m . 

attenDee serVICes 

AHIMA Learning on Demand 

Location: Exhibit Hall D1, Booth #1155 

Learning on Demand session recordings provide an 

excellent alternative to note-taking and are a great 

way to share information with co-workers . Please note: 

some general sessions and selected presentations will 

not be taped, per the speakers’ request . Information 

and pricing will be available at the AHIMA Booth . 

Business Center 

Location: Level 2, near Gate 31 

The McCormick Place Business Centers offer many 

services including; making copies, shipping, selling 

phone cards, and office supplies . 

Business Centers 

Operated by FedEx Office 

(312) 949-2100 

Hours of Operation 

Thursday–Tuesday | Sept . 27–Oct . 2 | 8:30 a .m .–5 p .m . 

Wednesday | October 3 | 8:30 a .m .–2 p .m . 

Child Care 

Child care during the convention can be arranged 

by contacting your hotel concierge or the following 

provider: 

SitterCity | sittercity .com | (888) 748-2489 

Note: Child care contact information is provided 

solely as a convenience to attendees . Suggested child 

care services are not endorsed by AHIMA . Use of 


babysitting services is at the user’s sole risk . Babysitters 

are employed solely by the clients and are not 

employees of AHIMA or the service . AHIMA makes no 

representations to the babysitters as to the nature of 

the clients other than that the clients are currently in 

town for the AHIMA Convention . In addition, AHIMA 

makes no representations to the babysitters as to 

the nature of the services provided . The clients and 

babysitters acknowledge that AHIMA is not responsible 

for, and will be held harmless against, any injury, loss, 

or other damage arising from or related in any manner 

to the clients’ and babysitters’ use of the babysitting 

services . 

Convention Handouts 

As part of the green initiative, presentation materials 

are distributed electronically . We encourage you to 

access the presentations online and download them 

on to your laptop . Printed materials are not available 

in session rooms . Each attendee was granted access 

to presentation materials one month prior to the 

convention at ahima .org/events/convention/geninfo . 

aspx . The site is continually updated as presentation 


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materials are received from speakers . In addition, each 

attendee bag includes a notepad for taking notes . 

Attendees can download materials from AHIMA’s site 

after the convention . Session materials remain online 

until December 7, 2012 . 

Convention Photos 

Capture lasting impressions of your convention 

experience! Convention photos will be available for 

viewing and purchase online at ahima .org/events 

approximately two weeks after the conclusion of 

the event . 

Convention Shuttle Sponsored by: 

Location: Level 2, Gates 31–34 

Shuttle service to the convention center is provided 

from the official convention hotels not within walking 

distance during convention hours . These include The 

Avenue, The Drake, Fairfield Inn and Suites, Holiday 

Inn Mart Plaza, Hyatt Regency Chicago, Renaissance, 

Residence Inn, Sheraton, Spring Hill Inn, and Westin . 

Shuttle schedules and information are available in 

the hotel lobbies and at the information booth in the 

convention center . 

Internet Café and Wireless Internet Access 

Location: Level 2 , Lobby 

Trying to connect with fellow attendees but don’t have 

their contact information? Visit the Internet Café and 

send a message by “convention mail .” The screens at 

the Internet Café list attendees who have messages . 

In addition, use these computer workstations to check 

e-mail, browse the Web, complete the attendee survey, 

and review handouts . 

Wireless internet access is also complimentary at 

McCormick Place . Log on to the “MCCORMICK” 

network to access wireless internet . 

Lost and Found 

Location: Level 3, Lobby, AHIMA Info Desk 

A lost and found is located at the AHIMA Information 

Booth (Level 3 Lobby) . At the end of the convention all 

unclaimed items are turned over to security personnel 

at the McCormick Place, Lakeside Center . 

Press Room 

Location: Level 2, E255 

The press room is open Saturday through Wednesday . 

AHIMA’s Media Relations staff will be available to assist 

media representatives in covering the 84th AHIMA 

Convention and Exhibit . 



Hours: 

Saturday | September 29 | 12 noon–4 p .m . 

Sunday | September 30 | 8 a .m .–5 p .m . 

Monday | October 1 | 7:30 a .m .–5:30 p .m . 

Tuesday | October 2 | 8 a .m .–5:30 p .m . 

Wednesday | October 3 | 8 a .m .–12 noon 

Printer Stations 


Conveniently located in the Level 2 Lobby, stations are 

solely for limited printing of session materials . Avoid 

lines by printing necessary materials pre- or postconvention 

through the Convention Planner at ahima . 

org/Events/Convention/geninfo .aspx . Session materials 

will remain online until December 7 . 

ContInuIng eDuCatIon 

Continuing Education Units (CEUs) 

AHIMA CEUs are earned by attending both the 

general session and educational track sessions, 

Monday through Wednesday . 

Monday | October 1 | 5 CEUs 

Tuesday | October 2 | 5 CEUs 

Wednesday | October 3 | 5 CEUs 

Additional CEUs can be earned by participating in 

special meetings, pre- and post-convention workshops, * 

educational site visits, * Product World demonstrations, 

and institutes * on Saturday, Sunday, and Thursday . Earn 

up to three additional CEUs by visiting the exhibit hall 

each day . 

Evaluation and CEU Certificates 

Your convention experience and opinions are important 

to AHIMA and the convention planning committee . 

Evaluations and CE Certificates are available online . 

Complete the evaluation and receive your CE Certificate 

during or after the convention . Once the evaluation is 

completed, you will receive an e-mail containing your 

CE certificate . The evaluation program will remain 

available through November 2, 2012 . 

AHIMA Learning Levels 

Further your professional development and target 

educational needs through the Learning Level system . 

Offers introductory understanding of 

content areas 

* Not included with convention registration. Additional fee required.


Offers fundamental knowledge that 

can be recalled or recognized 

Requires analysis and application of 

content to master learning concepts 

Requires integration or synthesis of 

concepts to solve problems and solicit 

leadership skills 

Coding Community Meeting * 

Saturday | September 29 | 8:30 a .m .–5:15 p .m . 

Sunday | September 30 | 8:30 a .m .–4:15 p .m . 

Sponsored by: 

National coding update and breakout sessions 

address significant trends and issues within the 

coding profession . A must-attend event for new and 

experienced coders, this meeting addresses emerging 

issues and critical topics in the coding field . Agenda 

topics include ICD-10 preparation, physician querying, 

and computer-assisted coding (CAC) . 

Education Site Visits * 

Be sure your agenda includes educational site visits to 

local healthcare facilities leading the transformation of 

healthcare . For more information, see the description 

on each day’s schedule in this brochure . 

Poster Showcase 

Location: Level 3, Outside Room 354 A/B 

Posters will be on continuous display from 8 a .m . on 

Monday through 12 noon on Wednesday . 

Pre- and Post-Convention Workshops* 

Saturday and Sunday, September 29–30, and 

Thursday, October 4 

Location: McCormick Place, Lakeside Center, Level 2 

With hands-on participation, these half-day workshops 

emphasize an exchange of information, ideas, 

strategies, and techniques in addition to helping you 

prepare to confront challenges and concerns in the 

workplace . For as little as $95, obtain solid, practical 

knowledge . See pages 40-49 for more detailed 

descriptions . 

Privacy and Security Institute* 

Saturday | September 29 | 8:30 a .m .–3:30 p .m . 

Sunday | September 30 | 8:30 a .m .–2:30 p .m . 

Location: Level 2, E271B 


Privacy and security principles must pervade any aspect 

of the healthcare industry where health information 

is found . Every day, privacy and security officers must 

balance the confidentiality issues of healthcare reform, 

technology, and workflow accommodations with the 

complexities of regulatory disparity and laws such 

as HIPAA and ARRA/HITECH . Consumer trust issues 

abound in an environment of information pervasiveness, 

lacking industry standards, and ungoverned 

health information handlers, seekers, and secondary 

databases . Participants will learn from a line-up of 

experts investigating critical privacy and security topics 

such as mobile device management and breaches . 

Join us for this advanced-level meeting to expand your 

knowledge and stay abreast of the hottest privacy and 

security trends today! 

Product World 


Location: Level 3, E350 and E351 

Here’s your chance to spend quality time with our 

broad spectrum of exhibitors as they present hourlong 

sessions on their products and services . Find out 

specifically how they can meet your requirements! Plus, 

earn one CEU per session . For a list of participating 

companies, see page 49 . Open to all registered 

convention attendees at no additional charge . 

InternatIonal opportunItIes 

We are pleased to welcome guests from all over the 

world with an interest in HIM and advancing the 

profession! AHIMA and its international affiliate, 

the International Federation of Health Information 

Management Associations (IFHIMA) have been working 

closely in the global standards arena and collaborating 

to include and recognize members from many different 

countries . Sessions of interest to those with an 

international focus include: 

International VIP Reception 

Monday | October 1 | 6 p .m . 

Location: Hyatt Regency Columbus Ballroom 

Special guests from outside the United States and 

IFHIMA members are invited to attend this intimate 

reception . Please e-mail mollie .pillman@ahima .org 

if you wish to RSVP to attend this event . 

* Not included with Convention registration. Additional fee required 


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IFHIMA Business Meeting 

Tuesday | October 2 | 1–2 p .m . 


IFHIMA (formerly known as IFHRO) supports national 

associations and health record professionals to 

implement and improve health records and the systems 

that support them . The IFHIMA Business Meeting is 

open to all attendees and will include discussion of 

global HIM initiatives as well as IFHIMA business items . 

exHIbIt Hall 

Exhibit Hall Location and Hours 

Location: Exhibit Hall D1, Level 3 

As the industry’s most extensive HIM and HIT 

exposition, the exhibit hall will feature more than 

225 exhibitors . Discover leading-edge products and 

services and earn one CEU each day just by visiting 

the exhibit hall! Learn more about our exhibitors 

and their offerings by visiting the Exhibitor Directory at 

ahima .org/events/convention/exhibits .aspx . 

Exhibit Hours 

Sunday | September 30 | 5:30–7:30 p .m . 

Dedicated* | 5:30–7:30 p .m . 

(The Welcome Reception is held on the Exhibit Floor 

from 5:30–7:30 p.m.) 


Dedicated* | 11:30 a .m .–12:45 p .m . 

Dedicated* | 1:45 –3:15 p .m . 

Tuesday | October 2 | 11:30 a .m .–4:30 p .m . 


Dedicated* | 1:45–3:15 p .m . 

Career Center | 11:30 a .m .–3:30 p .m . 


Dedicated* | 10:15–11:15 a .m . 

*No Educational Sessions at this time 


AHIMA Booth 



Have a question about your AHIMA membership? 

Looking for more ways to earn continuing education 

units (CEUs)? Need to pick up the latest AHIMA 

publication? Visit AHIMA at booth #1155, where 

you’ll find staff members ready to answer questions, 

discounted publications, continuing education products, 

demonstrations, presentations, merchandise, and 

opportunities to win prizes! Hands-on demonstrations 

take place Monday through Wednesday . See our 

schedule on page 39 for a list of activities taking place 

at the AHIMA booth . 

AHIMA Foundation Booth 


The AHIMA Foundation booth is conveniently located 

in the Silent Auction area . You are invited to stop by 

to learn about Foundation programs and research 

initiatives, make a contribution to the future of 

the HIM profession and HIRO Fund, network with 

colleagues, and enjoy the auction . 

AHIMA Store 


The store is located inside the exhibit hall this year . 

Find the latest publications and all-time best-sellers 

from AHIMA Press, buy AHIMA logo merchandise, and 

take advantage of other great discounts and deals . 

Hours 





CAHIIM Booth 


Representatives from CAHIIM’s staff and volunteers 

are available to answer questions about academic 

programs in HIM and accreditation procedures, or give 

general academic advice . 

Hours 




Wednesday | October 3 | 9 a .m .–12 noon


ICD-10 Refreshment Bar 


Visit booth #1047 to take a seat, put your feet up, and 

enjoy a refreshment while hearing about everything 

new and exciting in ICD-10! Every hour a different 

exhibitor will demonstrate their ICD-10 related product 

or service . Take the opportunity to enjoy a cold 

beverage and view the latest and greatest in ICD-10, 

first-hand . 

Session Schedule 

Sunday | September 30 

5:45–6:45 p .m . | United Audit Systems, Inc . (UASI) 

Monday | October 1 

11:45 a .m .–12:45 p .m . | Peak Health Solutions 

1–2 p .m . | Amphion Medical Solutions 

2:15–3:15 p .m . | Wolters Kluwer Law & Business 

3:30–4:30 p .m . | Aviana ICD-10 Revenue 

Impact Solutions 

Tuesday | October 2 

11:45 a .m .–12:45 p .m . | Elsevier —MC Strategies 

1–2 p .m . | Optum 

2:15–3:15 p .m . | Career Step 

3:30–4:30 p .m . | QuadraMed 

Wednesday | October 3 

9:15–10:15 a .m . | Optum 

10:30–11:30 a .m . | Career Step 

exHIbIt Hall eVents 


Booth Giveaway/Event Listings 

Be sure to check the convention newspaper, AHIMA 

Today, and signs posted outside the exhibit hall for a 

list of giveaways and events in various exhibit booths . 

Signs at the front of the exhibit hall will list drawing 

winners at the end of each day! 

Exhibit Hall Café 

A variety of dining options are offered throughout 

the convention center . A Starbucks is available on 

Level 2 and the Lakeside Café is on Level 3 . In the back 

of the exhibit halls is “Bistro AHIMA,” a dining area 

with seating that offers an expansive menu of fresh 

salads, paninis, international selections, and beverages 

providing attendees with a full meal for a value price . 

“Bistro AHIMA” will be open at 11:30 a .m . when 

General Sessions conclude, giving attendees a full hour 

to purchase and eat lunch . 


Exhibitor Scavenger Hunt 

The Exhibitor Scavenger Hunt is back by popular 

demand! Visit participating exhibitor booths and 

receive a stamp on the game card, which is included 

in attendee registration bags . After visiting all 

participating booths and filling the game card with 

stamps, submit it at the AHIMA booth (#1155) to be 

entered into a drawing for a $500 AmEx Gift Cheque! 

Winner must be present to win. 

Morning Coffee Break in the Exhibit Hall 

Complimentary refreshments are offered at various 

stations in the exhibit hall on Wednesday morning . 

networkIng anD speCIal eVents 

The AHIMA Convention and Exhibit is the perfect time 

to connect with old friends, visit with vendors, and 

meet new contacts . Find time to attend one of the 

numerous networking opportunities available during 

your time in Chicago . 

AHIMA Foundation Silent Auction 


The annual AHIMA Foundation Silent Auction is an 

important contributor to the Student Merit Scholarship 

program . The 2011 auction raised more than $21,000 

for scholarship awards and the Foundation awarded 58 

scholarships to outstanding undergraduate and graduate 

HIM students . The Foundation hopes to continue this 

critical student support with the 2012 auction . 

See page 149 for a listing of donors (as of August 28, 

2012) . The auction items up for bid range from special 

professional resources to home and personal luxury 

items . We encourage you to visit and bid often in the 

spirit of this important charitable cause . 

Silent Auction Hours 





(Bidding closes at 12:30 p.m.) 

Silent Auction Pick-up Hours 




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Student Academy 


Location: Hyatt Regency, Plaza Ballroom 

Student Academy is a FREE educational session for 

AHIMA student members, registered for convention . 

This special interactive session includes speakers 

on student-focused topics like starting a career in 

HIM, getting certified, and making the most of the 

convention experience . AHIMA mentors are available 

to answer questions and provide advice on networking 

and more . The event includes breakfast, lunch, and 

a raffle . 

Career Center 

Location: Level 2, Hall E 


This is an excellent opportunity to meet potential 

employers! Companies will host recruiting tables at the 

Career Center, located in the back of the exhibit hall . 

Where else can you find great career opportunities, 

delivered in one location? 

Participants (as of August 27, 2012) 

» Amphion Medical Solutions 

» Care Communications 

» CHAN Healthcare 

» Dell, Inc . 

» Department of Veterans Affairs 

» Health Information Associates 

» Health Revenue Assurance Associates 

» Health Port 

» H .I .M . Recruiters 

» HIM Connections 

» IOD Incorporated 

» Just Associates 

» Kforce Inc . 

» NCO Healthcare Services 

» North Shore —LIJ 

» On Assigmnments HIM 

» Parallon Business Solutions 

» Precyse 

» Pyramid Healthcare Solutions 

» Source HOV Lexicode 

» The Hutton Group, Inc . 



First-Timers Session 



Are you a new member or a first-time convention 

attendee? If so, please join us for an open house, 

some yummy treats, and the opportunity to meet 

with AHIMA staff members . We will walk you through 

your membership benefits and answer any questions 

to help you get the most out of your convention 

and membership experience . We will also have great 

tips on enjoying your trip to Chicago, our favorite 

restaurants, and must-see attractions . We hope to see 

you there . 

Welcome Reception 



Sponsored by: 

Welcome to the 84th AHIMA Convention and Exhibit! 

Mingle, make new friends, and network with industry 

peers in a casual atmosphere while enjoying light hors 

d’oeuvres and beverages . This event is complimentary 

with full registration . Additional tickets are $50 

CoP Meet Up 

Sunday | September 30 | 6–7 p .m . 


Meet the CoP members you know through AHIMA’s 

online communities . Join colleagues to put faces with 

names, and enter a CoP drawing to win a prize . 

AHIMA Fellows Reception 

Sunday | September 30 | 7–8 p .m . 

Location: Exhibit Hall D1, Level 3, 253B 

Join the highly accomplished HIM professionals who 

have been recognized as AHIMA Fellows . At this 

reception, you can obtain details regarding AHIMA 

Fellowship or candidacy for Fellowship .


ICD-10: Reenergizing Your Implementation Plan 

Networking Breakfast* 

Monday | October 1 | 7–8 a .m . 

Location: Level 2 , E271A 

Sponsored by: 

Is your organization ready for ICD-10 implementation? 

Take this opportunity to meet and network with 

your peers to discuss progress on implementation, 

challenges, best practices, and strategies for making 

the transition, and learn about valuable resources 

available to assist in the implementation process . 

Mobile Devices: Do You Know Where Your 

Information Is? Networking Breakfast* 

Monday | October 1 | 7–8 a .m . 


With an ever-increasing number of mobile device 

options it is easy for a health information manager to 

be overwhelmed by the rapidly expanding number of 

devices, applications, and connectivity configurations . 

When defining mobile device risk management policies 

and procedures, the value of the mobile device and 

access to health information to patient care must be 

weighed against the increased risks . Your policies 

and procedures should be based on HIPAA and NIST 

guidelines and follow recommendations from AHIMA . 

Join us for a lively and candid discussion addressing 

the balancing of the risks and benefits of mobile 

applications . A sample policy from CompliancePro 

Solutions will be distributed . 

AOE Workforce Luncheon* 


Location: Level 2, E271A 

The Council for Excellence in Education (CEE) is 

transforming Vision 2016 to Reality 2016 . Under the 

Reality 2016 theme, the AOE Workforce Luncheon 

brings together educators to hear the latest progress 

and work of the CEE . Exchange information with 

your peers and take this opportunity to hear from 

colleagues spearheading innovative research initiatives 

to advance and expand the HIM body of knowledge . 

Alumni Receptions 

Monday | October 1 | 6–7:30 p .m . 

Location: Hyatt Regency 

Don’t miss this great opportunity to mingle with 

alumni from your school’s HIM program . Renew old 

acquaintances and make new contacts! Participating 

schools include (as of July 30, 2012): 

College of St Scholastica 

Location: Columbus Hall H 

Stephens College 

Location: Grand Suites 2AB 


Texas State University HIM Department 

Location: Columbus Hall CD 

University of Illinois at Chicago 

Location: Grand Ballroom C North 

University of Pittsburgh (SHRS–HIM) 

Location: Columbus Hall IJ 

Customer Appreciation Evening 


Many of AHIMA’s corporate partners will host 

receptions to thank you for your continued support . 

Social Media in Healthcare: Join the Conversation 


Tuesday | October 2 | 7–8 a .m . 

Location: Level 2 , E271A 

Healthcare organizations are using social media to 

support patient care, enhance patient loyalty, assist 

organizational marketing efforts and engage the 

community at large . Take this opportunity to network 

with your peers, and explore the advantages of using 

social media to raise awareness about emerging issues 

in the HIM profession while avoiding potential pitfalls . 

Participants can expect a multifaceted presentation 

that explores the development of social media policy 

for personal and professional uses . 

EHR Incentives: Making Stage 2 Meaningful 


Tuesday | October 2 | 7–8 a .m . 


Sponsored by: 

Under the 2009 federal economic stimulus package, 

healthcare providers and organizations can qualify for 

monetary incentives after demonstrating meaningful 

use of certified electronic health records . The Stage 

2 proposed rule offers new flexibility and emphasizes 

the importance of interoperability . Now is the time to 

network with other HIM professionals who are moving 

forward with Stage 2 preparedness . Hear an overview 

of the final rule, and identify potential risks and best 

practices to take back to your organization . 

*Not included in convention registration. Additional fees required. 


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Practitioner to Professor 

Tuesday | October 2 | 3:15–4:15 p .m . 


At the Practitioner to Professor session, meet HIM 

practitioners who made a career change into education . 

Learn why these former practitioners never want to 

return to a hospital or business environment, and learn 

why some current HIM practitioners want to become 

part-time educators while staying put . Attend this session 

to discover what’s involved in making this career change 

and what positions are available, and meet some HIM 

educator mentors who can give you the inside scoop . 

AHIMA Foundation Donor Reception 

Tuesday | October 2 | 6–7:30 p .m . 

Location: Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington St. 

This invitation-only event honors corporate partners 

and AHIMA members who have generously 

supported the AHIMA Foundation, and offers a 

unique opportunity to network with AHIMA and 

Foundation leadership and corporate executives . The 

Donor Reception will feature highlights of important 

Foundation programs—especially in the critical area of 

HIM policy and applied research . Guests will also hear 

personal stories from recent scholarship recipients who 

benefited directly from Foundation support . 

2012 Appreciation Celebration: President’s Premier 

Included in full registration; additional tickets $90 


Location: Excalibur, 632 N. Dearborn St. 

Sponsored by: ® 

With support of: 

Put on your fedoras and flapper dresses and get ready 

to dance the Charleston . This year’s Appreciation 

Celebration: President’s Premier party is returning to the 

roaring 20s! Join us at a 1920s Speakeasy for a full buffet 

dinner and an opportunity to get your fill of giggle juice 

(or non-alcoholic drinks) . You won’t want to miss this 

year’s celebration . It’ll be the cat’s meow! 




CoP Training 

Monday–Wednesday | October 1–3 

Location: Exhibit Hall D1, Booth #1155, During Exhibit Hours 

Hands-on demonstrations will be presented on the 

Communities of Practice (CoP) . You’ll see first hand 

how the CoP can be an invaluable tool for you . If you 

have any questions about how to use these tools, 

please stop by during exhibit hours . 

aHIMa ConVentIon ForuMs 

2012 Behavioral Health Forum 

Meeting Challenges for HIM Professionals in 

Today’s Behavioral Healthcare Environment 


and 3–4:30 p .m . 

Location: Level 2, E253C 

Have the federal regulations for HITECH, breach 

notification, and meaningful use (to name a few) 

challenged your facility in meeting and maintaining 

patient confidentiality? Join this forum to explore 

these topics and others! Members who have an interest 

in the behavioral health setting are encouraged to 

take advantage of this interactive session . An expert 

panel will discuss the impact of these regulations and 

the behavioral health setting’s hottest trends in today’s 

complex environment . 

LTC/Rehab Forum 

Analyzing ICD-10 and Documentation 

Requirements in LTC 



The LTC and Rehab sectors will rely on trained HIM 

professionals to lead implementation and process 

improvement efforts for ICD-10-CM . In addition to 

providing implementation planning, this session 

moves beyond an overview, evaluates how common 

conditions are coded in ICD-10-CM, and discusses 

the related impact on documentation . Roles and 

processes unique to LTC and rehab will be discussed, in 

addition to early plans for training the sector and how 

interested members can participate in this nationwide 

effort . Other discussion topics include reducing hospital 

readmissions, the impact of EHR in LTC, and managing 

RAC audits .


Physician Practice Forum 

Critical Issues in Physician Practice 



HIM in physician practices presents unique and 

interesting challenges for HIM professionals . Members 

who work or otherwise have an interest in this setting 

are invited to join AHIMA’s Physician Practice Council 

for an in-depth discussion and environmental scan . This 

interactive session encourages and stimulates dialogue 

about the hottest topics affecting the physician 

practice arena today . Don’t miss this great networking 

opportunity to listen and learn from others in the 

same situation! 

Critical Access Hospitals (CAH) 



Critical access hospitals (CAH) face unique challenges 

in meeting regulations such as HIPAA, HITECH, and 

meaningful use (to name just a few) . Members who 

have an interest in the CAH setting are invited to 

participate in this interactive session . An expert panel 

will identify and evaluate the industry landscape 

and trends, and discuss compliance issues in today’s 

challenging environment . 

Cancer Registry Forum 

Cancer Registry Hot Topics and Issues 



The need for cancer registrars continues to grow as 

the demand for quality data management likewise 

increases . The recruitment and retention of cancer 

registry professionals presents unique challenges as 

standard-setting organizations raise the bar for 

quality of care and treatment outcomes . Interested 

members are invited to attend and discover the 

hottest topics and issues challenging cancer registry 

today . Take advantage of this opportunity to 

network and learn from experienced cancer registry 

professionals as they share their assessment of current 

and future challenges . 

Advocacy Forum: Realizing the Value in Today’s 

HIM Environment 



In a time of unprecedented change, the impact of 

health information technology on data is persistent . 


Advocacy is now more important than ever . 

Successful advocacy requires persistence, a complete 

understanding of all critical issues, and participation 

at the grassroots HIM level to ensure its working 

environment is not overburdened with unnecessary 

policies and regulations . If you work or have an interest 

in this focus area, join AHIMA’s Advocacy and Policy 

Team for an interactive and influential session about the 

value and importance of advocacy . Listen and learn from 

others in the same situation . Don’t miss out! 

Educators’ Forum: Partnering with the Patient 

Monday | October 1 | 3:15–5:30 p .m 


Don’t miss this opportunity to network and mingle 

with HIM patient advocacy subject matter experts, 

sharing insights and perspectives regarding the HIM 

professional’s evolving role as a patient advocate, and 

to learn from industry experts and educators . 

Keynote Speakers 

» Regina Holliday will describe potential for catching 

errors in the medical record when multiple eyes 

combine with technology . Ms . Holliday is a 

DC-based patient rights advocate and artist . She will 

illustrate a canvas after her presentation, painting 

concepts discussed throughout the conference and 

presenting them as a visual representation of the 

patient’s view . 

» Kelly McLendon, RHIA, a noted innovator and 

well-known HIM professional known for his privacy 

expertise and his contributions to the migration of 

HIM into the electronic environment will present on 

HIM’s role in Health Information Exchange . 

Reality 2016 Open Forum 

Monday | October 1 | 4:30–5:30 p .m . 


Reality 2016 is the proposed plan for the future of HIM 

education and the broader profession, developed by 

AHIMA and AHIMA Foundation’s Council for Excellence 

in Education (CEE) . Reality 2016 is the successor to 

Vision 2016: A Blueprint for Quality Education in HIM, 

initially developed by visionary AHIMA members and 

leaders in 2007 . Its agenda and focus continues to be 

honed and refined into Reality 2016, based on research 

and discussions with stakeholders . Join us at this forum 

to learn about the core tenets of Reality 2016 . 

Lynn Kuehn, MS, RHIA, CCS-P, FAHIMA, Kuehn Consulting, LLC; 

Cindy Zak, MS, RHIA, PMP, Milford Hospital; and Bill Rudman, 

PhD, RHIA, Executive Director, AHIMA Foundation 


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2012 AHImA AHIMA CONVeNtION CONVENTION ANd AND eXHIbIt EXHIBIT 

Join AHIMA and the AHIMA Foundation at the First 

Annual Health Information Innovation Leadership 

Conference, October 2–3, during the 84th AHIMA 

Convention and Exhibit. The Innovation Conference 

showcases innovative progress in workforce 

development and throughout the academic, corporate, 

and government spheres, transforming the future of 

health information and healthcare. 

The conference features two half-days of 

presentations, and interaction by recognized, dynamic 

leaders who create and advance innovation within the 

industry. The conference also brings together leaders 

and networks of exceptional thinkers, providing 

new opportunities for collaboration on innovation 

in healthcare. Selected professionals from the 

industry will introduce new concepts and innovative 

technologies, and have an opportunity to receive the 

first annual Innovator Award. 

With Support from 


NEW THIS 

YEAR! 

HI 2 



Transforming the delivery of healthcare information by revitalizing 

HIM education, the workforce, and the marketplace with new 

and innovative action and ideas. 

AgendA 

TuesdAy, OcTOber 2 

12:50–1:40 p.m. 

Welcome 

Richard Kneipper 

Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer 

Anthelio Healthcare Solutions, Inc. 

(moderator) 

Presentations 

Nicole Y. Lamb-Hale 

Assistant Secretary for Manufacturing 

and Services US Department of 

Commerce International Trade 

Administration 

1:45–5:20 p.m. 

Dedicated Exhibit Hall Hours 

Remarks 

Patty Thierry Sheridan, 

MBA, RHIA, FAHIMA, 

AHIMA Board President

September SEPTEMBER 29–OCtOber 29–OCTOBER 4, 4, 2012 2012 

Presentations 

Paying for Outcomes 

Richard Averill 

Senior Vice President, Clinical And 

Economic Research, 3M Health 

Information Systems, Inc. 

A Leader’s Guide to Building 

A Culture of Innovation 

John Kenagy, MD, MPA, ScD, FACS, 

Author of Designed to Adapt 

Innovator Presentations 

Using the Mobile Phone to Help Improve 

Patient Engagement and Outreach in 

Underserved Populations 

Jonathan Katz,CEO 

MedAdherence 

Natural Language Processing: An Innovative, 

Disruptive Technology for ICD-10 Coding, 

Secondary Data Use, and EHR Data Capture 

Dr. James Maisel 

Chairman and CEO 

MediSapien 

WednesdAy, OcTOber 3 

8:15–10:15 a.m. 

Welcome 

Lynne Thomas Gordon, MBA, RHIA, 

FACHE, CAE 

AHIMA CEO 

Dr. Warren Jones, FAAFP, Executive 

Director, MIGMH, Distinguished 

Professor of Health Policy, University 

of Mississippi Medical Center 

(Moderator) 

Presentations 

Driving Innovation and 

Diffusion Across a Multistakeholder 

Environment 

Wil Yu 

Senior Advisor, Innovation, City and 

County of San Francisco 


Health Information at the 

Point of Care 

Dr. David Hanekom, FACP, CMPE 

Chief Medical Officer, Blue Cross Blue 

Shield of North Dakota 

Innovator Presentations 

Speeding Healthcare Interoperability 

Through Cloud-based Integration and Data 

Harmonization 

Naveen Sarabu 

Director of Product Management and Strategy 

Liaison Healthcare Technologies 

Geisinger Health System’s Best Practices in 

Computer-Assisted Coding: CAC Deployment 

to Support Improved Coding Efficiency and 

ICD-10 Preparations 

Susan P. Trewhella, RHIT, CPC 

Associate Vice President, Revenue Management 

Geisinger Health System 

Dee Lang, RHIT 

Vice President of Product Management and Strategy 

Developing Quality Insights Using 

Registry Modeling 

John S. Eberhardt III 

DecisionQ Corporation 

10:15–11:15 a.m. 

Dedicated Exhibit Hall Hours 

11:20 a.m.–12:15 p.m. 

Presentation 

Health Information 

Management: Careers 

for the New Economy 

Joseph York, PhD, MBA 

National College Dean, College of 

Health Sciences, DeVry University 

Presentation of the First Annual 

Innovation Award 


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reCognItIon 


President 

Patty Thierry 

Sheridan 

MBA, RHIA, FAHIMA 

Cassi Birnbaum 

MS, RHIA, CPHQ 

Kathy 

Giannangelo 

MA, RHIA, CSS, 

CPHIMS, FAHIMA 

Dwayne Lewis 

RHIT, CCS 

President-elect 

Kathleen Frawley 

JD, MS, RHIA, FAHIMA 

Jill Burrington- 

Brown 

MS, RHIA, FAHIMA 


AHIMA thanks everyone who contributed to the Association this year . Through your efforts AHIMA continues to 

promote the HIM field to a wider audience while providing its members with the products, services, and support 

they need to enjoy success in their careers . 

aHIMa boarD oF DIreCtors 

DIreCtors 

Jeanne Solberg 

MA, RHIA 

AHIMA CEO 

Lynne Thomas 

Gordon 

MBA, RHIA, FACHE, 

CAE 

Melissa Martin 

RHIA, CCS 

Treasurer 

Beth Kost-Woodrow 

RHIA 

Past-President 

Bonnie S . Cassidy 

MPA, RHIA, FAHIMA, 

FHIMSS 

Ann Chenoweth 

MBA, RHIA 

Secretary 

Chrisann Lemery 

MS, RHIA, FAHIMA 

Speaker of the 

House 

Susan Parker 

MEd, RHIA


2012 aHIMa trIuMpH awarDs wInners 

Distinguished Member 


Leadership Award Literary Legacy Award 

Pioneer Award 

Pioneer Award 

Mark Dietz 

RHIA 

Katherine Lusk 

MHSM, RHIA 

Merida Johns 

PhD, RHIA 

Mentor Award 

Leah Grebner 

MS, RHIA, CCS, FAHIMA 

Andrea Clark 

RHIA, CCS, CPC-H 

Educator Award 

Research Award 

Francis 

Waterstraat 

PhD, MBA, RHIA 

Andrea 

Koppelmann 

MS, RHIA 

Susan Fenton 

PhD, RHIA, FAHIMA 


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2012 AHIMA Student Triumph Award Winners 

exHIbItor aDVIsory 

CoMMIttee 

Chair 

Abby Coplan 

HRS 


Brandi Bierbrauer 

Members 

Emily Buffum 

Iron Mountain 

Gordon Chagrin 

MBA, PMP, CPHIT, ProTec Solutions 

Julie W . Clark 

Creatively Clark 

Cynthia Doyon 

RHIA, Precyse 

Amy Souza-Gagnon 

Nuance 

Monte W . 

Handley 

RHIT 

Reine-Elodie Koffi Cynthia Paulson 

2012 aHIMa trIuMpH 

awarDs CoMMIttee 

Chair 

Cassandra A . Bissen 

RHIA, FHIMSS 

Members 

Gloria G . Anderson 

MEd, RHIA, CCS 

William Lee Ford 

MHA, RHIT, CPC CPC-H 

CHC 

Marion K . Gentul 

RHIA, CCS 

Roger L . Hettinger 

CCS, CCS-P, CPC, CPMA, 

CMC 

Sue Jensen 

RHIT 

Janice R . Noller 

RHIA, CCS 

Diann H . Smith 

MS, RHIA, CHP, FAHIMA 

Dwan A . Thomas- 

Flowers 

MBA, RHIA, CCS 


2012 ConVentIon 

prograM CoMMIttee 

Chair 

Nancy K . 

Coffman-Kadish 

MS, RHIA, CAPM, FAHIMA 

Vice Chair 

Ralph Morrison 

RHIA 

Past Chair 

Kay Leonard 

RHIA 

Adrienne Beauvois 

RHIT 

Linda Brown 

MBA, RHIA, CCS 

Rebecca Buegel 

RHIA, CHP, CHC 

Marie Conde 

MPA, RHIA, CCS, 

FAHIMA 

Mark Dietz 

RHIA 

Linda Donahue 

RHIT, CCS, CCS-P, CPC 

Sheila Green-Shook 

MHA, RHIA, CHP 

Barbara Hinkle-Azzara 

RHIA 

Sandra Joe 

MJ, RHIA 

Charlotte McCuen 

MS, RHIA 

Suzanne Powell 

RHIA 

Christine Rys 

RHIA 

Kimberly 

Theodos 

MS, RHIA 

Sandra Williams 

RHIA, RHIT



Congratulations! 

2012 

Grace W. Myers 

AWARD WINNER 

The Grace W. Myers Award honors you for 

innovation and outstanding achievement 

in health information management. 

AHIMA: Health Information You Can Trust. 

University 

of Wisconsin 

Hospital and 

Clinics 


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Grace W. Myers 

AWARD NOMINEES 

Finalists 

Boston Children’s Hospital 

The Cleveland Clinic Health System 

Vanderbilt University Medical Center 

Honorable Mention Distinction 

Banner Health 

BayCare Health System 

Children’s Hospital Colorado 

Henry Ford Health System 

New York-Presbyterian 

Springfield Clinic, LLP 

Truman Medical Centers 

Congratulations in recognition of your achievements in HIM!


aHIMa past presIDents anD ConVentIon loCatIons 


Term of Office Past Presidents Convention Locations 

October 8, 1928 First Meeting Boston 

1928–1929 Grace W . Myers, RRL (deceased) Chicago 

1929–1930 Jessie (Je) Harned Grant (Bufkin), RRL (deceased) Philadelphia 

1930–1931 Jessie (Je) Harned Grant (Bufkin), RRL (deceased) New York 

1931–1932 Maurine Wilson, RRL (deceased) Detroit 

1932–1933 Alice Swearingen (Kirkland), RRL (deceased) Chicago 

1933–1934 Evelyn Vrendenburg Ryerson, RRL (deceased) Boston 

1934–1935 Edna K . Huffman, RRL (deceased) San Francisco 

1935–1936 Billie Haag, RRL (deceased) Philadelphia 

1936–1937 Irene Connors, RRL (deceased) Chicago 

1937–1938 Jennie Jones, RRL (deceased) New York 

1938–1939 Lillian Erickson, RRL Philadelphia 

1939–1940 Dorothea Trotter, RRL (deceased) Chicago 

1940–1941 Anna Schultze, RRL Boston 

1941–1942 Adaline C . Hayden, RRL (deceased) No meeting 

1942–1943 Margaret Taylor (Doran), RRL Buffalo 

1943–1944 Florence Fitzgerald, RRL (deceased) Cleveland 

1944–1945 Sister M . Patricia, OSB, RRL (deceased) Chicago 

1945–1946 Alphild Anderson, RRL Philadelphia 

1946–1947 Edna Black, RRL (deceased) New York 

1947–1948 Sister M . Servatia, SSM, RRL (deceased) Los Angeles 

1948–1949 Norma Bauman (Dunn), RRL (deceased) Cleveland 

1949–1950 Inet Gilbert, RRL (deceased) Boston 

1950–1951 Doris Gleason, RRL (deceased) St . Louis 

1951–1952 Marguerite Hoovler, RRL Washington, DC 

1952–1953 Helen B . Lincoln, RRL (deceased) San Francisco 

1953–1954 E . Louise Seymour, RRL Detroit 

1954–1955 Helen D . McGuire (Hunt), CRL (deceased) Chicago 

1955–1956 Eddie V . Cooksey, CRL (deceased) Washington, DC 

1956–1957 Dorothy Kurtz, CRL (deceased) Milwaukee 

1957–1958 Alta Mitchell, CRL (deceased) Boston 

1958–1959 Margaret J . Heath, CRL (deceased) Minneapolis 

1959–1960 Elizabeth Price, CRL (deceased) Seattle 

1960–1961 Sister M . Eugene Ramey, RSM, RRL (deceased) Philadelphia 

1961–1962 Ann M . Ball Gottschalk, RRL (deceased) St . Louis 

1962–1963 Marjorie (Midge) R . Quandt, CRA Chicago 

1963–1964 M . Loyola Voelker, RRL (deceased) Miami Beach 

1964–1965 Florence K . Tryhus, RRL (deceased) Cleveland 

1965–1966 Mary E . Converse, RRL (deceased) Milwaukee 

1966–1967 Ann S . Kelly, RRL (deceased) Los Angeles 

1967–1968 Patricia Pierce, RRL (deceased) Dallas 

1968–1969 Mary Rose, RRL (deceased) New York 

1969–1970 Lorraine Volz, RRL Colorado Springs 

1970–1971 F . Faye Brown, RRL (deceased) Chicago 

1971–1972 Lorraine G . Gay, RRA New Orleans 

1972–1973 Sally A . Mount, RRA (deceased) Boston 

1973–1974 Mary A . McKenzie, RRA San Francisco 


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aHIMa past presIDents anD ConVentIon loCatIons (continued) 



Term of Office Past Presidents Convention Locations 

1974–1975 Lottie W . Cole, RRA (deceased) Miami Beach 

1975–1976 Rita Finnegan, RRA (deceased) Toronto 

1976–1977 Jeanne Tucker, RRA Atlanta 

1977–1978 Sister Kathleen Hofer, OSB, RRA Las Vegas 

1978–1979 Mary Joan Wogan, RRA Washington, DC 

1979–1980 Robert Zappacosta, RRA (deceased) Chicago 

1980–1981 Iola (Ikey) G . Arnold, RRA San Antonio 

1981–1982 Mary Alice Hanken, RRA Los Angeles 

1982–1983 Mildred St . Leger, RRA Boston 

1983–1984 Charlotte Smith Barrett, MBA, RRA Minneapolis 

1984–1985 Linda L . Kloss, RRA New Orleans 

1985–1986 Peggy H . Wood, RRA Denver 

1986–1987 Shirley Eichenwald (Maki), RRA Baltimore 

1987–1988 Linda Culp, RRA (deceased) Dallas 

1988–1989 Kathryn Sheehy, MPA, RRA Orlando 

1989–1990 Barbara Lee Peace, RRA Seattle 

1990–1991 Jennifer Cofer (Flannagan), RRA Nashville 

1991–1992 Susan Dowell (Hanson), MBA, RRA St . Louis 

1992–1993 Cassandra Bissen, MS, RRA Atlanta 

1993–1994 Rose T . Dunn, RRA, CPA, FACHE Las Vegas 

1994–1995 Jean S . Clark, RRA Philadelphia 

1996* Ellen S . MacDonald, MPH, RRA, CCS Orlando 

1997 Merida L . Johns, PhD, RRA Phoenix 

1998 Margaret M . Stewart, RRA New Orleans 

1999 Claire R . Dixon-Lee, PhD, RHIA, CPH, FAHIMA Anaheim 

2000 Margaret A . Skurka, MS, RHIA, CCS, FAHIMA Chicago 

2001 Barbara Fuller, JD, RHIA, FAHIMA Miami Beach 

2002 Barbara Odom-Wesley, PhD, RHIA, FAHIMA San Francisco 

2003 Barbara Siegel, MS, RHIT, FAHIMA Minneapolis 

2004 Melanie S . Brodnik, PhD, RHIA Washington, DC 

2005 Mervat N . Abdelhak, PhD, RHIA, FAHIMA San Diego 

2006 Jill Callahan Dennis, JD, RHIA Denver 

2007 Bryon D . Pickard, MBA, RHIA Philadelphia 

2008 Wendy M . Mangin, MS, RHIA Seattle 

2009 Vera Rulon, MS, RHIT, CCS, FAHIMA Grapevine 

2010 Rita K . Bowen, MA, RHIA, CHPS Orlando 

2011 Bonnie S . Cassidy, MPA, RHIA, FAHIMA, FHIMSS Salt Lake City 

2012 Patty Thierry Sheridan, MBA, RHIA, FAHIMA Chicago 

* Term of office changed to calendar year


FellowsHIp prograM 

2012 Fellowship Review Committee 

Chair 

Carolyn R . Valo, MS, RHIT, FAHIMA 

Members 

Sue E . Biedermann, MSHP, RHIA, FAHIMA 

Mona M . Burke, MA, RHIA, FAHIMA 

Dawn L . Criswell, MS, RHIA, FAHIMA 

Susan H . Fenton, PhD, RHIA, FAHIMA 

Carol A . Jennings, MPA, RHIA, FAHIMA 

Eve-Ellen Mandler, MS, RHIA, CCS, FAHIMA 

Barbara A . Siegel, MS, RHIT, FAHIMA 

Fellows of AHIMA 

Mervat N . Abdelhak, PhD, RHIA, FAHIMA 

Kimberly A . Baldwin-Stried Reich, MBA, MJ, RHIA 

CPHQ, FAHIMA 

Helen D . Baxter, MA, RHIA, FAHIMA 

Dorine L . Bennett, EdD, MBA, RHIA, FAHIMA 

Delena C . Bidwell, MA, RHIA, CCP, CPUR, FAHIMA 

Sue E . Biedermann, MSHP, RHIA, FAHIMA 

Elizabeth D . Bowman, MPA, RHIA, FAHIMA 

Sue E . Bowman, MJ, RHIA, CCS, FAHIMA 

Mona M . Burke, MA, RHIA, FAHIMA 

Jill Burrington-Brown, MS, RHIA, FAHIMA 

Toni H . Cade, MBA, RHIA, CCS, FAHIMA 

Carol A . Campbell, DBA, RHIA, FAHIMA 

Sheila A . Carlon, PhD, RHIA, CHPS, FAHIMA 

Donna J . Cartwright, MPA, RHIA, CCS, RAC, FAHIMA 

Bonnie S . Cassidy, MPA, RHIA, FAHIMA, FHIMSS 

Nancy K . Coffman-Kadish, MS, RHIA, CAPM, FAHIMA 

Marie T . Conde, MPA, RHIA, CCS, FAHIMA 

Dawn L . Criswell, MS, RHIA, FAHIMA 

Janice E . Crocker, MSA, RHIA, CCS, CHP, FAHIMA 

Lynette Czarkowski, MA, RHIA, FAHIMA 

Nadinia A . Davis, MBA, CPA, CIA, RHIA, CHDA, FAHIMA 


The purpose of the AHIMA Fellowship Program is to: 

» Recognize significant and sustained contributions to 

advance the HIM discipline through demonstrated 

meritorious service, excellence in professional 

practice, excellence in HIM education, innovation in 

practice or education, and knowledge sharing . 

» Provide an incentive for members to contribute to 

the advancement of the profession . 

» Bring together senior HIM professionals as an 

organizational resource for continued promotion 

and development of the profession through a 

variety of activities . 

» Acknowledge and advance recognition of 

progressive, professional achievement to the 

external environment . 

Jane DeSpiegelaere, MBA, RHIA, CCS, FAHIMA 

Claire R . Dixon-Lee, PhD, RHIA, CPH, FAHIMA 

Marsha W . Dolan, MBA, RHIA, FAHIMA 

Rose T . Dunn, MBA, CPA, RHIA, CHPS, FACHE, 

FHFMA, FAHIMA 

Denise A . Dunyak, MS, RHIA, FAHIMA 

Wanneha C . Edwards, MS, RHIA, FAHIMA 

Perry E . Ellie, MA, RHIA, FAHIMA 

Renato L . Estrella, MSHA, RHIA, FAHIMA 

Virginia E . Evans, MBA, RHIA, FAHIMA 

Susan H . Fenton, PhD, RHIA, FAHIMA 

Cathy A . Flite, MEd, RHIA, FAHIMA 

Teresa M . Foley, MA, RHIA, CPHQ, FAHIMA 

Leslie Ann Fox, MA, RHIA, FAHIMA 

Kathleen A . Frawley, JD, MS, RHIA, FAHIMA 

Barbara P . Fuller, JD, RHIA, FAHIMA 

Jan C . Fuller, MBA, RHIA, CPHIMS, FAHIMA 

Sandra R . Fuller, MA, RHIA, FAHIMA 

Jennifer Hornung Garvin, PhD, RHIA, CCS, 

CPHQ, FAHIMA 

Kathy Giannangelo, MA, RHIA, CCS, CPHIMS, FAHIMA 

Sarah E . Glass, MA, RHIA, CCS, FAHIMA 

Colleen A . Goethals, MS, RHIA, FAHIMA 


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Fellows of AHIMA (continued) 

Leah A . Grebner, MS, RHIA, CCS, FAHIMA 

Michelle A . Green, MPS, RHIA, CPC, FAHIMA 

Sara S . Grostick, MA, RHIA, FAHIMA 

Darice M . Grzybowski, MA, RHIA, FAHIMA 

Lauree E . Handlon, MS, RHIA, CCS, CPC-H, FAHIMA 

Susan P . Hanson, MBA, RHIA, FAHIMA 

Laurinda B . Harman, PhD, RHIA, FAHIMA 

Anita C . Hazelwood, MLS, RHIA, FAHIMA 

Frances A . Hindsman, MBA, RHIA, FAHIMA 

Loretta A . Horton, MEd, RHIA, FAHIMA 

Dawn W . Jackson, DrPh, RHIA, CCS-P, FAHIMA 

Carol A . Jennings, MPA, RHIA, FAHIMA 

Therese M . Jorwic, MPH, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, FAHIMA 

Beth H . Just, MBA, RHIA, FAHIMA 

Donald W . Kellogg, PhD, RHIA, CPEHR, FAHIMA 

Elaine P . King, MHS, RHIA, CHP, CHDA, FAHIMA 

Shelly R . Kirkland, MHM, RHIA, FAHIMA 

Linda L . Kloss, MA, RHIA, CAE, FAHIMA 

Karl J . Koob, MMIS, RHIA, CPEHR, FAHIMA 

Lynn M . Kuehn, MS, RHIA, CCS-P, FAHIMA 

Kathleen M . LaTour, MA, RHIA, FAHIMA 

Elizabeth J . Layman, PhD, RHIA, CCS, FAHIMA 

Chrisann K . Lemery, MS, RHIA, FAHIMA 

Sharon I . Lewis, MBA, RHIA, CHPS, CPHQ, FAHIMA 

Anne M . Mahalik, MPA, RHIA, FAHIMA 

Shirley Eichenwald Maki, MBA, RHIA, FAHIMA 

Sue M . Malone, MA, MBA, RHIA, FAHIMA 

Eve-Ellen Mandler, MS, RHIA, CCS, FAHIMA 

Barbara J . Manger, MPA, RHIA, CCS, FAHIMA 

Anita Michelle Martin, MEd, MBA, RHIA, FAHIMA 

Goverdhan D . Mogli, PhD, FHRIM(UK), FAHIMA 

Carol Z . Murphy, MBA, RHIA, CCS, FAHIMA 

Gretchen C . Murphy, MEd, RHIA, FAHIMA 

D’Arcy Myjer, PhD, FAHIMA 

Marjorie H . McNeill, PhD, RHIA, CCS, FAHIMA 

Michele O’Connor, MPA, RHIA, FAHIMA 

Barbara Odom-Wesley, PhD, RHIA, FAHIMA 

Carole L . Okamoto, MBA, RHIA, CHPS, FAHIMA 

Karen R . Patena, MBA, RHIA, FAHIMA 



Mary Mike Pavoni, MSMOB, RHIA, FAHIMA 

Deborah J . Perkins, MBA, RHIA, CPHQ, FACHE, FAHIMA 

Donna R . Pizzulli, MPA, RHIA, FAHIMA 

Debra K . Primeau, MA, RHIA, FAHIMA 

Harry B . Rhodes, MBA, RHIA, CHPS, CPHIMS, FAHIMA 

Laurie A . Rinehart-Thompson, JD, RHIA, CHP, FAHIMA 

April D . Robertson, MPA, RHIA, CHPS, FAHIMA 

Vickie L . Rogers, MS, RHIA, FAHIMA 

Vera Rulon, MS, RHIT, CCS, FAHIMA 

Sally J . Rynberg, MSA, RHIA, FAHIMA 

Nanette B . Sayles, EdD, RHIA, CCS, CHPS, FAHIMA 

Lou Ann Schraffenberger, MBA, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, 

FAHIMA 

Ellen . S . Shakespeare, MBA, RHIA, FAHIMA 

Patricia L . Shaw, MEd, RHIA, FAHIMA 


Barbara A . Siegel, MS, RHIT, FAHIMA 

Margaret A . Skurka, MS, RHIA, CCS, FAHIMA 

Donna J . Slovensky, PhD, RHIA, FAHIMA 

Geraldine Smothers, MPA, RHIA, CSL, CPHQ, FAHIMA 

Diann H . Smith, MS, RHIA, CHP, FAHIMA 

Jody Smith, PhD, RHIA, FAHIMA 

Renae L . Spohn, MBA, RHIA, CPHQ, FNAHQ, FAHIMA 

Mary H . Stanfill, MBI, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, FAHIMA 

Rachelle S . Stewart, DrPh, RHIA, FAHIMA 

Mariela T . Twiggs, MS, RHIA, CHP, FAHIMA 

Carolyn R . Valo, MS, RHIT, FAHIMA 

Carol A . Venable, MPH, RHIA, FAHIMA 

Diana M . Warner, MS, RHIA, CHPS, FAHIMA 

Amy L . Waters, MA, RHIA, FAHIMA 

Valerie J . Watzlaf, PhD, RHIA, FAHIMA 

Lou Ann Wiedemann, MS, RHIA, CPEHR, FAHIMA 

Lynette M . Williamson, MBA, RHIA, CCS, CPC, FAHIMA 

Julie Wolter, MA, RHIA, FAHIMA 

Pamela Riebel Yokubaitis, MPH, RHIA, FAHIMA 

Cindy Zak, MS, RHIA, PMP, FAHIMA


polICIes 

Americans with Disabilities Act 

AHIMA only uses facilities in compliance with the 

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) . If you require 

special assistance while attending the AHIMA 

Convention and Exhibit, please call (800) 335-5535 so 

we may accommodate your needs . 

Scooter and wheelchair rentals are available by 

contacting Scootaround at (888) 441-7575, or visiting 

scootaround .com/rentals/m/mccormickplace . 

Children 

Please note that children under age 16 are not 

permitted to attend AHIMA educational sessions or be 

on the exhibit hall floor . Due to the facility’s policy, no 

one under the age of 21 will be permitted entrance into 

the Appreciation Celebration: President’s Premier Party . 

Dress Code 

Business casual attire is appropriate for sessions and 

networking events . Tuesday night’s Appreciation 

Celebration: President’s Premier Party offers an 

opportunity to dress in your best 1920s glad rags! 

Security 

All attendees and exhibitors may be required to 

present photo identification (such as a driver’s license 

or passport) to receive their badge and materials at the 

2012 AHIMA Convention and Exhibit . Badges must be 

worn to gain entry into the exhibit hall, educational 

sessions, and all other official AHIMA events . We 

appreciate your cooperation with this security measure . 

Smoking 

Smoking is not permitted at any official 

AHIMA function . 



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aHIMa anD tHe aHIMa FounDatIon 

tHank tHe FollowIng ConVentIon sponsors 


2012 AHImA CONVeNtION ANd eXHIbIt


Hyatt Hotel on Wacker Dr. 

Floor Plan GolD Level 



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ls without any additional equipment added. 


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Hyatt Hotel on Wacker Dr. 

Floor Plan GREEN Level 



Room name 


BLUE LEVEL, EAST TOWER 

Room Dimensions Square 


Length x Width x Height Feet Banquet Reception Theater Classroom Boardroom U-Shape Hollow Square Exhibit 

SKYWAY CONFERENCE CENTER 

SKYWAY 260 65' x 17' x 9' 1,105 72 100 120 54 30 26 36 — 

SKYWAY 261 27' x 18' x 9' 486 12 — — — 12 — — — 

SKYWAY 265 27' x 18' x 9' 486 36 40 35 24 25 24 28 — 

SKYWAY 269 27' x 18' x 9' 486 Hyatt Hotel on Wacker Dr. 36 40 35 24 25 24 28 — 

SKYWAY 272 42' x 17' x 9' 

SKYWAY Floor 273 Plan BlUE 27' x 18' Level 

x 9' 

714 

486 

48 

36 

80 

40 

45 

35 

42 

24 

34 

25 

25 

24 

30 

28 

— 

— 

SKYWAY 279-285 

BLUE LEVEL, WEST TOWER 

18' x 13'5" x 9' 243 12 15 15 9 12 10 — — 

TRUFFLES 55' x 55' x 9' 3,025 120 140 120 63 46 50 60 — 

NOTE: All of the above set ups are maximum capacity seating levels without any additional equipment added. 

DADDYO’S IRISH PUB 


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McCormick 

Place 

Convention 

Center 

Floor Plan 

Lakeside 

Building 

level 2 


Taxi Pick-up 

Gate 34 

Gate 33 

Gate 32 

Gate 31 

Bus Pick-up/Drop-off 

To Underground Parking Lot C 

EP12 

29' 0" 

Security 

EF2 

Lobby 

PE5 

E258 

2,718 sq. ft. 

E265 

2,723 sq. ft. 

E266 

1,096 

sq. ft. 

Business 

Center 

Gate 30 

29' 0" 

29' 0" 

29' 0" 

Cafe & Bar 

Gift Shop 

Box Office 

E257 

1,214 sq. ft. 

E267 

1,123 

sq. ft. 

Visitor Info. 

EP10 EP6 

ES7&8 

E259 

1,353 sq. ft. 

E260 

1,034 sq. ft. 

E261 

1,032 sq. ft. 

E262 

1,039 sq. ft. 

E263 

1,023 sq. ft. 

E264 

1,032 sq. ft. 

Overhead Doors 

E250 

966 sq. ft. 

Stairs 

Arie Crown 

EP9 

36 Box 

Seating 

E256 

1,445 sq. ft. 

E268 

1,840 sq. ft. 

Dock Doors 

A - F 

Freight Doors 

Hall E 

283,000 sq. ft. 

26,319 sq. meters 

(approx. 448'0" by 628'0") 

Ceiling 15' 

30' 0" 

60' 0" 

30' 0" 

90' 0" 

Theater 

Lobby 

Lobby 

5400 sq. ft. 

Arie Crown 

Marquee 

8' 5 1 /2" 

Clearance 

E255 

1,439 sq. ft. 

Main Floor Seating 2374 

Arie Crown 

Theater 

E269 

2,354 sq. ft. 

E251 

955 sq. ft. 

E253 

d 

1,613 

sq. ft. 

36 Box 

Seating 

E253 

c 

1,612 

sq. ft. 

E252 

2,289 sq. ft. 

E253 

b 

1,612 

sq. ft. 

29' 0" 

E253 

a 

1,840 

sq. ft. 

E254 

1,190 sq. ft. 


EF1 

EF3 

29' 0" 

29' 0" 

29' 0" 

Step-up 

2 treads 

E272a 

E272b 

E272c 

E272d 

E271a 

3,422 sq. ft. 

E270 

2,736 sq. ft. 

E271b 

2,280 sq. ft. 

Freight Door 

Gate 38 

To Underground Parking Lot C 

Gate 35 

Gate 36 

Gate 37 

Taxi Drop-off 

E272a 

412 sq. ft. 

E272b 

387 sq. ft. 

E272c 

382 sq. ft. 

E272d 

468 sq. ft.


McCormick 

Place 

Convention 

Center 

Floor Plan 

Lakeside 

Building 

level 3 

Up Ramp 

Loading 

Dock 

B3-B9 

EF2 

Loading 

Dock 

A3-A10 

Grand Concourse bridge to and 

from North/South Buildings, 

Conference Center and 

Hyatt Regency McCormick Pl. 

Roll Up 

Door 2 

Roll Up 

Door 1 

EF4 

Freight 

Door AA 

West 

Terrace 

EP 

10 

35,100 sq. ft. 


(approx. 90’ x 390’) 

Freight 

Doors 

Freight 

Doors 

Ballroom 

Pre-Function 

2,670 sq. ft. 

Concierge/ 

Information 

Freight Doors 

Hall D1 

150,000 sq. ft. 


(approx. 225'0" by 707'0") 

Door 

A 

Fixed Seating 

Fixed Seating 

Fixed Seating 

EP5 

E354a 

22,377 sq. ft. 

E350 

1,900 

sq. ft. 

E351 

1,901 

sq. ft. 

E352 

1,913 

sq. ft. 

ES16 

Arie Crown EP9 

Dock Door C1 

Roll Up Doors 3-10 

300,000 sq. ft. 


(approx. 450'0" by 707'0") 

Ceiling 50'+ 

(47' at operable track) 

150' 0" 

Door 

B 

Balcony 

Seating 

1821 

South 

Terrace 

Door 

C 

56,700 sq. ft. 


(approx. 90’ x 630’) 

Freight Doors 

Hall D2 

150' 0" 

105' 0" 105' 0" 

Lakeside Ballroom E354 

44,754 sq. ft. 


Arie Crown 

Theater 

E354b 

22,377 sq. ft. 

ES7&8 

E353a 

3,170 sq. ft. 

E353b 

4,677 sq. ft. 

E353c 

5,041 sq. ft. 

Freight 

Doors 

Freight 

Doors 

150,000 sq. ft. 


(approx. 225'0" by 707'0") 

Door 

D 

Cafe 

5,298 sq.ft. 

EP6 


EF1 

EF3 

Freight 

Door EE 

Loading 

Dock 

D1-D7 

Roll Up 

Door 

11 

Loading 

Dock 

E3-E11 

Roll Up 

Door 

12 

Lakeside 

Fountain 

Terrace 

Down Ramp 

13,500 sq. ft. 


(approx. 90’x150’) 

East 

Terrace 

35,100 sq. ft. 


(approx. 90’ x 390’) 


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McCormick Place Convention Center 

Floor Plan Lakeside Building level 4 


EP6 

EP10 

ES7&8 

E450a 

7,212 sq. ft. 

E451a 

5,228 sq. ft. 

Arie Crown 

Theater 

E451b 

6,884 sq. ft. 

E450b 

7,338 sq. ft. 


Stage House

CALLING ALL SPEAKERS 

PUT YOUR EXPERTISE IN THE SPOTLIGHT AT 

AHIMA’S 2013 CONVENTION AND EXHIBIT 

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS 

October 26–October 30, 2013 | Atlanta, GA 

Pre-Convention: October 26–27, Convention and Exhibits: October 27–30 

Be recognized as a leader and industry expert! Share your expertise by speaking at the 

American Health Information Management Association’s (AHIMA’s) 85th Convention 

and Exhibit. To be considered as a presenter, please submit a formal proposal at 

ahima.org/events/speaking_opps.aspx. Speaking options include workshops, 

educational track lectures, or graphic presentations in the poster showcase. 

Abstracts may be submitted between September 4 and November 2, 2012 

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eDuCatIonal sessIons 

AHIMA is committed to lifelong learning and proactive 

professional development . AHIMA Convention 

and Exhibit educational sessions are intensive, 

comprehensive, and exciting programs presenting 

the latest in idea-sparking information . Attendees 

can expect an exciting roster of sessions headed by 

speakers with solid backgrounds in their topics . Use 

this guide to schedule a collection of eye-opening 

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EDUCATION 


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Visit the Booth (#1155) 

For All Your HIM Needs 

Get the latest on... 

• Workforce 

Development 

• HIM Hot Topics 

Learn the latest on key HIM 

initiatives (see schedule on back) 

Try Your Luck at 

Opening the 

Treasure Chest! 

Pick up your key at the AHIMA 

booth. You might walk away 

with a great prize: 

MX6975 

• iPad 

• Kindle Fire 

• AMEX gift card 

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• iTunes gift card 

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• Membership Benefits 

• New Products and 

Services 

Visit the AHIMA Store 

for great discounts on new 

publications and all-time best-sellers 

from AHIMA Press and AHIMA 

logo merchandise.

September 29 | SATURDAY 

September 30 | SUNDAY 

EDUCATION CONFERENCE AT A GLANCE 

7 a.m. 

8 a.m. 

9 a.m. 

10 a.m. 

11 a.m. 

12 noon 

1 p.m. 

2 p.m. 

3 p.m. 

4 p.m. 

5 p.m. 

6 p.m. 

7 p.m. 

7 a.m. 

8 a.m. 

9 a.m. 

10 a.m. 

11 a.m. 

12 noon 

1 p.m. 

2 p.m. 

3 p.m. 

4 p.m. 

5 p.m. 

6 p.m. 

7 p.m. 

. 

AHIMA 

Foundation 

Silent Auction 

8 a.m.–5 p.m. 

Level 2 Lobby 

AHIMA 

Foundation 


8 a.m.–5 p.m. 

Level 2 Lobby 

Welcome 

Reception on 

the Exhibit 

Floor— 

5:30–7:30 p.m. 

CHDA Exam 

Prep 

Workshop* 

8 a.m.–4 p.m. 

Level 2: E266 

CHDA Exam 

Prep Workshop* 

8 a.m.–3 p.m. 

Level 2: E266 

Exhibit 

Hall Open 

5:30–7:30 p.m. 

Privacy and 

Security 

Institute* 

8 a.m.– 3:30 p.m. 

Level 2: E271A 

Privacy and 

Security 

Institute* 

8 a.m.–2 p.m. 


First-Timers 

Session 

4:30–5:30 p.m. 

CoP Meetup 

6–7 p.m. 

Clinical Coding 

Community 

Meeting 

8:30 a.m.–5:15 p.m. 

Level 2: E354B 

Clinical Coding 

Community 

Meeting* 

8:30 a.m.–4:15 p.m. 

Lakeside Ballroom 

E354B 

Special Pre- 

Convention 

Workshop* 

1–5 p.m. 

What Is Your Thinking 

Style: Using Ned 

Hermann’s Whole 

Brain Model … 


House of 

Delegates 

8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. 

Hyatt Regency Grand 

Ballroom A-d 

* Note: Ticket required. Tickets are included with select registration packages or can be purchased separately. 

Student 

Academy 

8:30 a.m.–2 p.m. 

Hyatt Regency Plaza 

Ballroom A-B 

Educational 

Site Visit* 

1–4 p.m. 

Cermak Health 

Services of 

Cook County 

House of 

Delegates 

5:30–6:30 p.m. 

Hyatt Regency 

Chicago on Wacker 

Grand Ballroom A-d 

Poster Session 

8 a.m.–5 p.m. 

Level 3: Outside & 

354 A-B 

Pre-Convention 

Workshop* 

9 a.m.–12 noon 

Preparing for ICd-10: 

Strategies for Revenue, 

Retention, Training, and 

Compliance 



Workshop* 

2–5 p.m. 

The Foundation for 

HIM Governance 



Workshop* 

2–5 p.m. 

Copy Functionality 



Workshop* 


Turbo Charge Your 

HIM Career 



Workshop* 

2–5 p.m. 

The Reality of ICd- 

10: Preparing for 

the Impact! 



Workshop* 

2–5 p.m. 

document 

Management and 

Imaging Supporting 

the EHR 

Level 2: E253C 


Workshop* 


Implementing CAC 

in Preparation of 

ICd-10 



Workshop* 

2–5 p.m. 

Querying for 

ICd-10 



Workshop* 

2–5 p.m. 

Privacy and Security 

Challenges of 

Meaningful Use 

Level 2: E257 


Workshop* 


Establishing a 

data Governance 

Structure 

Level 2: E257 


Workshop* 

2–5 p.m. 

CAC: Hope or 

Hype? 

Level 2: E257 

2012 AHIMA CONVENTION ANd EXHIBIT 

Product World 

9:30 a.m.–5 p.m. 

Level 2: E250-E351 

Educational Site 

Visit* 

1–4 p.m. 

Ann and Robert 

H. Lurie Children’s 

Hospital of Chicago 


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October 1 | MONDAY 

October 2 | TUESDAY 


7 a.m. 

8 a.m. 

9 a.m. 

10 a.m. 

11 a.m. 

12 noon 

1 p.m. 

2 p.m. 

3 p.m. 

4 p.m. 

5 p.m. 

6 p.m. 

7 p.m. 

7 a.m. 

8 a.m. 

9 a.m. 

10 a.m. 

11 a.m. 

12 noon 

1 p.m. 

2 p.m. 

3 p.m. 

4 p.m. 

5 p.m. 

6 p.m. 

7 p.m. 

Networking Breakfast: ICD-10* 

7–8 a.m. Level 2: E271A 

Exhibit Hall Open 

11:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. 

Dedicated 

Exhibit Hall 

Hours 

1:45–3:15 p.m. 

General Session 

8:30 a.m.– 

11:30 a.m. 

Arie Crown Theater 

Exhibit Hall 

Open 

11:30 a.m. – 

4:30 p.m. 

Dedicated 

Exhibit Hall 

Hours 

1:45–3:15 p.m. 

AHIMA 

Foundation 


8 a.m.–5 p.m. 

Networking 

Breakfast: 

Social Media* 

7–8 a.m. 


Educational 

Site Visit* 

1–4 p.m. 

Cermak Health 

Services of 

Cook County 

Networking Breakfast: 

Mobile Devices* 7–8 a.m. Level 2: E271B 


8:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m. 


International VIP 

Reception 

(Invitation Only) 

6–7 p.m. 

AHIMA 

Foundation 


8 a.m.–12:30 p.m. 

Level 2 Lobby 

AHIMA 

Foundation 


Pick-Up 

3–5 p.m. 

Appreciation Celebration: President’s Premier Party* 

7:30–10:30 p.m. 


Visit* 

9–11 a.m. and 

1–3 p.m. 

Northwestern 

Memorial Hospital 

Educational 

Site Visit* 

1–4 p.m. 

Rush University 

Medical Center 

Networking 

Breakfast: EHR 

Incentives* 

7–8 a.m. 


Career Center 

11:30 a.m.– 

3:30 p.m. 

On the Exhibit Floor 

Practitioner to 

Professor 

3:15–4:15 p.m. 


AHIMA 

Foundation 

Donor Reception 


6–7:30 p.m. 

Assembly on 

Education 

Luncheon 

11:45 a.m.–1:45 p.m. 


Health 


Innovation 

Leadership 

Conference 

12:45–5:30 p.m. 



Educational 

Tracks 

12:45–5:30 p.m. 

(see right) 

Educational 

Tracks 

12:45–5:30 p.m. 

(see right) 

Volunteer Opportunities 

at AHIMA Session 

3:15–4:15 p.m. Levl 2: E253C 


8 a.m.–5 p.m. 


354 A-B 


8 a.m.–5 p.m. 


354 A-B 

ICD-10 

Sponsored by 

Optum 

12:45–1:45 p.m. 

So Much 

Training, 

Little Time… 

3:15–4:15 p.m. 

The Good, 

the Bad, the 

Reality… 

4:30–5:30 p.m. 

ICD-10 Round 

Table Discussion 

Publisher’s 

Workshop 

1–3 p.m. 

Level 2: E261 

Alumni 

Receptions 

6–7:30 p.m. 

ICD-10 Track 2 

Sponsored 

by 3M 


12:45–1:45 p.m. 

After 30 Years 

Teaching Them 

ICD-9… 

3:15–4:15 p.m. 

ICD-10-CM 

Transition… 

4:30–5:30 p.m. 

Key Strategies 

for Ensuring 

Clinical 

Revenue 

Integrity… 

HIE 


12:45–1:45 p.m. 

Department of 

Veterans Affairs 

Virtual Lifetime 

Electronic 

Record… 

3:15–4:15 p.m. 

Beacon 

Community 

of the Inland 

Northwest 

4:30–5:30 p.m. 

The Prospect 

of HIE as an IT 

Platform 

Behavioral 

Health Forums 

1–2:30 p.m. 

Health Forum 


3–4:30 p.m. 

Cancer Registry 

Forum 


Privacy and 

Security 


12:45–1:45 p.m. 

Mitigating the 

Top Five HIPAA 

Security Issues 

3:15–4:15 p.m. 

I Am a Patient: 

Perspectives 

of Security 

and Privacy in 

Healthcare 

4:30–5:30 p.m. 

Advanced 

HIPAA 

Compliance: 

Privacy and 

Security Case 

Studies 

Emerging 

Technology 


12:45–1:45 p.m. 

Taking the 

Guesswork Out 

of CDI… 

3:15–4:15 p.m. 

Enabling 

Software 

Technologies for 

Mobile... 

4:30–5:30 p.m. 

EHR 

Certification: 

What Do 


Providers… 

Behavioral 


1–2:30 p.m. 

LTC Forum 


3–4:30 p.m. 

Advocacy Forum 


Physician 

Practice 


12:45–1:45 p.m. 

Coding and 

Billing for 

Non-Physician 

Practitioners 

3:15–4:15 p.m. 

Getting It Right: 

How to Improve 

Physician 

Documentation 

in Clinics 

4:30–5:30 p.m. 

HCCs and Star- 

Ratings—An 

IPAs Successful 

Approach 

to Revenue 

Integrity 

Educational Tracks 

Accountable 

Care 

Organizations 


12:45–1:45 p.m. 

Countdown to 

Accountable 

Care… 

3:15–4:15 p.m 

The Data- 

Driven ACO 

4:30–5:30 p.m. 

Accountable 

Care: New 

Processes and 

Workforce 

Roles 

Observation 

Services 


12:45–1:45 p.m. 

Development 

of an In-House 

Physician 

Advisory 

Group… 

3:15–4:15 p.m 

The “Ins and 

Outs” of 

Observation 

Status 

4:30–5:30 p.m. 

Observation 

Services Round 

Table 

Behavioral 


1–2:30 p.m. 

Physician Practice 

Forum 


3–4:30 p.m. 

Critical Access 

Hospitals Forum 



Data 

Analytics 

Level 2: E350 

12:45–1:45 p.m. 

Two Sides 

of Predictive 

Modeling: 

Payer and 

Provider 

3:15–4:15 p.m. 

NLP as a Data 

Integration Tool 

for Your CIO 

4:30–5:30 p.m. 

Automated 

Abstracting and 

Data Analysis 

for Better 

Reporting … 

Computer- 

Assisted 

Coding 


12:45–1:45 p.m. 

Integrating 

CDI and CAC 

Initiatives to 

Achieve ICD-10 

Readiness 

3:15–4:15 p.m. 

Compliance 

and the New 

ICD-10… 

4:30–5:30 p.m. 

Data Integrity 

and the EHR– 

Are You Ready 

for ICD-10 

and Beyond? 

Leadership 

Transformation 


12:45–1:45 p.m. 

Transforming 

Quality 

Leadership… 

3:15–4:15 p.m 

If You Want to 

Be at the Head 

of the Table… 

4:30–5:30 p.m. 

Role Changes 

for Health 


Services… 

Educator’s 

Forum: 

Partnering with 

the Patient 

3:15–5:30 p.m. 

Level 2: E351 

Client 

Appreciation 

Evening 

6–7:30 p.m. 

Meaningful 

Use 


12:45–1:45 p.m. 

Getting to 

the Data for 

Direct Quality 

Reporting 2.0 

3:15–4:15 p.m. 

Meaningful 

Use: Standard 

Terminology 

Challenges 

and Measuring 

Success 

4:30–5:30 p.m. 

Both Sides of 

the Coin: MU 

Certification 

versus MU 

Incentives 

2012 AHIMA CONVENTION ANd EXHIBIT 

Privacy and 

Security 


12:45–1:45 p.m. 

HIPAA Privacy 

and Security 

Audits 

3:15–4:15 p.m. 

Marketing and 

Fundraising 

under HIPAA/ 

HITECH 

4:30–5:30 p.m. 

Identification 

and 

Management of 

Sensitive Patient 


Emerging 

Issues 


12:45–1:45 p.m. 

To Friend or 

Not: Legal 

Insights on 

Social Media 

Use in the 


Industry 

3:15–4:15 p.m. 

Look in the 

Rear-view 

Mirror: The Past 

24 Months of 

ICD-10 Prep 

4:30–5:30 p.m. 

Impacting 

Hospital 

Reimbursement 

through 

CMS Quality 

Measures 

Academic and 

Workforce 

Issues 

Level 2: E350 

12:45–1:45 p.m. 

The 

Complexities of 

Cancer Registry 

3:15–4:15 p.m. 

ONC Workforce 

Development 

Programs… 

4:30–5:30 p.m. 

Reality 2016 

Revenue 

Cycle 


12:45–1:45 

p.m. 

Transforming 

HIM in the 

Revenue Cycle: 

A Value-Added 

Methodology 

3:15–4:15 p.m. 

Naples 

Community 


System… 

4:30–5:30 p.m. 

Achieving 

Revenue 

Stability in a 

Post-ICD-10 

World 


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October 3 | WEDNESDAY 

October 4 | THURSDAY 


7 a.m. 

8 a.m. 

9 a.m. 

10 a.m. 

11 a.m. 

12 noon 

1 p.m. 

2 p.m. 

3 p.m. 

4 p.m. 

5 p.m. 

6 p.m. 

7 p.m. 

7 a.m. 

8 a.m. 

9 a.m. 

10 a.m. 

11 a.m. 

12 noon 

1 p.m. 

2 p.m. 

3 p.m. 

4 p.m. 

5 p.m. 

6 p.m. 

7 p.m. 

Educational 

Tracks 

8 a.m.–12:15 p.m. 

See right 


1:30–3:30 p.m. 


Joint Military 

Services Special 

Interest 

Session* 

8 a.m.–4 p.m. 

AHIMA 

Foundation 


Pick-Up 


Clinical Data 

Analysis and 

Mapping 

Institute* 

8 a.m.–5 p.m. 

Hyatt Regency 

Chicago Hotel on 

Wacker drive 


Innovation 

Leadership 

Conference 

8 a.m.– 12:15 p.m. 

CHPS Exam Prep 

Workshop* 

8 a.m.–5 p.m. 

Hyatt Regency 


Wacker drive 

Exhibit Hall 

Open 


Dedicated Exhibit 

Hall Hours 

10:15–11:15 a.m. 

AHIMA Trainer 

Academy for 

ICD-10-CM/PCS* 

8 a.m.–5 p.m. 

Hyatt Regency 


Wacker drive 


Visit* 


Loyola University 

Hospital 


Visit* 

1–4 p.m. 




Visit* 

1–4 p.m. 





8 a.m.–5 p.m. 


354 A-B 

CAHIM 

Accreditaion 

Workshop 

8 a.m.–5 p.m. 

ICD-10 


8–9 a.m. 

ICD-9 to ICD-10: 

An Approach to 

Understanding 

the “Ripple 

Effect” 

9:15–10:15 a.m. 

Coder ICD-10 

Productivity 

11:15 a.m.– 

12:15 p.m. 

Untangling the 

Revenue Cycle/ 

Coding 

Relationship for 

ICD-10 

Post-Convention 

Workshop* 


Preparing for the 

Impact of ICd-10 

on Your data 



Workshop* 

2–5 p.m. 

Thinking Outside 

the Box with CAC 


Release of 


Sponsored by 

Pacific University 


8–9 a.m. 

ROI and Breach: 

Reducing Your 

Risk in a Digital 

World 

9:15–10:15 a.m. 

The Future of 

Compliance— 

How the Release 

of e-PHI Should 

be Managed 

11:15 a.m.– 

12:15 p.m. 

An Enterprise-wide 

Approach 

to PHI Disclosure 

Management 

in the “Age of 

Compliance” 


Workshop* 


The Rationale and 

Benefits of CAC for 

Gwinnett Hospital 



Workshop* 

2–5 p.m. 

Medical 

Transcription 


Data 

Governance 

Level 2: E350 

8–9 a.m. 

Data Quality 

Matters 

9:15–10:15 a.m. 

The HIM 

Professional 

Is Key to 

Successful 

E-Governance in 


11:15 a.m.– 

12:15 p.m. 

Implementation 

of Enterprise 

with EMR… 



Workshop* 


Clinical 

documentation 

Gap Analysis 



Workshop* 

2–5 p.m. 

Is Your Outpatient 

documentation 

Ready for I-10? 


Performance 

Improvement 


8–9 a.m. 

Simply Effective: 

Using a 

Rapid Results 

Approach… 

9:15–10:15 a.m. 

Was It Worth 

It? Exploring 

Return on 

Investment 

11:15 a.m.– 

12:15 p.m. 

Transforming 

the HIM 

Workforce 

in One of 

the Oldest 

Medical Record 

Departments... 

Clinical 

Documentation 

Improvement 


8–9 a.m. 

ICD-10 

Foundation: 

Comprehensive 

Clinical 

Documentation 

Improvement 

9:15–10:15 a.m. 

Clinical 

Documentation 

Improvement...A 

New Model for 

Partnering with 

Physicians 

11:15 a.m.– 

12:15 p.m. 

Measuring 

the Success 

of a Clinical 

Documentation 

Improvement 

Program 


Workshop* 


Writing Effective 

Queries 

Level 2: E257 


Workshop* 

2–5 p.m. 

Privacy Incident 

detection... 

Level 2: E257 

EHR 

Implementation, 

Management... 


8–9 a.m. 

How the EHR 

Promotes Patient- 

Centered Care in 

the Ambulatory 

Setting 

9:15–10:15 a.m. 

Empowering 

Consumers with 


11:15 a.m.– 

12:15 p.m. 

The Next Stage— 

An Overview of 

the New Features 

of Release 2 of the 

HL7 EHR... 

Management 


8–9 a.m. 

HIM 

Transformation: 

Becoming 

Knowledge 

Managers 

9:15–10:15 a.m. 

Utilizing 

Innovative HIM 

Practices and 

Technology to 

Educate and 

Motivate Patient 

Behavior 

11:15 a.m.– 

12:15 p.m. 

Establishing 

Performance 

Measurement 

for Healthcare 

Organizations 


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Visit the Booth (#1155) 

For All Your HIM Needs 

HIM “Hot” Topics Schedule 

Stop by, speak to one of our HIM solution experts to get the answers you need to excel in 

this time of rapid change, and get a key to try in the tresure chest! 

Advocacy, Influence and 

Public Policy 

Monday, October 1, 11:30 a.m. –1:30 p.m. 

Tuesday, October 2, 1:30–3:30 p.m. 

Clinical Data Improvement (CDI) 

Monday, October 1, 1:30–3:30 p.m. 

Tuesday, October 2, 11:30 a.m. –3:30 p.m. 

Data Analysis, Reporting, 

Management, Mapping 

and Governance 

Monday, October 1, 11:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m. 

Tuesday, October 2, 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. 

AHIMA Theater Schedule 

ICD-10 



Information Integrity, EHRs 



Physician Practice, Coding 

and Management 



Privacy and Security 



Learn what’s new, test your knowledge, and win prizes! 

Monday, October 1, 2012 

1–1:20 p.m. ICD-10: What’s Your Training Pathway 

1:40–2 p.m. Who Wants To Be An Implementation Expert? 

2:20–2:40 p.m. HIM Career Map 

3–3:20 p.m. Delta Region EHR Courses 

Tuesday, October 2, 2012 

12:30–12:50 p.m. Introduction to Federal Advocacy 

1–1:20 p.m. HIM Career Map 

1:45–3:15 p.m. Book Signing - Dr. John Kenegy: Designed to Adapt 

3:30–3:50 p.m. Are You Smarter than a Privacy & Security Officer? 

4–4:20 p.m. Flash Card Application 

Wednesday, October 3, 2012 

9:20–9:40 a.m. Who Wants to be a Mapping Millionaire? 

10:40–11:00 a.m. JEOPARDY! The topic for today is ICD-10-PCS! 

11:20–11:40 a.m. Introduction to Federal Advocacy 


38 40 

EDUCATION 

Saturday, September 29 

Breakfast Sponsored by: 

Clinical Coding Meeting 


Location: Level 3, Lakeside Ballroom 

National Coding Regulatory Update 

8:30–10 a.m. 

Learning Level: 

Gain an understanding of fiscal year 2013 ICd Cm and 

Cpt updates, and become familiar with the IppS final 

rule and other coding policy changes. 

Sue Bowman, RHIA, CCS, AHIMA; Nelly Leon-Chisen, RHIA, AHA; 

and Marie Mindeman, AM 

Education and Training for ICD-10 Success 

10:15 a.m.–12 noon 


What does or should your education and training plan 

for ICd-10 implementation look like? Over the next 

few years—into 2014 and beyond—it is critical to have 

one in place and for it to be successful. being prepared 

and being organized greatly affects your smooth 

implementation. remember: One can not attain one’s 

full potential until one is educated. 

Gloryanne Bryant, RHIA, RHIT, CCS, CCdS, 

Regional HIM, Kaiser Permamente 


Track 1—InpaTIenT 


Sponsored by: 


When Queries Alone Just Don’t Cut It: 

Complementing the Query Process 

1–2 p.m. 


Why are some CdI programs more effective at 

educating physicians and providers? Is your CdI 

program a fully utilized educational intervention, or is 

it a “query only” program? What tools or methods do 

you use to compliantly reinforce queried issues? during 

this session, dr. rothschild will review both standard 

and innovative ways for CdI programs to connect with 

providers to better integrate CdI principles into a 

somewhat resistant hospital culture. 

dr. Andrew Rothschild, MS, MPH, FAAP, CCdS, FTI Consulting 

When an Eponym Won’t Do…The Importance 

of Quality Documentation for Accurate 

Procedural Coding 

2–3 p.m. 


Worried about anarchy in the surgical suites when 

surgeons find out their eponyms will no longer 

accurately translate to procedure codes? do your 

coders and CdS staffs fear the implementation of the 

ICd-10-pCS system because it will require them to talk 

to surgeons on a daily basis? While these concerns are 

understandable, the key to minimizing surgeon, coder,


and CDS staff frustrations is an in-depth knowledge of 

the documentation requirements for accurate surgical 

code assignment and a plan for organizing education 

efforts . This session helps you focus your organization’s 

efforts in the transition to ICD-10 procedure coding . 

Topics covered include identifying the elements 

needed for accurate procedure coding within the 

ICD-10-PCS system, a review of how common eponyms 

will be treated in the ICD-10 index and tabular, review 

of actual operative reports translated into ICD-10-PCS 

codes with exploration of insufficient versus quality 

documentation, and development of education 

strategies for incorporating ICD-10 documentation by 

surgical specialty . 

Laura Doty, RHIT, AHIMA-approved ICD-10, and Marion G. Kruse, 

RN, MBA, Consulting, FTI Healthcare Inc. 

Inpatient Coding Challenges 

versus Clinical Indicators 

3:15–4:15 p .m . 


Inpatient coding/DRG denials are ever-increasing, as we 

enter into the era of auditing . Commercial payers have 

joined the ranks of the RAC in denying claims based on 

lack of documentation to support the code assignment . 

Learn how to decrease inpatient coding/DRG denials by 

understanding clinical indications and reviewing official 

inpatient coding guidelines . We will have fun through 

healthy discussion of real coding denials . Best practice 

techniques to avoid future denials will be shared with 

the group . Come prepared to discuss! 

Donna D. Wilson, RHIA, CCS, CCDS, Senior Director, Compliance 

Concepts, Inc.; Gloryanne Bryant, RHIA, RHIT, CCS, CCDS, NCAL 

Revenue Cycle HIM, Kaiser Permanente; and Sharon Easterling, 

RHIA, CCS, MHA, Carolinas Medical Center 

Combat Audits: How to Attack Recovery Auditors 

at Every Level of Appeal 

4:15–5:15 p .m . 


As the Recovery Auditor Program (formerly known 

as the RAC program) is fully rolled out across the 

nation, more and more hospitals are feeling the brunt 

of increased denials . Recovery Auditors are currently 

finding a goldmine of errors when reviewing historical 

claims data . The time is now for provider organizations 

to focus on improving documentation, coding and 

appeal processes in order to minimize audit exposure . 

Many hospitals are still not investing the time or 

the resources necessary to efficiently succeed at the 

appeals process . This presentation will take a deep 

dive into each level in the Recovery Auditor appeal 

process and share lessons learned based on the expert 

EDUCATION 

knowledge and personal audit experience of industry 

veteran Karen Bowden . HIM attendees will hear 

anecdotal accounts of successful appeals, including a 

recent Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) hearing . The 

discussion will also include best practices and practical 

tips for attendees that significantly increase the 

likelihood of a successful appeal, potentially saving 

millions of dollars in hospital revenue . 

Karen Bowden, RHIA, Craneware InSight 

traCk 2—outpatIent 

Location: Level 4, Room E451A 

Winning the Amazing Race to ICD-10 Compliance 

1–2 p .m . 


Hear how MemorialCare (MHS), a large IDN, is 

winning the amazing race to ICD-10 compliance by 

using their ICD-10 impact assessment and key strategic 

initiatives to develop and begin their integrated 

ICD-10 Implementation Plan to include hospitals, 

medical foundations, clinics, and physicians . 

Physican alignment and revenue cycle strategies 

will be highlighted . 

Elaine Lips, RHIA, ELIPSe, Inc., and Holly Landowski, 

MemorialCare Health System 

Current OP Challenges: What Drives an 

Auditor Crazy 

2–3 p .m . 


Take a walk in the shoes of a national outpatient 

auditor and learn what recurring issues continue 

to plague and stifle your outpatient revenue cycle . 

Based on hundreds of revenue cycle meetings, your 

presenter will derive a top 10 list of timely subjects 

(coding, documentation, operations, and process) that 

challenge each and every one of us . Following the 

presentation, you will be able to apply this list to your 

internal functions to ascertain your gaps . 

Andrea Clark, RHIA, CCS, CPCHG, HRAA 


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September 29 | SATURDAY


42 

EDUCATION 

Doctor, Was It Something I Said? How to 

Effectively Work with Your Physicians 

for Positive Change 

3:15–4:15 p .m . 


This dynamic and exciting session will provide attendees 

the information they need to make their interactions 

with providers more effective . Good communication 

is key to making positive changes in any organization . 

In this ever-changing healthcare environment, being 

effective in your communication is essential! 

Melody W. Mulaik, MSHS, CPC, CPC-H, Coding Strategies, Inc. 

and Coding Metrix, Inc. 

Coding and Billing of Observation Services 

4:15–5:15 p .m . 


This session will help you recognize the appropriate 

use, coding and billing, of observational services 

according to Medicare regulations . 

Deborah Hale, CCS, CCDS, Administrative Consultant Service 

traCk 3—CaC 

Location: Level 4, 451B 

Sponsored by: 

It’s Not Just About Coding: ICD-10 through 

Intelligence-Driven Documentation 

1–2 p .m . 


Learn how one leading healthcare organization, 

Cooper University Hospital, undertook efforts to 

ensure complete integration between their key 

documentation and medical records to enable optimal 

coding, reporting, workflow management, and 

revenue capture . During this presentation, experts will 

explain why data integrity is critical at the beginning 

of the documentation process in order to ensure 

documentation improvement, coding accuracy, and 

proper reimbursement . Senior executives from Cooper 

will be joined by an HIM and Natural Language 

Understanding (NLU) expert to outline the importance 

of technologies such as speech recognition, NLU, 

and computer-assisted coding (CAC) to capture the 

meaningful and complete patient information that 

enables optimal coding, which is especially critical 

in today’s healthcare landscape and in the era of 

ICD-10 . Presentation attendees will walk away with 

tips from real-life use cases and practical advice on 

how a nationally recognized organization began the 

multi-solution integration processes with the goal of 

achieving true collaborative intelligence . 



Dr. Snehal Gandhi, Cooper university Hospital, and 

V. Jagannathan, PhD, Vice President Research, MedQuist Inc. 

Computer-Assisted Coding—Fact or Fiction, 

A Case Study 

2–3 p .m . 


Is computer-assisted coding really the magic bullet to 

increase coder quality and productivity, or just more 

marketing hype? Do the results change over time as 

coders become used to the technology? How do coders 

react to the suggested codes? Find out the results 

from an academic medical center that implemented 

computer-assisted coding . 

Amy Wood, CPC, and Cynthia Gaillard, RHIA, CCS, Health 

Information Management, yale New Haven Health Services 

Evolution of and Potential Game-Changing 

Developments in CAC 

3:15–4:15 p .m . 


CAC veteran Daniel Heinze provides an independent 

look at the evolution of CAC technology, the effects of 

the current CAC business environment on continuing 

technology development, and the potential for 

game-changing developments in the CAC market, 

and reviews what potential CAC end-users should be 

concerned about and how they can best benefit from 

CAC now and in the years to come . 

Daniel T. Heinze, PhD, Gnoetics, Inc. 

CAC with Natural Language Processing (NLP) 

Solves ICD-10 Conundrum 

4:15–5:15 p .m . 


The transition from ICD-9 to ICD-10 scheduled for 

October 2014, is creating a shift in the economics of 

medical coding . Simultaneously, physicians will be 

required to document with an unprecedented amount 

of detail, and coders at practices, hospitals, and billing 

companies will be required to learn new skills to select 

from 155,000 ICD-10 codes rather than 17,000 ICD-9 

codes . Natural language processing (NLP)-enabled 

Computer-Assisted Coding (CAC) provides a workflowfriendly 

solution with the added benefit of generating 

structured data for secondary use . 

Dr. James M. Maisel, MediSapien


Pre-Convention Workshops * 

What’s Your Thinking Style? Using Ned 

Herrmann’s Whole Brain Model for 

Effective ICD-10 Implementation 

1–5 p .m . 



Our personal thinking preferences influence our 

communication, decision-making, problem-solving, 

and management styles . By understanding your own 

particular preferences, you can gain powerful insights 

into why people do the things they do, how they may 

respond to change, and what you can do to help them 

achieve performance excellence in working together to 

implement ICD-10 effectively . 

Gloria Cotton, Gloria Cotton Consulting 

Copy Functionality 

2–5 p .m . 



As the healthcare industry continues to move toward 

an electronic health record (EHR) the amount of 

electronically created and stored information continues 

to increase . Clinical providers have become more familiar 

with the capabilities and the technology surrounding 

documentation . In return, questions about both the 

legality and integrity of the EHR also become more 

prevalent . This workshop will outline potential risks of 

copy functionality, review audit strategies, and review 

best practices for ensuring documentation integrity . 

Lou Ann Wiedemann, MS, RHIA, FAHIMA, CPEHR, Director of 

Professional Practice, AHIMA 

Document Management and Imaging — 

Supporting the EHR 

2–5 p .m . 



This workshop focuses on today’s document 

management systems (DMS) and how they are used to 

support the transition to the electronic health record 

(EHR) . The current DMS environment will be explored 

and will include topics such as retention, storage, and 

destruction and disaster and contingency planning and 

how they fit into the organization’s strategic plan . Best 

practices are provided for document imaging operational 

challenges such as turnaround times, scanning capture 

and performance monitoring, and real-world case studies 

will be shared . In addition, system design concepts such as 

integrations, workflow, implementation, and leadership 

EDUCATION 

will be discussed and attendees will leave with resources 

such as a table outlining considerations for DMS and EHR 

Points of Integration . 

Julie Dooling, RHIT, Practice Resources, AHIMA; Kathy Downing, 

MA, RHIA, CHP, PMP, Medplus, A Quest Diagnostics Company; 

James Foster, MHA, RHIA, and Jennifer Ingrassia, RHIA, Parkland 

Health and Hospital Systems; and Blake Sawyer, EDCO Health 

Information Solutions 

Privacy and Security Challenges of 

Meaningful Use 

2–5 p .m . 



The move towards greater adoption of electronic 

health records (EHRs) and electronic health information 

exchange (HIE) comes with a variety of challenges, not 

the least of which are new issues surrounding privacy 

and security . This workshop will focus on the myriad 

privacy and security issues raised by participation in the 

meaningful use program, offering practical strategies 

for HIPAA compliance . Topics include patient access 

to EHR information under meaningful use, and how 

this relates to the right of access under HIPAA, how 

the adoption of certified EHR technology impacts 

compliance with the Security Rule, and how HIE for 

purposes of meaningful use will require a number of 

steps for compliance with HIPAA . 

Adam Greene, JD, MPH, and Jane Eckels, JD, Partner, 

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP 

*Not included in convention registration. Additional fees apply. 



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SATURDAY | September 29 

44 

EDUCATION 

otHer eVents 



8 a .m .–5 p .m . 

CHDA Exam Prep Workshop * 

8 a .m .–4 p .m . 


Privacy and Security Institute * 

8 a .m .–3:30 p .m . 





AHIMA House of Delegates 

(Recommended for all delegates) 

Location: Hyatt Regency Chicago, Grand Ballroom 

5:30–6:30 p .m . 

Educational Site Visit 

Location: Cermak Health Services of Cook County, 

1–4 p.m. 

please meet the shuttle 15 minutes prior to posted departure time.


SuNDAy, SEPTEMBER 30 

8 a .m .–5 p .m . 

Breakfast Sponsored by: 

Clinical Coding Meeting 



General Session Sponsored by: 

Implementation and Strategy of Converting 

ICD-9-CM into ICD-10-CM/PCS: 

The Case of a Regional Hospital in Taiwan 

8:30–10 a .m . 


Come gain a global perspective on ICD-10 and a 

regional hospital’s implementation strategy . 

Kuei Chen Cheng, St. Martin Hospital 

Emerging Roles for Coders— 

New Opportunities in the ICD-10 Environment 

10:15 a .m .–12 noon 


ICD-10 implementation will change the HIM coder’s 

role . With the advent of a more granular classification 

and the use of computer-assisted coding tools, the 

HIM coder will need to expand critical thinking skills, 

focus on output as well as input and also identify other 

opportunities for enhancing their role in revenue 

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integrity . This session will identify opportunities for 

HIM coders to expand horizons and comfort zones 

and also provide skill sets for emerging roles in charge 

capture, coding, and revenue integrity . 

Nancy Hirschl, CCS, Hirschl and Associates 

traCk 1—InpatIent 


Best Practices for Clinical Documentation 

Improvement: Techniques and Technologies 

1–2 p .m . 


Clinical documentation improvement is key to clear, 

accurate, concise, and concurrent documentation . As 

hospitals evolve into electronic medical records versus 

paper, and strive to achieve an efficient transition to 

ICD-10, maintaining good documentation and data 

integrity is key to a successful workflow process, 

Presented by an experienced physician and an HIM 

manager, you’re sure to pick up some tips and tricks 

for setting up or maintaining a best practice level CDI 

program today . 

Darice Grzybowski, MA, RHIA, FAHIMA, HIMentors, LLC, and 

Dr. Jon L. Elion, President, ChartWise Medical Systems Inc., 


September 30 | SUNDAY 

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SUNDAY | September 30 

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EDUCATION 

Coding for Multiple Procedures in ICD-10-PCS 

2–3 p .m . 


By attending, the coder will gain knowledge they can 

take back and apply and begin using with their most 

common procedures to identify lack of documentation, 

or need for additional knowledge in A&P and 

understanding of how procedures are performed in 

order to determine the appropriate coding . It will also 

begin a dialogue on pitfalls with the current draft 

guidelines so we can question the lack of guidance 

with the various scenarios we may see with the 

implementation of ICD-10-PCS . 

Jennifer E. Avery, CCS, CPC-H, CPC, CPC-I, AHIMA-Approved 

ICD-10 Trainer, Live Events, HCPro, Inc. 

ICD-10 MS-DRGs from the Inside-Out 

3:15–4:15 p .m . 


This presentation provides an overview of the ICD-10 

MS-DRG methodology and discusses how seemingly 

harmless coding differences may have a significant 

effect on reimbursement . Attendees will also learn 

about changes to MS-DRG definitions, the impact of 

code clusters, differences in CC/MCCs, and the effect 

of these changes on the coding process . 

Claire Kapilow, MSM, Regulatory Affairs, and Cheryl D’Amato, 

RHIT, CCS, Health Information Management, OptumInsight 

traCk 2—pHysICIan 


Stay Focused: Ease the Transition to ICD-10 in 


1–2 p .m . 


When it comes to implementing ICD-10 in physician 

practices, where should you be right now? This session 

offers you the details necessary to assess your practice 

needs and identify potential risk areas that may 

result in reduced or lost revenue . Keep your practice 

focused on the successful implementation of ICD-10 by 

attending this valuable session . 

Cheryl Gregg Fahrenholz, RHIA, CCS-P, Preferred Healthcare 

Solutions, LLC 

Decipher the Details of ICD-10 Documentation 

2–3 p .m . 


All areas of preparation are important to a successful 

transition to ICD-10-CM/PCS, but ensuring detailed 



physician documentation is vital to the correct 

assignment of the new codes and continued 

profitability . Attend this program to learn the 

information needed from the various physician 

specialties, why this information is vital to code 

assignment, and how to reduce unnecessary queries 

through physician education . 

Lynn Kuehn, RHIA, CCS-P, FAHIMA, Kuehn Consulting, LLC 

The Voluntary Disclosure Option for Practitioners 

and Organizations—Find the Issues Before They 

Find You 

3:15–4:15 p .m . 


This presentation focuses on the importance of the 

role of HIM staff, coders, and office managers and their 

coding expertise to help avoid billing issues 

and emphasize—as the first-line professionals to 

become aware of a potential issue for billing and 

coding—how to report, prevent, and address potential 

compliance concerns . 

Lyn Chew, RN, MBA, CPC, CPC-H, CHC, LNHA, Compliance 

Concepts, Inc. 

traCk 3—HIM ManageMent 


Outsourced Coding 101 

1–2 p .m . 


Outsourcing your coding may be one of the most 

important decisions you are involved in as a manager . 

This session will outline the concepts, pros and cons, 

and operational considerations, and provide you 

with tools to assess whether coding outsourcing is 

appropriate for your organization . 

Karen M. Karban, RHIT, CCS, M*Modal 

Beyond HACs: Why POA Is Becoming Imperative 

to Get Correct 

2–3 p .m . 


Getting the present-on-admission qualifier on all 

conditions is becoming imperative to ensure accurate 

public reporting of a facility’s quality scores and a 

facility’s financial stability . Come to this presentation 

to gain an understanding of how POA is important 

beyond HAC documentation, and learn strategies to 

improve the accuracy of POA from your providers . 

Nancy Rae Ignatowicz, RN, MBA, CCDS, NRM


Our Facilities’ ICD-10 CDI Preparation Efforts 

3:15–4:15 p .m . 


IASIS Healthcare is a for-profit community healthcare 

system . We have 20 facilities in seven states . We 

will begin the presentation by reviewing our ICD- 

10 education plan for our coders, CDI specialist, and 

physicians . We will then review the top diagnoses 

and procedures for our facilities and the clinical 

documentation risk areas we identified during our ICD- 

10 preparation efforts . We will share our CDI concerns 

as we transition to ICD-10 . We will also analyze the 

potential impact incomplete documentation can have 

on MS-DRG assignment and share trends we have 

identified once we implemented dual ICD-9-CM/ICD-10 

coding in our facilities . 

Leigh Poland, RHIA, CCS, Corporate—HIM Operations, 

IASIS Healthcare 

Pre-Convention Workshops * 

Establishing a Data Governance Structure for an 

Integrated Health System 

9 a .m .–12 noon 



Institutions are faced with the pressing need to 

standardize their data in order to meet the regulatory 

reporting mandates and participate in the incentive 

programs . Effective data governance is the key to 

standardization processes . Come hear about the 

best practices for establishing an effective data 

governance structure and successful techniques to drive 

implementation of a standardized EHR . Practical tips for 

defining standardized queries and developing a catalog 

of queries and communication techniques to facilitate 

cross-functional system-wide adoption will be discussed . 

Susan R. Bradshaw, Associate, Vice President, Office of Data 

Metrics, Health System Informatics, Scott and White Healthcare 

Implementing Computer-Assisted Coding in 

Preparation for ICD-10 

9 a .m .–12 noon 



Learn how computer-assisted coding (CAC) technology 

can be used to address current and future coding 

issues . Hear how this coder productivity tool will 

positively impact the industry and how technology 

can improve workflow, consistency, and revenue cycle 

management . We will discuss why an organization 

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should consider CAC and some of the benefits early 

adopters of CAC have experienced with both inpatient 

and outpatient coding . 

Heather Eminger, CAC Product Manager, Dolbey, and 

Christel Chuderewicz, Butler Health System 

Preparing for ICD-10: Strategies for Revenue 

Retention, Training, and Compliance 

9 a .m .–12 noon 



Capitalize on this opportunity to hear a large 

healthcare provider’s journey toward successful ICD-10 

implementation in 2013 . Cedars-Sinai Health System 

(CSHS) began discussing ICD-10 implementation in June 

2010 . Through early executive acceptance and active 

project management, the organization has developed 

a comprehensive implementation strategy and actively 

executed it since early 2011 . This session shares the 

strategy, project development, and subsequent 

execution to date . CSHS has engaged in detailed data 

analytics through software acquisition and use, and has 

committed to an extensive training plan that includes 

dual coding for a period of more than 12 months prior 

to the implementation deadline . This interactive session 

illustrates the need for an active multidisciplinary 

approach for this major healthcare initiative . 

Thea Campbell, MBA, RHIA, Health Information Department, 

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center 

TurboCharge Your HIM Career 

9 a .m .–12 noon 



Your career is a valuable asset, and managing it 

may keep you working today—but how can you 

“TurboCharge” your health information management 

(HIM) career and keep yourself on recruiters’ minds 

while they look for the next HIM leader? At any stage 

of your HIM career, you can incorporate these career 

management strategies to keep the job you have, and, 

when the time is right, move into the job you want . 

Brenda Johnson, Principal Consultant, Human 

Resources Consulting 



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September 30 | SUNDAY

SUNDAY | September 30 

48 

EDUCATION 

CAC: Hope or Hype? OhioHealth’s Experience 

with Computer-Assisted Coding 

2–5 p .m . 



With increasing demands on outpatient coders, more 

HIM leaders are looking to computer-assisted coding 

(CAC) as a solution to improve productivity . See how 

OhioHealth, an eight-facility system in central Ohio, 

determined the right CAC fit for their coders and how 

it led to coding productivity increases of greater than 

100 percent without sacrificing coding accuracy . 

Diane Setty, RHIA, CPHQ, Health Information Managment, 

OhioHealth; Lorri Luciano, RHIA, OptumInsight 

Querying for ICD-10 

2–5 p .m . 

Location: Level 2, 253C 


How robust is your current query process? What is 

the volume of records on bill hold pending a query 

response? What is your physician response rate? CDI 

and coding departments need to review their current 

physician education and query processes now as ICD-10 

implementation is likely to increase the volume and 

complexities of queries . Can your organization afford 

more cases on bill hold pending a query response 

when coder productivity is expected to decrease with 

ICD-10 implementation? Now is the time to develop 

a physician education plan, review existing query 

templates, and design new templates that facilitate 

accurate documentation for ICD-10 . Expect a discussion 

of the anticipated impact of ICD-10 on the volume 

of queries and possible solutions and strategies to 

minimize days on bill hold pending a query response . 

Cheryl E. Ericson, MS, RN, Association of Clinical Documentation 

Improvement Specialists (ACDIS) 

The Foundation for Health Information 

Governance: Records and Information 

Management 

2–5 p .m . 

Location: Level 2, 253A 


Transforming records and information management 

processes, policies, and structures is a critical mission 

for HIM professionals in leadership roles . No other 

topic is more foundational or vexing for today’s HIM 

leaders, who see what’s not working, but either aren’t 

sure how to advance system-level change or are finding 

resistance in convincing others of the need for new 

approaches . This workshop is designed for HIM leaders 



who know that transformational change is needed and 

would benefit from an advanced learning opportunity 

with colleagues facing the same challenges . Experts 

from Cohasset Associates team with well-known HIM 

thought leaders to offer a first-ever workshop on 

improving the programs, processes, and systems to 

advance records and information management . 

Linda Kloss, RHIA, FAHIMA, CAE, Kloss Strategic Advisors, 

Ltd;, Deborah Kohn, MPH, RHIA, FACHE, CPHIMS, Dak Systems 

Consulting; and Robert F. Williams, and Marcy Zweerink, 

Cohasset Associates, Inc. 

The Reality of ICD-10—Understanding and 

Preparing for the Impact of the Transition 

2–5 p .m . 



ICD-10 brings changes to MS-DRG assignment . Some 

discharges will change from one MS-DRG to another 

based on inherent differences in ICD-10, changes to 

Official Coding Guidelines, and specificity of coding . 

We’ll discuss actual findings regarding impact of 

conversion, and review case study facts of how some 

health systems are developing a comprehensive, datadriven 

impact analysis to best prepare for ICD-10 . 

Seth A. Avery, JD, CPA, CEO, and Abner Brignoni, CCS, Director 

Clinical Analytics, AppRev


otHer eVents 


8 a .m .–5 p .m . 


CHDA Exam Prep Workshop * 

8 a .m .–3 p .m . 


Privacy and Security Institute * 

8:30 a .m .–2 p .m . 


AHIMA House of Delegates 

(Recommended for all delegates) 

Location: Hyatt Regency Chicago, Grand Ballroom, 

151 E. Wacker Dr. 

8:30 a .m .–12 noon House of Delegates Meeting 

12 noon–1 p .m . Delegate Lunch (Delegates only) 

1–5 p .m . House of Delegates Meeting 

Student Academy 

8:30 a .m .–2 p .m . 

Location: Hyatt Regency, Plaza Ballroom, East Tower, 

Educational Site Visit * 

1–4 p .m . 

Location: Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago 

please meet the shuttle 15 minutes prior to posted departure time. 

Welcome Reception on the Exhibit Hall Floor 

5:30–7:30 p .m . 

Sponsored by: 

First Timers Open House 

4:30–5:30 p .m . 


CoP Meet Up 

6–7 p .m . 

Location: Level 2, AHIMA Exhibit Booth #1155 

Product World 

9:30 a .m .–5 p .m . 

Location: Level 3, E350/E351 

Participating Companies 

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HealthPort | 9:30–10:30 a .m . 

Healthcare Reform and HIM: What’s the Effect? 

HealthPort | 11 a .m .–12 noon 

Data Governance 

Iatric Systems | 1–2 p .m . 

Privacy Audit Reporting with Security Audit Manager 

M*Modal | 2:30–3:30 p .m . 

Coding and ICD-10: More than CAC 

M*Modal | 4–5 p .m . 

The Future of CDI 

Room E351 

Precyse | 1–2 p .m . 

Optimyze Your Coding Process with Precyse 

Precyse and HealthStream | 2:30–3:30 p .m . 

Realyze Your ICD-10 Transition with Precyse and 

HealthStream 

Precyse and HealthStream | 4–5 p .m . 

Realyze Your ICD-10 Transition with Precyse and 




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September 30 | SUNDAY

MONDAY | October 1 

50 

EDUCATION 

MONDAy, OCTOBER 1 


8:30–11:30 a .m . 

Location: Arie Crown Theater, McCormick Place Lakeside 

Portions Sponsored by: 

8:30–10:30 a.m. 

Special Opening and Welcome 

“Dream Big: Creating the Future” 

AHIMA’s members must be recognized as leaders in the 

governance of health information . We must prepare 

ourselves to be the best in this arena and we must take 

action to make it happen . Hear from AHIMA’s 2012 

Board Chairman/President and AHIMA’s CEO about what 

the Association has accomplished since our last annual 

meeting, how AHIMA is investing resources to help your 

individual career dreams come true and learn about 

the stories of four AHIMA members whose real-world 

experience reflects the direction of our profession . 

Patty Thierry Sheridan, 

MBA, RHIA, FAHIMA, 

2012 AHIMA President 

Lynne Thomas Gordon, 

MBA, RHIA, FACHE, 

CAE, AHIMA CEO 

AHIMA Triumph Awards 

Sponsored by: 

Federal Update 

Joy Pritts, Chief Privacy Officer, Office 

of the National Coordinator for Health 

Information Technology 

As Chief Privacy Officer for ONC, Joy 

Pritts will present important information 



related to the HIM field . Ms . Pritts joined the ONC, 

Department of Health & Human Services in February 

2010 . In this role she provides critical advice to the 

Secretary and the National Coordinator in developing 

and implementing ONC’s privacy and security programs 

under HITECH . She works closely with the Office for 

Civil Rights and other operating divisions of HHS, as well 

as with other government agencies to help ensure a 

coordinated approach to key privacy and security issues . 

Pritts has an extensive background in confidentiality 

laws including the HIPAA Privacy Rule, federal alcohol 

and substance abuse treatment confidentiality laws, the 

Common Rule governing federally funded research, and 

state health information privacy laws . 

10:30–10:45 a.m. 

Break 

10:45–11:30 a.m. 

“Healthcare Leadership: Thoughts From 

My Foxhole .” 

Major General David Rubenstein, 

FACHE 

General Rubenstein will present 

an interactive dialogue that leads 

participants to consider the leadership 

development of themselves and their 

teammates, and to apply tools that address leader and 

mentor development . 

Among his many professional accomplishments, David 

Rubenstein is a retired Army Major General who has 

excelled as a leader at all levels of the Army Medical 

Department . He ended his 35-year Army career as 

Commanding General of the Army Medical Department 

Center & School and, concurrently, Chief of the Army 

Medical Service Corps . His credentials include being 

a board-certified healthcare executive and past 

chairman of the 37,000 member American College of 

Healthcare Executives .



aCaDeMIC anD workForCe Issues 


The Complexities of the Cancer Registry 

12:45–1:45 p .m . 


The need for cancer registrars continues to grow as 

the demand for quality data management likewise 

increases . The recruitment and retention of cancer 

registry professionals presents unique challenges as 

standard-setting organizations raise the bar for quality 

of care and treatment outcomes . Interested members 

are invited to attend and discover the hottest topics and 

issues challenging cancer registry today . Take advantage 

of this opportunity to network and learn from 

experienced cancer registry professionals as they share 

their assessment of current and future challenges . 

Donna M. Gress, RHIT, CTR, Chair, NCRA Education Foundation 

CCHIIM: Best Practices for Professional Voluntary 

Certification in the Context of Current and 

Future Health Information Workforce 

Development Initiatives 

3:15–4:15 p .m . 


CCHIIM: Best Practices for Professional Voluntary 

Certification in the Context of Current and Future 

Health Information Workforce Development Initiatives 

The presentation will be relevant for all potential 

candidates of AHIMA certification exams, all current 

AHIMA certificants, as well as employers that currently 

employ or are seeking to hire AHIMA-certified 

professionals in the future . 

Mike Niederpruem, MS, CAE, VP, Certifications, AHIMA; Amanda 

King, MHIIM, RHIA, Qsource, and Mari Pirie-St. Pierre, RHIA, HIM, 

St. Lawrence Psychiatric Center 

Reality 2016 Open Forum 

4:30–5:30 p .m . 










and discussions with stakeholders . Join us at this 

forum to learn about the core tenets of Reality 2016 . 

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Lynn Kuehn, MS, RHIA, CCS-P, FAHIMA, Kuehn Consulting, 

LLC; Cindy Zak, MS, RHIA, PMP, yale New Haven Hospital; Bill 

Rudman, PhD, RHIA, Executive Director, AHIMA Foundation 

aCCountable Care organIzatIons 


Countdown to Accountable Care: 

Using Data Analytics to Implement New 

Payment Methodologies 

12:45–1:45 p .m . 


Healthcare evolution is being powered by new 

payment methodologies, infrastructures, ICD-10, 

and electronic records . Developing accountable 

care infrastructures requires business strategies 

that leverage the detail of ICD-10 by linking clinical 

outcomes with financial performance . ICD-10 

conversion and translation strategies must support 

these new payment methodologies and cannot be 

limited to today’s infrastructure . For example, bundled 

payment claims will be processed across providers such 

as hospitals, physicians, long-term care, and visiting 

nurses . To date, most ICD-10 conversion and translation 

approaches are scoped to single providers and payers 

and the current payment methodologies . The evolving 

role of HIM professionals and the emergence of 

the chief knowledge officer become increasingly 

important to understand the data flow throughout the 

continuum of care . Real-time data and retrospective 

analysis lead the way to a flawless ICD-10 conversion 

and translation strategy . 

Caroline Piselli, RN, MBA, FACHE, 3M Health Information Systems 

The Data-Driven ACO 

3:15–4:15 p .m . 


This session provides attendees with key processes, 

systems, and outcomes in a hospital-led effort to create 

an accountable care infrastructure . Attendees gain or 

enhance understanding of the specific components 

of an accountable care infrastructure and the specific 

goals they support . Presenters address updated 

regulations on the Shared Savings Model as defined 

by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the 

pioneer ACO program . Attendees learn to incorporate 

the presented ideas, strategies, and tools into their 

own hospital accountable care strategies . Case studies 

of successful organizations are used as examples of 

presented concepts . 

Robert Tennant, CPHIT, CPEHR, Encore Health Resources, LLC 



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EDUCATION 

Accountable Care: New Processes and 

Workforce Roles 

4:30–5:30 p .m . 


Accountable care organizations, bundled payment 

models, patient population management, and 

improvements in continuity of care through HIM and 

analytics are key elements in solving the healthcare 

crisis in the United States . They are required to drive 

the delivery model from a focus on volume to a 

focus on value . This presentation provides a context 

for understanding the elements of accountable care 

models and their relationship to the HIT infrastructure 

and meaningful use requirements . The results of 

primary qualitative research and an extensive literature 

review are presented to identify new skill-sets and 

workforce roles required in this evolving delivery 

model . This will change and expand health information 

management (HIM) and healthcare informatics 

curriculum, training, demand for skilled workers, and 

the career potential for HIM professionals . These roles 

are critical to lowering costs, improving patient care, 

improving patient quality of life, and funding a ROI on 

the infrastructure investment . 

Gary Ozanich, PhD, Center for Applied Informatics, Northern 

Kentucky university/Kentucky Health Information Exchange 

eMergIng teCHnology 


Taking the Guesswork out of CDI: The Case 

for NLP-automated Clinical Documentation 

Improvement 

12:45–1:45 p .m . 


Clinical documentation improvement (CDI) automated 

by natural language processing (NLP) is a solution with 

tremendous potential . Using NLP-automated processes, 

every chart is reviewed, leading to more issues 

discovered and more potential revenue uncovered . In 

this session, HIM leaders learn how NLP technology 

applies to time- and resource-intensive CDI processes, 

as well as what variables to consider as they weigh the 

benefits and risks of NLP-powered CDI . 

Mark Morsch, MS, Vice President of Technology 



Enabling Software Technologies for Mobile 

Healthcare Solutions 

3:15–4:15 p .m . 


This session focuses on the critical enabling 

technologies for mobile healthcare, including security 

services, mobile device management, rich user interface 

components, and HL7 XML implementations . The 

session will provide practical reviews of architecture 

and implementation for achieving successful mobile 

healthcare application development and deployment . 

The final part of the session features a case study on 

the successful design and development of a mobile 

home healthcare solution . 

Russell Hertzberg, Vice-President, Saas, Mobility and ISV 

Solutions, SoftServe, Inc. 

EHR Certification: What Do Healthcare Providers 

Really Need to Support Safe Patient Care? 

4:30–5:30 p .m . 


The 2011 report released by the Institute of Medicine 

(IOM) clearly spelled out the need for monitoring 

patient safety problems associated with the use of 

electronic health records (EHRs) and underscored 

the need to assess both the technology itself 

and implementation and appropriate use of the 

technology . The Department of Health and Human 

Services (HHS) and the Office of the National 

Coordinator (ONC) committed to implementing 

monitoring programs by the end of 2012, and act on a 

number of other recommendations from that report . 

In the interim, it’s worth looking at what we know 

now about providing safe care, and ensuring both our 

current EHR systems and our implementation of those 

systems are optimally designed to support safe care 

processes . This presentation explores what assurance 

EHR certification programs grant providers as they 

evaluate EHR systems supporting safe patient care . It 

also discusses what steps providers must take in the 

implementation of those systems to optimize the use 

of their EHR systems . 

Alisa Ray, MHA, Certification for Healthcare Information 

Technology (CCHIT)


HealtH InForMatIon exCHange 


Department of Veterans Affair’s Virtual Lifetime 

Electronic Record and the Nationwide Health 

Information Network—Our Journey Continues 

12:45–1:45 p .m . 


In spring 2009, President Obama announced plans to 

create a joint Virtual Lifetime Electronic Record (VLER) 

to improve care and services between the Department 

of Veterans Affairs (VA), the Department of Defense 

(DoD), and the private sector . VA first reported on the 

project’s progress last year at AHIMA’s 83rd Convention 

and Exhibit . This session will provide an update from 

the Voluntary Hospitals of America’s (VHA) perspective 

of the VLER Health project, which leverages the NwHIN 

to securely exchange health information between VA, 

DoD, and private sector partners delivering care to service 

members and veterans . Through several VLER Health 

Community pilot sites, VA staff members have successfully 

demonstrated the ability to exchange health information 

over a secure Internet connection, creating a summary of 

care record (critical health information) that providers can 

access rapidly at the point of care . Come hear about the 

current status of VLER Health within the VA healthcare 

system and an update on our successes, challenges and 

valuable lessons learned! 

Jennifer Teal, MS, RHIA, CPC, and Peggy Pugh, RN, CIPP/G, CPC, 

CPC-H, CCP, Veterans Health Administration, Office of Informatics 

and Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs 

Beacon Community of the Inland Northwest 

3:15–4:15 p .m . 


Beacon Community of the Inland Northwest is one 

of only 17 Beacon Community health information 

exchanges (HIE) in the Office of the National 

Coordinator’s (ONC’s) Beacon Community Program . 

ONC measures the success of Beacon Communities 

against specific improvement goals in quality relative 

to the needs and priorities of each community . 

With its health information exchange infrastructure 

in place, active participation by a wide range of 

stakeholders, and connections that span rural and 

urban communities across 14 counties in eastern 

Washington and northern Idaho, BCIN’s story provides 

a model for other organizations to follow as they look 

to establish HIEs and use the technology to improve 

patient outcomes . 

Jac Davies, MS, MPH, Beacon Community for the 

Inland Northwest 

EDUCATION 

The Prospect of HIE as an IT Platform 

4:30–5:30 p .m . 


As a result of Federal ARRA stimulus funding, health 

information exchanges (HIEs) are being established 

in a number of states . A number of different HIE 

models are being deployed, with varying degrees 

of authority to promulgate statewide regulations 

affecting the collection, storage, disclosure, and 

exchange of electronic records containing protected 

health information (PHI) . This presentation will provide 

a survey of the emerging HIE environment across the 

US, and explore the role of state-level HIEs in the 

“compliance continuum,” composed of federal, state, 

and local government licensing and enforcement 

authorities, local and regional HIEs, healthcare 

organizations, industry associations, standards 

organizations, and private sector litigants 

Mark Chudzinski, JD, MBA, Illinois Office of Health 

Information Technology 

ICD-10 

Location: Level 3, Lakeside Ballroom, E354B 

Sponsored by: 

So Much Training, so Little Time: Training the 

Entire HIM Department in 12 Months 

12:45–1:45 p .m . 


Did your organization delay ICD-10 training until 

2013? Are you running behind schedule and trying 

desperately to catch up? If so, this session is for you . 

This session explores the 10 steps for successful HIM 

department and coder training from a time-starved 

perspective . From assessing departmental readiness 

to selecting a training partner, speakers present 

valuable directives for each step of the process . Finally, 

important resource lists and time-saving suggestions 

are shared . Attend this session and catch up! 

Elizabeth Stewart, RHIA, CCS, CRCA, HRS Coding 



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EDUCATION 

The Good, the Bad, the Reality: Lessons from 

the Frontlines of ICD-10 Implementation 

3:15–4:15 p .m . 


The transition to the ICD-10 coding set presents 

opportunities, benefits, and challenges that 

providers should address across their organizations . 

Many healthcare organizations are deep into their 

implementations . This presentation will convene a 

panel of providers to discuss where they are in their 

implementations, including lessons learned, leading 

practices, creative learning solutions and primary 

challenges that have emerged, and key areas where 

they expect to focus throughout 

their implementations . 

Christine Armstrong, RHIA, Deloitte Consulting; Danielle Reno, 

MHA, CHC, CCS, CCS-P, Sutter ICD-10 Program, Sutter Health; 

Rosanne Whitehouse, MPH, Health Information Management, 

university of Michigan Health System; and Gary Perrizo, Finance, 

Vanderbilt university Medical Center 

ICD-10 Round Table 

4:30–5:30 p .m . 


AHIMA HIM Solutions members Melanie Endicott and 

Angie Comfort will facilitate a roundtable discussion 

touching on current issues relevant to ICD-10 . 

Melanie Endicott, MBA/HCM, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, Director, 

Professional Practice; and Angie Comfort, RHIT, CCS, Director of 

Professional Practice, AHIMA 

leaDersHIp transForMatIon 


Transforming Quality Leadership: Positioning the 

HIM Professional as an Organizational Asset in 

the Post-healthcare Reform Era 

12:45–1:45 p .m . 


This session challenges HIM professionals to take 

on a greater role in performance measurement 

and improvement, a key component in a valuedriven 

healthcare delivery system . Attendees will be 

provided with hands-on tools to build upon their 

HIM foundation and add new competencies to their 

professional portfolio so they can be considered a 

transformational quality leader . 

Matthew D. Schuller, MS, RHIA, Office of Clinical Affairs, 

BlueCross BlueShield Association, and Deborah J. Donovan, 

MS, RHIA, Provider Quality Performance Management, 

Highmark BCBS 



If You Want to Be at the Head of the Table… 

You Have to Be Sitting There First 

3:15–4:15 p .m . 


Women make up 75 percent of the healthcare workforce, 

yet they still remain underrepresented in top positions 

in healthcare . Analysis reporting reveals that only 12 

percent of hospital CEO positions are held by women . 

How do we change this? Dr . Merida Johns will take you 

on an intrapersonal journey that challenges you to step 

up, take action, and make a difference . 

Merida Johns, PhD, RHIA, President, The Monarch Center for 

Women’s Leadership Development 

Role Changes for Health Information Services: 

Strategies for Expanding Your Boundaries 

4:30–5:30 p .m . 

Location: 


This is a hands-on, roll-up your sleeves approach on 

how to get more involved in organizational activities 

somewhat related to HIM but slightly outside of our 

current scope of work . Today HIM can be viewed as 

being interrelated to almost every process involving 

health information and how it is used or managed . 

In other words, the sky is the limit! All you need to 

do is look around and you will find organizational 

system, process, or even program gaps that need 

filling, and which could be filled by health information 

professionals! 

Deborah Adair, MPH, MS, RHIA, Massachusetts General Hospital 

obserVatIon serVICes 


Development of an In-House Physician 

Advisory Group: Observation versus Inpatient 

Admission Review 

12:45–1:45 p .m . 


In the era or RACs, MACs, and MICs, hospitals 

and physicians are looking closely at admission 

documentation and orders . CMS levels of service 

include outpatient, observation and inpatient . Case 

managers and physician advisors audit records for 

the appropriateness of the level of care selected . This 

presentation will review the role of case management 

and physician advisors . Utilizing simulated case reviews, 

we will discuss the early experiences of the Physician 

Advisory Team at Spartanburg Regional Hospital . 

Dr. Ginger B. Boyle, CCS, CCS-P, Family Medicine, Spartanburg 

Regional Healthcare System


The “Ins and Outs” of Observation Status 

3:15–4:15 p .m . 


Hospital observation status is one of those big black 

holes that many in healthcare try to avoid or ignore . 

But observation status has significant impact on 

revenue, billing compliance, and patient outcomes . 

The rules and regulations regarding observation status 

are as clear as mud . With continued scrutiny from 

payers and the crunch of reducing Medicare revenue, 

hospitals must dig deep and implement observation 

status best practices . This session will identify best 

practices in observation status utilization, charge 

capture, and coding and will provide risk and reward 

strategic planning . 

Cheryl Staley, RHIA, CCS, AHIMA-Approved ICD-10 Trainer, and 

Nancy Hirschl, CCS, Hirschl and Associates 

Observation Services Round Table 

4:30–5:30 p .m . 


AHIMA HIM Solutions members will facilitate a 

roundtable discussion touching on current issues 

relevant to Observation Services . 

prIVaCy anD seCurIty 

Location: Level 3, Lakeside Ballroom, E354A 

HIPAA Privacy and Security Audits 

12:45–1:45 p .m . 


The HHS Office of Civil Rights (OCR) has launched its 

new HIPAA privacy and security audit program . The first 

phase of the program entails the audits of 150 covered 

entities beginning in November 2011, and continuing 

over the course of calendar year 2012 . OCR will use the 

audit program to assess HIPAA compliance efforts by a 

range of covered entities and OCR states that the audits 

“present a new opportunity to examine mechanisms 

for compliance, identify best practices and discover 

risks and vulnerabilities that may not have come to 

light through OCR’s ongoing complaint investigations 

and compliance reviews .” This webinar will provide a 

detailed discussion of these HIPAA audits and provide 

suggestions on how to prepare for an audit . 

Allen Killworth, Bricker and Eckler, LLP 

EDUCATION 

Marketing and Fundraising under HIPAA/HITECH 

3:15–4:15 p .m . 


Too scared to say “yes” to marketing and fundraising 

because you don’t understand the rule? This 

presentation will provide you with the information you 

need to make sound decisions about marketing and 

fundraising under HIPAA/HITECH . Real-life case studies 

and best practices will help you confidently respond to 

requests to provide protected health information for 

the purpose of marketing or fundraising . 

Mary Poulson, RHIT, MA, CHC, CHPC, MEDNAX, and Scott 

Edelstein, JD, MPA, Squire Sanders (uS) LLP 

Identification and Management of Sensitive 

Patient Information 

4:30–5:30 p .m . 


Covered Entities are faced with a critical challenge, 

how to share clinical information with authorized 

providers and at the same time ensure the protection 

of sensitive patient information as required by 

federal, state, local, and institutional regulations . 

The deployment of health information exchanges 

to facilitate the meaningful use requirements of the 

HITECH Act forces covered entities to deal with data 

segmentation, privacy laws, and patient consent . 

This session focuses on the nature of the federal 

and state regulations that require specific types of 

patient information to be sequestered unless specific 

patient consent has been obtained . Specifically, 

the ability to identify sensitive information based 

on both structured and unstructured data is one of 

the key requirements to establish the relevant data 

segmentation required to meet the federal and state 

regulations governing its release, while addressing 

the trust expectation on the part of the patient that 

providers will protect this information . The presenters 

will review their experience in identifying, segmenting, 

and sequestering sensitive patient data for a major 

healthcare delivery system . 

Beth Juliano, MHA, RHIA, Health Information Management, 

Virtua, and Robert Dieterle, EnableCare, LLC 



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EDUCATION 

otHer eVents 


8 a .m .–5 p .m . 


Networking Breakfasts * 

7–8 a .m . 

Location: Level 2, Rooms E271A and 271B 

ICD-10: Reenergizing Your Implementation Plan 

Mobile Devices: Do You Know Where Your 

Information is? 

Sponsored by: 


11:30 a .m .–4:30 p .m . 

Location: Hall D1, Level 3 


Educational Site Visits * 

9–11 a .m . and 1–3 p .m . 


Location: Northwestern Memorial Hospital 

1–4 p .m . 

Location: Rush university Medical Center 


AOE Workforce Luncheon 

11:45 a .m .–1:45 p .m . 


Publisher’s Workshop 

1–3 p .m . 


Educators Forum: Partnering with the Patient 

3:15–5:30 p .m . 


*Not included in convention registration. Additional fees required.


LTC/Rehab Forum: Analyzing ICD-10 and 

Documentation Requirements in LTC 

1–2:30 p .m . 


Physician Practice Forum: Critical Issues in 


1–2:30 p .m . 


2012 Behavioral Health: Meeting Challenges 

for HIM Professionals in Today’s Behavioral 

Healthcare Environment 

1–2:30 p .m . 


Advocacy Forum: Realizing the Value in Today’s 

HIM Environment 

3–4:30 p .m . 


Critical Access Hospitals Forum 

3–4:30 p .m . 


EDUCATION 

Cancer Registry Forum: Cancer Registry Hot 

Topics and Issues 

3–4:30 p .m . 


Alumni Receptions 

6–7:30 p .m . 


International VIP Reception 


6–7 p .m . 



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October 1 | MONDAY

TUESDAY | October 2 

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EDUCATION 

TuESDAy, OCTOBER 2 


8:30–11:30 a .m . 

Location: Arie Crown Theater, McCormick Place Lakeside 

Portions Sponsored by: 

8:30–10a.m. 

Special Opening 


Corporate Awards 

“What Pirates Can Teach us About 

Revolutionizing Healthcare through Innovation” 

Wil yu, Senior Advisor, Innovation City and County of 

San Francisco 

In this creative presentation Mr . Yu 

will share his insight on the efforts to 

develop innovative healthcare . As a 

professional, Yu has led nationwide 

healthcare innovation efforts for the 

US through the Department of Health 

and Human Services . He headed 

several innovation grant programs 

and created the “Investing in Innovations” program, i2, 

which utilizes prizes and challenges to spur early stage 

innovations and community building . 

Yu co-founded the Federal mHealth Collaborative, 

advancing the development of national mHealth 

policies and programs . He has led several efforts at the 

intersection of games and gaming in healthcare and is 

on the HHS Innovation Council 


10–10:15 a.m. 

Break 

10:15–11:30 a.m. 

Incoming Presidential Address 

Kathleen Frawley, JD, MS, RHIA, FAHIMA, 

2013 Incoming AHIMA President 


AHIMA Foundation Thought 

Leaders Lecture Series: 

“Designed to Adapt: Building Success and 

Innovation in 21st Century 

Healthcare” 

John W. Kenagy, MD, MPA, ScD, FACS, Author 

Dr . John Kenagy knows healthcare 

as a physician, health care executive, 

Harvard Business School Visiting 

Scholar, writer, advisor, and, most 

importantly, as a patient, once critically injured with a 

broken neck . His message is simple and straightforward: 

“Thriving in 21st Century healthcare means providing 

more and better care and continually lowering cost . 

You can’t buy that; you have to make it .” 

His method, Adaptive Design®, grew from his Harvard 

research focused on those few adaptive companies 

who thrived in rapidly changing times . Coupled with 

new breakthroughs in the science of human decisionmaking, 

he delivers the methods, information metrics, 

algorithms and simple real-time tools needed to move 

care closer to Ideal and continually lower cost .


HealtH InForMatIon InnoVatIon 

leaDersHIp ConFerenCe 

12:45–5:30 p .m . 

With the Support of: 

Please see page 14 for agenda . 


CoMputer-assIsteD CoDIng 


HI 2 



Integrating CDI and CAC Initiatives to Achieve 

ICD-10 Readiness 

12:45–1:45 p .m . 


ICD-10 will challenge the way physicians document the 

patient episode and may impact coder productivity in 

the months following implementation . This session will 

focus on developing the right combination of people, 

processes, and tools to achieve a successful transition, 

including a case study on the integration of clinical 

documentation improvement and computer-assisted 

coding initiatives to promote ICD-10 readiness . 

Kathy Hartman, RN, BSN, MSN, Senior Director of Health 

Information Management, Cleveland Clinic Health System 

Compliance and the New ICD-10: Understanding 

the Associated Compliance Risks and How 

Computer-Assisted-Coding with Natural 

Language Comprehension (NLC) Technology Can 

Help Avoid Liabilities 

3:15–4:15 p .m . 


One of the best solutions available to address the 

revenue loss and compliance concern is through proper 

coding during the transfer from ICD-9 to ICD-10 . 

Natural Language Comprehension (NLC) Computer- 

Assisted-Coding tools are now necessary for all hospitals 

and health systems in America in order to make this 

conversion to the level of detail and complexity of 

ICD-10 where accuracy will be paramount . If clinical 

documentation isn’t done correctly, then coding 

cannot be done correctly, and if coding cannot be done 

correctly healthcare providers will not be reimbursed 

correctly and will be at risk with the government views 

that improper coding is a basis of fraud . 

Cynthia Doyon, RHIA, Vice President, Coding Services, 

Precyse Solutions 

EDUCATION 

Data Integrity and the EHR—Are You Ready for 

ICD-10 and Beyond? 

4:30–5:30 p .m . 


In the age of ICD-10, RAC, and other audits, MU 

reporting and NCQA certification, organizations 

must empower themselves with the right tools and 

solutions to meet all the requirements of today’s 

modern healthcare environment . EHRs provide an 

excellent foundation for capturing and standardizing 

clinical documentation and data, but with increasing 

requirements and regulations comes a need for 

supplemental solutions to achieve the appropriate 

level of data integrity required for compliant coding . 

Complimentary solutions to the EHR such as speech 

recognition, Natural Language Understanding (NLU) 

and computer-assisted coding (CAC) are required to 

generate a meaningful and complete documentation 

consistent with coding requirements and clinical 

documentation improvement (CDI) initiatives . During 

this presentation, industry experts will explain the 

interdependent relationship between the EHR, 

the NLU-powered dictation and CAC solutions and 

demonstrate how critical these solutions are to 

achieving an accurately coded document . Presenters 

will also outline the wide-ranging benefits of effective 

coding with CAC solutions . 

Juergen Fritsch, Chief Scientist, M*Modal, and Robin K. Stults, 

RHIA, Health Information Management (HIM), Parkland Health 

and Hospital System 



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EDUCATION 

Data analytICs 


Two Sides of Predictive Modeling: 

Payer and Provider 

12:45–1:45 p .m . 


Predictive modeling applies statistical techniques to 

determine the likelihood of certain events occurring 

together . Statistical methods are applied to historical 

data to learn the patterns in the data . CMS is currently 

using predictive modeling to identify claims likely to be 

fraudulent . HIM professionals will be responsible for 

responding to requests for documentation to support 

claims identified as potential in error . They do not need 

to be experts in predictive modeling, but should have a 

basic understanding of the methods . 

Susan E. White, PhD, CHDA, Clinical Associate Professor, The Ohio 

State university School of Allied Medical Professions/HIMS 

NLP as a Data Integration Tool for Your CIO 

3:15–4:15 p .m . 


This lecture illustrates features of the computerassisted 

coding system that make it low-cost, easy 

to maintain, powerful, trackable, and secure from 

an information management perspective . Discussion 

will include cloud-based computing, browser 

independence, integration with other data sources, 

usage tracking, and security as they relate to 

computer-assisted coding systems . 

Dr. James M. Maisel, MediSapien 

Automated Abstracting and Data Analysis 

for Better Reporting (and Most Importantly, 

Better Care!) 

4:30–5:30 p .m . 


Mining the vast quantity of documentation captured 

during the care process is a critical yet difficult process 

for healthcare organizations today . Particularly 

difficult is the manual search and abstraction required 

to obtain key information locked inside narrative 

physician documentation . At UPMC, we are employing 

the use of natural language processing to mine the 

information captured as a byproduct of the clinical 

care process . Learn how we are using technology to 

automate the abstraction of key clinical facts from 

physician narrative, providing more immediate access 

to information that facilitates review and leads to 

broader, more impactful quality improvement efforts 

while patients are still in our care . Our presentation 



will demonstrate through examples how the use of 

automated quality analysis tools in a 20-plus hospital 

health system can have highly impactful results, 

improve physician adoption of IT, and realize return 

on investment . 

Tara M. Reinoehl, Technology Development Center, and Adam 

Gronsky, uPMC Technology Development Center 

eMergIng Issues 


To Friend or Not: Legal Insights on Social Media 

Use in the Healthcare Industry 

12:45–1:45 p .m . 


This session will walk you through a continuum of 

activities your organization will likely encounter 

while using social media and offer practical suggestions 

for navigating those situations with a modicum of 

risk exposure . 

Keith Olenik, MA, RHIA, CHP, The Olenik Consulting Group and 

Peter Enko, JD, Husch Blackwell Sanders, LLP 

Look in the Rear-view Mirror: 

The Past 24 Months of ICD-10 Prep 

3:15–4:15 p .m . 


We’ve had several years to prepare for a successful 

implementation of ICD-10 in the US . It’s down to 

the wire now and organizations need to take a hard 

look at the barriers between them and compliance— 

relying on another extension is out of the question . 

In this presentation, we will review the critical success 

factors for ICD-10 implementation and take a look in 

the rearview mirror at what worked and what didn’t . 

Attendees will leave this session with a clear roadmap 

to a successful transition . 

Bonnie S. Cassidy, MPA, RHIA, FAHIMA, FHIMSS, Vice President of 

HIM Innovation, QuadraMed 

Impacting Hospital Reimbursement 

through CMS Quality Measures 

4:30–5:30 p .m . 


The impact of HIM professionals on hospital 

reimbursement extends beyond DRG assignment . The 

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) is moving 

towards a pay for performance model; whereby 

organizations will gain or lose revenue based on the 

quality of care rendered at their facility . Currently, 

there are three different quality programs that


can affect Medicare reimbursement: Value-Based 

Purchasing (VBP), Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting 

Program (IQR), and Hospital Outpatient Quality 

Reporting Program (OQR) . Although many of the 

data elements used to determine an organization’s 

performance is abstracted from the medical record, 

coding plays a pivotal role in many of these quality 

measures . Attendees will learn about the different 

CMS Quality Measures that can impact a hospital’s 

reimbursement as well as those specific data elements 

directly impacted by coding . Collaboration strategies 

between coding, Clinical Documentation Improvement 

(CDI), and quality will be discussed . 

Cheryl Ericson, RN, MS, Association of Clinical Documentation 

Improvement Specialists (ACDIS) 

ICD-10 


Sponsored by: 

After 30 Years Teaching Them ICD-9…Getting 

Your Providers to Speak ICD-10 and Keeping 

Your Sanity 

12:45–1:45 p .m . 


It’s all about the documentation . We’ve been working 

for 30 years to get our providers to speak ICD-9—yet 

we still go back to them for clarification . What is going 

to happen when we go to ICD-10? We can’t wait until 

ICD-10’s implementation to start working with our 

providers and, while at the same time, they aren’t 

particularly interested in attending ICD-10 training . 

We at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania 

started working earlier this year with a subset of our 

providers who would have the greatest effect upon 

reimbursement, and acted as if ICD-10 was already in 

effect . This presentation describes our results as well 

as our process, including how we convinced the CFO to 

fund it . 

Rachel Chebeleu, MBA, RHIA, Hospital of the university 

of Pennsylvania, and Scot A. Nemchik, CCS, CIRCC, Health 

Information Management Services, IOD Incorporated 

ICD-10-CM Transition: You’ve Done Your 

Due Diligence for Evaluation and 

Planning—Now What? 

3:15–4:15 p .m . 


The best plans may fail if not monitored and measured 

for success . This presentation offers suggestions for 

putting concrete plans into action to reach established 

goals, how to monitor activities to stay on track, and 

EDUCATION 

provides recommendations to measure overall success 

Deborah Neville, RHIA, CCS-P, Director, Revenue Cycle, Coding 

and Compliance, Elsevier/MC Strategies 

Key Strategies for Ensuring Clinical Revenue 

Integrity with ICD-10 

4:30–5:30 p .m . 


ICD-10 will put a healthcare organization’s coding 

and clinical documentation system to the ultimate 

test . While there are many CDI metrics to monitor, the 

gold standard is the Case Mix Index (CMI) . Most payers 

will approach the transition to ICD-10 with the goal 

of revenue neutrality that equates to case mix index 

stability, so any dip in CMI after ICD-10 implementation 

will be a critical way to identify clinical documentation 

weaknesses that translate into critical coding problems . 

These dips in CMI are preventable with preparation 

and forethought . This presentation will identify key 

strategies for successful transition to ICD-10 to ensure 

clinical data and revenue integrity including case 

mix preservation . 

Angela Carmichael, MBA, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, and Melinda Tully, 

MSN, J.A. Thomas and Associates 

MeanIngFul use 


Getting to the Data for Direct Quality 

Reporting 2 .0 

12:45–1:45 p .m . 


CMS’s meaningful use criteria call for reporting 

of quality performance data directly from the 

organization’s EHR system . The volume of data 

elements required to support direct reporting out 

of the EHR on specified quality measures and the 

variety of source systems for the data speak to the 

complexity of the situation healthcare organizations 

face as they prepare to meet this component of the 

meaningful use criteria . This presentation is a detailed 

final report of one grant-funded, multi-facility project 

which focused on assessing each facility’s readiness to 

report on selected quality measures directly from its 

EHR system, on taking the corrective actions needed to 

address data gaps and variations revealed through the 

assessment, on modifying clinical workflows to support 

the collection of data at the most appropriate point of 

service, and attempting to standardize data collection 

across five rural, independent hospitals that utilize the 

same EHR platform] . 



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EDUCATION 

Brooke Palkie, MA, RHIA, Department of Healthcare Informatics 

and Information Management, and Ryan Sandefer, MA, CPHIT, 

Health Informatics and Information Management, The College 

of St. Scholastica; and Trina Lower, RHIA, Quality and Health 

Information Services, Mercy Hospital and Health Center 

Meaningful Use: Standard Terminology 

Challenges and Measuring Success 

3:15–4:15 p.m. 


Hospitals and providers have an escalating need to 

maintain a growing amount of structured data to 

comply with meaningful use requirements . It is crucial 

that organizations are proficient in the management 

and utilization of this data . Meaningful use requires 

a terminology management system that houses a 

concept-based, federated terminology integrating 

multiple local and standard terminologies, including all 

of those adopted by ONC . The mandate to use multiple 

standardized terminologies requires the use of a 

terminology management system that: 

• Structures: concepts in a meaningful way 

to support MU data elements and value sets 

• Normalizes: multiple terms and codes to the 

underlying concept 

• Standardizes: links local terminologies to standards 

Terminology management requires the functionality 

to map, track and maintain the data elements needed 

while maintaining the changes released by standards . 

This approach has the following key advantages of 

achieving interoperability, providing economy of 

scale, and staying current while providing flexibility 

and extensibility . A terminology management system 

prepares clinical data so that it can be used not only 

for MU, but for advanced analytics, decision support, 

systems interoperability, business intelligence, 

structured data entry and any other data driven 

process within the organization . 

Amy Sheide, RN, Susan Matney, MSN, RN, FAAN, and Patricia 

Wilson, RT(R), CPC, PMP, Health Data Dictionary, 3M HIS 

Both Sides of the Coin: 

MU Certification versus MU Incentives 

4:30–5:30 p .m . 


Do you sometimes feel as though a disconnect exists 

between what an eligible provider or hospital must 

do to receive meaningful use incentives versus the 

functions a system must demonstrate in order to 

receive certification under the meaningful use criteria? 

Representatives from a regional extension center and 

one of the ONC authorized certification bodies explore 



both perspectives and help attendees understand 

what to look for when selecting a system, how to 

work with a vendor whose system may not meet your 

expectations, and tips on how to meet the meaningful 

use thresholds . 

Michelle Knighton, MBA, RHIA, ICSA Labs, and Amanda King, 

MHIIM, RHIA, Qsource 

pHysICIan praCtICe 


Coding and Billing for Non-Physician Practitioners 

12:45–1:45 p .m . 


Incident Two? Whatever happened to Incident One? 

Confusion surrounds billing for services provided by 

nurse practitioners, physician’s assistants, and other 

so-called non-physician practitioners . This session 

explores the CMS regulations and relates them to 

appropriate documentation and billing . We will 

also discuss dealing with private payers to ensure 

appropriate compensation for these providers . 

Kim Garner Huey, MJ, CCS-P, CPC, CHCC, PCS, CHAP, KGG Coding 

and Reimbursement Consulting 

Getting It Right: How to Improve Physician 

Documentation in Clinics 

3:15–4:15 p .m . 


Great physician documentation keeps money flowing 

and validates the services you deliver . But what 

happens when documentation is poor, inconsistent, or 

just plain wrong? Practice revenue suffers and clinics 

close their doors . This session helps clinics and multispecialty 

practices keep the money they earn and train 

physicians right, the first time . Attendees to this session 

create a physician training manual, on-boarding 

program, and documentation auditing framework . 

You’ll learn know to develop specialty-specific 

documentation guidelines, worksheets and trending 

reports . Finally, speakers explore the lessons learned 

and gotchas of effective documentation training . It’s 

all here . 

Deborah Robb, BSHA, CPC, Senior Manager, Physician Practice, 

Physician Management Consultant, and Lori Lowe, RHIT, CCS, 

Coding Operations Manager, TrustHCS


HCCs and Star-Ratings—An IPAs Successful 

Approach to Revenue Integrity 

4:30–5:30 p .m . 


Medicare continues to focus on evidence-based 

medicine outcomes measurements and their impact 

on associated payment . With the advent of HCCs, 

HEDIS, and “Star-Ratings” programs, the need for 

comprehensive physician documentation and accurate 

coding becomes even greater . This session will identify 

the inner workings of HCCs and the impact of physician 

documentation and coding on Medicare’s Star-Rating 

program and present best practices developed and 

implemented by a large California IPA . 

Nancy Hirschl, CCS, Hirschl and Associates, and 

Victoria McKemy, MHA, Performance Improvement, 

St. Joseph Hospital Affiliated Physicians 

prIVaCy anD seCurIty 


Mitigating the Top Five HIPAA Security Issues 

12:45–1:45 p .m . 


Many organizations are taking a serious look at 

their HIPAA compliance status now that HHS HIPAA 

compliance audits are taking place, and there are 

several security risk issues most healthcare providers 

wrestle with . This session seeks to present the top five 

issues found by the Vermont HIT Regional Extension 

Center’s HIPAA security compliance consultants across 

the state’s critical access hospitals . The session will 

include an explanation of why HIPAA Security Rule 

compliance is of interest today, identification of the 

top five risk issues (security of portable devices and 

remote access, inability to recover from various events, 

lack of training, incoherent policies and procedures, 

and incomplete compliance documentation), a 

discussion of staff-related issues, and identification 

of strategies for risk mitigation . 

James P. Sheldon-Dean, MS, Lewis Creek Systems, LLC 

EDUCATION 

I Am a Patient: Perspectives of Security and 

Privacy in Healthcare 

3:15–4:15 p .m . 


We are healthcare professionals, medical data experts, 

and security specialists, but above all we are patients 

who have a very personal interest in making sure our 

medical records are safe . In this presentation you will 

hear from a security expert who has designed and 

developed multiple electronic medical record systems 

and health information exchanges and has interfaced 

with more than 100 different EMRs . She will walk 

you through various ways to evaluate the security 

of a healthcare system from different perspectives 

and suggest plans of attack for increasing healthcare 

security and data privacy . 

Kerry Matre, Enterprise Security, Hewlett Packard 

Advanced HIPAA Compliance: Privacy and 

Security Case Studies 

4:30–5:30 p .m . 


This session will use case studies and hypotheticals to 

explore HIPAA privacy and security compliance issues . 

We will discuss areas of high risk for covered entities 

and learn how to analyze whether a HIPAA violation 

exists, how to respond, and how to prevent it in the 

first place . With pervasive news of substantial HIPAA 

enforcement penalties and with HIPAA audits on the 

way, this session will help covered entities proactively 

deal with common high risk HIPAA issues . 

Allen Killworth, Bricker and Eckler, LLP 


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EDUCATION 

reVenue CyCle 


Transforming HIM in the Revenue Cycle: 

A Value-Added Methodology 

12:45–1:45 p .m . 


Learn how Bethesda Memorial Hospital’s HIM 

Department improved their operational performance 

and positively impacted the revenue cycle . By utilizing 

Lean Six Sigma principles and updated technology, 

Bethesda delivered disciplined, predictable, and 

repeatable solutions . Attendees will learn about 

Lean Six Sigma process improvement methodology, 

Bethesda’s process improvement for HIM activities 

impacting the revenue cycle (that is, DNFB reduction 

efforts, computer-assisted coding, electronic medical 

record implementation, development of HIM 

operational performance metrics, implementation 

of a remote coding program, and so on), and ICD-10 

preparedness activities . 

Linda Barbian, RHIA, CCS, Health Information Management, 

Bethesda Memorial Hospital, and Lisa A. Walter, RHIA, Healthcare 

Solutions, OPTuM Insight 

Naples Community Healthcare System: Breaking 

Down HIM Silos and Building Revenue Cycle 

Success through a Complete HIM Redesign 

3:15–4:15 p .m . 


In this presentation, the speaker will outline the steps 

that Naples Community Healthcare System (NCHS) 

used to implement a complete strategic redesign of its 

HIM Department in order to improve productivity and 

processes and prepare its staff for ICD-10 . In just four 

months, NCHS decreased inpatient weekly DNFB from 

more than $16 million to $5 million and outpatient 

DNFB from $14 million to under $2 million . Average 

outpatient accounts receivable days went from 7 to 

2, and average inpatient accounts receivable days 

went from 10 to under 2 . NCHS also achieved a rate 

of 98 percent coding accuracy and put into place a 

comprehensive training program that will prepare its 

staff for ICD-10 implementation . 

Sandra Wood, MHSA, Revenue Cycle, Naples Community 

Healthcare System; and Bonnie Purdy, RHIA, Vice-President, and 

Cindy Smith, MMIS, RHIA, HIM Consulting and Strategy 



Achieving Revenue Stability in a 

Post-ICD-10 World 

4:30–5:30 p .m . 


All eyes are focused on the future of ICD-10 . Presenters 

explore the critical areas of revenue cycle stability in 

a post-ICD-10 world . Attend this session to recognize 

important C-Suite issues surrounding ICD-10 and take 

home valuable strategies and know-how to stabilize 

their reimbursement in a post-ICD-10 world . 

Dianne Haas, PhD, RN, Vice President, and Torrey Barnhouse, 

President, TrustHCS


otHer eVents 


8 a .m .–12:30 p .m . 

Location: Level 2 Lobby 



Networking Breakfasts * 

7–8 a .m . 

Social Media in Healthcare: Join the Conversation 

Networking Breakfast 

Location: E271A 

EHR Incentives: Making Stage 2 Meaningful 

Networking Breakfast 

Location: E271B 

Sponsored by: 


11:30 a .m .–4:30 p .m . 


Career Center 

11:30 a .m .–3:30 p .m . 

Location: Hall E, Level 2 

See page 10 for listing of participating companies . 

IFHIMA Business Meeting 

1–2 p .m . 


Educational Site Visit 

1–4 p .m . 

Location: Cermak Health Services of Cook County, 



3:15–4:15 p .m . 


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Volunteer Opportunities at AHIMA Session 

3:15–4:15 p .m . 

Location: McCormick Place, E253C 

AHIMA Foundation Donor Reception 


6–7:30 p .m . 

Location: Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington St. 

Appreciation Celebration: 

President’s Premier Party 

7:30–10:30 p .m . 

Location: Excalibur, 632 N. Dearborn Ave. 

Premier Sponsor: 

Supporting Sponsors: 


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1:30–3:30 p .m . 

Location: Arie Crown Theater 

1:30–2:15 p.m. 

“Innovation, Inspiration, Change” 

Joy Behar, Co-host of ABC Television 

Network’s The View 

When Joy Behar turned 40, she got 

a divorce, got fired and had a near 

death experience . These events turned 

her around, and she began to focus 

on her career and life in a new way . 

Join us as Joy shares her experiences and insights 

with the audience with the humor and wit that have 

contributed to making her a true success story . Her 

message “it’s never too late to start,” will especially 

resonate with those who feel stuck and don’t know 

what to do next . 

2:15–3:30 p.m. 

Board Presentations 



“Harnessing the Power of Technology to 

Compete in the 21st Century” 

Aneesh Chopra, Technology Thought Leader 

and Chief Technology Officer of the united 

States (2009-2012) 

Appointed by President Obama on 

his first day of office, Aneesh Chopra 

stepped into the newly created 

position of Chief Technology Officer 

of the United States . Tapped to 

promote innovation in government, Chopra borrowed 

techniques from the most state-of-the-art companies— 

Procter & Gamble’s “Connect+Develop” strategy 

which sources 50% of its innovations from outside 

the organization; Amazon’s “Just Do It” awards to 

celebrate innovative ideas from within; and Facebook’s 

“Development Platform” that generates hundreds of 

thousands of jobs in the broader economy . Chopra 

developed an “open innovation” strategy that tapped 

citizen expertise to make government smarter and 

more responsive to private sector demands . As he 

comments on the key technology trends that confront 

public and private sector organizations, including 

the growth of mobile broadband, the importance 

of privacy and security and the promise of new 

collaboration tools, Chopra will share his insights 

on how organizations can effectively develop new 

products and services to meet growing customer 

demands . 

Farewell/Closing


HealtH InForMatIon InnoVatIon 

leaDersHIp ConFerenCe 

8 a .m .–12:15 p .m . 

Location: Arie Crown Theater 

See page 14 for agenda . 


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ClInICal DoCuMentatIon IMproVeMent 


ICD-10 Foundation, Comprehensive Clinical 

Documentation Improvement 

8–9 a .m . 


This presentation will examine the relationship 

between CDI and coding and how to work now to 

achieve higher levels of performance from physicians 

well before ICD-10 deadlines are encountered . 

W. Kelly McLendon, RHIA, HIXperts 

Clinical Documentation Improvement 

A New Model for Partnering with Physicians 

9:15–10:15 a .m . 


Documentation improvement programs have become 

imperative in today’s healthcare industry to ensure 

compliant documentation affecting coded data quality 

integrity, severity of illness, risk of mortality, core 

measure, and appropriate reimbursement . Traditional 

documentation improvement programs staffed by 

coding professionals or nurses have become the norm . 

This session will introduce a new model staffed by 

physicians and explore outcome metrics as a result of 

this model . 

Mario A. Perez III, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, and Melinda Tully, MSN, J.A. 

Thomas and Associates 

Measuring the Success of a Clinical 

Documentation Improvement Program 

11:15 a .m .–12:15 p .m . 


Come to this session to understand the pros and cons of 

financial and CMI tracking when evaluating your CDI 

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programs success . This session will cover other areas that 

should be tracked and reported to measure success . 

Nancy Rae Ignatowicz, MBA, RN, CCDS, NRM 

Data goVernanCe 


Data Quality Matters: The Enterprise Solution 

8–9 a .m . 


The imperatives for better quality data and information 

are reaching a crescendo . HIM professionals must take 

a 180 degree turn in the way they view and manage 

data . This session shows HIM professionals how to 

remain competitive leaders in the evolving enterprise 

information management (EIM) space . 

Merida Johns, PhD, RHIA, President, The Monarch Center for 

Women’s Leadership Development 

The HIM Professional Is Key to Successful 

E-Governance in Healthcare 

9–10 a .m . 


HIM professionals are emerging as the domain experts 

in the area of e-Governance in healthcare . 

At the end of this session, you will be able to describe 

data governance, data stewardship, and the HIM 

professionals role in several aspects of governance 

in the EHR Environment in the healthcare industry . 

Bonnie S. Cassidy, MPA, RHIA, FAHIMA, FHIMSS, Vice President of 

HIM Innovation, QuadraMed 

Implementation of Enterprise-Wide EMR and 

Data Governance—Lessons Learned 

10:15–11:15 a .m . 


Does your organization need to improve data 

quality? Are you ready for meaningful use and data 

sharing? The current “age of accountability” demands 

compliance . This is a must-attend session for HIM 

professionals involved in data governance and data 

integration initiatives . Attendees will learn how 

data governance impacts the conversion and quality 

control of information, and more importantly how 

to create a proactive plan for data governance . The 

speaker will share important steps for a proper data 

governance plan . Attendees will learn how a data 

governance plan improves organizational design and 

development, ability for auditing and reporting, life 

cycle management for data, stewardship, and 

value creation . 

Rita K. Bowen, MA, RHIA, CHPS, SSGB, HealthPort 



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lessons learneD 


How the EHR Promotes Patient-Centered Care in 

the Ambulatory Setting 

8–9 a .m . 


Come and learn how EHR use will meet patientcentered 

care provisions . Real-life examples and 

patient scenarios in the ambulatory setting will be 

used to demonstrate how the EHR advances patientcentered 

care . Information shared in this session will 

enable the user to replicate this in their ambulatory 

care setting . 

Alaina Capanna, Healthcare, Systems, Consultant, (EpicCare), 

Information Systems, Stoltenberg Consulting, and Valerie J.M. 

Watzlaf, PhD, RHIA, FAHIMA, Health Information Management, 

university of Pittsburgh 

Empowering Consumers with Health Information 

9:15–10:15 a .m . 


The healthcare industry is on the cusp of changing 

the way providers communicate with their patients . 

Technology holds great promise in empowering 

patients to manage their health . Patient portals 

are communication tools that save time and money 

for both the patient and the provider . What are 

the benefits your organization gains by having a 

patient portal? How can a patient portal help your 

organization meet meaningful use requirements? 

What is the role HIM staff can play in supporting your 

facility’s patient portal? 

Anne Dixon, university Medical Center—VuMC, Vanderbilt 

university, and Mary Reeves, RHIA, Director of HIM, Vanderbilt 

The Next Stage—An Overview of the New 

Features of Release 2 of the HL7 EHR System 

Functional Model 

11:15 a .m .–12:15 p .m . 


The next major version of Health Level Seven, 

International’s EHR System Functional Model Standard 

(Release 2) is now available for industry review . Lenel 

James, HL7 Ambassador and past co-chair of the 

HL7 EHR Work Group will provide a briefing on the 

standard, its layout, intended use, role in certifying 

systems, and next steps . 

Lenel James, MBA, CPHIT, CPEHR, HL7 Ambassador, Blue Cross 

and Blue Shield Association 



ICD-10 


ICD-9 to ICD-10: An Approach to Understanding 

the “Ripple Effect” 

8–9 a .m . 


If you haven’t started preparing for ICD-10, this 

presentation will help you focus on where to 

start . If you have started preparing for ICD-10, this 

presentation is a great way to validate whether you 

are on track and see how your remediation efforts 

compare to our case study 

Cindy K. Shaheen, MS, ISM, BS, MT-ASCP, CHA, CHP, ICD-10 

Practice, Anthelio Healthcare Solutions Inc. 

Coder ICD-10 Productivity: A Time Study 

9:15–10:15 a .m . 


Worried about rumored productivity loss with ICD- 

10? Don’t miss this presentation to learn the results 

of a robust time study measuring coder productivity . 

Multiple coding professionals, ranging from AHIMA 

Academy faculty level expertise to beginning ICD-10 

coders, participated in a study that measured the time 

to code medical and surgical inpatient charts in ICD-9- 

CM as compared to ICD-10-CM/PCS . Attend this session 

to learn what the productivity variance is and how 

factors such as coder education levels and training time 

impacted that . This session will provide you with key 

information to ensure you have sufficient staffing to 

successfully transition to ICD-10-CM/PCS in 2013 . 

Kathleen Beal, MPA, CPHQ, RHIA, Case Management/Social Work/ 

Quality Mgmt/CDIS, university of Cincinnati Health, university 

Hospital; Mary Stanfill, MBI, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, FAHIMA, Coding 

and Compliance, uASI; and Susan Fenton, PhD, RHIA, Health 

Information Management, Texas State university 

Untangling the Revenue Cycle/Coding 

Relationship for ICD-10: Bringing Charge-Related 

Issues Into Focus 

11:15 a .m .–12:15 p .m . 


The specificity of ICD-10 will complicate and amplify 

your current charge issues . Begin to untangle the 

complicated relationship between coding, charges, 

chargemaster, and documentation to better help your 

process and bottom line . Learn how to work hand-inhand 

with your revenue cycle team and ensure clean 

claims post ICD-10 go live by attending this important 

educational session . 

Jeff Pilato, MHA, RTR, CPC-H, Revenue Cycle, HRS


ManageMent 


HIM Transformation: 

Becoming Knowledge Managers 

8–9 a .m . 


Through process change, technology, and physician 

engagement, HIM professionals at the University 

of Utah Hospitals and Clinics are transitioning to 

knowledge managers, helping the organization access 

and capitalize on a wide range of data whenever 

and wherever it’s needed . Meeting such performance 

objectives will help the health system succeed in this 

new era of regulatory reform . 

Connie S. Tohara, RHIT, Health Information, university of utah 

Hospitals and Clinics 

Utilizing Innovative HIM Practices and Technology 

to Educate and Motivate Patient Behavior 

9:15–10:15 a .m . 


Accessible and accurate health information informs 

healthcare decision making in support of quality care . 

Empowered consumers play a key role in improving 

healthcare . Access to quality information can support 

adherence to medication regimens, monitoring of vital 

signs, and population health . This session will explore 

HIM’s impact through innovative solutions, including 

both technology and education that motivates change 

in patient behavior . 

Vera Rulon, RHIT, CCS, Pfizer, Inc., Nyack 

Establishing Performance Measurement for 

Healthcare Organizations 

11:15 a .m .–12:15 p .m . 


This session focuses on tools and concepts healthcare 

organizations can use to adopt business intelligence 

systems and processes . Business intelligence systems 

can help healthcare executives develop intentional 

programs for regularly measuring the performance 

of their organizations on key metrics . This session 

defines BI tools and techniques in the healthcare 

organizational context, including KPIs and balanced 

scorecards . Existing HIT systems data gathering and 

data source integration is defined as an effort that 

needs to be driven by the organizational performance 

measurement initiative . Specific examples of 

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healthcare organization balanced scorecards and KPIs 

will be presented throughout the session . 

Jim Gibson, Partner, and Ross Arnold, Senior, Manager, Jimenez 

Consulting Solutions, LLC, and Khrystyna Kosyk, SoftServe Inc. 

perForManCe IMproVeMent 


Simply Effective: Using a Rapid Results Approach 

to Manage Complexity and Achieve Your Goals 

8–9 a .m . 


Healthcare organizations face challenges in 

implementing major transformations . The changes 

required are complex and multi-staged, with aggressive 

mandated timelines and high risk . HIM professionals 

are in the middle of many of these changes and need 

ways to show rapid results—small and large . This 

session offers a specific, proven rapid results approach 

to change and project management to show that 

achieving results does not have to be a multi-year 

effort . It also addresses challenges of and solutions for 

a prevalent barrier to positive outcomes—unnecessary 

complexity . This session shows that HIM and other 

healthcare organization leaders do not have to accept 

the toll that complexity places on their organizations— 

and details methodologies for simplifying complexity . 

Case studies from healthcare organizations as well as 

those outside the healthcare industry will be provided . 

Matthew McCreight, MBA; C. Evan Smith, MBA; Celia Kirwan; 

and Don Fallati, Schaffer Consulting LLC 

Was It Worth It? Exploring Return on Investment 

9:15–10:15 a .m . 


Technology mandates are coming at an ever-faster 

pace despite a difficult economic climate . When 

technology advancements are under consideration, 

the question always comes down to: “Will it be 

worth it?” In learning how to accurately identify and 

evaluate areas of potential ROI, attendees will be able 

to make better HIM technology decisions for their 

organizations . Presenters will discuss an overview of 

how ROI can be understood and measured along with 

a case study of one hospital’s successful journey . 

Jill Devrick, MPA, 3M Health Information Systems, and Michael J. 

Putkovich, RHIA, HIM, Spectrum Health 



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Transforming the HIM Workforce in One of the 

Oldest Medical Record Departments in America 

11:15 a .m .–12:15 p .m . 


Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) operates 

one of the oldest and largest paper medical record 

filerooms in the country . With more than 5 .2 million 

paper volumes and annual paper filings that would 

reach the top of the Eiffel Tower, the department was 

faced with transforming their workforce and becoming 

the HIM department of the future . Much of the staff 

in the medical record fileroom (established by Grace 

Whiting Myers—founder of AHIMA in 1914 ) had 

been sorting and filing paper for 50-plus years and 

lacked many of the essential skills and competencies 

needed for today’s HIM environment . This presentation 

will focus on how MGH set out to assess their 

workforce competencies using a tool they created 

to identify skill set gaps and how they discovered 

creative budget-neutral methods for addressing 

deficiencies . The presentation will also describe work 

with the hospital’s Human Resources Department 

to appropriately reduce the HIM workforce and 

provide affected staff with the best opportunities 

in a challenging employment environment . This 

presentation will share research results, explain legal 

and regulatory considerations, and ultimately provide 

the audience with a best practices model for their own 

workforce transformation . 

Mark S. Haas, MBA, Health Information Services, Massachusetts 

General Hospital 

release oF InForMatIon 


Sponsored by: 

ROI and Breach: 

Reducing Your Risk in a Digital World 

8–9 a .m . 


Breach risks are rising and record requests are 

skyrocketing . Electronic records may expedite 

processing, but also present new challenges for 

wrongful disclosure . Session attendees will learn how 

to tighten internal workflows and technology controls 

to ensure compliance and prevent information breach, 

particularly in a digital world . Each step in the ROI 

process will be discussed with particular focus on 

breach prevention . Attendees will receive take-home 

checklists for safer handling of ROI requests, better 

compliance with HIPAA rules, and enterprise-wide 

analysis of vulnerabilities . 



Rita K. Bowen, MA, RHIA, CHPS, SSGB, HealthPort, and Steven 

Emery, Senior Manager, Physician Practice, HealthPort 

The Future of Compliance—How the Release of 

ePHI Should Be Managed in an Electronic World 

9:15–10:15 a .m . 


Our PHI release processes and technologies were 

designed for paper records . Why are we trying to 

make these fit into an electronic world? Particularly, 

why should we replicate them when they’re not 

even effective in paper form? Based upon decades 

of experience in technology, HIM, and AHIMA, and 

as compliance officers for several of the largest ROI 

firms in the world, these presenters will provide a 

framework of processes and technologies that were 

born in the electronic world and also propose a new 

way of looking at released ePHI (hint—think iTunes) . 

April D. Robertson, MPA, RHIA, CHPS, FAHIMA, 

Carlton Cottrell, and William Sweeney, IOD, incorporated 

An Enterprise-Wide Approach to PHI Disclosure 

Management in the “Age of Compliance” 

11:15 a .m .–12:15 p .m . 


In this session, the presenters will discuss the value of 

taking a comprehensive approach to enterprise-wide 

PHI disclosure management . Discover how legislative, 

administrative, regulatory and compliance changes 

are driving the need to expand the responsibility for 

PHI information management beyond the Health 

Information Management Department and how HIM 

leaders are in the strongest position to spearhead 

the initiative due to their knowledge base and core 

competencies in information management . Gain 

an understanding of how this 220-bed nonprofit, 

community hospital and its eight satellite facilities 

streamlined policies and procedures, standardized 

PHI quality control and secured privacy for patient 

information and other stakeholders across the 

enterprise . Learn how the initiative also reduced the 

organization’s liability and financial risks and set the 

stage for successful ongoing information management . 

Discover strategies that will explain the pitfalls to avoid 

and the proper steps to take in launching successful 

enterprise-wide PHI disclosure management system . 

Kimberly Hagerty, RHIA, Health Information Management, 

The Chester County Hospital and Health System, and Don E. 

Hardwick, Client Relations and Compliance, MRO Corporation


Other events 


8 a .m .–12 noon 


9 a .m .–12 noon 

Location: Hall D1, Level 3 

Educational Site Visits * 

Location: Loyola university Hospital 

9 a .m .–12 noon 


1–4 p .m . 

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Board Alumni Breakfast 

8 a .m . 

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Post-Convention Workshops * 

Clinical Documentation Gap Analysis— 

Sharp Healthcare—A Collaborative Approach to 

ICD-10 Readiness 

9 a .m .–12 noon 



When ICD-10 is implemented, providers, payers, and 

regulators will all be affected . What won’t change is 

the need for comprehensive and consistent clinical 

documentation . Think about it . Physicians, hospitals, 

and health plans will all need ICD-10 coded data to 

submit claims and, yes, get paid . Has your organization 

drilled down into its data to identify targets for 

documentation improvement and coding education? 

If so, to what extent? What were your results? Any 

surprises? Gain the tools and plans needed for effective 

ICD-10 documentation and coding . 

Nancy Hirschl, CCS, Hirschl and Associates, and Paul Belton, 

Sharp Healthcare 

The Rationale for and Benefits of Computer- 

Assisted Coding at Gwinnett Hospital System 

9 a .m .–12 noon 



As Gwinnett Hospital System served the fast-growing 

metro Atlanta area, its claims workload and expenses 

were increasing . Considering the looming expenses of 

ICD-10 coding, Gwinnett needed a solution that would 

increase their productivity and decrease administrative 

costs . They determined that solution was a computerassisted 

coding (CAC) system . This session will show 

how Gwinnett used CAC to improve their case mix 

index, increase staff productivity, and decrease 

administrative costs . 

Carol Fowler, RHIA, Health Information Management, Gwinnett 

Hospital System, and Mark Morsch, MS, NLP Innovation, 

OPTuMInsight 




Writing Effective Queries: 

Practical Tools to Improve Documentation 

for ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM/PCS 

9 a .m .–12 noon 



Would you like to discover how to write effective 

queries that get results? Come to this informative 

session where speakers will provide the tools you 

need to write effective queries . During this interactive 

session, you will work with your peers to create query 

templates you can take back to your facilities to assist 

in documentation improvement for both ICD-9-CM 

and ICD-10-CM/PCS . 

Dr. William Emile Haik, FCCP, Director, DRG Review, Inc., and 

Wendy Clesi, RN, CCDS, Huff DRG Review, Inc. 

Preparing for the Impact of 

ICD-10 CM/PCS on Your Data 

9 a .m .–12 noon 



Explore the impact of ICD-10 CM/PCS on healthcare 

data across the continuum of care for providers and 

payers . Learn more about how the increased specificity 

of ICD-10 can affect data use and how you can prepare 

for the transition . Examples of ICD data used in various 

applications across different types of provider setting 

demonstrate the effect that ICD-10 will have . 

Linda A. Hyde, RHIA, Consultant, and Caroline Piselli, RN, MBA, 

FACHE, 3M Health Information Systems 

ICD-10 and Medical Transcription: 

The Perfect Storm 

2–5 p .m . 



Attend this session by an internationally recognized 

expert on medical transcription and healthcare 

documentation to learn the benefits of integrating 

ICD-10 coding with medical transcription: how it can 

help to meet the demands and consequences of the 

transition to ICD-10 at the same time it supports efforts 

toward clinical documentation improvement . Find out 

how closely the qualifications of MTs relate to those 

required of coders . Hear suggestions for teaching 

the coding process to MTs and for the process of 

integrating transcription and coding . 

Claudia Tessier, RHIA, ID Information and Documentation 

in Healthcare


Is Your Outpatient Documentation Ready for I-10? 

2–5 p .m . 



Hospital inpatient medical documentation has its 

distinctive challenges as the movement of ICD-10- 

CM diagnosis requirements marches closer . With 

that said, outpatient encounters has its own unique 

challenges for ICD-10-CM assignments . With the variety 

of outpatient encounters coded and submitted each 

day—same day surgery (SDS), Emergency Department 

(ED), and outpatient departments (OPD)—it is time to 

assess the documentation now, and turn the analysis 

for translation into ICD-10-CM as seamlessly as possible . 

No hospital wants to prepare 100 outpatient physician 

queries regarding lack of documentation on the day 

ICD-10 is implemented . 

Andrea Clark, RHIA, CCS, CPCHG, and Peggy Hapner, RHIA, 

CCS, CASCC, Director of Ambulatory Services, Health Revenue 

Assurance Associates 

Privacy Incident Detection and Investigation, 

Real World Examples 

2–5 p .m . 



Created by three real-world privacy professionals, this 

presentation paints a complete picture of methods 

and best practices surrounding proactive monitoring 

and detection of privacy incidents that may be HIPAA 

violations or worse, breaches . These methods and 

practices are created from real use cases and examples 

by professionals who deal with them every day . Each 

step from incident detection to investigation will be 

detailed, along with internal and external reporting 

requirements and samples . This presentation provides 

a perspective across the manual processes that are 

evolving in complexity to require automation, and 

illustrates how that automation can be utilized— 

something which has not been available in the past 

with privacy compliance . Access Reporting as related 

to the new AOD rule is also addressed, as it is directly 

related to privacy monitoring . Additionally, the 

benefits of privacy breach detection and monitoring 

for both the healthcare provider and patients will be 

outlined . 

W. Kelly McLendon, RHIA, HIXperts; M. Shane Whitlatch, 

Senior Vice President Global Alliances and Sales Operations, 

FairWarning, Inc.; Barbara Beckett, RHIA, HIM, St Lukes; and 

Robert Zimmerman, Inforistec Group 

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Thinking Outside the Box 

with Computer-Assisted Coding 

2–5 p .m . 



As computer-assisted coding (CAC) technology 

continues to mature, facilities are finding more and 

more ways to capitalize on this software . Attendees 

will hear numerous ways in which HIM directors are 

thinking outside the box with these products . CAC is 

now being used for data mining to monitor core quality 

measures and diagnosis-related groups (DRGs) targeted 

by the RACs, concurrent coding with a running DRG on 

admission, CDI initiatives with the ability to manage 

their workflow, physician documentation improvement, 

creation of patient problem lists, physician query 

monitoring and management and training for ICD-10 

with “what if” tips . 

Kozie V. Phibbs, MS, RHIA, Sales, Digital Voice Systems, Inc., 

a partner of Dolbey Systems, Inc. 

*Not included in Convention registration. Additional fees apply. 


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Joint Military Services Special Interest Session 

8 a .m .–4 p .m . 

Location: Level 3, E353AB 

Health information managers from the Departments 

of the Army, Navy, and Air Force as well as civilians 

are invited to receive an update on the latest health 

information management changes serving the military 

family worldwide . Current status of technology and 

regulatory changes affecting the military health 

environment will by discussed . Great opportunity to 

network and share problems and solutions . Further 

questions may be directed to Ms . Teresa Foley, RHIA, 

(703) 681-3109 or teresa .foley@us .army .mil 

Clinical Data Analysis and Mapping Institute* 

8 a .m .–5 p .m . 

Location: Hyatt Regency, Grand Suite 3 

CHPS Exam Prep Workshop* 

8 a .m .–5 p .m . 

Location: Hyatt Regency , Columbus Hall GH 

Note: This meeting is Thursday, October 4–Friday, 

October 5. 




AHIMA Trainer Academy for ICD-10-CM/PCS* 

8 a .m .–5 p .m . 

Location: Hyatt Regency, Columbus Hall IJ/KL 

Note: This meeting is Thursday, October 4–Saturday, 

October 6. 

Educational Site Visits 

1–4 p .m . 


Please meet the shuttle 15 minutes prior to posted 

departure time.


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SAVE THE DATE 

October 26–30, 2013 | Atlanta, GA 

Join Us for the 85th AHIMA 

Convention and Exhibit 

Top Reasons to Attend 

• Learn the latest and get updates on recent 

healthcare industry changes and their impact 

on HIM 

• Network and share best practices with 

4,000 colleagues 

• Explore new products and services in the 

exhibit hall 

• Be inspired and motivated through innovative 

discussions and presentations 

• Enjoy the vibrant city life of Atlanta, 

“The Capital of the Southeast” 


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Technologies 

1415 

Iron 

Mountain 

Career Step 

1217 

Panacea 


Solutions 

Inc 

618 

818 

918 

119 


exHIbIt Hall Floor plan 

MCCorMICk plaCe, 

lakesIDe Center, leVel 3, Hall 1 

Services 

(HCCS) 

Coding 

and 

Consulting 


SOURCEHOV 

HEALTHSERVE 

319 

McKesson 

SuperCoder.com 

by the Coding 

Institute 

1019 

1119 

820 

EDCO 



Solutions 

FormFast 

SOAP 

Transcription 

Services 

Celerity 

Solutions 

Group 

1219 

UASI 

FHC 

Cardone Record 

Services, Inc 

423 

123 

University 

124 

Channel 

Publishing 

Affairs 

223 

723 

1123 

1423 

Department 

of Veterans 

Kforce 


Regis 

FHC 

IOD Inc 

TruCode 

125 

Recruiters 

1025 

Breitner 

Transcription 

Services, Inc 

H.I.M. 

1425 

HFMA 

126 

226 

426 

526 

Practice 

Management 


DSS, 

Inc 

127 

GeBBS 


Solutions 

Strategies 

626 

826 

1426 

Acusis 

128 

Langley 

Provider 

Group 

Professional 

Dynamic 

Network 

UnicorMed 

428 

Walden Northstar 

University Learning 

427 527 

Elsevier 

| MC 

CGI 


Solutions 

Group 

CHAN 


Auditors 

1027 

1227 

1327 

1427 

Diskriter, 

Inc 

Services 

HCPro 

Accentia 


Altegra 

Health, 

Inc 

129 

229 

PointClickCare 

130 

Cintas 

Document 

Management 

Bottomline 

Technologies 

330 

Stephens 

College 

329 

629 

ELSEVIER 

H.I.M. On Call 

829 

1429 

Bureau of 

Office 

Services 

430 

1030 

Systems, Inc 

131 

Craneware 

231 

MedPlus, 

a Quest 

Diagnostics 

Company 

Digital 

Transcription 

Stat Solutions 

631 

831 

Peak Health 

Solutions 

MedScribe Information 

Systems 

Pyramid 


Solutions 

1230 

1431 

DeVry 

University 

1430 

University 

of Maryland 

University 

College 

Recall 

NovoDynamics 

133 

433 

533 

135 

Corp 

Integrated 

Document 

Solutions 

233 

633 

833 

933 

1033 

1233 

Anthelio 

Contexo 

Media 

1433 

Billian's 

HealthDATA/ 

Porter 

Research 

Documentation 

Services 

Group, Inc 

In Record 

Time, Inc 

AHA 

Central 

Office 

Navigant 

Consulting 

MRO 

Medical 

Solutions 

1434

127 

Acusis 

128 

Langley 

Provider 

Group 

Professional 

Dynamic 

Network 

UnicorMed 

428 

Walden Northstar 

University Learning 

427 527 

Elsevier 

| MC 

CGI 


Solutions 

1027 

1227 

1327 

1427 

Diskriter, 

Inc 

Services 

HCPro 

Accentia 


Altegra 

Health, 

Inc 

129 

229 


130 


Cintas 

Document 

Management 

Bottomline 

Technologies 

330 

Stephens 

College 

329 

629 

ELSEVIER 

H.I.M. On Call 

829 

1429 

Bureau of 

Office 

Services 

430 

1030 

Systems, Inc 

131 

Craneware 

231 

MedPlus, 

a Quest 

Diagnostics 

Company 

Digital 

Transcription 

Stat Solutions 

631 

831 

Peak Health 

Solutions 

MedScribe Information 

Systems 

Pyramid 


Solutions 

1230 

1431 

DeVry 

University 

1430 

University 

of Maryland 

University 

College 

Recall 

NovoDynamics 

133 

433 

533 

135 

HMI 

Corp 

Integrated 

Document 

Solutions 

233 

633 

833 

933 

1033 

1233 

Anthelio 

Billian's 

Documentation 

HealthDATA/ 

Services 

Porter Group, Inc 

Research 

In Record 

Time, Inc 

AHA 

Central 

Office 

Navigant 

Consulting 

MRO 

1434 

Contexo 

Media 

1433 

236 

Precyse 

137 


538 

MiraMed 

Revenue 

Group 

437 537 

Kaiser 

Permanente 

Dell, Inc. 

536 

ProTec 

Solutions 

435 535 

636 

736 

836 

For The 

Record 

835 

935 

1235 

University 

The College 

of St. 

Scholastica 

Alabama 

State 

University of 

Cincinnati- 

Online 

936 

Loyola 

University 

Health Law 

Programs 

Alpha Systems 

1036 

BridgeFront 

1436 

CAHIIM 

1435 

TransTech 

Medical 

Solutions 

737 

837 

NEMT 

Transcription 

Extract 

Systems 

937 

AssistMed 

1037 

1137 

Keystrokes 

Transcription 

University 

Louisiana 

Tech 

Nearterm 

1437 

638 

1138 

CTI 


Solutions 

ProScript 

IMO 

FairWarning 

239 

339 

Speech 

Motion Coding 

Strategies 

439 

Caban 

Resources 

Conifer 

739 

839 

FHC 

BACTES 

Imaging 

Solutions 

1239 

1439 

Clarkson 

College 

1438 

240 

AGS 


Private 

Aviana 

Global 

Technologies 

FHC 

241 

Wexford 


Sources 

WinScribe 

440 

840 

Eurofield 


Solutions 

Accentus 

Inc 

1440 

Olympus 

Imaging 

America 

341 

142 

National 

Center for 


Statistics 

NetLearning 

441 

541 

Global 

Info 

Systems 

Systems 

941 

1441 

Baylor 

Health Care 

System 

Health Data 

Management 

Iatric 

Systems 

242 

TruScript 

Solutions 

442 

eTexta 

CodeRyte 

842 

ChartWise 

Medical 

1242 

1342 

SPi 


Reimbursement 

Management 

Consultants, 

Inc 

RRS Release of 


Service 

H.I.Mentors 

1442 

145 

245 

Orchestrate 


FHC 

Emdat, 

Inc 

Carilion 

Clinic 

346 

Wacom 

Tech 

345 

445 

Diversified Medical 

Records Services 

J.A. Thomas 

645 

845 

945 

1045 

1145 

Solutions 

1245 

1445 

447 

A2iA 

446 

iMedX 

546 

646 

746 

846 

HITS 

Scanning 

Solutions 

FTI 

Consulting 


Cost 

The Hutton 

Group, Inc 

University 

of Illinois 

Chicago 

946 

PLATOCODE 

1446 

Centers for 

Medicare & 

Medicaid Services 

(CMS) 

547 

VASCO 

Data 

Security 

647 

DrFirst 

747 

Data Dist 

LLC 

847 

National 

Library of 

Medicine 

NCO 


Services 

947 

1047 

HIM 

Connections 

248 

548 

648 

848 

Howard 

Medical 

Consulting 

Inc 

MedPartners 

HIM 

On Call 

449 

549 

649 

749 

849 

Saince 

949 

AMCAD 

948 

Genpact 

ICD-10 

Refreshment 

Bar 

CodingAID 

1248 

1249 

450 

550 

650 

Health Innovation 

Conference- 

Innovator Booth 

BizTech 


Solutions 

Language 

750 

850 

Solutions 

HealthCare 

Business 


E-Value 

1050 

1150 

PHILIPPINES: 

HIMOAP/ 

ICTO 

1350 

HIMSS 

Analytics 

1349 

M2SYS 

Tech 

1348 

1448 

Atlanta City 


251 

FHC 

Aviacode 

451 

551 

651 

751 

851 

GRM 

Document 

Management 

H. Lee Moffitt 

Cancer Center 

Jvion 

951 

Relaxation 

Station 

Addison 

Search 

452 

RightWay 

Recruiting 

552 

Cerner 

Corp 

652 

752 

852 

Liaison 


Informatics 

Oregon Health 

& Science 

University 

PERFECT 

952 

Tennessee 

1052 

Perry 

Johnson 

1051 

STAT 

Imaging 

Solutions 

Cancer 

1251 

American College 

of Surgeons 

Commission on 

CCHIIM 

1351 

1152 

1252 

NEEHR 

University 

of 

G2N, 

Inc 

Supplemental 

Health Care 

EHR 

Doctors 

1352 

North 

Shore- 

LIJ 

1452 

Journal of 

AHIMA 

1451 

IFHIMA 

(formerly 

IFHRO) 

1450 

AHDI 

1449 

154 

CDI Search 

Group 

FHC 

255 

256 

Berkeley 

Research 

Group/Health 

Analytics 

356 

Barry 

Libman 

355 

455 

655 

855 

Parallon Business 

Solutions 

1155 

On 

Assignment 

HIM 

LogiXML 

656 

756 

Atigeo 

Western 

Governors 

University 

AHIMA 

658 

Boneyard 

858 ARGO 

859 

959 

HRAA 

The University 

of Alabama at 

Birmingham 

Chicago 

State 

University 

161 

EXHIBITS 

exHIbIt Hall Floor plan 

MCCorMICk plaCe, 

lakesIDe Center, leVel 3, 

Hall 1 

Food Concessions 

SERVICE DESK 

Lead 

Retrieval 

Lead 

Retrieval 

Floral/ 

Photography 

McCormick 

Place 

Audio 

visual 


79

80 

EXHIBITS 

exHIbIt Hall eVents 

Location: Level 3, Exhibit Hall D1 

Visit the Exhibit Hall and Earn CEUs! 

As the industry’s most extensive HIM and HIT 

exposition, the exhibit hall will feature more than 

225 exhibitors . Discover leading-edge products and 

services and earn one CEU each day just by visiting the 

exhibit hall! Learn more about our exhibitors and their 

offerings at ahima .org/convention . 

Welcome Reception on the Exhibit Floor 


Location: Level 3, Exhibit Hall D1 

Sponsored by: 

Included with full registration . Additional tickets are $50 . 

ICD-10 Refreshment Bar 


Visit booth #1047 to take a seat, put your feet up, and 

enjoy a refreshment while hearing about everything 

new and exciting in ICD-10! Every hour a different 

exhibitor will demonstrate their ICD-10 related product 

or service . Take the opportunity to enjoy a cold beverage 

and view the latest and greatest in ICD-10, first-hand . 

Session schedule 

Sunday, September 30 

5:45–6:45 p .m . 

Monday, October 1 

| United Audit Systems, Inc 

(UASI) 

11:45 a .m .–12:45 p .m . | Peak Health Solutions 

1–2 p .m . | Amphion Medical Solutions 

2:15–3:15 p .m . | Wolters Kluwer Law 

& Business 

3:30–4:30 p .m . 

Tuesday ,October 2 

| Aviana ICD-10 Revenue 

Impact Solutions 

11:45 a .m .–12:45 p .m . | Elsevier—MC Strategies 

1–2 p .m . | Optum 

2:15–3:15 p .m . | Career Step 

3:30–4:30 p .m . | QuadraMed 

Wednesday, October 3 

9:15–10:15 a .m . | Optum 

10:30–11:30 a .m . | Career Step 



Exhibitor Scavenger Hunt 

The Exhibitor Scavenger Hunt is back by popular 

demand! Visit participating exhibitor booths and receive 

a stamp on the game card, which is included in attendee 

registration bags . After visiting all participating booths 

and filling the game card with stamps, submit it at the 

AHIMA booth (#1155) to be entered into a drawing 

for a $500 AmEx Gift Cheque! Drawing will be held 

on Wednesday, October 3, at 11 a .m . Winner must be 

present to win . 

Scavenger Hunt Participants include: 

Company Name Booth # 

AHIMA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1155 

Alpha Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1036 

Altegra Health, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1427 

Amphion Medical Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303 

Bottomline Technologies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229 

Care Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 815 

Diskriter, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1027 

EDCO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 918 

FormFast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1019 

Healthcare Cost Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1045 

HealthStream . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 437 

Jacobus Consulting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205 

Kforce Healthcare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 723 

Maxim Health Information Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1400 

NEMT, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 636 

Orchestrate Healthcare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 

Parallon Business Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 655 

Supplemental HealthCare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1252 

Booth Give-away/Event Listings 

Be sure to check the convention newspaper, AHIMA 

Today and signs posted outside the exhibit hall for a 

list of giveaways and events in various exhibit booths . 

Signs at the front of the exhibit hall list drawing 

winners at the end of each day! 

Career Center 


Location: Level 2, Hall E 

This is an excellent opportunity to meet potential 

employers! Companies will host recruiting tables at the 

Career Center, located in the back of the exhibit hall . 

Where else can you find great career opportunities, 

delivered in one location? See page 10 for a list 

of participants .


Exhibit Hall Café 

A variety of dining options are offered throughout 

the convention center . A Starbucks is available on 

Level 2 and the Lakeside Café is on Level 3 . In the 

back of the exhibit hall is “Bistro AHIMA,” a dining 

area with seating that offers an expansive menu of 

fresh salads, paninis, international selections, and 

beverages, providing attendees with a full meal for a 

exHIbItor lIstIng by bootH nuMbers 

KIWI-TEK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 

KPMG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 

Just Associates, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 

HRS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 

EPSON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 

MediSapien . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 

Healthcare Coding and 

Consulting Services (HCCS) . . . . . . . . . 119 

Channel Publishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 

Regis University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 

Breitner Transcription 

Services Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 

PMIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 

Langley Provider Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 

Professional Dynamic Network . . . . . 128 

PointClickCare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 

Cintas Document Management . . . . 130 

Recall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 

NovoDynamics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 

HMI Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 

CTI Healthcare Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 

Health Data Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 

Orchestrate Healthcare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 

CDI Search Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 

MedAssets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 

American Society of 

Anesthesiologists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204 

Jacobus Consulting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205 

Streamline Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 

CPR Technologies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214 

NCPDP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215 

National Cancer Registrars 

Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216 

Landmark Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217 

Department of Veterans Affairs . . . . 223 

Acusis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226 

Bottomline Technologies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229 

Craneware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231 

Integrated Document Solutions . . . . 233 

Precyse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236 

FairWarning, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239 

Wexford Health Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240 

National Center for Health 

Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241 

Iatric Systems, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242 

Emdat, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245 

Saince, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248 

Berkeley Research Group/Health 

Analytics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255 

Amphion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303 

Hyland Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314 

ACCESS EFM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316 

SourceHOV LexiCode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319 

Stephens College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329 

MedPlus, a Quest Diagnostics 

Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330 

Aviana Global Technologies, Inc . . . . 339 

TruScript Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341 

Wacom Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345 

Carilion Clinic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346 

Barry Libman, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355 

QuadraMed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406 

HealthPort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 411 

Fujitsu Computer Products 

of America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416 

Cardone Record Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 423 

DSS, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 426 

Walden University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 427 

UnicorMed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 428 

Digital Transcription Systems, Inc . . 430 

Billian’s HealthDATA/Porter 

Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 433 

Dell, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 435 

Healthstream . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 437 

Speech Motion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 439 

Winscribe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440 

EXHIBITS 

value price . “Bistro AHIMA” will open at 11:30 a .m . 

when General Sessions conclude, giving attendees a 

full hour to purchase and eat lunch . 

Wednesday Morning Coffee Break 

in the Exhibit Hall 

Complimentary refreshments are offered at various 

stations in the exhibit hall on Wednesday morning . 

Company Name Booth Number Company Name Booth Number Company Name Booth Number 

NetLearning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 441 

eTexta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 442 

Diversified Medical Records 

Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 445 

A2iA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 446 

Howard Medical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 447 

Health Innovation Conference 

Innovator Booth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 450 

Aviacode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 451 

Addison Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 452 

On Assignment HIM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 455 

Optum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500 

GeBBS Healthcare Solutions . . . . . . . . . . 526 

Northstar Learning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 527 

DSG, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 533 

ProTec Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 535 

Kaiser Permanente . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 536 

MiraMed Revenue Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 537 

Coding Strategies, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 538 

CodeRyte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 541 

iMedX, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 546 

VASCO Data Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 547 

On Call Consulting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 548 

BizTech Healthcare Solutions, Inc . . 550 

RightWay Recruiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 552 

HIA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 616 

McKesson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 618 

Elsevier | MC Strategies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 626 

ELSEVIER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 629 

Stat Solutions, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 631 

In Record Time, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 633 

NEMT Transcription . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 636 

Caban Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 638 

J .A . Thomas & Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 645 

Centers for Medicare and 

Medicaid Services (CMS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 646 

DrFirst . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 647 

Cerner Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 652 


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Parallon Business Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . 655 

LogiXML . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 656 

Health Revenue Assurance 

Associates, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 658 

Kforce Healthcare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 723 

The College of St . Scholastica . . . . . . . . 736 

ProScript . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 737 

Conifer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 739 

Data Distributing, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 746 

MedPartners HIM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 747 

Health Language, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 750 

GRM Document Management . . . . . . 751 

Liaison Healthcare Informatics . . . . . . 752 

Western Governors University . . . . . . . 756 

Dolbey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800 

VITALWARE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 807 

M*Modal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 811 

Care Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 815 

SuperCoder .com by the 

Coding Institute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 818 

SOAP Transcription Services . . . . . . . . . . . 820 

CGI Healthcare Solutions Group . . . . 826 

H .I .M . on Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 829 

MedScribe Information Systems . . . . 831 

AHA Central Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 833 

For the Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 835 

Alabama State University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 836 

IMO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 837 

AGS Health Private Limited . . . . . . . . . . . 839 

Global Info Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 840 

SPi Healthcare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 842 

HITS Scanning Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 845 

National Library of Medicine . . . . . . . . . 846 

H . Lee Moffitt Cancer Center . . . . . . . . 851 

Oregon Health and 

Science University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 852 

Atigeo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 855 

ARGO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 858 

Chicago State University 

College of Health Sciences . . . . . . . . . 859 

Perceptive Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 907 

EDCO Health Information 

Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 918 

Navigant Consulting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 933 

Loyola University Health Law 

Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 935 

University of Cincinnati—Online . . . 936 

Extract Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 937 


ChartWise Medical Systems . . . . . . . . . . . 941 

FTI Consulting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 945 

NCO Healthcare Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 946 

Genpact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 947 

AMCAD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 948 

HealthCare Business Solutions . . . . . . . 949 

Jvion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 951 

NEEHR PERFECT ® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 952 

University of Alabama at 

Birmingham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 959 

3M Health Information Systems . . 1000 

FormFast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1019 

H .I .M . Recruiters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1025 

Diskriter, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1027 

Peak Health Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1030 

MRO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1033 

Alpha Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1036 

AssistMed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1037 

Healthcare Cost Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . 1045 

E-Value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1050 

Perry Johnson & Associates, Inc . . . 1051 

University of Tennessee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1052 

Nuance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1105 

Iron Mountain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1115 

Celerity Solutions Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1119 

IOD Incorporated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1123 

Louisiana Tech University . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1137 

BACTES Imaging Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . 1138 

The Hutton Group, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1145 

STAT Imaging Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1150 

G2N, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1152 

AHIMA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1155 

Meta Health Technology, Inc . . . . . . . 1211 

FutureNet Technologies 

Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1214 

Career Step . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1217 

UASI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1219 

HCPro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1227 

Pyramid Healthcare Solutions . . . . . 1230 

Anthelio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1233 

Keystrokes Transcription . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1235 

Accentus, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1239 

Reimbursement Management 

Consultants, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1242 

PLATOCODE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1245 

CodingAID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1248 

Philippines HIMOAP/ITCO . . . . . . . . . . . . 1249 


Company Name Booth Number Company Name Booth Number Company Name Booth Number 

American College of Surgeons 

Commission on Cancer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1251 

Supplemental Health Care . . . . . . . . . . . 1252 

Accentia Healthcare Services . . . . . . . 1327 

RRS Release of Information 

Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1342 

M2SYS Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1348 

HIMSS Analytics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1349 

Atlanta City Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1350 

CCHIIM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1351 

EHR Doctors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1352 

Maxim Health Information 

Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1400 

ZHealth Publishing/ZHealth 

Consulting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1402 

Stern & Associates, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1405 

Verisma Systems, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1407 

Wolters Kluwer Law & Business . . 1411 

Healthcare IT News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1413 

American Medical Association . . . . 1414 

Panacea Healthcare 

Solutions Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1415 

TruCode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1423 

HFMA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1425 

CHAN Healthcare Auditors . . . . . . . . . . 1426 

Altegra Health, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1427 

Bureau of Office Services, Inc . . . . . . 1429 

DeVry University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1430 

University of Maryland 

University College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1431 

Contexo Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1433 

TransTech Medical Solutions . . . . . . . . 1434 

CAHIIM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1435 

Bridge Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1436 

Nearterm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1437 

Clarkson College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1438 

Eurofield Information 

Solutions LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1439 

Olympus Imaging America, Inc . . . . 1440 

Baylor Health System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1441 

H .I .Mentors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1442 

University of Illinois at Chicago . . . 1445 

HIM Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1446 

AHDI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1449 

IFHIMA (formerly IFHRO) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1450 

Journal of AHIMA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1451 

North Shore—LIJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1452


exHIbItor lIstIng by proDuCt type 

Accreditation/Certification 

AHIMA 


Commission on Cancer 

CAHIIM 


Association 

Associations 

AHIMA 

American Medical Association 

American Society of Anesthesiologists 

HFMA 

National Council For Prescription 

Drug Programs (NCPDP) 

Audit Management 

CHAN HEALTHCARE 

CPR Technologies, Inc . 

Pyramid Healthcare Solutions 

Chargemaster Systems/Services 

HMI Corporation 

Chart Tracking Systems 

QuadraMed 

Clinical Documentation 

Improvement 

Anthelio Healthcare Solutions Inc . 

Atigeo 


Analytics 

Care Communications 

CDI Search Group 

FTI Consulting 

Healthcare Coding and Consulting 

Services (HCCS) 

J .A . Thomas & Associates 

KPMG 

Maxim Health Information Services 

Neehr Perfect Educational 

Electronic Health Record ® 

QuadraMed 

UASI 

VITALWARE 

Clinical Information Systems 

DSS, Inc . 

QuadraMed 

Coding Products 

AHA Central Office 




Cerner Corporation 

Contexo Media 

Elsevier | MC Strategies 

G2N, Inc . 

GeBBS Healthcare Solutions 

QuadraMed 

UnicorMed 


Consulting 

Coding Services 

AGS Health, Inc 

Altegra Health, Inc . 

Amphion Medical Solutions 


CGI Healthcare Solutions Group 

CodeRyte 

Conifer Health Solutions 

Diskriter, Inc . 

Health Information Associates (HIA) 

Healthcare Coding and Consulting 

Services (HCCS) 

Healthcare Cost Solutions 


HRS 

Kiwi-Tek 

Langley Provider Group 


MiraMed Global Services 

NCO Healthcare Services 

Parallon Business Solutions 

Peak Health Solutions 

Professional Dynamic Network 


QuadraMed 


Consultants, Inc . 

SPi Healthcare 

UASI 


Consulting 

Coding Software 



Atigeo 

QuadraMed 

SuperCoder From the Coding 

Institute 

UnicorMed 

Wolters Kluwer Law & Business 

Compliance 



Healthcare Cost Solutions 

Jvion 

EXHIBITS 

Peak Health Solutions 

QuadraMed 


Consultants, Inc . 

Consulting 



Dell, Inc . 

G2N, Inc . 


Associates (HRAA) 

Just Associates 

Jvion 


Kforce Healthcare 

KPMG 

Navigant Healthcare 

Orchestrate Healthcare 

Panacea Healthcare Solutions, Inc . 


Professional Dynamic Network 

QuadraMed 

Data Management 

Systems/Services 

Alpha Systems 


MediSapien 

National Council For Prescription 

Drug Programs (NCPDP) 

Dictation Products/Services 

AssistMed, Inc . 

Disclosure Systems/Services 

MRO 

Winscribe 

Digital/Voice Systems 

ProScript 

Disclosure Systems/Services 

MRO 

Document Management 

A2iA 

Accentia Healthcare Services 

Alpha Systems 

BizTech Healthcare Solutions, Inc . 

Cardone Record Services, Inc . 



CTI Healthcare Solutions 

EDCO Health Information Solutions 

FormFast 

GRM Document Management 

Hyland Software, Inc . 


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Iron Mountain 

McKesson 

MedPlus, A Quest Diagnostics 

Company 

Perceptive Software 

QuadraMed 

Streamline Health 

Electronic Health Record 


Accentus Inc . 



Dell, Inc . 

DSS, Inc . 


Iron Mountain 

M*Modal 

M2SYS Technology 

MediSapien 

MedPlus, A Quest Diagnostics 

Company 

Neehr Perfect Educational 

Electronic Health Record ® 

QuadraMed 

Imaging Solutions 





Interim/Contract Management 

H .I .M . Recruiters, LLC 

Nearterm Corporation 

RightWay Recruiting 

Master Patient Index 


ARGO 



QuadraMed 

Outsourcing 

AHS Health, Inc . 

Kiwi-Tek 


Perry Johnson & Associates, Inc . 

Saince, Inc . 

SpeechMotion 

TransTech Medical Solutions 

Professional Services 

HIM Connections 

QuadraMed 

The University of Alabama at 

Birmingham 


Publisher/Publications 

AHIMA 


Billian’s HealthDATA/Porter 

Research 

Channel Publishing, Ltd . 

Contexo Media 

Elsevier 

Health Data Management 

Healthcare IT News 

Journal of AHIMA 

NetLearning, Cengage Learning 


SuperCoder from the Coding 

Institute 


Quality Management 



Analytics 

Nuance 

QuadraMed 

Recruitment/Job Placement 

Baylor Health Care System 

Carilion Clinic 




Kaiser Permanente 



North Shore-LIJ Health System 

On Assignment HIM 


Supplemental Health Care 

Release of Information Services 

Cardone Record Services, Inc . 


McKesson 

MRO 

RRS Release of Information Service 

Security Solutions 

FairWarning, Inc . 

Iatric Systems, Inc . 

Software/Software Development 

A2iA 

Northstar Learning 

Precyse 

Training/Education 


AHIMA 



Commission on Cancer 

BridgeFront 

CAHIIM 


Clarkson College 

DeVry University 




Associates (HRAA) 


HRS 


Association 

National Library of Medicine 



Precyse 

QuadraMed 


The University of Alabama at 

Birmingham 

University of Cincinnati—Online 

University of Tennessee 

Walden University 

Transcription Products/Services 

Acusis 



Celerity Solutions Group 


Emdat, Inc . 

M*Modal 

MedScribe Information Systems, Inc . 

NEMT Transcription 

Nuance 

Perry Johnson & Associates, Inc . 

ProScript 

Saince, Inc . 

SpeechMotion 


Winscribe 

Web-based Applications 

Billian’s HealthDATA / Porter 

Research 

Emdat, Inc . 


QuadraMed 

National Library of Medicine 

VITALWARE


exHIbItor lIstIng—alpHabetICal 

3M Health Information Systems 

Booth #1000 

Best known for market-leading coding solutions 

and ICD-10 expertise, 3M Health Information 

Systems delivers innovative software and consulting 

services that raise the bar for clinical documentation 

improvement, automated coding, case mix and quality 

outcomes reporting, and a robust healthcare data 

dictionary and terminology services to support your 

EHR . With 28 years of coding experience and more 

than 100 credentialed coding experts, 3M is the go-to 

partner for more than 5,000 hospitals worldwide that 

want to improve quality and financial performance . 


(800) 367-2447 

3MhisSales@mmm .com 

www .3his .com 

A2iA 

Booth #446 

A2iA’s handwriting recognition (yes, even providers’ 

handwriting), data extraction and auto-indexing 

software allows complex documents like clinical 

documentation, charts, labs, etc . to become searchable 

and reportable . Speed medical coding even with 

ICD-10 . Obtain meaningful use . Reduce the number of 

clicks . Automate claims . Reduced manual document 

handling . Lift columnar data from EOBs with the click 

of a mouse . Facilitate automatic data lifting, indexing 

and reconciliation . 

Wendi Klein 

(917) 237-0390 

marketing@a2ia .com 

www .a2ia .com 

Accentia Healthcare Services 

Booth #1327 

Provides: EHR and Practice Management Solutions, 

Billing and Collection, Credentialing and Meaningful 

Use Consulting, Transcription and DRT 

Jereen Mathew 

(954) 680-5233 

sasha .l@accentiahealth .com 

www .accentiahealth .com 

EXHIBITS 

Accentus Inc . 

Booth #1239 

Accentus Integrated Medical Document Management 

Solutions reduce administration costs, eliminate 

staffing shortages, boost business efficiencies, and shift 

focus from paperwork to patient care . Accentus offers 

best-in-class transcription, document imaging, and HIM 

consulting and coding services powered by state-ofthe-art 

technology offered in a SaaS delivery model . 

We invite you to visit us at booth #1239 . 

Mike Carnrite 

(800) 766-3439 

info@accentusinc .com 

www .accentusinc .com 

ACCESS EFM 

Booth #316 

Overcome paper forms challenges with Access 

Intelligent Forms Suite . Access IFS enables users to 

replace the inefficiency of pre-printed forms with an 

economical print on demand solution that intelligently 

maps data from your core systems onto forms and 

applies barcodes . Upon completion, your document 

imaging or enterprise content/document management 

system uses these barcodes to auto-index forms with 

records in your core system, making them immediately 

available across the organization . 

Kiffer Davis 

(903) 439-1322 

kiffer .davis@accessefm .com 

www .accesseforms .com 

Acusis 

Booth #226 

Acusis provides outsourced clinical documentation 

solutions to hospitals, clinics, and physician practices . 

AcuSuite ® , Acusis’ web-based software application, 

manages the entire process and delivers meaningful 

clinical documentation within a tailored turnaround 

time of 24 hours or less while providing Higher 

Standards, EMR integration, and highest customer 

satisfaction . In addition, our technology solutions, 

AcuMobile and AcuSpeech, provide flexible options 

for your workflow . 

David Brewer 

(972) 757-1079 

david .brewer@acusis .com 

www .acusis .com 


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Addison Search 

Booth #452 

Courtney DeLuca 

(312) 424-0300 

courtney .deluca@addisonsearch .com 

AGS Health, Inc 

Booth #839 

AGS Health is a global coding and billing company led 

by a seasoned management team with an outstanding 

track record . We combine rock-solid coding and billing 

fundamentals with award-winning processes to create 

tangible, positive impact on cash-flows . Our approach 

is simple: attention to detail and concern for accuracy . 

The result is obvious: highest accuracy in coding, 

maximum compliance and improved cash flows . 

Rob Gregg and Amy Bridge 

(405) 888-0580 

Robert .Gregg@agshealth .com and 

Amy .Bridge@agshealth .com 

www .agshealth .com 


Booth #833 

The American Hospital Association’s Central Office 

serves as the official US Clearinghouse on medical 

coding for the proper use of the ICD-9-CM, ICD-10-CM 

and ICD-10-PCS and Level I HCPCS (CPT-4 codes) for 

hospital providers, and certain Level II HCPCS codes for 

hospitals, physicians and other health professionals . 

Requests for coding advice can be submitted through 

Coding Clinic Advisor, a new online service provided by 

AHA Central Office . AHA Central Office also publishes 

AHA Coding Clinic for ICD-9-CM and AHA Coding Clinic 

for HCPCS . 

(312) 893-6800 

www .ahacentraloffice .org 

AHIMA 

Booth #1155 

AHIMA is the premier association of health 

information management (HIM) professionals . AHIMA’s 

64,000 members are dedicated to the effective 

management of personal health information needed 

to deliver quality healthcare to the public . Founded 

in 1928 to improve the quality of medical records, 

AHIMA is committed to advancing the HIM profession 

in an increasingly electronic and global environment 

through leadership in advocacy, education, 

certification, and lifelong learning . 


Customer Service 

(312) 233-1100 

info@ahima .org 

www .ahima .org 

Alabama State University 

Booth #836 

(334) 229-4616 

cplettenberg@alasu .edu 


Alpha Systems 

Booth #1036 

Alpha Systems provides innovative data and document 

management solutions that improve financial 

outcomes and enhance the patient information 

lifecycle . Our state-of-the-art applications and flexible 

methods of information collection and retrieval, 

data conversion, scanning, and indexing bridge the 

gap between paper and electronic environments, 

eliminating bottlenecks and ensuring a steady flow 

of complete and accurate information . Alpha Systems 

integrates into most inpatient and ambulatory 

information systems with the highest quality standards . 

Cyndi Rauch 

(215) 322-8100 

crauch@alpha-sys .com 

www .alpha-sys .com 


Booth #1427 

Altegra Health was formed through the merger 

of companies including The Coding Source, LLC 

and Sinaiko Healthcare Consulting . We have been 

operating since 1990 with six regional offices and over 

1,000 employees nationwide to serve our clients . We 

provide expert coding and consulting solutions to 

optimize and improve compliance, revenue cycle and 

the like for hospitals, health systems, academic medical 

centers, medical groups and payors . Our services 

include coding, compliance reviews, ICD-10, and 

revenue cycle consulting; among others . 

Ryan Kelly 

(310) 776-4500 

ryan .kelly@altegrahealth .com 

www .altegrahealth .com

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AMCAD 

Booth #948 

(866) 793-6505 

jmckervey@amcad .com 

American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer 

Booth #1251 

Established by the American College of Surgeons in 

1922, the multidisciplinary Commission on Cancer 

(CoC) is a consortium of professional organizations 

dedicated to improving survival and quality of 

life for cancer patients through standard-setting, 

prevention, research, education, and the monitoring of 

comprehensive quality care . 

Connie Bura, Administrative Director, Cancer Programs 

(312) 202-5377 

lwatt@facs .org 

www .facs .org/cancer 

American Medical Association (AMA) 

Booth #1414 

The American Medical Association (AMA) provides 

critical resources for today’s demanding practice 

environment . With over 40 years of experience, the AMA 

offers a broad range of resources that help physicians 

and their staff run a more efficient practice . The AMA 

is offering free shipping and discounted pricing on all 

AMA products during the 84th AHIMA Convention 

and Exhibit . Stop by Booth 1414 to take advantage 

of these special offers! Can’t stop by the booth? Visit 

amabookstore .com or call (800) 621-8335 to learn more . 

Johna Picco 

(312) 464-4425 

johna .picco@ama-assn .org 

amabookstore .com 

American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) 

Booth #204 

The American Society of Anesthesiologists offers a 

vast array of resources to meet your anesthesia coding 

needs . Accurately report, decrease audit liability, and 

obtain proper payment with ASA’s Relative Value 

Guide ® and CROSSWALK ® coding resources and become 

proficient at coding with ASA’s coding webinars . Visit 

www .asahq .org/Shop-ASA for more information . 

Mary Louise Carr 

(847) 825-5586 

m .carr@asahq .org 

www .asahq .org/Shop-ASA 




Booth #303 

Amphion is a leading provider of transcription, coding 

and core measure abstraction services and technology . 

We offer customized, hands-on support for all 

services at the highest levels of client satisfaction . | 

Triton Cloud is Amphion’s “Right-Sized” Transcription 

Management solution . Triton offers flexibility; what 

you need—when you need it—and only pay for what 

you use! Are you ready for ICD-10? Amphion has LIVE, 

comprehensive, ICD-10-CM and PCS training programs . 

Embrace Change . Talk to Amphion . 

Kerry Chase / Melinda Watman / Amy Wirth 

(888) 830-2644 

Sales@amphionmedical .com 

www .amphionmedical .com 


Booth #1233 

For over 10 years, Anthelio has exclusively focused 

on serving hospitals by providing a broad range of 

Information Technology and back office services . 

By lowering operating cost in the areas of IT, HIM, 

CDI, security assessment and remediation, data 

management and EHR implementation, we have had 

the privilege of helping hospitals take steps forward 

in their core mission of improved patient care . 

We provide high quality resources at sensible and 

attractive investment levels . 

Mary Gael Senko 

(810) 893-2433 

mary .senko@antheliohealth .com 

www .antheliohealth .com


Quality. Vision. Flexibility. 

Let Amphion be your trusted 

partner for transcription and coding 

needs. We are passionate about 

providing expert, reliable, tailored 

HIM solutions. 

Please visit us at 

Boot 303! 

Triton Health Document Cloud 

Shaping the future of health document management. 

Maximizing the value of the descriptive word is more 

important than ever. Amphion provides the technology, 

services and expertise necessary to transform the spoken 

word into valuable documents through the use of speech 

understanding, natural language processing and discreet 

data identification. 

• No investments in equipment, maintenan e fees or 

dedi ated trans ription IT resour es 

• Innovation and vision to meet Meaningful Use Stage 2 

data ex hange and other riti al requirements 

• Tight integration with your EHR/RIS/PACs or other 

lini al systems for e= ient information ex hange 

• Monitoring and mentoring of Health are 

Do umentation Spe ialists to ensure quality, a ura y 

and validated lini al fa ts 

• Demand-based usage to support ;u tuating volumes 

and servi e requirements 

EXHIBITS 

Reliable Coding Partner 

Here when you need us—to train and assist. 

The link between quality care, documentation, coding and 

billing is more important than ever. Amphion offers one 

of the industry’s most comprehensive coding, quality and 

education solutions. 

• Ongoing, ustomizable, oding review that analyzes 

your oding results and orre ts errors in real time 

• Highly-trained, redentialed, expert sta8 to assist 

with review, edu ation and hot line questions 

• Servi es ranging from over;ow to omplete 

outsour ing of all hart types for fa ility and 

professional oding 

• Rigorous internal quality ontrols to ensure a ura y 

and omplian e 

• Dedi ated a ount management 

• Live ICD-10 training in an instru tor-led 

virtual lassroom 

Exceptional results & service are a p one call away • 888-830-2644 

Not sure? No problem! We believe in providing flexibility—you only pay for what you use! 

www.amphionmedical.com 


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ARGO 

Booth #858 

Building on the success in partnering with eight of the 

top 10 US financial institutions, ARGO has leveraged 

its core strengths in advanced analytics, mission critical 

software, and intelligent workflow automation -- 

to provide an innovative Enterprise Master Patient 

Index (EMPI) . ARGO Entity Resolution goes beyond a 

traditional EMPI by enabling organizations to employ 

advanced matching technologies to detect, resolve 

and prevent duplicate records across a wide range of 

client-defined entity types, such as patients, providers, 

payers, and more . 

Steve Kotyk 

(972) 866-3660 

steve .kotyk@argodata .com 

www .argodata .com 




Booth #1037 

AssistMed, Inc . is a health IT company that provides 

online and mobile clinical documentation technologies . 

Our solutions are designed to enhance clinicians’ 

productivity, simplify workflow, and facilitate EHR 

usability and adoption . Solutions include: dictationtranscription 

services, discrete reportable transcription, 

back-end speech recognition, digital pen and paper, 

and natural language processing . Our integration with 

EHRs enables the insertion of voice and ink capture 

into EHR fields—creating more meaningful notes . 

Rene Stauffer 

(888) 774-7717 

sales@assistmed .com 

www .assistmed .com



Association for Healthcare Documentation 

Integrity (AHDI) 

Booth #1449 

The Association for Healthcare Documentation Integrity 

(AHDI) is the world’s largest professional society 

representing the clinical documentation sector whose 

purpose is to set and uphold standards for education 

and practice in the field of health data capture and 

documentation . 

Danielle Shelton 

(209) 527-9620 

dshelton@ahdionline .org 

www .ahdionline .org 

EXHIBITS 

Atigeo 

Booth #855 

Atigeo is a compassionate technology company 

delivering xPatterns, a revolutionary big data cloud 

software platform . Using state-of-the art natural 

language processing and smart pattern matching 

technologies, xPatterns Computer-Assisted Coding 

automatically generates CPT, HCPCS, ICD9 and ICD-10 

codes directly from clinical health records and detects 

under-coding and suspected under-documentation . 

The solution can be deployed alongside your existing 

coding application or as a SaaS solution . 

Haripurkh Khalsa 

(425) 635-3900 

haripurkh .khaisa@atigeo .com 

www .atigeo .com 

Aviana Global Technologies, Inc . 

Booth #339 

(714) 674-0260 

jeniferf@avianaglobal .com 

Will “Neutrality” 

be Reality? 

Aviana‘s ICD9 2 10 TM Converter tranforms your 

ICD-9 historical data to ICD-10 and identifies 

opportunities for revenue shifts. 

Visit us in booth #339 

www.avianaglobal.com/healthcare 


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Aviacode 

Booth #451 

(801) 858-3800 

lmilner@aviacode .com 

www .aviacode .com 

BACTES Imaging Solutions 

Booth #1138 

BACTES specializes in release of information and 

electronic record archiving . BACTES has successfully 

partnered with more than 1,500 medical facilities 

nationwide . BACTES is 100 percent HIPAA compliant 

and offers comprehensive, customized, and innovative 

solutions for all of your ROI and Archiving needs . 

BACTES invests in its people, process, and technology 

to provide an unparalleled ROI, EMR integration, 

and web-based Archiving partnership . BACTES is the 

company you can depend on, with the people you 

can trust . 

Arnel De Leon 

(619) 230-0731 

adeleon@Bactes .com 

www .bactes .com 

Does your organization need 

an easier path to paperless? 



Barry Libman Inc . 

Booth #355 

Coding and Audit Services Training and Education 

NEW! Anatomy and Physiology for Coders online 

course to prepare coders for ICD-10-CM/PCS . 

(978) 369-7180 

info@barrylibmaninc .com 

www .barrylibmaninc .com 

Baylor Health Care System 

Booth #1441 

Nationally recognized as a leader in healthcare, Baylor 

Health Care System, located in Dallas/Fort Worth, offers 

limitless career opportunities . Our 15 hospitals and 

over 100 clinics allow mobility between environments 

and specialties . Wherever you want your career and 

life to take you, we’ll help you get there . 

Tracy Fletcher 

(214) 820-6964 

tracyfl@baylorhealth .edu 

www .baylorhealth .com/careers 

» Eliminate traditional, pre-printed forms 

in favor of “electronic paper” that 

captures both structured information 

and unstructured annotations, 

including handwritten notes 

» Provide off-line access to decrease 

dependence on active network 

connectivity and system up-time 

Visit Bottomline 

at Booth 229 

www.bottomline.com/healthcare » info@bottomline.com » 1.800.472.1321



Berkeley Research Group/Health Analytics 

Booth #255 

Berkeley Research Group’s Health Analytics practice 

offers clients extensive healthcare industry expertise 

combined with data-driven, objective and innovative 

solutions to their most complex problems . Our experts 

have specialized experience in: Clinical Documentation 

Improvement, Value Based Payments, Quality Analytics, 

ICD-10 CDI Program Enhancement, Performance 

Improvement, and Case Management Solutions . Many 

have relevant advanced degrees and certifications 

including PhDs, MBAs, CPAs, CFEs, and HIM credentials . 

Kathleen Dunleavy, MS, RHIA 

(301) 467-2212 

kdunleavy@brg-expert .com 

www .brg-expert .com 

Billian’s HealthDATA/Porter Research 

Booth #433 

Billian’s HealthDATA and Porter Research provide 

healthcare market research solutions for B-to-B sales, 

marketing and business analysis . Billian’s HealthDATA 

Portal provides online access to market information 

on healthcare providers—including hospital personnel 

and e-mails, EMR, and other IT installations, financial 

and quality indicators, and more than 3,500 other data 

points—to build targeted, exportable prospect reports . 

Porter Research delivers actionable market research 

insight to improve business performance . 

Joyce Metzer 

(800) 533-8484 

jmetzer@billian .com 

www .billianshealthdata .com 


Booth #550 

BizTech presents its ProMed Revenue Cycle 

Management Solutions to reduce operating costs and 

increase cash flow, leveraging decades of experience 

in business process automation and integration . 

Applications share an underlying HIPAA-compliant 

infrastructure . Solutions include: Automated HIM 

Charge Entry/Coding, Chart Management, Patient 

Registration and Patient Record Scanning, Enterprise 

Document Management, EOB automated solutions and 

mobile forms solutions . Each solution is cost effective 

and user-friendly; allowing full integration with your 

HIS . 

Hal Petschke 

(732) 761-2880 

halp@forbiztech .com 

www .forbiztechhealth .com 

EXHIBITS 

Bottomline Technologies 

Booth #229 

Bottomline’s medical forms solutions are used by more 

than 900 hospitals to reduce costs, increase productivity, 

and improve patient safety . Inprotica extends the 

functionality of core business processes through user 

interfaces and comprehensive integration functionality . 

QuickRecord serves as a centralized distribution and 

access point for documents through print, fax, and 

e-mail . MedEx provides the most up-to-date patient 

information for registration boosting the patient 

experience . Visit booth #229 for a demonstration . 

Sarah Stevenson 

(603) 501-6675 

sstevenson@bottomline .com 

www .bottomline .com 

Breitner Transcription Services, Inc . 

Booth #125 

Owen Breitner 

(781) 828-6411 

owen@breitner .com 

www .breitner .com 

BridgeFront 

Booth #1436 

Effective, customizable and budget-friendly; 

BridgeFront helps healthcare provide the highest 

quality of staff education . You have the flexibility to 

take any online course as-is or modify it, and even build 

your own courses . For over 10 years, BridgeFront has 

provided engaging online education on compliance, 

revenue cycle, patient communications, clinical, 

leadership, ICD-10, and now anatomy and physiology . 

Chelsey Slack 

(866) 447-2211 

chelseys@bridgefront .com 

www .bridgefront .com 

Bureau of Office Services, Inc . 

Booth #1429 

richp@bureauhq .com 

www .bureauhq .com 


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Caban Resources 

Gold Partner 

Booth #638 

At Caban Resources we believe that the HIM profession 

has the power to improve your life and the lives of 

those around you . We are your career source for 

advancement and development . Founded by HIM 

professionals for HIM professionals we are here 

to help . And we hire really smart people like HIM 

directors, credentialed coders, experienced techs, and 

thoughtful clerks! 

Robert Caban 

(877) 880-1600 

info@cabanresources .com 

www .cabanresources .com 

CAHIIM 

Booth #1435 

CAHIIM is an independent accrediting organization 

whose mission is to serve the public interest by 

establishing and enforcing quality accreditation 

standards for health informatics (HI) and health 

information management (HIM) educational programs . 

www .cahiim .org 

Cardone Record Services, Inc . (CRS) 

Booth #423 

For 30 years, CRS has been providing healthcare 

facilities with cost-effective solutions for managing 

health records . CRS combines its specialized expertise 

in HIM, document imaging and technology to create 

customized solutions . Its scalable MRVIEW technology 

efficiently transitions facilities to an EHR and can serve 

as an effective EDM system . CRS skillfully completes 

on- or off-site projects with QA practices proven 

99 .9 percent accurate . CRS and its ROI service partner, 

MMRA, can serve as a comprehensive outsourcing 

solution for HIM departments . 

Sales/Marketing 

(800) 572-7272 

info@cardonerecords .com 

www .cardonerecords .com 

Care360—See MedPlus 




Booth #815 

For over 35 years Care Communications has been 

a nationally recognized and highly experienced 

HIM company that helps its clients overcome their 

toughest HIM challenges . Whether it’s preparing 

for ICD-10, improving data quality and integrity, 

clinical documentation improvement, claims edit 

management, eliminating coding or cancer registry 

backlogs, coding quality improvement, master patient 

index clean up or enhancing your leadership skills, 

CARE can customize the right solution for you . 

Hal Walsh 

(312) 551-3100 

hwalsh@care-communications .com 

www .carecommunications .com 

Career Step 

Booth #1217 

The ICD-10 Solution, presented by Karen Youmans, 

MPA, RHIA, CCS, of YES HIM Consulting, Inc . and 

Career Step, is a multi-faceted training program that 

provides comprehensive assessment and education for 

the 2013 shift to ICD-10 . With solutions for the entire 

institution, the program is designed to assess and train 

all levels and departments . Built on Ms . Youmans’ 

extensive HIM expertise and nearly 20 years of quality 

Career Step healthcare education, The ICD-10 Solution 

offers the experience you need to ensure a successful 

ICD-10 transition . 

Ryan Ewer 

(800) 246-7837 

theicd10solution@careerstep .com 

www .theicd10solution .com

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Carilion Clinic 

Booth #346 

Carilion Clinic is a not-for-profit healthcare 

organization serving nearly one million people in 

Virginia through a multi-specialty physician group, 

advanced primary care practices, hospitals and 

outpatient centers . Led by clinical teams with a shared 

philosophy that puts the patient first, Carilion is 

committed to improving outcomes for every patient 

while advancing the quality of care through medical 

education and research . 

Kara Fitzpatrick 

(540) 983-4040 

klfitzpatrick@carilionclinic .org 

www .carilionclinic .org 


Booth #154 

CDI Search Group is a firm who specializes in clinical 

documentation integrity and HIM recruitment 

solutions . We are involved in bringing hospitals 

experienced staff for their CDI roles to truly maximize 

the Project2:Layout return on the program 1 7/2/12 from 3:46 both PM a Page quality 1 

and 

revenue perspective . We identify CDI specialists/ 



managers/directors in the market and based on the 

needs and culture of our client we try our best to make 

a great match for both our candidates and facilities we 

work with . 

Devon Santoro 

(503) 505-9707 

devons@cdisearchgroup .com 

www .cdisearchgroup .com 

Celerity Solutions Group 

Booth #1119 

Celerity Solutions Group is a clinical documentation 

outsource partner providing fluid solutions for medical 

transcription, management consulting and information 

technology implementation to hospitals and clinics 

nationwide . Headquartered in Denver, CO, Celerity 

adapts to your facility to maximize workflow, resolve 

staffing issues and take the stress out of transcription . 

We are your EHR Integration Specialists! 

Jean LoPizzo 

(603) 553-5797 

Jean .LoPizzo@celeritysolutionsgroup .com 

www .celeritysolutionsgroup .com 

Work Queues Overwhelming Since Your EHR Conversion? 

Get Hands-on Help for Work Queue Resolution 

Work queues can get out of control quickly following an 

EHR conversion, leading to a high A/R and poor cash 

flow. Taking swift action to resolve work queues is 

critical to mitigating risks. Care Communications offers 

experienced HIM work queue consultants to help you: 

• Clean-up work queue backlogs throughout the 

revenue cycle (registration through billing) 

• Keep current by outsourcing your work queues 

• Be prepared in advance with a complete revenue 

cycle work queue management plan 

• Develop critical decision tree mappings and work 

queue guidelines 

The CARE team is EPIC – Cerner – McKesson – 

Siemens – Meditech experienced. 

Donʼt let your DNFB get out of control – CARE’s 

credentialed HIM team can provide the hands-on help 

you need to ease EHR transitions. 

Stop by the CARE booth to learn more 

about our EHR data quality services. 

For more information call 800-458-3544 or visit 

our website: carecommunications.com Join us: facebook.com/CareCommunications Follow us: twitter.com/CareComms



Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) 

Booth #646 

The Medicare Learning Network ® (MLN), a registered 

trademark of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services (CMS), is the brand name for official CMS 

education and information for Medicare-Fee-For- 

Service (FFS) Providers . The MLN is located on the 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) 

website at www .cms .gov/MLNGenInfo 

Andrea Yost 

(410) 786-7423 

andrea .yost@cms .hhs .gov 

www .medicare .gov 


Booth #652 

For over 30 years, Cerner has transformed healthcare 

for providers and consumers around the world . 

Cerner’s Health Information Management solution 

allows you to effectively manage paper charts, 

while providing the foundation needed for a fully 

computerized medical record . Cerner HIM supports 

activities like workqueue and coding and abstracting 

management and documentation completion . Other 

Help Inspire Better Health 

Join our team of Coders 

Inspiring better health. 

EXHIBITS 

solutions integrated with Cerner HIM include Cerner 

Encoder/Grouper, Computer-Assisted Coding, Care 

Management, and the Coding Clinical Summary . 

Cerner Revenue Cycle 

(866) 221-8877, option 1 

RevenueCycle@cerner .com 

www .cerner .com 


Booth #826 

As a trusted health IT partner for over 20 years, CGI has 

served more than 250 hospitals and health systems and 

200,800 licensed professionals . Our enterprise content 

management (ECM) solutions transform how hospitals 

manage information . Built on the industry-leading IBM ® 

P8 ECM platform, CGI’s Sovera ® ECM solution manages 

over 5 .4 billion patient records . CGI’s medical coding 

services leverage a large, highly experienced resource 

pool to provide quality work at competitive rates . 

Alexandria Schulz 

(770) 337-7563 

alexandria .schulz@cgi .com 

www .cgi .com/healthcare 

At Carilion Clinic, we’re inspiring better health for our patients and our communities in 

everything that we do. We are currently seeking experienced coders who would like to 

be a part of our team approach to ICD-10 implementation and receive quality training. 

We are a leading healthcare organization with a network of hospitals, physician o�ces 

and home health facilities located throughout southwest Virginia. 

We are currently recruiting for: 

• Experienced inpatient coders with the �exibility to work from anywhere. 

• Trainers with experience in training and inpatient coding. 

As a Carilion employee, you can take advantage of competitive pay, comprehensive 

bene�ts, relocation assistance and numerous opportunities for continuous education 

and professional development. 

You can also take advantage of all that southwest Virginia has to o�er including 

stunning mountain and lake views, a mild four-season climate, excellent public schools 

and nationally recognized colleges and universities including the Virginia Tech Carilion 

School of Medicine and Research Institute. 

To learn more, contact Kara Fitzpatrick at 540-983-4040 or at 

KL�tzpatrick@carilionclinic.org. View job postings and apply 

online at www.carilionclinic.org/careers. 

Carilion Clinic is an Equal Employment Opportunity/A�rmative Action Employer. 


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Booth #1426 

CHAN HEALTHCARE has implemented internal audit 

functions at more than 25 healthcare networks, with 

ongoing operations in more than 700 hospitals and 

healthcare facilities nationwide . We are dedicated to 

advancing healthcare organizations by providing high 

quality internal audit and consulting services . Our 

coding compliance audit services include inpatient, 

outpatient and physician coding reviews . 

Andrea Ax 

(314) 802-2059 

aax@chanllc .com 

www .chanllc .com 


Booth #123 

Channel Publishing is pleased to offer affordable, 

innovative ICD-10 code books and training products, 

including our Enhanced Generic ICD-10, the 

lowest-priced code book available . We also offer 

the innovative “Seminar-in-a-Box” programs in 

Professional and Individual versions and a series 

of “Mastering” exercise books that will give you 

the practice and confidence you’ll need before 

implementation . Please visit our site at 

www .channelpublishing .com . 

Craig Puckett 

(775) 825-0880 

cpuckett@channelpublishing .com 

www .channelpublishing .com 



ChartWise Medical Systems 

Booth #941 

ChartWise: CDI brings clinical documentation 

intelligence to your CDI program . A comprehensive 

web-based software solution, it uses innovative builtin 

expertise to streamline CDI by translating clinical 

terms, labs, and meds into diagnostic terms needed 

for coding . With electronic queries, flexible workflow, 

reference materials, and on-demand multi-level 

reporting, ChartWise: CDI has the tools a CDI program 

requires . Combined with HL7 interfacing, rigorous data 

security, and no software to install, ChartWise: CDI has 

changed the world of CDI . 

Mary Cooper 

(401) 473-2003 

mcooper@chartwisemed .com 

www .chartwisemed .com 

Chicago State University—College of Health Sciences 

Booth #859 

(773) 995-2593 

bprice@csu .edu 

Cintas Document Management 

Booth #130 

(513) 701-2885 

grigat@cintas .com 

www .cintas .com 


Booth #1438 

Clarkson College is a private, nonprofit college in 

Omaha, NE, offering diploma, certificate and degree 

opportunities in the fields of nursing, healthcare 

business, healthcare services, physical therapist 

assistant, radiologic technology, medical imaging, 

imaging informatics and professional development . 

The college is nationally accredited through the Higher 

Learning Commission, North Central Association of 

Colleges and Schools (NCA) . 

Jena Dickinson 

(402) 552-2944 

dickinsonjena@clarksoncollege .edu 

www .clarksoncollege .edu



CodeRyte 

Booth #541 

CodeRyte is the leading supplier of natural language 

processing solutions for computer-assisted coding 

in healthcare . The unrivaled accuracy of CodeRyte 

technology, coupled with our Software-as-a-Service 

delivery model, helps nearly 200 clients spanning 1,800 

sites drive compliant reimbursement, elevate workflow 

efficiencies, and prepare for the coming ICD-10 coding 

revolution . In keeping with CodeRyte’s tradition to 

deliver innovation that resolves clients’ challenges, 

we have released a powerful solution for NLP-driven 

Health System Coding . 

Mellody Lewis 

(301) 841-0572 

mlewis@coderyte .com 

www .coderyte .com 

Now offering our 

B.S. in HIM 

completely online. 

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Coding Strategies, Inc . (CSI) 

Booth #538 

CSI consultants have extensive healthcare business experience 

and are the experts at tackling the challenges 

healthcare professionals face daily, such as operational, 

outpatient coding, compliance and reimbursement 

issues . We serve a wide range of healthcare organizations 

nationwide, including hospitals, physician practices, 

practice management companies, freestanding 

centers, billing companies, payors, healthcare attorneys 

and/or anyone ultimately responsible for coding and 

compliance . 

Sophia Bates 

(770) 445-5566 

sophia .bates@codingstrategies .com 

www .codingstrategies .com 

CodingAID 

Booth #1248 

(532) 216-2583, ext . 225 

ryan@coding-aid .com 

www .coding-aid .com 

Earn your B.S. in HIM 

degree without putting 

your life on hold 

Seventy-five years ago, we launched the 

first fully accredited Health Information 

Management (HIM) program in the country. 

Today, we’re still pioneers in the field. 

Our B.S. in HIM program is now offered 

100% online—giving you the flexibility 

you need for life—while still working closely 

with our distinguished faculty and your 

classmates. 

Our other HIM programs include: 

· M.S. in HIM 

· HIM/IT Leadership Joint Program 

· Health Informatics Certificate 

· HIM and Exchange Certificate 

877-598-1604 • go.css.edu/BS-HIM 


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College of St . Scholastica 

Booth #736 

The College of St . Scholastica is a renowned leader 

in healthcare informatics and health information 

management education . We offer flexible online 

programs in health information management including 

a master’s program, graduate HIM certificates, a 

baccalaureate in health information management, 

and a dual degree in HIM/information technology 

leadership . Visit us online at www .css .edu/him .xml . 

Kris Carlson 

(877) 723-7062 

kcarlson@css .edu 

css .edu/him .xml 

Commission on Certification for Health Informatics and 

Information Management (CCHIIM) 

Booth #1351 


Booth #739 

Conifer Health Solutions understands the extraordinary 

pressures on healthcare providers because of our deep, 

practical healthcare experience gained over 30 years . 

At Conifer, we work with you to help your hospital 

successfully fulfill its mission of providing high quality 

patient care while meeting the financial obligations 

of today’s healthcare environment . Our solutions 

bring together patient access, health information 

management, and business office management 

expertise to provide integrated, compliant revenue 

cycle management . 

Geoff New 

(877)-CONIFER 

him@coniferhealth .com 

www .him .coniferhealth .com 

Contexo Media 

Booth #1433 

Contexo Media is an independent provider of 

revenue-enhancing solutions for medical practices to 

maximize their coding, reimbursement and compliance 

efforts . Thousands of healthcare professionals rely on 

Contexo Media’s coding books, software, eLearning, 

and educational workshops to stay on top of critical 

updates across the fast-changing medical landscape . 

Be sure to ask us about our extensive ICD-10 training, 

products and CodeitRightOnline application! 



Jerry Okabe 

(800) 334-5724 

customer-support@contexomedia .com 

www .codingbooks .com 


Booth #214 

Since 1994, CPR Technologies Inc . has forwarded the 

concept of the computerized patient record through its 

unique integration engine technologies and document 

to distribution solutions . Based on its Plato platform, 

the company offers a suite of services and software 

products consisting of transcription; tracer and 

web-based audit-tracking programs; and sophisticated, 

yet easy to use, analytical software applications for 

data-mining, compliance and reporting purposes . 

Michael Windeguth 

(661) 284-1145 

mwindeguth@cpr-tech .com 

www .cpr-tech .com 

Craneware 

Booth #231 

(404) 364-2032 

a .groom@craneware .com 

www .craneware .com 


Booth #137 

CTI Healthcare Solutions understands the need for 

compliance, 24/7 access to charts during conversion, 

Clinical Data Entry/Abstraction, integration into an 

existing EMR, and everything in between . We will 

carefully analyze your current workflow, desired 

project objectives, and unique needs to create the plan 

to achieve project success . We are proud to offer our 

knowledge and expertise to implement best practices 

and work with your team to minimize the impact on 

your healthcare team . 

Larry Skinner 

(856) 722-5588 

larry .skinner@ctiimage .com 

www .ctihealth .com



Data Distributing, LLC 

Booth #746 

Burn ROIs to CD! Data Distributing announces a 

revolutionary way to create digital, legal, secure, 

patient record copies with its new solution: DISCO! 

Medical records personnel can now automate the 

search, collection, and indexing of all patient record 

documents, and burn it to permanent, secure, selflabeled 

CDs . Fulfill those costly, labor intensive ROI 

requests without printing mounds of paper copies 

or risking pages might be missed, modified, lost or 

illegible . DISCO makes making patient record copies 

easy, digital and secure! 

Nancy Fisher 

(800) 635-6779 

nancyf@datadistributing .com 

GOOD THINGS START AT THE VA 

Stop by Booth # 223 to learn more 

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Dell, Inc . 

Booth #435 

Dell is a leading healthcare IT provider, delivering 

a complete portfolio of integrated solutions for 

providers, payers and life sciences companies . Dell 

believes information is the foundation upon which 

healthcare will move forward, and is pioneering 

new solutions that connect people in the healthcare 

ecosystem to the right technology and processes 

to create information-driven healthcare and drive 

innovation . Visit www .dell .com/healthcare to 

learn more . 

Monique Weston 

(415) 595-3550 

monique_weston@dell .com 

www .dell .com/healthcare 

Health Information Management (HIM) job opportunities within the Veterans 

Health Administration. Learn how to apply for HIM vacancies in VHA, what multifacets 

HIM is involved in within VHA and how VHA is a great place to work 

iHealth adaptor is being implemented in VA facilities. This application provides 

connection to VA network on an iPad giving physicians access to patient records 

at point of care. 

CPRS/Vista Imaging The award winning electronic health record will be 

demonstrated at the OIA booth along with VistA Imaging. This system integrates 

clinical images, scanned documents and other non-textural data into the patient 

electronic health record. 

MyVeHU Campus (MVC) is a web based tool that offers access to EHR training 

tools created from VeHU conferences. The focus of MyVeHU Campus is to provide 

the very best learning resources on VA's award-winning EHR! 


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Department of Veterans Affairs 

Booth #223 

The Department of Veterans Affairs began 

implementing an electronic health record in 1997 

and completed implementation at 154 medical 

centers by the end of 1999 . The VA shares its success 

by demonstrating the Computerized Patient Record 

System (CPRS), Personal Health Record (My HealtheVet), 

Bar Code Medication Administration (BCMA) and 

VistA Imaging (which includes both radiographic and 

document imaging) . Career information for Health 

Information Mangers is also available . 

Gail Graham 

(202) 461-5874 

gail .graham@va .gov 

www .va .gov 

DeVry University 

Booth #1430 

As one of the largest degree-granting higher education 

systems in North America, DeVry University provides 

high-quality, career-oriented associate, bachelor’s and 

master’s degree programs in technology, healthcare 

technology, business and management . Nearly 70,000 

students are enrolled at more than 93 locations in 26 

states and Canada, as well as through DeVry University 

Online . DeVry University is accredited by The Higher 

Learning Commission of the North Central Association, 

www .ncahlc .org . For more information visit 

www .devry .edu . 

Joseph W York, PhD 

(866) 338-7934 

jyork2@devry .edu 

www .devry .edu/degree-programs/ 

college-health-sciences/college-health-sciences .jsp 



Digital Transcription Systems (DTS) 

Booth #430 

Digital Transcription Systems, celebrating 20 years 

of serving our customers, is proud to say we are 

still providing services for our very first customer . In 

today’s market that doesn’t just happen . At DTS we 

don’t tell you how you have to run your business . 

We allow you to tell us what your needs are and 

then we go to work to meet those needs . With our 

leading edge technology solutions in both dictation 

and transcription, we can work together to find what 

works for you and your physician team . We believe it 

really is “All About You!” 

Joe Jackson 

(405) 948-9200 

jjackson@dtsok .com 

www .dtsok .com 


Booth #1027 

With nearly 65 years of experience in HIM, Diskriter, 

Inc . specializes in custom solutions . We’re able to work 

from virtually any IT platform and provide an entire 

suite of HIM services, including transcription, speech 

recognition, coding, compliance auditing, LTAC and rehab 

audits and interim management, as well as ICD-10 

transition support . Diskriter also offers state-of-the-art 

technology with our enterprise typing platform, as well 

as CAC . Our clients benefit from guaranteed TAT and 

an unrivaled commitment to service and quality . 

Michael Kimball 

(800) 242-1622 

Michael .Kimball@Diskriter .com 

www .diskriter .com 

Diversified Medical Records Services 

Booth #445 

Chris Hallman 

(949) 240-6242 

chris_hallman@DMRS .net 

www .DMRS .net 

Documentation Services Group, Inc . (DSG, Inc .) 

Booth #533 

(770) 883-0268 

dwoodrow@dsg-inc .net 

www .dsg-inc .net



Dolbey 

Booth #800 

A leader in providing dictation, transcription, speech 

recognition and coding solutions for healthcare, Dolbey 

offers the award-winning Fusion Suite of integrated 

speech recognition products which provide specialized 

workflow and integration with core hospital and 

clinical systems to provide prompt, accurate medical 

documents for the patient care environment . 

Traci Miller 

(800) 878-7828 

tmiller@dolbey .com 

www .dolbey .com 

DrFirst 

Booth #647 

DrFirst is a Health IT platform company specializing 

in: e-prescribing, medication reconciliation, patient 

outcomes, secure messaging, e-prescribing of 

controlled substances, and Meaningful Use . 

Timur Tugberk 

(202) 294-4264 

ttugberk@drfirst .com 

www .drfirst .com 

DSS, Inc . 

Booth #426 

DSS, Inc . is a health information technology (HIT) 

software development and systems integration 

company that provides an open source Electronic 

Health Record (EHR), vxVistA, with add-on tailored 

solutions for behavioral health, radiology, oncology 

and dentistry, among other specialties . vxVistA is based 

on the Department of Veterans Affairs’ award-winning 

VistA system, which is proven to reduce organizational 

costs and enhance the quality of patient care . For more 

information on DSS, Inc ., visit www .dssinc .com . 

Alyssa Stanley 

(561) 472-5541 

AStanley@dssinc .com 

www .dssinc .com 

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Booth #918 

For more than 50 years, EDCO has assisted health 

information management departments in the 

digitization of medical records . Today, our team is here 

to support your goal to provide exemplary patient care 

by improving HIM efficiencies, reducing cost and risk, 

and streamlining information throughout the hospital . 

EDCO solutions: medical records scanning, record 

storage, electronic document management software 

Kristin Binford 

(800) 999-3456 

KBinford@edcogroupinc .com 

www .edcohealthinfosolutions .com 

EHR Doctors 

Booth #1352 

(855) 347-3627 

info@ehrdoctors .com 

Elsevier 

Booth #629 

ELSEVIER is a leading publisher of health science 

publications, advancing medicine by delivering superior 

reference information and decision support tools to 

doctors, nurses, health practitioners and students . 

With an extensive media spectrum—print, online and 

handheld—we are able to supply the information you 

need in the most convenient format . 

Jessie Hayes, CMP 

(215) 239-3490 

j .hayes@elsevier .com 

www .us .elsevierhealth .com 


Booth #626 

Elsevier | MC Strategies offers comprehensive eLearning 

solutions designed to empower your staff with the 

knowledge necessary to maximize your organization’s 

revenue cycle efficiencies, ensure a smooth ICD-10 

transition, and stay ahead of the industry’s changing 

financial and regulatory demands . Our online curricula 

will help your organization optimize reimbursement, 

reduce risk and improve staff performance . Visit 

icd10elearning .com to learn more . 

Cynthia Clark 

(404) 799-4023 

c .clark@elsevier .com 

www .mcstrategies .com 


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Emdat, Inc . 

Booth #245 

Emdat, Inc . provides medical facilities with a webbased 

suite of applications that maximizes clinicians’ 

productivity when documenting patient encounters . 

Emdat’s unified platform streamlines workflow 

and populates EHRs and other clinical repositories 

with data derived from the timesaving process of 

dictation . Emdat’s exclusive Qualified Text feature 

increases efficiency and decreases transcription costs 

by automatically generating common text based on 

medical documentation . 

Shawn DeWane 

(608) 270-6400 

sales@emdat .com 

www .emdat .com 

EPSON 

Booth #115 

Mark Pickard 

(562) 981-3840 

mark_pickard@ea .epson .com 

www .epson .com 

eTexta 

Booth #442 

(513) 693-4363 

wljansen@etexta .com 

www .etexta .com 

Eurofield Information Solutions, LLC (EIS) 

Booth #1439 

EIS-TurboCoder is an established digital publishing 

software provider with extensive experience in healthcare 

information . EIS is best known for TurboCoder, 

which is utilized (and much loved) by thousands of 

Medical Coders worldwide . TurboCoder is a digital 

version of ICD and HCPCS publications, with powerful 

search, annotation, multi-view and navigation capabilities 

. TurboCoder is compatible with Windows PCs and 

networks . TurboCoder significantly increases coding 

speed and accuracy . 

Jeff Reid 

(888) 234-9823 

jreid@turbocoder .net 

www .eis-usa .com 


E-Value 

Booth #1050 

Casey Baker 

(913) 661-6521 

casey .baker@atitesting .com 

www .e-value .net 


Extract Systems 

Booth #937 

Extract helps bridge the technology gap between HIS 

and external documents . Our focus on interoperability 

allows organizations to share data between facilities 

and providers and within HIEs . LabDE transforms paperbased 

lab results into discrete data, enabling providers 

to meet MU requirements and access comprehensive 

patient data in real time . Our solutions extract data 

trapped within any type of document, and route it to 

the relevant information systems, increasing operational 

efficiency, data accuracy, and information availability . 

Anthony Arciniega 

(877) 778-2543 

anthony@extractsystems .com 

www .extractsystems .com 

FairWarning, Inc . 

Booth #239 

FairWarning, Inc . is the inventor and global leader in 

Patient Privacy Monitoring cross-platform healthcare 

privacy auditing solutions for Electronic Health 

Records enabling healthcare providers and HIEs to 

confidentially connect physicians, clinics, patients and 

affiliates . FairWarning proactively protects healthcare 

organizations from emerging legal and privacy threats, 

which include medical identity theft, identity theft, 

and other forms of healthcare information crimes . 

Shane Whitlatch 

(727) 576-6700 

Solutions@FairWarning .com 

www .FairWarning .com


Your Information... 

Digitized, Stored, Managed. 

LOCATED IN BOOTH #442 

Powered by MetalQuest 

EXHIBITS 

www.etexta.com 

513.693.4000 


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DOCUMENT SCANNING 

DIGITAL DOCUMENT DELIVERY 

HOSTED DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS 

RECORD AND DATA STORAGE 

SECURE PHI EXCHANGE 

RAC SERVICES 

ROI SERVICES 

X-RAY DIGITIZING 

OCR PROCESSING 

SECURE DESTRUCTION

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For The Record 

Booth #835 

For the past 17 years, companies have successfully 

marketed their products and services to key decision 

makers in the HIM industry by advertising in For The 

Record . Published on a biweekly basis, the publication 

is a powerful tool for you to reach more than 85,000 

HIM professionals nationwide . Endorsed by dozens 

of state HIMAs, For The Record is the first magazine 

professionals turn to for the most practical, timely, and 

relevant HIM information . 

Stephanie Mitchell 

(610) 948-9500 

sales@gvpub .com 

www .fortherecordmag .com 

FormFast 

Booth #1019 

Since 1992, FormFast software has enabled healthcare 

organizations to achieve significant process 

improvement across the enterprise, supporting HR, 

contract management, rogue clinical processes, 

risk management and countless other workflows . 

A top-ranked provider of electronic workflow 

solutions, FormFast serves more than 900 hospitals 

internationally . Our easy-to-use software helps 

healthcare organizations accelerate their progression 

from time-consuming manual processes to fully 

automated workflows . 

Aaron Vaught 

(800) 218-3512 

avaught@formfast .com 

www .formfast .com 


Booth #945 

FTI Consulting Healthcare Solutions helps organizations 

protect and enhance enterprise value in an increasingly 

complex environment . FTI’s services include change 

management, financial advisory and specialized 

consulting services for healthcare providers and other 

healthcare businesses . Operations Improvement | 

Clinical Effectiveness | Supply Chain | Revenue Cycle | 

Physician Practice Operations | Clinical Documentation 

& Coding Integrity | Strategy | OR/Perioperative 

Efficiency | Productivity Improvement 

Angela Worden 

(877) 515-5354 

angela .worden@fticonsulting .com 

www .fticonsulting .com 



Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc . (FCPA) 

Booth #416 

Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc . (FCPA) 

provides state-of-the-art admissions, back office and 

medical records scanning solutions . Fujitsu scanners 

deliver speed, image quality, and great paper handling, 

along with easy integration and compatibility with 

document imaging applications . Fujitsu’s document 

scanners offer a flexible, industry-leading approach to 

your document handling needs . 

Collin Boetger 

(800) 626-4686 

info@fcpa .fujitsu .com 

http://us .fujitsu .com/fcpa 

FutureNet Technologies Corporation 

Booth #1214 

FutureNet is a proven provider of ASP dictation/ 

transcription technology, speech recognition, 

document imaging, web-based EHR, and outsourced 

services with 15 years experience and more than 400 

hospital/clinic clients . Offering free technology for 

transcription service clients and no cost e-signature, 

HL-7 interfaces, per-user or annual maintenance 

fees, our clients appreciate unmatched platform and 

business stability and no hidden costs . Headquarters 

in Southern California, FutureNet performs all 

transcription services in the United States . 

Wayne W . Wu, PhD 

(800) 923-4258 

wayne .wu@futurenet-tech .com 

www .futurenet-tech .com 

G2N, Inc . 

Booth #1152 

G2N is a coding services provider for hospitals and 

physicians . Our focus with clients is to provide 

compatibility, compliance, and performance, with 

proven quality and dependability . G2N’s coding team 

is continually trained to stay abreast of changing 

regulations, and is prepared to code the broadest 

spectrum of medical services . We adapt to providers’ 

coding guidelines and unique requirements, and are 

structured to prevent or eliminate backlogs . G2N 

coders are employees, not independent contractors, 

and are AHIMA-certified . 

Jen Dilley, RHIT 

(314) 835-9311 

jdilley@g2n .org 

www .g2n .org



GeBBS Healthcare Solutions 

Booth #526 

GeBBS Healthcare Solutions offers high quality coding 

services to healthcare providers . Our team is comprised 

of over 450 Certified Coders (CCS and CPC) proficient 

in over 20 clinical specialties . Our coding platform, 

iCode combines expert workflow technologies, rules 

based automation and certified coders to guarantees 

accuracy rates of over 97 percent . We provide ongoing 

coding services for all or a portion of your caseload 

along with short term coding services to clear backlogs . 

Please visit www .gebbs .com or email sales@gebbs .com 

Brian Mattson 

(818) 865-1716 

brian .mattson@gebbs .com 

www .gebbs .com 

Genpact LLC 

Booth #947 

Genpact powers the intelligent enterprise through 

process . Built on a Lean Six Sigma heritage, our 

smart processes, superior analytics and targeted 

technology enhance patient care, reduce process times, 

and minimize the duration of admission to discharge 

and final payment cycles . We provide certified, 

ICD-10-trained coders as well as a full range of hospital 

departmental process optimization services, including 

HIM, ICD-10 gap analysis, and customized ICD-10 

training, to help healthcare providers enhance their 

performance and contain costs . 

Kathleen Garlasco 

(860) 653-3883 

kathleen .garlasco@genpact .com 

www .genpact .com/healthcare 

Global Info Systems 

Booth #840 

(866) 866-5350 

dcrawford@gisystems .org 

EXHIBITS 


Booth #751 

GRM is a leading provider of lifecycle records 

and information management solutions . GRM 

demonstrates technological leadership by bringing 

new levels of cost efficiency to document storage, 

data protection, electronic document management 

and certified destruction . GRM’s services are available 

throughout the U .S ., including New York/New Jersey, 

Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Houston, Los 

Angeles, Miami, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and 

Washington, D .C . GRM is also currently the largest 

document storage/records management company 

in China . 

Dan Quinn 

(312) 226-8100 

marketing@grmdocument .com 

www .grmdocumentmanagement .com 

H . Lee Moffitt Cancer Center 

Booth #851 

Eli White 

(813) 745-3203 

eli .white@moffitt .org 

H .I .M . On Call 

Booth #829 

Eileen Pena 

(610) 435-5724 

eileen .pena@himoncall .com 

www .himoncall .com 


Booth #1025 

H .I .M . Recruiters has specialized in health information 

management placements for over 20 years with 30-plus 

years of HIM experience . Our president, Perry Ellie, is a 

Fellow of AHIMA and an outstanding HIM Professional 

dedicated to finding the “best fit—right job—right 

person” for our clients . The key to our mutual success is 

the Power of People . When talent meets opportunity, 

people excel . Utilize our extensive HIM knowledge to 

positively change your life and make your company 

shine . It would be our pleasure to bring this power 

to you! 

Perry Ellie, MA, RHIA, FAHIMA 

(800) 248-6989 

Careers@HIMjobs .com 

www .HIMjobs .com 


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H .I .Mentors 

Booth #1442 

(708) 836-5598 

info@himentors .com 

HCPro 

Booth #1227 

HCPro offers comprehensive solutions for your 

regulatory and compliance challenges, HCPro Comply 

for Revenue Cycle, an organization-wide compliance 

intelligence resource; and the comprehensive solution 

for your ICD-10 transition needs, HCPro Education 

for ICD-10 . You know HCPro for our range of 

information and education resources including Medical 

Records Briefing, Justcoding .com, ACDIS, HCPro 

audioconferences and books for HIM Directors and 

departments, and HCPro Coding Boot Camps . For more 

information, visit www .hcmarketplace .com . 

Kerry Neenan 

(781) 639-1872 

kneenan@hcpro .com 

www .hcpro .com 

Health Data Management 

Booth #142 

Health Data Management is the leading source for 

news and in-depth analysis on using information 

technology . The only I .T . magazine in the field written 

exclusively by a team of experienced journalists, Health 

Data Management has captured numerous awards for 

journalistic excellence . HealthDataManagement .com 

has won the “Best Online News Section” award from 

the American Society of Healthcare Publication Editors 

for six consecutive years! 

Sarah Henkel 

(212) 803-8321 

sarah .henkel@sourcemedia .com 

www .healthdatamanagement .com 




Booth #616 

It’s about the people behind the numbers . They’re what 

make the difference . For over 20 years, HIA has been 

committed to quality in everything we do, from the 

training of our staff, to relationships with our clients . 

As a result we’ve become a leading provider of coding 

and review services . We have made it a point to get 

beyond the numbers game and create a culture built on 

inclusiveness and encouragement; it’s about nurturing 

relationships with both our clients and our employees . 

Charlie Eckert 

(866) 442-2633 

ceckert@hiacode .com 

www .hiacode .com 

Health Language, Inc . 

Booth #750 

Derek Baird 

(720) 940-2931 

derek .baird@healthlanguage .com 

www .healthlanguage .com 

Health Revenue Assurance Associates (HRAA) 

Booth #658 

HRAA is a trusted provider of timely, accurate, and 

critical solutions that assists integrated health systems, 

hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers and physician 

practices to achieve revenue integrity, as well as data 

and billing compliance . The company’s services include 

contract coding, billing and coding audits, education, 

revenue cycle consulting, physician services, and ICD-10 

transition services . HRAA is also at the forefront 

of providing data analysis, reporting and business 

intelligence technology solutions, and services 

in healthcare . 

Katerina Jones 

(954) 472-2340 

kjones@hraa .com 

www .hraa .com 

HealthCare Business Solutions 

Booth #949 

(513) 985-6465 

lnurre@partnerps .com


Comprehensive • Relevant • Flexible 

Flexible • Best-in-class 

Best-in-class 

EXHIBITS 

The right 

ICD-10 program 

isn’t one size 

fits all. 

For a smooth transition, you need a custom-tailored solution 

HCPro Education for ICD-10 

The best-in class, role-based education solution that prepares 

your entire organization for a smooth transition. 

HCPro delivers expert education on your terms, for your full spectrum of audiences. 

We offer live instructor-led education, interactive elearning courses, 

and web-based continuing education tools. 

Physicians Coders Clinical Billing 

Documentation & Finance 

Visit us in Booth 1227 to receive a copy of the HCPro 2012 special report, “ICD-10 education 

across the organization” and see a demo of HCPro’s ICD-10 Education modules. 

www.hcpro.com/ICD-10 

Visit us in 

Booth 1227 for a 

FREE report 

and demo! 


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Healthcare Coding and Consulting Services (HCCS) 

Booth #119 

HCCS is a coding company founded upon 

uncompromising values and dedicated to the clients 

we serve and to each other . In addition to providing 

coding-related consulting and training, we provide 

remote coding services for all chart types and formats 

on both a backup and full outsource basis . We rely on 

our domestic team of fully specialized, AHIMA-certified 

coders to provide accurate and timely coding . Accuracy 

is our first priority and we do not compromise on it for 

any reason . HCCS offers a tailored coding solution you 

can be confident in . 

Bill Cronin 

(239) 443-3901 

bc@hccscoding .com 

www .hccscoding .com 

• Coding Compliance—DRG/APC Audits 

• RAC Reviews and Appeals 

• HCC, LTAC, Pro Fee, CVIR/IR Audits 

• Medical Necessity Reviews 

• CDI Assessment/Reviews 

• On-Site/Remote Coding 

• Billing/Charge Detail Audits 

• PACT Validation 

• HIM Interim Managment 

• ICD-10 Online Tutorials 

Healthcare Audit Resource Technology 

Database Solutions For the Ever-Changing Audit Environment 



Healthcare Cost Solutions (HCS) 

Booth #1045 

Healthcare Cost Solutions (HCS) is an HIM consulting 

firm providing Auditing, Coding and HIM Services to 

US hospitals . Specialties include: DRG/APC/HCC Audits, 

RAC Reviews/Appeals, PACT Validation, LTAC, Pro Fee, 

CVIR/IR Audits, Charge/Billing Audits, On-site/Remote 

Coding, Interim Management/Outsourcing, Online 

Query Forms and ICD-10 Tutorials, ICD-10 Preparedness . 

Featuring HART: Healthcare Audit Resource 

Technology, proprietary database solutions for the 

ever-changing environment of the external audit and 

increased governmental scrutiny . 

Bridget Gallagher 

(949) 721-2795 

bgallagher@hcsstat .com 

www .hcsstat .com 

Optimizing Your Rightful Reimbursements 

1.866.HCS.STAT 

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WWW.HCSSTAT.COM 

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Healthcare IT News 

Booth #1413 

Published in partnership with HIMSS, Healthcare IT 

News is the industry’s leading news source, providing 

healthcare IT and other executives the information 

they need to implement and harness technology 

as a means to enhance patient care . Jesse H . Neal 

award-winning coverage includes clinical and business 

IT strategies, regulatory updates, and vendor and 

provider news . Content is published in print and 

online, as well as through mobile and social 

media platforms . 

Julia Caron 

(207) 688-6270 

julia .caron@medtechmedia .com 

www .healthcareitnews .com 


Leadership Circle 

Booth #411 

HealthPort is the authority on the compliant exchange 

of protected health information and the largest 

provider of release of information services and audit 

management technology . We offer flexible, integrated 

options to help hospitals reduce risk of breaches, 

improve staff productivity, and enhance patient 

satisfaction with the medical record request process . 

Through compliance, service, and technology, we 

partner with more than 1,700 hospitals nationwide to 

maintain confidentiality and HIPAA standards for the 

entire release of information process . 

Catherine Valyi 

(770) 360-1847 

catherine .valyi@healthport .com 

www .healthport .com 


Booth #437 

More than half of US hospitals use HealthStream’s 

research, learning, simulation, and talent management 

solutions to improve outcomes . Learn how we 

support better healthcare quality and experiences 

at www .healthstream .com . 

Karen Garner 

(615) 301-3206 

karen .garner@healthstream .com 

www .healthstream .com 



HFMA 

Booth #1425 

HFMA is the leading membership organization for 

healthcare financial management executives and 

leaders . Its more than 37,000 members value the 

Association’s role as a respected thought leader on top 

trends and issues facing the healthcare industry . 

Heather Hennessy 

(708) 492-3310 

hhennessy@hfma .org 

www .hfma .org 


Booth #1446 

HIM Connections is a results-driven staffing and 

recruitment firm specializing in HIM . We quickly locate 

qualified, credentialed and experienced professionals 

to fill hospitals’ HIM needs: short-term or longterm 

. In doing so, we help hospitals avoid revenue 

backlogs, reduce overtime costs, and prevent HIM 

errors . HIM Connections provides free, confidential 

and professional job search assistance . If you are 

considering a job change, or just want to stay updated 

on new opportunities, contact us today . Our recruiting 

team will work closely with you on a confidential 

basis . Our clients are nationwide and include hospitals, 

consulting firms, HIM vendors and more . 

Kayce Dover, MSHI, RHIA 

(888) 655-4722 

info@himconnections .com 

www .himconnections .com 

HIMSS Analytics 

Booth #1349 

Robery Haugen 

(312) 771-6995 

robert .haugen@himssanalytics .org



HITS Scanning Solutions 

Booth #845 

HITS Scanning Solutions has been a leader in the field 

of document conversion outsourcing, both paper and 

microfilm/microfiche, for the last 16 years . HITS offers 

Backfile scanning migrating into the EHR, Day-forward 

scanning, HITS WebView Document Hosting, On-site 

scanning, Off-site scanning, Microfilm/Microfiche 

scanning conversions, Continuous view FMS scanning 

and Secure Document Deststruction . Allow HITS to 

assist you in the bridging the gap between paper 

charts and your electronic medical record! 

Pamela Mueller, RHIA 

(314) 837-4000, ext . 209 

pam .mueller@amsi-hits .com 

www .hitsscan .com 


Booth #135 

Robert R . West, MD 

(615) 661-5145 

info@hmi-corp .com 

www .hmi-corp .com 

Howard Medical 

Booth #447 

Howard Medical is your total Point-of-Care solutions 

provider—from carts and cabinets to the technology 

and accessories that make it easier for you to do 

your job safely and more efficiently . It’s simple —you 

want to provide the best possible healthcare for your 

patients and we want to help . 

Colin McDaniel 

(601) 399-5655 

cmcdaniel@howard .com 

www .howard-medical .com 

HRS 

Booth #111 

HRS offers facility-wide “TEAM-10” solutions to 

prepare your people, processes and technology 

for ICD-10 . TEAM-10 can produce your ICD-10 

assessment and gap analysis, jump-start your internal 

awareness campaign, train and educate your coders 

and physicians, and plan and manage your entire 

implementation . Plus, our outsourced coders can help 

you manage your coding backlog as you prepare for 

the ICD-10 transition . Trust our more than 30 years of 

experience for your ICD-10 preparation . 

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Abby Coplan 

(410) 653-0194 

Abby@hrscoding .com 

www .HRScoding .com 

Hutton Group Inc . The 

Booth #1145 

The Hutton Group, Inc . is a team of healthcare 

professionals with more than 25 years in placement 

of administrative, finance, compliance, revenue cycle, 

health information management/medical records, 

quality/case, risk and nursing management leaders 

in hospitals, healthcare corporations, managed care 

organizations and consulting firms nationwide . 

Joan Hutton 

(772) 770-1787 

hutton@huttongrouphc .com 

www .huttongrouphc .com 


Booth #314 

Hyland Software, Inc . is a leading enterprise content 

management solution . Hyland develops OnBase, 

enterprise software that combines the technologies 

of report management, document imaging and 

process workflow in a single application . OnBase helps 

1,400-plus healthcare organizations create competitive 

advantage through reduced costs, streamlined 

operations, compliance assistance, and increased 

overall patient satisfaction . For more information, 

please visit www .hyland .com/healthcare . 

Renee Close 

(440) 788-6710 

renee .close@hyland .com 

www .hyland .com/healthcare 


Booth #242 

Iatric Systems helps hospitals and health systems 

leverage their HIS investment with software, interfaces 

and reporting services . Since 1990, more than 1,000 

hospitals worldwide have implemented Iatric Systems 

solutions; optimizing patient care and staff workflow 

in clinical, financial and administrative areas . For more 

information, please contact info@iatric .com or visit 

www .iatric .com . 

James Lawson 

(978) 805-3169 

james .lawson@iatric .com 

www .iatric .com 


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iMedX, Inc . 

Booth #546 

(203)923-2098 

rcharmoz@imedx .com 

In Record Time, Inc . 

Booth #633 

The In Record Time hallmark is state-of the-art coding 

and cancer registry efficiency, uncompromising 

accuracy, proven financial value, and our unique ability 

to become an integrated member of your staff . Our 

expert staff is fully credentialed and diversified to meet 

your needs and includes highly-experienced Registered 

Health Information Administrators and Technicians 

(RHIA/RHIT), Certified Coding Specialists (CCS), 

Certified Professional Coders (CPC), Certified Tumor 

Registrars (CTR) and a team of AHIMA Certified 

ICD-10 CM/PCS Trainers . 

Douglas L . Klarberg 

(800) 788-4960 

info@inrecordtime .net 

www .inrecordtime .net 

Integrated Document Solutions 

Booth #233 

Intelligent Medical Objects, Inc . (IMO) 

Booth #837 

Intelligent Medical Objects provides innovative health 

information solutions that improve decision-making 

and efficiency . Clinical Interface Terminology helps 

clinicians find appropriate terms quickly and easily, 

encouraging thorough and accurate documentation . 

Clinical terms are translated automatically into 

standard codes for billing, searching and decision 

support . Consumer-friendly terms support personal 

health records and patient portals . 

Suzanne Brown 

(847) 272-1242 

dcarson@imo-online .com 

www .e-imo .com .com 



International Federation of Health Information 

Management 

Booth #1450 

The 17th annual IFHIMA Congress will be held in 

Montreal, Quebec, Canada, May 13–15, 2013 . The 

theme is Health Information Management: Making 

A World of Difference . This international congress 

will provide an opportunity for health information 

management professionals and stakeholders 

from around the world to broaden their knowledge 

and understanding of the industry and the 

profession; participate in networking activities 

and share information and best practice on a 

global scale . Don’t miss this unique professional 

development opportunity! 

Tasha Stefanits 

(519) 438-6700 

tasha .stefanits@echima .ca 

www .echima .ca 

IOD Incorporated 

Booth #1123 

With over 30 years experience and 1,800 locations 

nationwide, IOD is the leader in full suite HIM 

services solutions that help hospitals, health systems 

and clinics streamline and simplify HIM workflow . 

With comprehensive solutions including document 

conversion, ROI, coding, auditing, abstracting, ICD-10 

transition services and RAC services, IOD empowers 

healthcare organizations to overcome workflow 

challenges . The result is improved patient/physician 

satisfaction, increased HIM efficiencies and a stronger 

bottom line . 

Bob Donnelly 

(800) 236-3355 

sales&marketing@iodincorporated .com 

www .iodincorporated .com


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Iron Mountain 

Booth #1115 

Embracing an EMR system can be a daunting 

challenge . What if you could achieve a paperless 

environment painlessly? You can . With the Iron 

Mountain EMR Enablement Solution you can automate 

workflows, lower operating costs and improve 

access to patient records—while reducing the risks 

associated with information protection and storage . 

This comprehensive suite of HIPAA-compliant solutions 

offers all of the resources you need “from storage to 

imaging to destruction“ to simplify and accelerate your 

EMR transition . Learn more in booth #1115 . 

Michelle Paster 

(610) 831-2545 

michelle .paster@ironmountain .com 

www .ironmountain .com 

J .A . Thomas & Associates 

Booth #645 

We help hospitals improve their clinical 

documentation and prepare for the transition to 

ICD-10 . Our Compliant Documentation Management 

Program ® results are guaranteed and have resulted 

in an average CMI increase of 4 to 8 percent . Over 

the past 20 years, we’ve helped more than 500 

hospitals and 40,000 physicians improve their clinical 

documentation . 

Allyson Davis 

(770) 438-8537 

allyson .davis@jathomas .com 

www .jathomas .com 


Booth #205 

Jacobus Consulting provides HIM advisory, consulting 

and staffing services that include; ICD-10 Assessment 

and Remediation, CDI, Physician and Coder 

Education, Coding Audits, Revenue Integrity, EHRs, 

RAC Management, Scanning and e-Forms, Revenue 

Cycle Improvement and HIM Staffing . We help HIM 

departments equip staff and increase efficiency while 

improving financial results and patient satisfaction . 

Jacobus empowers HIM leaders to successfully navigate 

change by Advancing Healthcare Together . 

Courtney Boucher 

(949) 713-2101 

cboucher@jacobusconsulting .com 

www .jacobusconsulting .com 



Journal of AHIMA 

Booth #1451 

The Journal is your source for on-the-job solutions . 

Delivering updated news covering health information 

management (HIM), the Journal gives you practical 

guidance from HIM field experts on new regulations 

and up-to-date HIM and medical coding policies and 

procedures . In addition to core features like Working 

Smart and Coding Notes, the Journal includes new 

columns on e-HIM ® , compliance updates, management 

advice, and the latest technology . 

(312) 233-1100 

www .ahima .org 


Booth #107 

Just Associates is a healthcare data integration 

consulting firm that delivers superior value through 

improved data integrity . We have the process expertise 

and systems knowledge to deliver tailored, valueadded 

solutions that improve financial outcomes and 

business processes and supports delivery of quality 

patient care through improved data integrity . Services 

include: MPI Cleanups, HIE/EMPI Consulting including 

data governance, Data Migration, Patient Access 

Consulting, Outsourced MPI Management and Epic 

Identity Optimization Services . 

Jerry Just 

(303) 693-4727 

jjust@justassociates .com 

www .justassociates .com 

Jvion 

Booth #951 

Jvion is a healthcare compliance technology and 

services organization with a full tool suite to enable 

the ICD-10 conversion . We serve providers and payers 

in all phases of the ICD-10 conversion process with 

a simple value proposition by using our tools and 

solutions, organizations can do more with fewer 

resources and in a shorter time line . Please stop by 

our booth to view a demo of RevCore the leading 

ICD-10 financial risk assessment solution that provides 

a historical claims analysis to pinpoint ICD-10 ‘s exact 

financial impact . 

Allison Alavi 

(404) 483-3713 

allison .alavi@jvion .com 

www .jvion .com


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In a world of new healthcare reforms, you have to stay on top of clinical documentation. 

We’ll make sure you do. 20 years ago, we pioneered CDI. Now, with industry-leading 

answers to ICD-10, Value Based Purchasing, Point of entry solutions, and more – we 

give you a 20-year head start on your CDI success. Contact us today for a FRee 

aNalYsIs of your Medicare data. jathomas.com | 1-800-683-8734 

Visit us at Booth #645 at the AHIMA Convention 

September 30 - October 3, 2012 | Chicago, IL 


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Kaiser Permanente 

Booth #536 

Kaiser Permanente, one of the nation‘s leading 

healthcare providers and not-for-profit health plans, is 

an advocate in communities which it serves . Our every 

action supports the well-being of our more than 9 

million members in California, Colorado, the District of 

Columbia, Georgia, Hawaii, Maryland, Ohio, Oregon, 

Virginia, and Washington . 

jobs .kp .org 

Keystrokes Transcription Service, Inc . 

Booth #1235 

Keystrokes is a large medical transcription service 

based in Illinois with accounts and transcriptionists 

throughout the United States . We specialize in 

Radiology, HIM, Orthopedics and Large Multispecialty 

Clinics . Since 1997, Keystrokes has grown to more 

than 500 transcriptionists with 100-plus accounts . 

Keystrokes’ corporate philosophy is based on Five 

Stars of Service Excellence: Rapid Turnaround Times, 

Measurable Cost Savings, Accurate Reports, USA Only 

and Personal Service . 

Sales Department 

(630) 385-7517 

sales@keystrokesmt .com 

www .keystrokestranscription .com 


Booth #723 

Kforce Healthcare has supported the Health 

Information Management (HIM) industry since 

1998 . We provide staffing solutions from temporary 

consultants to consultative services including ICD-10 

Readiness and Implementation Project Management, 

Revenue Cycle Enhancements, DRG/APC Review, RAC 

Readiness Reviews, and Education, to permanent 

placements in all disciplines within HIM . Health 

Information Matters . It matters to our client 

organizations, it matters to our consultant employees, 

and most of all, it matters to us . 

Peggy Pricher 

(813) 552-2951 

ppricher@kforce .com 

www .kforce .com 



Kiwi-Tek 

Booth #100 

KIWI-TEK can deliver the best coding solutions tailored 

to your specific workflow with guaranteed quality and 

turnaround times . We are committed to providing fast, 

accurate, cost-effective remote coding for any healthcare 

provider, in any location, for any patient type . Our 

experienced, certified coders deliver outstanding 

results to your workflow and revenue cycle . KIWI-TEK 

guarantees 48-hour turnaround time . There are no 

installation fees and no minimum usage is required . 

Mark Wagner 

(785) 841-8796 

mwagner@kiwi-tek .com 

www .kiwi-tek .com 

KPMG 

Booth #105 

KPMG LLP’s Healthcare Advisory practice assists clients 

with a broad range of transformation assistance, 

inclusive of ICD-10 assessment, strategic plan 

development and implementation . The CDI practice 

helps clients achieve greater success today with 

physician documentation challenges in ICD-9, while 

assisting them with preparation for ICD-10 . CDI services 

are comprehensive including acute inpatient, longterm 

acute care and outpatient . 

Sue J . Muse 

(859) 404-1325 

smuse@kpmg .com 

www .kpmg .com 

Landmark Transcription, Inc . 

Booth #217 

Quality you can count on . Choose the outsource vendor 

committed to the highest quality documentation with 

proven technology that won’t break your budget . 

Whether you require full outsourcing, supplemental 

services or a customized technology solution, you can 

expect Landmark to save you time, money, and worry . 

• HIM, Radiology, ER • On-demand staffing • US-based 

Production Team • Affordable, verifiable pricing • 

Guaranteed TAT and Quality • Proven technology 

• Use our systems or yours 

Anne S . Hopkins 

(610) 995-0899 

ahopkins@landmarktranscription .com 

www .landmarktranscription .com

MPI MANAGEMENT 

HEADACHES? 

DO YOU STRUGGLE WITH MAINTAINING THE INTEGRITY OF YOUR MPI? 

ARE YOU AWARE THAT YOU HAVE DUPLICATE PATIENT RECORDS BUT 

DON’T HAVE THE STAFF TO RESEARCH AND RESOLVE THEM? 

JUST ASSOCIATES are the data integrity experts that bring your data to the 

accuracy level you need. Using our highly trained, experienced staff you receive: 

• Seven day-per-week coverage, eliminating stafÀng headaches 

• Time and cost savings, similar to those found with outsourced transcription, 

ROI and billing services 

• Frequent monitoring (daily, weekly or monthly) based on your requirements 

• A remote, experienced workforce resulting in higher output and limited disruption 

Just Associates provides a variety of services to reach your data integrity goals. 

• A customized MPI Clean up solution 

• HIE and EMPI Consulting 

• Patient Access Training and Consulting 

• Introducing Epic Identity Optimization Services 

Visit Just Associates at Booth 107 to learn how we can help 

you reach your Data Integrity goals and register to win a FREE 

Epic Identity Assessment. 

www.justassociates.com 

303.693.4727

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Langley Provider Group (LPG) 

Booth #127 

Langley Provider Group (LPG), a division of the ROI 

Companies, prides itself in being a leader in Health 

Care Receivables Management for multiple hospitals 

including the Department of Veterans Affairs . LPG 

offers a Comprehensive Extensive Business Office 

Solution custom tailored to include, Medical Record 

Inpatient, Outpatient and Specialty Coding, Quality 

Assurance and Compliance Auditing, Certified Coding 

Instruction, Billing, AR Cash Acceleration, as well as a 

full line of ICD-10 Transition Services . 

Irene Langley 

(410) 248-0500, ext . 150 

ilangley@langleyprov .com 

www .theroi .com/langley 

Liaison Healthcare Informatics 

Booth #752 

(404) 442-4046 

sfriedman@liaison .com 

www .liaisonhealthcare .com 

LogiXML 

Booth #656 

Andrea Gemmell 

(703)752-9700 

andrea .gemmell@logixml .com 

Louisiana Tech University 

Booth #1137 

(318) 257-2854 

angelak@latech .edu 



Loyola University Health Law Programs 

Booth #935 

If you want to advance your career or understand 

the complex legal issues facing healthcare, Loyola 

University Chicago School of Law, online Master 

of Jurisprudence in Health Law program is for 

you . Specially designed for health information 

professionals, our curriculum gives graduates the 

essential knowledge and skills to successfully navigate 

the business, legal, and policy forces driving the 

healthcare delivery system, enabling them to evaluate 

legal issues and work effectively with legal counsel, 

regulators, and patients . 

Kelley Yaccino 

(800) 424-3986 

healthlawonline@luc .edu 

www .luc .edu/healthlawonline 

M*Modal 

Booth #811 

M*Modal introduces Collaborative Intelligence to 

transform clinical documentation by unlocking the full 

potential of clinical information through technology 

enabled services . M*Modal produces accurate, 

structured, encoded and shareable documents . 

Lisa McCormick 

(412) 422-2002 

lisa .mccormick@mmodal .com 

www .mmodal .com 


Booth #1348 

M2SYS Technology provides technology that makes 

biometric software affordable, simple to integrate 

and inexpensive to support . RightPatient is a multibiometric 

patient identification system developed by 

M2SYS Technology that safeguards patient health 

by ensuring identification accuracy and features the 

choice of iris biometric recognition, the most accurate 

and hygienic biometric patient ID technology available 

with the ability to search millions of records per 

second and the only true way to prevent duplicate 

medical records . 

Michael Trader 

(770) 393-0986 

sales@m2sys .com 

www .m2sys .com

Comprehensive Business Ofce Solutions for all of your 

ICD-10 Transition/Implementation Needs 

AR Cash 

Acceleration 

Billing 

Services 

Readiness 

Assessment 

ICD-10 

Project 

Management 

Coding 

Services 

Risk/Gap 

Analysis 

Training 

A successful transition to ICD-10 requires a comprehensive Team approach that will 

review, analyze and transform your entire Clinical and Revenue Cycle Operations. 

Please stop by Booth #127 for a presentation and a chance to win a Kindle Fire. 

For additional information please contact Irene Langley: (410) 248-0500 ext. 150 

www.theroi.com/langley or email at ilangley@langleyprov.com

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Maxim Health Information Services (MHIS) 

Booth #1400 

Maxim Health Information Services (MHIS) provides 

comprehensive Health Information Management (HIM), 

Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI) services, 

and ICD-10 training and education to healthcare 

organizations across the country . MHIS has jobs for 

experienced healthcare professionals to support its 

offerings to customers, and can provide short-term, 

long-term, and permanent placement staffing solutions . 

MHIS is pleased to offer web-based ICD-10 training and 

education services on an individual or multiple user basis . 

Lance Lowery 

(866) 265-0589 

MHISInfo@maxhealth .com 

www .maximhealthinformationservices .com 

McKesson 

Booth #618 

Learn how our document imaging solutions help 

HIM departments achieve regulatory compliance, 

transform document handling and maintain a 

patient’s legal medical record . Witness operational 

efficiencies, reduced chart deficiency rates, lower 

accounts receivable days and improve cash flow . See 

how Horizon Intelligent Coding optimizes revenue and 

reduces compliance risk for billing and charge capture . 

Debi Smith 

(404) 338-3180 

debi .smith@mckesson .com 

www .mckesson .com 

MedAssets 

Booth #747 

MedAssets helps healthcare organizations improve 

financial strength through innovative revenue cycle, 

spending and clinical resource management solutions 

that enable improved margins, cash flow, quality 

of care, and patient satisfaction . More than 4,200 

hospitals and 100,000 non-acute healthcare providers 

currently use the company’s Web-based technologies 

and evidence-based solutions . www .medassets .com 

Christy Pierce 

(888) 883-6332 

solutions@medassets .com 

www .medassets .com 



MediSapien TM 

Booth #116 

MediSapien provides secure enterprise-class Cloudbased 

services for capture of unstructured data from 

diverse sources and conversion into standardized, 

coded, structured terminologies optimized for universal 

health data exchange to facilitate documentation and 

coordination of care . MediSapien accepts dictation or 

text from transcription vendors, legacy data and EHRs . 

The coded, structured output, including ICD-10, is 

suitable for insertion into EHRs, and for secondary use in 

RCM and health data analytics . 

Ashish Bhatt 

(800) 546-5633 

ashish .bhatt@zydoc .com 

www .medisapien .com 

MedPartners HIM 

Booth #747 

MedPartners HIM is a professional staffing organization 

providing healthcare and medical staffing solutions to 

our clients with the most qualified talent available in 

today’s marketplace . With over 60 years of specialty 

staffing knowledge, our main areas of service include 

Health Information Management, Oncology Data 

Management, Heath IT, Clinical Documentation 

Improvement, and DRG Validation Services . We take 

pride in our partnership business model and continue 

to give back to the community that our clients and 

candidates call home . 

Marci Wilhelm 

(813) 418-3806 

mwilhelm@himpartners .com 

www .medpartnershim .com



MedPlus, A Quest Diagnostics Company 

Booth #330 

ChartMaxx, the eight-time Best in KLAS Document 

Management and Imaging and Enterprise Content 

Management solution, enables healthcare organizations 

to see immediate improvements through the efficient 

collection, analysis and use of clinical, financial and 

administrative information including electronic 

documents, eForms and automated workflow . 

ChartMaxx is part of the Care360 Suite of Solutions 

from Quest Diagnostics . For more information, visit 

Care360 .com and click on the Hospital tab . 

Jeff Lusby 

(800) 444-6235 

Info@Care360 .com 

Care360 .com 

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MedScribe Information Systems, Inc . 

Booth #831 

Medical Transcription with 100 percent US 

transcriptionists guarantee reduced costs and increased 

efficiency . MedScribe has been a leader in the medical 

transcription industry for over 20 years . Some of the 

most respected healthcare organizations including 

community hospitals, teaching and behavioral health 

facilities, multispecialty clinics, and government 

facilities rely on MedScribe for their transcription 

needs . Through the use of our exclusive web-based 

application our clients enjoy user friendly report 

review, editing, and electronic signature . 

Meredith Morris 

(239) 430-0068 

mmorris@med-scribe .com 

www .med-scribe .com 

Looking for ChartMaxx? 

Stop by Booth 330 to learn how Service Oriented 

Architecture (SOA) and Enterprise Content Management 

(ECM) features can open new doors for your enterprise. 

ECM is a key component of ChartMaxx, the award-winning DMI solution, 

with features and functions that include: 

• Rapid Deployment and Automation of Processes 

• Automated Business Rules 

• Business Activity Monitoring (BAM) Reporting 

• Data and Integrations 

• Colla oration 

Look for us in the program under MedPlus. For 

more information on SOA and ECM features, visit 

Care360.com and click on the Hospital tab. 


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Meta Health Technology 

Booth #1211 

Meta Health Technology is a full-service provider 

of health information management solutions for 

hospitals, clinics, physician group practices and longterm 

care facilities across the United States and 

Canada . Our health information management software 

automates critical functions, including abstracting 

and coding, physician query, clinical documentation 

improvement, chart analysis and completion, release 

of information, chart tracking, electronic signature, 

document management, RAC management, reporting 

and compliance, and department management . 

Barbara Goldenberg 

(800) 334-6840 

bgoldenberg@metahealth .com 

www .metahealth .com 

MiraMed Global Services 

Booth #537 

MiraMed Global Services, Inc ., is an end-to-end business 

process outsourcing solution providing customizable 

programs and pricing structures tailored exclusively for 

the healthcare community . MiraMed teams exclusively 

with hospitals, health networks, physician practices, 

and related industry service organizations to uncover 

hidden financial opportunities, improve productivity 

and increase profits . 

Lori Imboden 

(517) 787-6440, ext . 4113 

lori .imboden@anesthesiallc .com 

www .anesthesiallc .com 

MRO 

Booth #1033 

MRO, a leader in disclosure management solutions for 

healthcare organizations, provides electronic releaseof-information, 

payer audit compliance and tracking, 

accounting of disclosures, meaningful use and patient 

portal solutions . Through a proprietary disclosure 

management platform and market-specific expertise, 

MRO facilitates the secure exchange of PHI between 

the healthcare provider and third-party requesters 

and enables facilities to achieve a higher level of 

compliance oversight, mitigate risk, and improve 

customer service . 



Becky McLaughlin, Marketing Coordinator 

(610) 994-7500 

bmclaughlin@mrocorp .com 

www .mrocorp .com 

National Cancer Registrars Association (NCRA) 

Booth #216 

The National Cancer Registrars Association (NCRA) 

is a nonprofit organization representing more than 

5,000 cancer registry professionals and Certified Tumor 

Registrars (CTRs) . Its mission is to promote education, 

credentialing, and advocacy for cancer registry 

professionals . Cancer registrars capture a complete 

summary of patient history, diagnosis, treatment, and 

status . Cancer registrars hope their work will lead to 

better treatments, and ultimately, a cure . For more 

information, visit ncra-usa .org 

Peggy Meehan 

(703) 299-6640 

pmeehan@ncra-usa .org 

www .ncra-usa .org 

National Center For Health Statistics 

Booth #241 

(301) 458-4112 

KAS2@cdc .gov 

National Council For Prescription Drug Programs 

(NCPDP) 

Booth #215 

Founded in 1977, NCPDP is a not-for-profit, ANSIaccredited, 

Standards Development Organization with 

more than 1,600 members representing virtually every 

sector of the pharmacy services industry . Our diverse 

membership provides leadership and healthcare 

business solutions through education and standards, 

created using the consensus building process . NCPDP 

has been named in federal legislation, including 

HIPAA, MMA, and HITECH . 

Phillip Scott 

(480) 477-1000 

pscott@ncpdp .org 

www .ncpdp .org

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National Library of Medicine (NLM) 

Booth #846 

The National Library of Medicine (NLM) provides free 

authoritative information for health professionals, 

clinicians, researchers, and for patients and families . 

Come by our booth for hands-on demonstrations on 

MedlinePlus with consumer health information in more 

than 40 languages and MedlinePlus Connect support 

for electronic health records . Learn about the journal 

citation database PubMed/MEDLINE and our databases 

on drugs, environmental health and genetics . These 

databases are updated and verified through the 

National Institutes of Health (NIH) . 

Joseph C . Charuhas 

(888) 346-3656 

custserv@nlm .nih .gov 

www .nlm .nih .gov 

Navigant Healthcare 

Booth #933 

Navigant Healthcare brings together a team of more 

than 500 seasoned consulting professionals and industry 

thought leaders . We assist health systems, physician 

practice groups, and payers in designing, developing, 

and implementing integrated solutions that create 

high-performing healthcare organizations . With our 

unique interdisciplinary approach, we enable clients 

to build their capabilities and achieve sustainable peak 

performance around quality of care, cost, leadership, 

and culture in today’s changing healthcare environment . 

Mouzhan Mangum 

(678) 845-7640 

mouzhan .mangum@navigant .com 

navigant .com/healthcare 

NCO Healthcare Services 

Booth #946 

Comprehensive Coding Services—Custom Fit for You . A 

unique delivery model with a full range of field-tested 

on-shore, off-shore, blended remote coding services, 

custom-fit for your organization . Eliminate backlogs, 

improve cash flow, streamline coding operations 

and reduce noncompliance risk . Our comprehensive 

offerings range from long-term contract coding 

services to audits and consulting services, and more . 

Contact: Jeff McQuillan—vice president HIM Solutions 

& Services (770) 300-2562 . 


Jeff McQuillan 

(770) 300-2562 

jeff .mcquillan@ncogroup .com 

www .ncogroup .com/healthcare 



Booth #1437 

Nearterm provides HIM and revenue cycle consulting 

services to include interim, direct hire employee 

search and contract staffing . Our nationwide client 

base consists of hospitals, physicians and other 

healthcare provider organizations . Positions include: 

Health Information Management and Operations • 

Coding Management and Coders • Medical Auditors 

• CDI Liaison Specialists • EMR/EHR Analysts • ICD-10 

Project Management 

Kaye Fulton 

(281) 646-1330 

kfulton@nearterm .com 

www .nearterm .com 

Neehr Perfect ® Educational Electronic Health Record 

Booth #952 

Neehr Perfect ® educational electronic health record 

(EHR) is designed to meet the needs of allied health 

and nursing education . Neehr Perfect is a 100 percent 

Web-based, real inpatient/outpatient EHR and 

integrated barcoded eMAR designed for simulation, 

skills, clinicals, classrooms and education . Neehr Perfect 

promotes practice-readiness for undergraduate, 

graduate, and doctoral students by enforcing authentic 

clinical skills, critical thinking, best practices and 

informatics competencies for safe and skilled entry 

to practice . 

Kathleen Annala 

(877) 742-3926 

contact@neehrperfect .com 

www .neehrperfect .com



The journey to ICD-10 is 

paved with riches. 

Get the best of both worlds. Optimize revenues from your 

coding and transcription today, while preparing for ICD-10 

down the road. 

Our unique insights, people and technology solutions take the 

smarter path to quality documentation and readiness for what 

lies ahead. 

Learn more at AHIMA, booth #811 

www.mmodal.com • 866-542-7253 

© 2012 MModal IP LLC. All rights reserved. 

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NEMT Transcription 

Booth #636 

NEMT provides fast and accurate medical transcription 

—guaranteed—In the ©2011 Best in KLAS Awards: 

Software & Services report, published by the impartial 

and prestigious KLAS research group, NEMT received 

the highest score in overall performance, money’s 

worth, and would you buy from this vendor again 

categories . 99 .84 percent turnaround time and 99 .29 

percent accuracy for 2012, Guaranteed TAT and 

accuracy or your money back, STAT reports and custom 

interfaces at no additional charge 

Rick Bisson 

(207) 443-6919 

rbisson@nemtinc .com 

www .nemtinc .com 

Attention HIM Professionals 

Your hospital may have been selected to 

take part in CDC’s new National Hospital 

Care Survey (NHCS). 




Booth #441 

NetLearning is an eLearning software provider 

developing products for the healthcare industry 

since 1995 and part of Cengage Learning . The 

NetLearning product suite allows for the deployment, 

management, and reporting of training-related 

activities . Cengage Learning, is a global leader in 

providing integrated information solutions to 

business and professional customers . 

Valerie Granuzzo 

(518) 348-2612 

Valerie .granuzzo@cengage .com 

www .netlearning .com 

For more information, visit 

www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhcs/continuing_education.htm 

Participation in the survey will include completion of 

a short, self-administered facility questionnaire and 

electronic submission of Uniform Bill (UB)-04 data 

(administrative claims) to a secure site on a recurring basis. 

Health Information Management professional staff 

members are eligible for free continuing education credits 

after completion of an on-line training about participating 

in NHCS. 

“The National Hospital Care Survey (NHCS) is a new 

survey that will gather critical information on important 

issues facing our health care system from a wide 

variety of sources across hospital settings. Your participation 

in this survey is vital in order to gather the 

information needed to make our health care system 

even better and more safe than it is now. Thank you in 

advance for your participation.” 

Thomas R. Frieden, MD, MPH 

Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 

National Hospital 

Care Survey 

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Find out what’s 

behind the fold. 

Leading the Future of Health 

Information Management 

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As the country’s second largest non-profit, secular healthcare system, and one of the nation’s 

leading, clinically integrated healthcare networks, North Shore-LIJ is actively preparing for emerging 

changes throughout the HIM landscape. We are arming our current staff with the knowledge, skills 

and tools to meet the new challenges that are facing the medical coding industry, and our efforts 

won’t stop there. Through continuous education and training, we’ll ensure our team’s success 

when ICD-10 launches – and beyond. In addition, our forward-thinking leaders are the cornerstone 

of our health information operations and are highly trained in the latest information management 

technology applications. 

We currently have the following opportunities available for dynamic and experienced Health Information 

professionals throughout our hospitals in Manhattan, Queens, Long Island and Staten Island: 

• DRG Coordinators 

• DRG Validation Reviewers 

• HIM Leadership Opportunities 

I make 

a 

diff erence 

every day 

here. 

nslijcareers.com/transform 

• Medical Records Coders 

• Outpatient Documentation Specialists 

We offer a flexible benefits package, Work/Life Balance initiatives that include a variety of 

wellness offerings, and a robust Employee Rewards and Recognition program. If you are ready to 

be a vital part of the biggest change in Health Information Management at a healthcare system 

that is transforming care and careers, search and apply for jobs at www.nslijcareers.com. 

North Shore-LIJ is an equal opportunity employer and proudly committed to providing employment opportunities, 

resources and support to military service members, veterans and their families. 


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North Shore-LIJ Health System 

Booth #1452 

As the country‘s second largest non-profit, secular 

healthcare system, North Shore-LIJ is actively preparing 

for emerging changes throughout the HIM landscape . 

Through continuous education and training, we‘ll 

ensure our team‘s success when ICD-10 launches . If you 

are ready to be a vital part of the biggest change in 

Health Information Management, search and apply for 

jobs at www .nslijcareers .com . 

Yabre Kompaore 

(516) 472-6000 

YKompaore@NSHS .edu 

www .nslijcareers .com 


Booth #527 

Northstar Learning provides easy-to-use, affordable, 

web-based test preparation for the coding associate 

exam, and is built from the exam content outline . 

Northstar Learning’s exam review emphasizes 

knowledge of clinical classification systems by 

providing extra scenario-based questions for ICD-9-CM 

and CPT coding . Our automatic grading and reporting 

show the areas where students need improvement 

so they can focus on those topics . Full-length practice 

tests are available at any time . 

(866) 990-8175 

info@northstarlearning .com 

www .northstarlearning .com 

NovoDynamics 

Booth #133 

(734) 205-9120 

TDubes@novodynamics .com 

www .novodynamics .com 

Nuance 

Booth #1105 

Nuance Healthcare is the market leader in providing 

clinical understanding solutions that accurately capture 

and transform the patient story into meaningful, 

actionable information . Nuance’s recent acquisition of 

Transcend has expanded its reach in the US . Thousands 

of hospitals trust Nuance to facilitate smarter, more 

efficient decisions across the healthcare enterprise . The 

solutions are proven to increase clinician satisfaction 

and HIT adoption, supporting organizations to achieve 

meaningful use and transform to the ACO model . 


Amy Souza-Gagnon 

(781) 565-5000 

amy .souza@nuance .com 

www .nuance .com/healthcare 

Olympus Imaging America, Inc . 

Booth #1440 

Justin Schaible 

(484) 896-5600 

justin .schaible@olympus .com 

www .getolympus .com 

On Assignment HIM 

Booth #455 

Amber Yee 

(800) 364-4260 

him@onassignment .com 

www .aohim .com 

On Call Consulting Inc . 

Booth #548 

(805) 277-1017 

ronm@occ-inc .com 

www .oncallconsult .com 

Optum 

Booth #500 

Kathleen Lilley 

(801) 982-3180 

kathleen .lilley@optum .com 

www .optum .com 


Orchestrate Healthcare 

Booth #145 

Orchestrate Healthcare is a Best in KLAS-Technical 

Services category in 2008 and 2011 and is the only 

consulting firm to have 100 percent positive client 

feedback according to KLAS . Our performance 

according to KLAS speaks highly to the quality of our 

consultants as well as the service we provide to our 

clients . Come speak with us about how we can help 

out with your next project and we would be happy to 

provide you with a Best in KLAS consultant . 

Nathan Danner 

(877) 303-3377, ext . 104 

ndanner@orchestratehealthcare .com 

www .orchestratehealthcare .com


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Oregon Health and Science University 

Booth #852 

(503) 494-2547 

ludwigl@ohsu .edu 

www .ohsu .edu/dmice 


Booth #1415 

Panacea Healthcare Solutions, Inc . has assisted more 

than 1,000 hospitals, clinics and other providers in 

areas of RAC, chargemaster, MS-DRG, HIM operational 

reviews and physician billing and interventional 

radiology coding . Panacea clients can access actionable 

answers to coding, compliance, and reimbursement 

through its publications, consulting services, software, 

seminars, and customized learning and assessments . 

Each one is rooted in Panacea’s extensive experience 

on the frontlines of healthcare . 

Ali Kolste 

(651) 292-3453 

akolste@medlearn .com 

www .panaceahealthsolutions .com 


Booth #655 

Parallon Business Solutions is committed to 

transforming the business of healthcare . Supported by 

project management and consulting services, Parallon’s 

four business units provide revenue cycle and business 

process expertise, workforce management solutions, 

supply chain services and the purchasing power of 

HealthTrust Purchasing Group . Learn more at 

www .parallon .net . 

Steven Huddleston 

(615) 807-8000 

business .solutions@parallon .net 

www .parallon .net 



Peak Health Solutions, Inc . 

Booth #1030 

Peak Health Solutions, Inc . offers advanced end-to-end 

health information management services for today’s 

healthcare facilities and health insurance plans . We 

offer a complete complement of coding, auditing and 

education services, as well as CDI and ICD-10 Training, 

and deliver reliable, timely and high-quality solutions 

that fit within any healthcare organization ‘s budget . 

Krista Griffin, Marketing 

(858) 746-7283 

kgriffin@peakhs .com 

www .peakhs .com 


Booth #907 

Perceptive Software builds process and content 

management software to help organizations 

fuel greater operational efficiency . Healthcare 

organizations around the world rely on Perceptive 

Software solutions for healthcare to optimize clinical 

and business processes and give clinicians and staff the 

most relevant information to make the most effective 

decisions at any point in the patient experience, 

wherever they are . 

Scott Stith 

(913) 667-3196 

scott .stith@perceptivesoftware .com 

www .perceptivesoftware .com 

Perry Johnson & Associates, Inc . (PJ&A) 

Booth #1051 

Perry Johnson & Associates, Inc . is a privately owned 

and US operated company specializing in health 

information technology solutions . PJ&A’s transcription 

service has qualified and experienced MT’s who utilize 

state of the art dictation technology along with the 

software technologies to provide end-to-end solutions 

that deliver above 98 .6 percent QA scores . PJ&A is 

committed to saving our clients time and money while 

providing superior customer service and IT support 

24/7/365 . For more information please call 800-803- 

6330 or visit www .pjats .com . 

Jeffrey Hubbard 

(800) 803-6330 

(248) 247-3465 

www .pjats .com


Harness the power 

of computer-assisted coding. 

LEANER WORKFLOWS, IMPROVED ACCURACY, 

STRONGER FINANCIAL RESULTS—ALL CONCENTRATED 

IN ONE INTEGRATED CODING SOLUTION. 

Get the speed and accuracy of computer-assisted coding, plus the supporting 

features of an encoder, in one seamless solution. 

Optum Enterprise Computer-Assisted Coding (CAC), paired with the Optum Coding 

and Reimbursement Module, provides coders all the information they need easily 

and immediately. One sign-on. One screen. One tool. 

Optum LifeCode ® , our patented natural language processing (NLP) engine, identifies 

medical terminology and generates the codes for review and approval. That means 

less time coding, simpler workflows, better coder productivity, fewer denials and 

rework, improved reimbursement, and a smoother transition to ICD-10. 

See how Enterprise CAC has helped hospitals improve coder productivity, 

accuracy, and revenue. Visit us at booth #500 to find out how we can do the 

same for you. For more information visit www.optum.com/AHIMA2012. 

For more information: www.optuminsight.com/EnterpriseCAC 

assist@optum.com | 877.435.1644 

© 2012 Optum, Inc. | 12-27846 

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Visit Optum booth #500 

Optum Enterprise CAC, paired with 

the Coding and Reimbursement 

Module, is a comprehensive coding 

solution that helps you: 


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• Improve operating efficiencies with 

streamlined implementation, training, 

product updates, and support 

• Access integrated logic and bookbased 

coding tools, edits, clinical 

references, and reimbursement 

information 

• Boost efficiency with coding and 

reimbursement tools needed to 

review and finalize each case

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PHILIPPINES: HIMOAP/ICTO 

Booth #1249 

executivedirector@himdap .com 

PLATOCODE 

Booth #1245 

The PLATOCODE company invented Computer-Assisted 

Coding in 1992 . We have produced ICD-9 codes for 

20 years and ICD-10 codes for over a decade for the 

international market . In the United States we specialize 

in CAC services for inpatient care, ambulatory surgery, 

diagnostic radiology and professional billing, including 

E/M, ICD-9, CPT and ICD-10 . 

Rachel Bellingham 

(213) 236-3579 

cac@platocode .com 

www .platocode .com 

PMIC 

Booth #126 

Michelle Cuevas 

(323) 954-0224 

Michelle .Cuevas@pmiconline .com 

www .pmiconline .com 


Booth #129 

(905) 858-8885 

amy .n@pointclickcare .com 

www .pointclickcare .com 

Precyse 

Booth #236 

Precyse accelerates the capture and utilization of 

the patient story and advances the transformation 

of clinical data directly into meaningful health 

information . With products ranging from an integrated 

transcription and coding platform with advanced 

speech recognition, expert workflow technologies 

and natural language comprehension tools to HIM 

consulting and services, our flexible software can 

be delivered standalone or complemented by a 

professional staff of more than 1,200 experts . 

www .PRECYSE .com 

Karen Parano 

(610) 688-2464 

kparano@precysesolutions .com 

www .precysesolutions .com 



Professional Dynamic Network (PDN) 

Booth #128 

PDN provides a full range of services in Health 

Information Management . PDN provides coding and 

temporary staffing services for more than 80 percent 

of the hospitals in Metropolitan Chicago . PDN’s services 

include: Coding, Temporary and Permanent Staffing, 

Recruitment, and Management Consulting . PDN holds 

MBE/WBE/DBE Certifications with the State of Illinois, 

County of Cook, City of Chicago, CTA, Metropolitan 

Water Reclamation, and Chicago Minority Business 

Development Council . 

G .L . Smothers 

(708) 747-4361 

gl@pdnseek .com 

www .pdnseek .com 

ProScript 

Booth #737 

ProScript’s industry leading technology and 100 percent 

U .S . based transcription service delivers a total solution 

for acute care hospitals . We provide dictation capture, 

front-end and back-end speech recognition, smart 

phone apps, EHR Templates, workflow management 

and structured data output . We interface with all EHR 

systems and are an eScription partner . 

Roger Kelton 

(800) 591-3204 

roger .kelton@proscript .com 

www .proscript .com 

ProTec Solutions 

Booth #535 

Founded in 1983, ProTec Solutions is a leader in 

providing ROI and associated professional services to 

various healthcare organizations across multiple states . 

Our highly trained consultants can provide standard 

or custom solutions to ensure timely and quality 

services compliant with HIPAA/HITECH regulations . Our 

on-site staff are supported by local client managers 

to ensure excellent customer service . Our focus on 

process, electronic tracking and invoicing systems and 

commitment to excellence are unmatched . 

Gordon Chagrin 

(866) 944-1411 

info@hiservices .biz 

www .protecsolutions .net



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Invest in Experience 

with Parallon Business Solutions 


transforming the business of healthcare. We 

understand your challenges and continually innovate 

to respond to the needs of a dynamic marketplace. 

Our portfolio of unique business solutions includes 

revenue cycle management, consulting, 

technology solutions, staffing management, 

and other business processes. 

Put our experience and skill to work for you. 

Contact us at 615.807.8000 or www.parallon.net 

and watch your operations take off. 

VISIT US AT BOOTH #655 

Business Performance Group • HealthTrust Purchasing Group • Supply Chain Solutions • IT Solutions • Workforce Management Solutions 


©2012 Parallon Business Solutions, LLC. 

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Booth #1230 

Pyramid Healthcare Solutions (Pyramid) draws on 

25-plus years experience and best practices developed 

with more than 500 clients to assess, validate and 

resolve gaps in a healthcare provider’s revenue cycle . 

With the expertise of more than 300 credentialed, 

knowledgeable professionals, Pyramid delivers the 

tools, talent and consulting services needed for 

improved, sustainable financial performance . Visit 

www .pyramidhs .com for more information . 

David Gilchrist 

(727) 431-3020 

david .gilchrist@pyramidhs .com 

www .pyramidhs .com 



QuadraMed 

Booth #406 

QuadraMed‘s ICD-10 compliant, Quantim solution 

provides HIM professionals with software and services 

that improve coder productivity and accuracy, while 

enabling best practices every step of the way . This 

transformational, dual coding solution adds an 

advanced, configurable user interface with Smart 

search tools, Clinical Documentation Improvement, 

Compliance, and Computer- Assisted coding 

capabilities, (all available on a single integrated 

platform), taking Quantim to a new level of 

performance that drives better results . 

Courtney Smith 

(703) 709-2300 

csmith1@quadramed .com 

www .quadramed .com



Recall 

Booth #131 

David Schmitt 

(770) 776-1232 

david .schmitt@recall .com 

Regis University 

Booth #124 

The Rueckert-Hartman School for Health Professions 

at Regis University offers a Bachelor of Science degree 

or a Post-Bachelor’s Certificate in Health Information 

Management . Both programs prepare you for the 

national Registered Health Information Administrator 

(RHIA) examination through the American Health 

Information Management Association (AHIMA) . 

Upon successful completion of the examination, you 

may use the professional credential of RHIA, which is 

transferable to almost any geographic location 

without retesting . 

Justin Rowe 

(800) 388-2366, ext . 4958 

Hsam@regis .edu 

www .regis .edu/healthcare 

Healthcare Staffing, Education and HIM/EHR Management Consulting 

�� Medical Coding — Centralized Remote Coding Labs 

�� Consulting — HIM and Electronic Health Records 

�� Audits — Coding Validation 

�� Education — Training/Updates for Credentialed Coders 

708 - 747 - 4361 

www.pdnseek.com | info@pdnseek.com 

WBE / MBE / DBE 

Chicago Area | Nationwide 

Providing Coding and Staffing Solutions for More Than 17 Years 

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Reimbursement Management Consultants, Inc . 

Booth #1242 

RMC provides exceptional coding, consulting and 

compliance services to hospitals; physician offices; law 

firms and healthcare plans across the country . Our 

passion for superior customer service, paired with our 

phenomenal team of highly qualified and credentialed 

staff, create outstanding services that we take great 

pride in . Driven by a desire to inform and educate, 

RMC also now offers monthly audio conferences and 

quarterly newsletters to professionals within our HIM 

community . Let RMC partner with you today! 

Kristin Gibson 

(503) 658-7274 

kristin@rmcinc .org 

www .rmcinc .org 


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Booth #552 

RightWay Recruiting specializes in providing staffing 

solutions to the Healthcare industry . Our team of 

professionals provides search services to hospitals, 

integrated healthcare systems, as well as consulting 

and outsourcing groups . Our specialized areas of 

placement include HIM, Coding, Revenue Cycle, 

and EMR Consultants . We work on a national basis, 

building long-term relationships with clients and 

top-notch professionals . 

Jill Christensen 

(503) 352-1162 

jillc@rightwayrecruiting .com 

www .rightwayrecruiting .com 

RRS Release of Information Service 

Booth #1342 

Record Reproduction Services (RRS) has been serving 

the needs of the medical community since 1994 . 

Our mission is to partner with Hospitals and Medical 

Groups to help them provide the best patient care 

possible by providing secure, efficient and reliable 

Release of Information Services . 

Rob Turner 

(610) 529-6460 

robt@rrsnet .com 

www .rrsmedical .com 

Saince, Inc . 

Booth #248 

Saince, Inc . is an award-winning provider of 

transcription services enjoying 95 percent customer 

satisfaction rating . Healthcare providers across the 

country choose Saince over the competition because 

Saince offers fast, efficient, and accurate services that, 

on average, save up to 20 percent . Saince offers a webbased 

dictation and transcription platform, backend 

speech recognition technology, and real time billing 

access . Saince is the only company whose production 

centers are both ISO 9001 and ISO 27001 certified for 

quality and information security . 

Tim Fields 

(888) 472-4623 

raghu .vir@saince .com 

www .saince .com 



SOAP Transcription Services 

Booth #820 

With over 20 years of medical transcription and 

clinical documentation experience as a US domestic 

business, SOAP is known for quality, flexibility, thought 

leadership, and cost-effective improvements in 

workflow through integration and custom offerings . 

Expanding services to strategically impact flow of 

information for the continuum of care, revenue cycles 

and EHRs/EMRs, SOAP is ready to help all healthcare 

providers—PCPs, specialties, behavioral, long-term or 

acute care facilities . 

Dave LeBoeuf 

(888) 792-6363, ext . 5 

sales@soaptranscription .com 

www .soaptranscription .com 

SourceHOV LexiCode 

Booth #319 

SourceHOV LexiCode is a full-service consulting 

and outsourcing firm specializing in the healthcare 

provider market . Our hundreds of AHIMA–credentialed 

industry professionals provide a wide range of services 

including on-site and remote coding, ICD-9 and ICD- 

10 coding audits, interim management, ICD-10 coder 

and provider education, CDI, and RAC Audit process 

management . Our industry professionals are ready to 

help clients maximize efficiencies, enhance compliance, 

and transform operations to optimize revenue and 

control expense . 

Amy Boozer 

(803) 749-9778 

aboozer@lexicode .com 

www .sourcehov .com/lexicode


SAINCE 

Right on price. 

Right on accuracy. 

Right on time. 

Let’s connect! 

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Is your hospital sufering from 

Transcriptus Infateus? 

Get the best in clinical documentation for up to 20% LESS. 

Sufering from bloated invoices and billing headaches? You don’t have to pay 

more for fast, accurate transcription service. Saince delivers precision and speed 

at lean, clean pricing. We also help IDNs and hospitals integrate and consolidate 

their documentation workfows across the enterprise—a powerful strategy for 

curing “infateus” system-wide. 

For the best in web-based technology without a big fat bill you simply can’t beat 

Saince. But don’t take it from us. Our 95% customer satisfaction rating says it all. 

Get the quality cure for high priced transcription. Call 888 4-SAINCE 

for a free, no-obligation proposal. 

• Backend speech recognition • Mobile interface • On-demand billing reports 

• Clinical Documentation Architecture approved • ISO 9001 & 27001 Certifed 

for quality and security 

Check out the live events at booth #249. Kick back and relax with Saince! 


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SpeechMotion 

Booth #439 

SpeechMotion Healthcare Document Platform is a 

web-based medical documentation solution created 

for MTSOs and Healthcare Providers . SpeechMotion 

uses state-of-the-art Speech Understanding technology 

to translate physician dictations in real-time into 

searchable and structured documents . 

David Moore 

(800) 467-7474 

dmoore@speechmotion .com 

www .speechmotion .com 




Booth #842 

SPi Healthcare is the leading integrated revenue cycle 

and clinical documentation improvement firm . We 

deliver full-spectrum financial health to our clients . We 

do this by combining exceptional results with the most 

comprehensive and customized business intelligence in 

the healthcare industry–providing our clients with the 

knowledge they need to create a competitive edge in 

their marketplace . This approach is why our clients join 

the ranks of healthcare’s best-performing providers . 

Jennifer Silva 

(708) 342-6908 

jennifer .silva@spihealthcare .com 

www .spihealthcare .com 

Can you afford your 

coding performance? 

Visit us at AHIMA Booth #842. 

spihealthcare.com 

Our strategy is simple, our results remarkable. 

Revenue Cycle Management | Health Information Management | ASP Hosting 

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Stat Imaging Solutions 

Booth #1150 

STAT Imaging Solutions is an outsource imaging service 

company offering solutions focused on providing an 

efficient, cost-effective, mutually beneficial partnership 

between end-users of paper documents and companies 

embracing electronic content management (ECM) 

systems. • Workflow analysis • Workflow re-design 

• EMR/EHR independent • Document capture facility 

management services . Documents in your EMR on 

demand! We Care, We Deliver! 

Pablo Romero 

(712) 840-1332 

pablor@statisllc .com 

www .statimagingsolutions .com 

Stat Solutions, Inc . 

Booth #631 

Stat Solutions, Inc . is a highly respected coding 

corporation providing experienced credentialed coding 

specialists to HIM Departments nationwide . Our efforts 

are focused on providing the highest level of quality 

coding professionals along with the finest personalized 

customer service . Let us help you reach your goals by 

providing you coverage for an occasional backlog to 

total department outsourcing . 

Charlynn Stockton-Slone 

(888) 297-7212 

info@statsolutionsinc .com 

www .statsolutionsinc .com 

Stephens College 

Booth #329 

Stephens College offers a wide variety of onlinebased 

degree programs including Bachelor of Science 

in Health Information Administration (CAHIIM 

accredited), Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Health 

Information Administration (CAHIIM accredited), 

Master of Business Administration and Master in 

Strategic Leadership . Our programs are designed 

for working individuals to help them reach their 

professional and personal goals . 

Jennifer Deaver 

(800) 388-7579 

jdeaver@stephens .edu 

www .stephens .edu 

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Stern & Associates, Inc . 

Booth #1405 

Stern & Associates, Inc . is “The Nation’s Premier 

Health Information Management Search Firm .” With 

offices on both coasts and more than 20 professionals, 

nobody knows the Health Information Management 

job market better! For immediate and confidential 

consideration, forward your resume as a word 

attachment to Careers@Stern-Associates .com . Also, 

be sure to check out our “Hot Jobs” page on our web 

site . We update it weekly . Don’t delay, Contact Stern & 

Associates Today – (888) 676-1997 

Max W . Mitchell, President, CEO, and Company Founder 

(888) 676-1997 

Max@Stern-Associates .com 

www .SternCareers .com 

Streamline Health 

Booth #207 

We provide solutions that help hospitals and physician 

groups improve efficiencies and business processes 

across the enterprise to enhance and protect revenues . 

Our enterprise content management solutions 

transform unstructured data into digital assets that 

integrate with clinical, administrative, and financial 

systems . Our business analytics solutions provide 

real-time access to key performance metrics that 

help identify and manage opportunities to maximize 

financial performance . For more information visit 

www .streamlinehealth .net . 

Erica Ryan 

(513) 794-3604 

solutions@streamlinehealth .net 

www .streamlinehealth .net 


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SuperCoder From the Coding Institute 

Booth #818 

With a 50-year history and 500 consultants, 

SuperCoder .com provides one-stop coding and 

compliance education through online code lookup 

and tools, newsletters, and audio training to 150,000 

customers in physician practices, hospitals, ASCs, and 

long-term care and post-acute markets . Work faster 

with unified Part A and B code search tied to articles 

from 20+ specialty-specific newsletters and tools like 

CPT-ICD-9 Vol 3-DRG crosswalk and OPPs Edits Checker . 

Try DRG or Outpatient Facility Coder FREE at 

www .supercoder .com/product-demo 

Roger Tripathi 

(866) 228-9252 

customerservice@supercoder .com 

www .SuperCoder .com 



Supplemental Health Care 

Booth #1252 

Supplemental Health Care, a national HIM staffing 

provider, has the best benefits in the industry that 

include a 401K vesting 100 percent from day one, 

Helping Hands Referral, and “Our Rewards .” Whether 

on-site or remote, per diem, full-time or permanent 

placement, we are a company you can depend on . 

Julie Barrera 

(855) 268-4087 

jbarrera@supplementalhealthcare .com 

www .supplementalhealthcare .com



The University of Alabama At Birmingham 

Booth #959 

The Master of Science in Health Informatics program 

at the University of Alabama at Birmingham is 

dedicated to providing a quality academic program 

for the preparation of executive level health 

information managers . The program also offers a 

Health Information Management (HIM) Track for 

credentialed HIM professionals . This new track is 

designed to train graduates for new employment 

opportunities in administrative, educational, and 

research activities in the rapidly evolving electronic 

health care environment . 

Lakesha Kinnerson, MPH, RHIA 

(205) 934-3509 

jptacek@uab .edu; lak@uab .edu 

www .uab .edu/hsa/academic-programs/hi 

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Booth #1434 

As the “Best in KLAS” number one ranked provider in 

the 2011 KLAS Survey, TransTech Medical Solutions is 

a 100 percent onshore company known for its highly 

personalized customer service . Whether you are seeking a 

full-outsourcing solution or looking for partial assistance, 

TransTech is the domestic-only partner for you . 

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jeff .mckee@transtechmedical .com 

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TruCode 

Booth #1423 

TruCode provides an easy-to-use encoder that 

empowers coders to be more accurate and efficient . 

Our exclusive Research Pane offers critical guidance 

at the point of coding, exactly when it’s needed . 

TruCode’s capabilities include sophisticated ICD-9-CM, 

CPT and HCPCS search engines, ICD-10 code mapping, 

MS-DRG and APC grouping, code editing and integrated 

clinical references—all of which help healthcare 

organizations achieve optimal levels of coding 

accuracy and productivity . 

Kelly Preston 

(941) 893-7454 

kpreston@trucode .com 

www .trucode .com 

TruScript Solutions 

Booth #341 

Committed to meaningful use . Lower cost . Faster 

turnaround . Efficient . TruScript offers very innovative 

solutions to documentation needs of clinics and 

hospitals, guaranteed cost savings and improved 

efficiency through its state-of-the-art dictation 

technology, speech recognition and NLP tools, EHR 

interfaces, and reliable services provided by our 

experienced medical language specialists, strict QA 

processes, dedicated software developers, and a 

fanatical support team . 

Gina Litvak 

(877) 232-1313 

sales@truscriptonline .com 

www .truscriptonline .com 

UASI 

Booth #1219 

UASI services include: • ICD-10 Remote / On-site Coding, 

ICD-10 Documentation Gap and Reimbursement Impact 

Analysis, ICD-10 Education • APC / MS-DRG Coding 

Reviews, E/M Profee and Facility Coding / Audits • 

Interim HIM Management, CDI Staffing, Lost Charge 

Audit Services 

Brad Allen 

(800) 526-0594 

ballen@uasisolutions .com 

www .uasisolutions .com 



UnicorMed 

Booth #428 

UnicorMed is a private book publishing and software 

development company specializing in innovative 

coding, reimbursement, and compliance products since 

1990 . Come see our Easy Coder books and our ICD-9 

and ICD-10 coding tools! 

Nikki Siler 

(800) 825-7421 

nsiler@unicormed .com 

www .unicormed .com 

University of Cincinnati—Online 

Booth #936 

100 percent online! This CAHIIM-accredited Bachelor of 

Science in Health Information Management program is 

designed for RHITs seeking the next step in preparing 

for the RHIA certification exam . Flexible, affordable, 

and convenient . Graduate in as little as nine terms! 

Jennifer Miller 

(800) 499-6813 

j .wilbur@himonline .uc .edu 

www .himonline .uc .edu 

University of Illinois Chicago 

Booth #1445 

University of Maryland University College (UMUC) 

Booth #1431 

University of Maryland University College (UMUC), 

a global leader in online adult education, provides 

career-advancing programs in healthcare 

administration and informatics . And as a regionally 

accredited institution in the University System of 

Maryland, UMUC offers extensive student services and 

support to help ensure your success . For information, 

visit www .umuc .edu 

Adrianne L . Jones 

(800) 888-8682 

enroll@umuc .edu 

www .umuc .edu



University of Tennessee 

Booth #1052 

UT HIIM offers an online curriculum designed to 

prepare professionals to thrive in today’s informationdriven 

environment . The Master of Health Informatics 

and Information Management is geared toward the 

working healthcare professional which prepares the 

graduate for responsibilities in areas such as EHR 

implementation, health data administration, health 

data security/privacy oversight, strategic, operational 

information resource planning, clinical data analysis 

and much more . Our entry-level master’s degree 

program with RHIA exam eligibility . 

Dr . Rebecca Reynolds 

(901) 448-6486 

rreynol5@uthsc .edu 

www .uthsc .edu/him 

VASCO Data Security 

Booth #547 

VASCO Data Security is a leading provider of strong 

authentication and e-signature solutions, specializing 

in protecting online accounts, identities, and 

transactions . VASCO helps 10,000+ organizations in 

100+ countries to ensure user access security with a 

variety of mobile, embedded, and hardware products . 

VASCO also operates MYDIGIPASS .COM, a one-stop 

shop for individuals looking to secure their online 

accounts - allowing healthcare organizations to offer 

strong authentication to their customers without 

inconveniencing them . 

Victoria Abramson 

(617)319-1722 

vab@vasco .com 

www .vasco .com 

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Verisma Systems, Inc . 

Booth #1407 

Superior customer service, credentialed staff, 

unparalleled quality control and compliance standards 

define Verisma ® and its success . Verisma has developed 

RecordJacket .com Web-based technology and 

professional administrative services to help health 

care providers wisely manage the complicated 

process of releasing and accounting for confidential 

medical records . A leading provider of ROI services 

and electronic storage solutions, Verisma helps its 

customers promote workflow improvement, enhance 

HIPAA compliance and capture ROI revenue . 

Peter McCarthy 

(866) 390-7404 

pmccarthy@verismasystems .com 

www .verismasystems .com 

VITALWARE 

Booth #807 

VitalWare leads the market in transforming ICD-10 

intelligence into useful and actionable information 

so our clients can focus their time and resources on 

core business . VitalWare was established to create 

transparency among vendors, payers and providers 

during and beyond the ICD-10 transition . Our team 

members have been developing web-based healthcare 

applications for 20 years . We produce tenaciously 

innovative solutions for the healthcare industry . 

Ken Martin 

(855) 464-2310 

kenm@vitalware .com 

www .vitalware .com 

Wacom Technology 

Booth #345 

(360) 896-9833 

pdietrich@wacom .com 

www .wacom .com 


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Walden University 

Booth #427 

For over 40 years, Walden University has been serving 

the higher education needs of working professionals 

through advanced degrees that encourage positive 

social change . Offered online, areas of study include 

health, management, psychology, education, nursing, 

and public administration . 

Charity Adams 

(678) 575-8872 

charity .adams@waldenu .edu 

www .waldenu .edu 

Western Governors University (WGU) 

Booth #756 

Western Governors University is an online, nonprofit 

university driven by a mission to expand access to 

higher education through online, competency-based 

degree programs . WGU was founded by the governors 

of 19 US states and supported by more than 20 

major corporations and foundations, including the 

Robert Woods Johnson Foundation, who believe in 

WGU’s commitment to producing highly competent 

graduates . CAHIMM accredited, WGU offers innovative 

degrees in health informatics, information security and 

assurance, and information technology management . 

Jenny Pink 

(801) 290-3636 

jpink@wgu .edu 

www .wgu .edu 

Wexford Health Sources 

Booth #240 

(412) 937-8590 

abauer@wexfordhealth .com 

Winscribe 

Booth #440 

More than 150,000 healthcare professionals use 

Winscribe Dictation to improve document turnaround 

time, workplace efficiency, and patient care . With 

Winscribe Dictation users can: 

•Securely send dictations from anywhere with instant 

transmittal to transcriptionists •Utilize mobile devices 

such as iPhone, iPad, BlackBerry, and Android devices 

•Integrate dictation with other healthcare systems 

•Utilize speech recognition to further improve 

document turnaround time •Centralize and easily 

manage their dictation processes 



Beth Stapleton 

(866) 494-6727 

bstapleton@winscribe .com 

www .winscribe .com 


Booth #1411 

Wolters Kluwer Law & Business is a leading global 

provider of intelligent information and digital 

solutions . We connect legal, healthcare and business 

professionals, educators and law students with timely, 

specialized authoritative content and informationenabled 

solutions that support success through 

productivity, accuracy and mobility . Learn more at 

www .mediregs .com . 

Lee McMillan 

(847) 267-7535 

lee .mcmillan@wolterskluwer .com 

www .MediRegs .com 

ZHealth Publishing/ZHealth Consulting 

Booth #1402 

ZHealth Publishing is all about do-it-yourself 

references-Dr . Z’s Medical Coding Series, (4 books) 

CVIR Anatomy Charts, Web & Live Education for 

healthcare professionals to use daily to improve 

coding compliance and reimbursement . ZHealth 

Consulting services specializes in the area of coding 

and is unique since all coding is performed by specially 

trained physicians . Our physicians not only code these 

procedures, but have performed them . We focus 

exclusively on the areas we know best: interventional 

radiology, cardiology, and vascular surgery . 

Charlene Kennedy 

(615) 873-1111 

charlenek@zhealthpublishing .com 

www .zhealthpublishing .com

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AHIMA FOUNDATION

AHIMA FOUNDATION 

Comprehensive Business Ofce Solutions for all of your 

ICD-10 Transition/Implementation Needs 

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Assessment 

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Analysis 

Training 

A successful transition to ICD-10 requires a comprehensive Team approach that will 

review, analyze and transform your entire Clinical and Revenue Cycle Operations. 

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MIssIon 

FOUNDATION 

The mission of the AHIMA Foundation is to be the 

preeminent foundation in health information education, 

leadership, policy, and research . 

oVerVIew 

The AHIMA Foundation is the 501(c)(3) charitable affiliate 

of the American Health Information Management 

Association (AHIMA), providing resources to support 

continuous innovation and advances in health information 

through research, leadership and educational scholarship 

opportunities . The Foundation was established in 1962 as 

the nonprofit entity of AHIMA and as its sole corporation . 

Initially dedicated to procuring books for the AHIMA 

library and to providing loans to health information 

management (HIM) students, the Foundation has grown 

into a robust organization focused on HIM workforce 

development and research . Today, the AHIMA Foundation 

strives to be the premier resource for HIM professionals 

and the leader in advancing the field for the betterment 

of the HIM profession and the healthcare consumers we 

ultimately serve . Please visit the Foundation’s site at 

ahimafoundation .org . 

AHIMA Foundation Booth 


The AHIMA Foundation booth is conveniently located 

in the Silent Auction area . You are invited to stop by to 

learn about Foundation programs and research initiatives, 

make a contribution to the future of the HIM profession, 

network with colleagues, and enjoy the auction 

throughout convention . 


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eDuCatIonal eVents 

Assembly on Education Luncheon 



The Council for Excellence in Education (CEE) is 

transforming Vision 2016 to Reality 2016 . Under the 

Reality 2016 theme, the AOE Workforce Luncheon 

brings together educators to hear the latest progress 

and work of the CEE . Exchange information with 

your peers and take this opportunity to hear from 

colleagues spearheading innovative research initiatives 

to advance and expand the HIM body of knowledge . 

Educator’s Forum: Partnering with the Patient 

Monday | October 1 | 3:15–5:30 p .m . 


Don’t miss this opportunity to network and mingle 

with HIM patient advocacy subject matter experts, 

sharing insights and perspectives regarding the HIM 

professional’s evolving role as a patient advocate, and 

to learn from industry experts and educators . 




Meet HIM practitioners who made a career change into 

education . Attend this session, and meet several HIM 

educator mentors who can give you the inside scoop 

on what’s involved in making this career change and 

what positions are available . See page 17 for details. 

2016 Open Forum 

4:30–5:30 p .m . 













and discussions with stakeholders . Join us at this forum 

to learn about the core tenets of Reality 2016 . 

Lynn Kuehn, MS, RHIA, CCS-P, FAHIMA, Kuehn Consulting, LLC; 

Cindy Zak, MS, RHIA, PMP, Milford Hospital; and Bill Rudman, 

PhD, RHIA, Executive Director, AHIMA Foundation 

aHIMa FounDatIon sIlent auCtIon 

loCatIon: leVel 2, lobby 

The annual AHIMA Foundation Silent Auction is an 

important contributor to the Student Merit Scholarship 

program, with the 2011 auction raising $21,000 for 

scholarship awards . In 2011, the Foundation awarded 

58 scholarships to outstanding undergraduate and 

graduate HIM students, and hopes to continue this 

critical student support with the 2012 auction . 

The auction items up for bid range from special 

professional resources to home and personal luxury 

items . We encourage you to visit and bid often in the 

spirit of this important charitable cause . 

See page 149 for a listing of donors 

(as of August 28, 2012). 

Silent Auction Hours 





(Bidding closes at 12:30 p .m .) 



Wednesday | October 3 | 8 a .m .–12 noon


sIlent auCtIon Donors 

The AHIMA Foundation appreciates all the donors who 

contributed to this year’s Silent Auction . 

As of August 28, 2012, donors include: 

Individual Member Donors 

Cassi Birnbaum, MS, RHIA, CPHQ 

Rose Dunn, MBA, CPA, RHIA, FAHIMA, FACHE 

Nadinia Davis, MBA, CPA, RHIA, CHDA, FAHIMA 

Michelle Dougherty, MA, RHIA, CHP 

Susan H Fenton, PhD, RHIA, FAHIMA 

Kathleen A . Frawley, JD, MS, RHIA, FAHIMA 

Barbara Fuller, JD, RHIA, FAHIMA 

Marion Gentul, RHIA, CCS 

Kathy Giannangelo, RHIA, CCA, CPHIMS, FAHIMA 

Shirley Eichenwald Maki, MBA, RHIA, FAHIMA 

Wendy Mangin, MS, RHIA 

Natalie Millman 

Brenda Ray, CCS, CCS-P, CPC-H 

Lou Ann Schraffenberger, MBA, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P 

Kathryn Sheehy, MPA, RHIA 

Mildred St .Leger, RHIA 

Barbara Siegel, RHIT, FAHIMA 

Corporate and Organizational Donors 

AHIMA Board of Directors 

AHIMA Foundation Board of Directors 

AHIMA Foundation Staff 

AHIMA HIM Solutions 

Alpha Systems 

AGS Health 

Aviana Global Technologies 

The Canadian Health Information 

Management Association 

Care Communications, Inc . 

Elsevier—MC Strategies 

Healthcare Cost Solutions, Inc . 

HIMentors, LLC 

H .I .M . Recruiters 


Kforce 

Kramer Portraits, New York 

Kuehn Consulting LLC 

Partner Healthcare Business Solutions 

QuadraMed Corporation 

FOUNDATION 

2012 Silent Donors (as of August 28, 2102) 

Component State Association Donors 

Arkansas Health Information Management Association 

California Health Information Management Association 

Colorado Health Information Management Association 

Connecticut Health Information 


Delaware Health Information Management Association 

District of Columbia Health Information 


Georgia Health Information Management Association 

Hawaii Health Information Management Association 

Illinois Health Information Management Association 

Indiana Health Information Management Association 

Iowa Health Information Management Association 

Kansas Health Information Management Association 

Louisiana Health Information Management Association 

Maryland Health Information Management Association 

Massachusetts Health Information 


Minnesota Health Information 


Montana Health Information Management Association 

Nebraska Health Information Management Association 

New Hampshire Health Information 


New Jersey Health Information 


New York Health Information Management Association 

North Dakota Health Information 


Northern California HIM—Kaiser Permanente 

Ohio Health Information Management Association 

Oklahoma Health Information 


Pennsylvania Health Information 


South Dakota Health Information 


Washington State Health Information 


Wisconsin Health Information Management 

Association Board of Directors 

Wyoming Health Information Management Association 


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aHIMa FounDatIon researCH 

The AHIMA Foundation focuses on three key goals 

for research: 

• Translating evidence-based health information 

research into actionable policy and practice 

• Informing and advancing the HIM profession 

• Establishing strategic alliances that advance 

innovative and effective policy and research 

aHIMa FounDatIon tHougHt leaDers 

leCture serIes 

Thought Leaders is a new lecture series established by 

the AHIMA Foundation that presents an opportunity 

for HIM professionals—including corporate executives 

and AHIMA members—to engage with industry and 

opinion leaders on thought-provoking and cuttingedge 

topics . The Thought Leaders lectures will allow a 

breadth of knowledge to be shared by the industry’s 

keynote speakers and experts, who will lend their 

depth of experience in presenting novel ideas to 

AHIMA members and the public . Lectures are recorded 

and made available online as a special series for 

students, practitioners, and the general public . 



Thought Leaders Lectures information 

The Thought Leaders lecture at this year’s convention 

is part of general session, on Tuesday, October 2, at 

10:30–11:30 a .m ., and was made possible through 

philanthropic contributions from:


aHIMa FounDatIon boarD oF DIreCtors 

Chair 

Lynn M . Kuehn, MS, RHIA, CCS-P, FAHIMA 

President 

Kuehn Consulting, LLC 

Vice Chairs 

Peter J . Enko, JD 

Partner 

Husch Blackwell LLP 

Karen G . Grant, RHIA, CHP 

Corporate Director, 

Health Information Services/Chief Privacy Officer 

Partners Healthcare System, Inc . 

Members 

Sean Carroll 

Senior Vice President, Health Information Management 

Nuance 

Dr . Justin Graham, MS 

Chief Medical Information Officer 

NorthBay Healthcare 

Mary Beth Haugen, MS, RHIA 

President 

Haugen Consulting Group 

Dr . Warren Jones, FAAFP 

Executive Director, Institute for Improvement of 

Minority Health and Health Disparities in the Delta 

Region, Distinguished Professor of Health Policy 

University of Mississippi Medical Center 

Patricia MacTaggart, MBA, MMA 

Lead Research Scientist and Lecturer 

George Washington University 

Department of Health Policy 

Michael L . Millenson 

President 

Health Quality Advisors, LLC 

Keith L . Olenik, MA, RHIA, CHP 

Principal 

The Olenik Consulting Group 

Peter Preziosi, PhD, RN, CAE 

Healthcare Innovation Strategist 

Verizon Innovation Group 

Matthew D . Schuller, MS, RHIA 

Director, Quality Initiatives 

Blue Cross Blue Shield Association 

FOUNDATION 

President, AHIMA Board of Directors (ex officio) 


President 


Chief Executive Officer, AHIMA (ex officio) 

Lynne Thomas Gordon, MBA, RHIA, FACHE 

Chair, Council for Excellence in Education 

(ex officio) 

Mona Calhoun, MS, RHIA 

Chairperson Health Information Management Program 

Helene Fuld School of Nursing 

Coppin State University 

Executive Director, AHIMA Foundation (ex officio) 

William J . Rudman, PhD, RHIA 


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gIVIng to tHe FounDatIon 

Donations and pledges to support the AHIMA 

Foundation will be accepted throughout convention 

at the Foundation Booth during Silent Auction hours . 

Donations may also be made by mailing a check to 

AHIMA Foundation, 25351 Network Place, Chicago, 

IL 60673-1253, and online at ahimafoundation .org . 

Recognition is provided for various levels of giving: 

Foundation Donor Lapel Pin 

Gifts of $100 or more will be recognized with a tasteful 

AHIMA Foundation lapel pin . 

Diamond Level | $2,500 or more 

Platinum Level | $1,000–$2,499 

Gold Level | $500–$999 

Silver Level | $250–$499 

Bronze Level | $100–$249 

Foundation Drawing 

Donors who contribute $100 or more will be entered in 

a drawing for a complimentary registration to AHIMA’s 

2013 Convention and Exhibit . 

First Class Solutions Drawing 

Drawing Sponsored by 

Donors who contribute $50 or more will be entered 

into a raffle for fine artisan jewelry, compliments of 

First Class Solutions . 

Care Communications Matching Gift Program 

Care Communications, Inc ., is generously matching 

gifts of up to $25 made at the convention . When you 

donate at the Foundation booth, you’ll receive a card 

to take to Care Communications’ booth (#815) to 

secure the match . We thank Care Communications for 

continuing this program, and those who take the extra 

step to make the matching gift possible . 



Shooting Star Program 

Do you know someone exceptional? Someone who 

goes above and beyond for the profession or AHIMA? 

Stars can be recognized for special achievements, 

or for ordinary duties performed exceptionally 

well . A star might be a mentor, educator, employee, 

manager, colleague, or friend . For your $25 donation, 

you will receive a Shooting Star pin to present to a 

special individual . There are so many outstanding 

professionals, and the Foundation would like to 

recognize them all . 

your DonatIons at work 

Your support of the AHIMA Foundation enables a 

wide range of programs that serve members, the 

public, and the improvement of healthcare through 

advances in HIM . The following is a brief summary of 

how donations are used . For more information about 

AHIMA Foundation programs, please visit our site and 

the 2011 Annual Report at ahimafoundation .org . 

AHIMA Foundation Merit Scholarship 

Program and Awards 

Since 1991, the AHIMA Foundation has awarded more 

than $800,000 in scholarships to 722 students . In 2011, 

the Foundation awarded another 58 scholarships 

totaling an additional $90,500 . Financial award levels 

are $2,500 for students pursuing doctoral degrees 

in areas related to health information, $2,000 for 

students pursuing a master’s degree in areas related to 

HIM or health informatics, $1,500 award for students 

pursuing a CAHIIM-accredited BA/BS degree or a Post- 

Baccalaureate certificate in HIM or HIT, and $1,000 

award for students pursuing a CAHIIM-accredited AA 

degree in HIM or HIT . 

The 2012 Scholarship awards will be announced in 

December 2012 . 

See pages 155–157 for the list of recipients of the 

2011 scholarship awards . The AHIMA Foundation is 

extremely grateful for our scholarship sponsors and all 

who donated to the scholarship program .


aHIMa anD aHIMa FounDatIon partners (as of august 30, 2012) 


Mona Y . Calhoun, MS, RHIA 

Leslie A . Fox, MA, RHIA, FAHIMA 

Kathleen A . Frawley, JD, MS, RHIA, 

FAHIMA 

Lynne Thomas Gordon, MBA, CHE, 

RHIA 

Mary Beth Haugen, MS, RHIA 

Linda L . Kloss, RHIA, CCS-P, FAHIMA 

Lynn M . Kuehn, RHIA, CCS-P, 

FAHIMA 

Wendy Mangin, MS, RHIA 

Laurie A . McBrierty, MLT, ASCP 

Keith L . Olenik, RHIA, CHP 

Brenda G . Ray, CPC-H, CCS, CCS-P 

Diamond 

Jill C . Dennis, JD, RHIA 

Linda A . Hyde, RHIA 

Carol A . Lewis, MPH, RHIA 

Bryon D . Pickard, MBA, RHIA 

Patricia L . Shaw, MEd, RHIA, 

FAHIMA 

Platinum 

Sean Carroll 

Peter J . Enko, JD 

Reesa Gottschalk, MS, RHIA 

Chrisann K . Lemery, MS, RHIA, 

FAHIMA 

Wendy L . Mangin, MS, RHIA 

Patty Thierry Sheridan, RHIA 

Gold 

Kimberly A . Baldwin-Stried Reich, 

MBA, MJ, CPHQ 

Beth A . Kost-Woodrow, RHIA 

Rebecca A . Morton, RHIA 

Matthew D . Schuller, MS, RHIA 

William Thieleman, RHIA, CHP 

Bernice C . Ulrich, RHIA 

Cindy D . Zakoworotny (Zak), MS, 

PMP, RHIA 

Silver 

Anonymous 

Elizabeth K . Burns, RHIA 

Lois J . Droogsma, RHIA 

Denise A . Dunyak, MS, RHIA 

Doris J . Kardos, RHIT, CCS 

Valerie S . Prater, MBA, RHIT 

Sarah A . Spoon, RHIA 

Diana M . Warner, MS, RHIA, CHPS 

Bronze 

Mervat N . Abdelhak, PhD, RHIA, 

FAHIMA 

Ranelle D . Bauer, RHIT 

Valerie A . Bond, MA, RHIA 

James S . Bowman, MSM, FACS III 

Gloryanne H . Bryant, CCDS, RHIA, 

CCS 

Catherine D . Catlin, RHIA 

Margaret M . Clark, RHIT 

Lois J . Curtis-Bamberga, RHIA 

Michelle L . Dougherty, MA, RHIA, 

CHP 

Charlene M . Dunbar, MBA, RHIA 

Rose T . Dunn, MBA, CPA, RHIA, 

FAHIMA, FACHE 

Wannetta C . Edwards, MS, RHIA 

Dianna M . Emond, RHIA 

Jaime T . Emond, RHIT, CCS 

Melanie Endicott, MBA/HCM, RHIA, 

CCS, CCS-P 

Marsha J . Estabrook-Adams, MA, 

RHIA 

Virginia E . Evans, MBA, RHIA 

Karen A . Flaten, RHIT 

Beth A . Friedman, RHIT 

Jennifer H . Garvin, PhD, RHIA, CCS, 

FAHIMA 

Kathy Giannangelo, MA, RHIA, CCS 

FAHIMA 

Karen G . Grant, RHIA, CHP 

Deborah Green, MBA, RHIA 

Sabina A . Harte, RHIA 

Stevan Hidalgo, MS, RHIA 

Gwen H . Hughes, RHIA, CHP 

Kate Jackson 

Jamie James, MHA, RHIA 

Jolene Jarrell, RHIA, CCS 

Sandra L . Joe, MJ, RHIA 

LaVonne R . LaMoureaux, CAE, RHIA 

Kimberly L . Lee, CPC, RHIA, CCS-P 

FOUNDATION 

Stephanie J . Luthi-Terry, MA, RHIA 

Jean MacDonell, RHIA 

Anne M . Mahalik, MPA, RHIA, 

FAHIMA 

Barbara J . Manger, MPA, RHIA, CCS, 

FAHIM 

Anne M . Marani, MA, RHIT, CCS 

Melissa M . Martin, RHIA, CCS 

Anne M . Matterson, RHIA 

Mary C . McCain, RHIA 

Wanda G . McKnight, RHIT 

Tamela S . McQuiston, RAC-CT, RHIT 

Ann M . Nowlin, RHIT 

Dorothy L . O’Hagan, RHIT 

Linda S . Osgood, MA, RHIT 

Jodi P . Park, CCS 

Kushal Y . Patel, RHIA 

Laura L . Pettigrew, RHIA, CCS-P 

Penny H . Pfeil, RHIA 

Janet Powers, MA 

Angela D . Rose, MHA,RHIA, CHPS 

William J . Rudman, PhD, RHIA 

Ellen S . Shakespeare, MBA,RHIA 

Marcia Y . Sharp, RHIA 

Betsy J . Shiland, RHIA 

Lorraine Smalley, CAE, RD, LD 

Michelle D . Smith, RHIT 

Maria Staedler, RHIA 

Denice D . Stelly, RHIA 

Timothy L . Swaney, RHIT 

Lucy M . Sweiger, RHIT 

Mary Taylor-Blasi 

Anne L . Tegen, MHA, HRM 

Alice Thomas, RHIT 

Mariela T . Twiggs, MS, RHIA, CHP, 

FAHIMA 

Valerie J . Watzlaf, PH .D, RHIA, 

FAHIMA 

Myrna J . Wells-Ulland, RHIA 

Melissa D . Williams, MBA, RHIA 

Jessica P . Wilson 

Pamela J . Wirth, RHIA 

Victoria J . Wolf, RHIT, CPHQ 

Peggy A . Wolff, MBA, RHIA 

Vicki L . Zeman, MA, RHIA 

Xiaoming Zeng, PhD, MD 


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aHIMa anD aHIMa FounDatIon Corporate partners (as Of august 28, 2012) 

The featured speaker is John W . 

Kenagy MD, MPA, ScD, FACS, 

author of Designed to Adapt: 

Leading Healthcare in Challenging 

Times . Dr . Kenagy will address 

the topic of Designed to Adapt: 

Building Success and Innovation in 

21st Century Healthcare . 

Dr . Kenagy will be available for 

book signing at the AHIMA booth 

(#1155) on Tuesday, Oct . 2, 2012 

from 1:45–3:15 p .m . 



($100,000 and more) 



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Career Step 

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DTS America, Inc 

Health Record Services Corporation 


TrustHCS 

Gold Partners 

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Coding Strategies 


Genpact 

KForce Healthcare, Inc 


M*Modal 

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Precise Coding Services 

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Silver Partners 

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AlphaNet, Inc 

First Class Solutions, Inc 

KnowledgeConnex, LLC 



Bronze Partners 

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Atigeo 

Clinical Securities 

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MDI Achieve, Inc . 

Pershing Yoakley & Associates 

SNR Denton US LLP 

Partners 

($1,000–$2,499) 

Artificial Medical Intelligence 

Deloitte Consulting LLP 

DML Consulting, Inc 

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Corporate Affiliates 


AdvantEDGE 

Atigeo, LLC 



Career Step 

ChartWise Medical Systems, Inc . 

Coding Strategies 


Discovery Health Record Solutions 

Diskriter Inc . 

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DTS America, Inc . 

Genpact 

Health Record Services Corporation 

Healthcare Cost Solutions, Inc . 

Healthcare Resolution Services, Inc . 


ICA 


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M*Modal 

Maxim Health Information Services



Midwest Emergency Services, LLC 

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Precise Coding Services 

Precyse 

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QuadraMed 

Southern Health 

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2012 aHIMa FounDatIon 

MerIt sCHolarsHIp awarDs 

In 2011 the AHIMA Foundation 

awarded $91,500 in scholarship 

funding to 58 students . The 2011 

award recipients included three 

doctoral candidates, 19 master’s 

degree students, 18 bachelor’s 

degree students and 18 associate’s 

degree students . The scholarship 

recipients represent 23 Component 

State Associations (CSAs), and had 

an average GPA of 3 .9 (out of 4 .0) . 

The 2012 scholarship awards will be 

announced in November 2012 . 

FOUNDATION 

The Foundation encourages 

applications from students who 

are enrolled in CAHIIM-approved 

degree-granting programs, and 

credentialed graduate students 

who are working in HIM-related 

areas . Learn more about the 

Student Merit Scholarship program 

at ahimafoundation .org . 


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2011 aHIMa FounDatIon 

MerIt sCHolarsHIp awarDs 

Undergraduate Recipients 

AHIMA Foundation Undergraduate 

Merit Scholarship Supported by 

donations to the Foundation’s 

Annual Fund and the Silent Auction 

Bethany Bossard, RHIT (NE)— 

University of Cincinnati 

Kyla Caffarel (CO)—Regis University 

David Caulder, RHIT (NE)— 


Nancy Chambers (MO)—Ozark 

Technical Community College 

Juliet Chan (CA)—Santa Barbara 

City College 

Phillip Cooper (SC)—Midlands 

Technical College 

Kathleen Forsman (IL)—DeVry 

University 

Christine K . Froemling, RHIT, CCS 

(IL)—Illinois State University 

Robin Kittrell (NC)—Pitt Community 

College 

Deborah Meier (WI)—Chippewa 

Valley Technical College 

Frederick Nissen (WI)—Western 


Amy Outhier (OK)—Southwestern 

Oklahoma State University 

Peggy Paddock, RN, MSH, CPC (IL)— 

Stephen College 

Michelle Payne Schwarzel (MO)— 

Metropolitan Community College— 

Penn Valley 

Judith Robles, RHIT (IL)—DeVry 

University 

Clay Schleker (IL)—DeVry University 

Lindsey Tynan, RHIT (IL)—Illinois 

State University 

Tesha R . Wallace (TN)—Tennessee 



AHIMA Foundation 

Diversity Scholarship 

Awarded to students who gave 

strong and compelling answers to 

the diversity essay in the scholarship 

application and supported by 

AHIMA Members, Precise Coding 

Services, Inc., and Robert G. Nelson, 

MBA 

Beverly Foote (AL)—DeVry 

University 

Vinita Tyagi CPC, CPC-H (CO)— 

Arapahoe Community College 

Claudia Stanciu (IL)—Northwestern 

Business College 

Marisol Levante, CNMT (MI)— 

University of Toledo 

LaCoya Jones (MN)—Midlands 


Roman Minyaylyuk (IL)—University 

of Illinois at Chicago 

CSA Leadership Honorary 

Undergraduate Scholarship in 

Memory of David E . Westlake 

Supported by donations from 

Summer Team Talks and Leadership 

Conference and in memory of 

David Westlake, RHIA, CHC, CHP 

former President for Wyoming 

Health Information Management 

Association 

Jennifer Cotter (AR)—Arkansas Tech 

University 

Roman Minyaylyuk (IL)—University 

of Illinois at Chicago 

Rose T . Dunn Honorary 

Scholarship 

Supported by donations in honor 

of volunteer and 2011 interim Chief 

Executive Officer of AHIMA, Rose 

T. Dunn, MBA, CPA, RHIA, FAHIMA, 

FACHE 

Lora Snodgrass, RHIT (IA)— 


Carol Lamoureux (MN)—Rochester 

Community and Technical College 


Martha Emerson Memorial 

Scholarship 

Memorializing the mother of 

Catherine Porto, RHIA, CHP, CPEHP 

Phronda Buckley (TN)—Tennessee 


Rita Finnegan Memorial 

Scholarship 

Established by gifts from MC 

Strategies, Inc., AHIMA, and 

friends and family of Rita Finnegan, 

RHIA, CCS 

Deborah Boro, RHIT (IL)—University 

of Cincinnati 

Jimmy Gamble Memorial 

Scholarship 

Established by gifts from 3M Health 

Information Systems and friends of 

Jimmy Gamble, in his memory 

Becky Robertson (TN)—Volunteer 

State Community College 

Kforce Healthcare Core Values 

Scholarship 

Supported by Kforce Health 

Amber Mack (IL)—College of 

DuPage 

Dancia and Pierson Kirk 

Memorial Scholarship 

Memorializing the Parents of 

Carolyn Valo, MS, RHIT, FAHIMA 

Debra Martyn (PA)—Broome 

Community College 

Margaret Lloyd Memorial 

Scholarship 

An endowed scholarship 

established by Barbara P. Fuller, JD, 

RHIA, FAHIMA, in memory of 

her mother 

Shawnda L . Meshirer RHIA, RHIT 

(TX)—Walden University


Oklahoma HIM Development 

Scholarship 

Established by the Oklahoma HIMA, 

this scholarship gives preference to 

a student from Oklahoma 

Ruth Anne Darr, CMT, AHDI-F 

(OK)—Dakota State University 

Lucretia Spears Memorial 

Scholarship 

Established through the Lucretia 

Spears Trust, in memory of 

Lucretia Spears 

Lekshmi Kalathil (MO)—St . Charles 

Community College 

Texas Health Information 


Development Scholarship 

Established by the Texas HIMA, this 

scholarship gives preference to a 

student from Texas 

Tiffany Rose Mince (TX)—Texas 


YES HIM Consulting, Inc ., 

Student Scholarship 

Established by YES HIM Consulting, 

Inc., to support a HIM student 

pursuing a RHIA 

Pamela Barton (GA)—Macon State 

College 

graDuate reCIpIents 

AHIMA Foundation Graduate 

Merit Scholarship 

Supported by donations to the 

Foundation’s Annual Fund and the 


Christina Gray, CCS, CCS-P (IA)— 

Des Moines University 

Erin Blume, RHIA (MD)—The 

University of Baltimore 

Svetlana Zorin, RHIA, RHIT 

(NJ)—University of Medicine and 

Dentistry of New Jersey 

Pricilla Keeton (TX)—University 

of Texas Health Science Center at 

Houston 

Elizabeth Rockendorf (WI)—College 

of St . Scholastica 

AHIMA Foundation Chair’s 

Graduate Scholarship in Honor 

of Past Chair Terry Cameron 

Established by the AHIMA 

Foundation Board of Directors 

Elisa Majeroni, RHIT (KS)—Friends 

University 

AHIMA Foundation Diversity 

Scholarship 

Awarded to students who gave 

strong and compelling answers to 

the diversity essay in the scholarship 

application and supported by 

AHIMA Members, Precise Coding 

Services, Inc., and Robert G. Nelson, 

MBA 

Shanna Snell, RHIA (FL)—University 

of Central Florida 

Elizabeth Durand (MN)—College of 

St . Scholastica 

Tasha Butler (TN)—The University of 

Tennessee Health Science Center 

AOE/FDI Leadership Honorary 

Graduate Scholarship 


Assembly of Education and Faculty 

Development Institute Conference 

Reginald Grady, RHIA, RHIT 

(IN)—Indiana University-Purdue 

University Indianapolis 

CSA Leadership Honorary 

Graduate Scholarship in 

memory of David E . Westlake 


Summer Team Talks and Leadership 

Conference and in memory of 

David Westlake, RHIA, CHC, CHP 

former President for Wyoming 

Health Information Management 

Association 

Thomas J . Hunt, RHIA (MI)—Indiana 

Institute of Technology 

Theresa Rihanek, RHIA, CCS (NE)— 


FOUNDATION 

Rose T . Dunn Honorary 

Scholarship 

Supported by donations in honor 

of volunteer and 2011 interim Chief 

Executive Officer of AHIMA, Rose 

T. Dunn, MBA, CPA, RHIA, FAHIMA, 

FACHE 

Raeanna Bonetti, RHIT, CPC (FL)— 


Joanne Stutesman, RHIA (MI)— 

University of Illinois—Chicago 

Margaret Blechinger, RHIA (MN)— 


Rita M . Finnegan Memorial 

Scholarship 

This PhD Scholarship Award was 

supported though an endowed 

scholarship established by gifts 

from MC Strategies, Inc., AHIMA, 

and friends and family of Rita M. 

Finnegan, RHIA, CCS 

Bonnie Wilkins (MI)—The College 

of St Scholastica 

Ryan Sandefer, CPHIT (MN)— 

University of Minnesota 

Lucretia Spears Memorial 

Scholarship 

Established through the Lucretia 

Spears Trust, in memory of 

Lucretia Spears 

Tijuana Humphreys (TN)—University 

of Tennessee Health Science Center 

T . Mowe Simpson, RHIA (TX)— 

Dakota State University 

Dot Wagg Memorial JD 

Scholarship 

This memorial award was 

established by the Massachusetts 

HIMA and friends of Dot Wagg, 

the scholarship is intended for a 

graduate student with or working 

toward a JD degree 

Richelle Beckman RHIA, MHSA, 

CPC, CEMC, CPMA, CPC-1 (MO)— 

University of Missouri-Kansas City 

School of Law 


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