and provides actionable principles for
demonstrating leadership in an era of
rapid change. Participants will cultivate
leadership skills needed to position
themselves and their teams for success and will learn how to effectively
tap into employees’ most valuable talents and abilities.
The series is conveniently available
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To learn more or to register, visit
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Upcoming Audio Seminar
How ICD-10-CM/PCS Impacts Your CDI
Program, November 10
This audio seminar will describe the
relationship between documentation
and ICD-10-CM/PCS clinical coding assignment and discuss training
for coding and CDI professionals on
CDI strategies to increase awareness
of documentation needed to capture
the increased specificity available in
ICD-10-CM/PCS. It will also help you
identify potential areas requiring clinical documentation improvement and
discuss CDI opportunities and challenges resulting from the transition.
Case scenarios illustrating CDI opportunities under ICD-10-CM/PCS will be
presented.
Visit www.ahimastore.org to register.
Presented with the support of 3M.
Credentials
New CDI Credential Coming Soon
This fall, the Commission on Certification for Health Informatics and Information Management will launch a new
clinical documentation improvement
credential. The credential is grounded
in CCHIIM’s commitment to high certification standards and links directly to
AHIMA’s mission.
The new CDI certification will confirm
AHIMA’s commitment to globally improve and maintain quality information
for those involved in healthcare and
support the integrity of the patient’s
health record. It will distinguish those
professionals serving as clinical documentation specialists as knowledgeable and competent to provide guidance relative to clinical documentation
in the patient’s health record.
Enroll now.
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