“Riding the Highway to Changes” 

2016 LHIMA Convention 

 

 

 

 

April 20‐22, 2016 

Crowne Plaza, Baton Rouge  

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Contents President’s Message ..................................................................................................................................... 2

Incoming President’s Message ..................................................................................................................... 3

2015 – 2016 LHIMA Board of Directors ........................................................................................................ 5

2016 LHIMA Convention Team ..................................................................................................................... 6

2016 LHIMA Award Recipients ..................................................................................................................... 6

General Information ..................................................................................................................................... 7

Meeting at a Glance ...................................................................................................................................... 8

Speakers ........................................................................................................................................................ 9

Wednesday Keynote and Preconference Workshop ................................................................................ 9

Wednesday – .......................................................................................................................................... 11

Thursday – ............................................................................................................................................... 16

Friday – .................................................................................................................................................... 23

Program Schedule ....................................................................................................................................... 27

Wednesday, April 20th LHIMA General Session Detail ....................................................................... 27

Program Schedule ....................................................................................................................................... 28

Thursday, April 21st LHIMA General Session and Breakout Detail ..................................................... 28

Thursday, April 21st Student Academy ............................................................................................ 29

Friday, April 22nd LHIMA General Session Detail ............................................................................... 29

2016 LHIMA Scholarship Recipients ........................................................................................................... 30

Corporate Partners ........................................................................................................................... 32

2016 LHIMA Convention Sponsors ............................................................................................................. 33

LHIMA Support of Schools – Donations .................................................................................................. 34

Exhibit Hall Floor Plan ................................................................................................................................. 35

Exhibitor Booth Legend by Booth Number ................................................................................................. 36

Exhibitor Listing ........................................................................................................................................... 37

College Reports ........................................................................................................................................... 44

Restaurants and Sites of Interest ................................................................................................................ 48

Call for Speakers ......................................................................................................................................... 49

Save the Date .............................................................................................................................................. 51

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President’s Message

Welcome to the 2016 LHIMA Convention! We are so excited to have all of you in Baton Rouge for this

year’s convention! First and foremost, I would like to thank Melissa Norris, the 2016 Convention

Director, along with all of her volunteers for all that they have done to make this meeting a success.

They make the process look so seamless! I would also like to thank all of our Corporate and Lagniappe

Sponsors as well as all of the vendors that support us throughout the year!

What a year this has been! We finally implemented ICD-10! We did it!!! What a major accomplishment!

We hosted the 2015 AHIMA Convention in New Orleans and it was without a doubt a success. It has

been such an honor to be able to serve all of you as President during this momentous year. It has been

a pleasure to be able to advocate for all of you at the national level and voicing your concerns,

representing our CSA in AHIMA’s House of Delegates, and to meet so many HIM Professionals across the

country. I will forever be grateful for this tremendous opportunity. I would like to thank all of the

volunteers that have served on the LHIMA Board of Directors with me, without the work from all of you,

we would not have been able to accomplish all that we set out to do. And last but not least I would like

to thank Ralph Morrison, our Executive Director. Without Ralph I don’t know that any of this would be

possible! I truly appreciate all of his support and guidance!

I encourage each of you to consider volunteering. There are several volunteer opportunities at the

District and State levels. There is a volunteer interest form on the LHIMA website under the member’s

tab that you can fill out and submit. I promise that you will have plenty of mentoring and guidance from

myself as well as my fellow board members. Volunteering has been such a rewarding experience. I

have met so many wonderful HIM Professionals across the state and the nation. It has enriched my life

professionally as well as personally. It is an opportunity that everyone should take time to partake in!

We have some GREAT speakers and topics on our agenda over the next 3 days. We have time for plenty

of education as well as some time for a little bit of fun. I look forward to getting the opportunity to

hopefully seeing and talking with you over the next few days! Don’t forget to come to the President’s

reception dressed as one of your favorite Grease characters! You could win a prize! There will also be a

Hula Hoop contest and play “Name that Tune” with DJ Bob from DocuVoice!

I hope that each of you have a great meeting!!

Jennifer Perez, RHIA

LHIMA President 2015-2016

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Incoming President’s Message

Welcome to the 2016 LHIMA Annual Convention! As President-elect, it is a pleasure to have a part in

bringing to you an exciting venue to learn more about, and develop your skills in health information

management. As we address how our core competencies are being shaped by the changes around us

and delve into an understanding of the technology available to support our efforts, we hope that you

will take advantage of all that the team who worked so diligently on this program has provided.

Specifically, I would like to thank Melissa Norris and her team for their tireless efforts in crafting an

agenda that will equip you to be better prepared for the HIM world of the future. I know that we have

all worked very hard to bring the idea of ICD10 to reality and now that it’s here, we hope to bring you

information that will help you become the experts. CDI, Data Management, and Patient Identifiers are

all cutting edge issues for our profession and we want you to have access to the latest and most update

ideas on how to be successful in these areas.

As your President for 2016-2017, I am ready to roll up my sleeves and continue to provide you, our

members, with the necessary tools to be a winner in your work environment. We are an integral part of

the healthcare delivery system. We have the expertise, knowledge and skill that no one else has. We

will support, build on and help you to leverage that knowledge so that you will continue to be a resource

for your organizations.

We are working hard on a program that will continue to provide tools and references that are easily

accessible. We will continue to advocate for your interests and ask that you consider participating in

that effort. You are needed and valued and we want each and every one of you to be an active

participant in LHIMA.

It is my hope that at the end of this meeting you will be encouraged, educated, and excited about what

you have learned and about how you can participate to make our association an organization that meets

your needs.

Indra D. Osi, RHIA, CHP

2015-16 LHIMA President Elect

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2015 – 2016 LHIMA Board of Directors

President Jennifer Perez, RHIA President-Elect/Delegate Indra Osi, RHIA, CHP

Past-President/Delegate Lisa Delhomme, MHA, RHIA Secretary/Treasurer /Delegate Melissa Norris, RHIA

Elected Delegate Melanie Comeaux, MBA/HCM, RHIA Central District Representative Jillian Wilson, CCA

Greater New Orleans District Representative Pam Pareti, RHIT

Northeast District Representative Jan Fuller, MBA, RHIA

Northwest District Representative Cherri Frazier, RHIA Southeast District Representative

Southwest District Representative Kristy Courville, MHA, RHIA 2016 Convention Director Melissa Norris, RHIA

State Convention Chair 2017 Nancy Jarzyna, RHIA Education Director Kim Theodos, JD, MS, RHIA

Coding Roundtable Kelly Williams, MBA, RHIT

E-HIM Roundtable Marissa Lajaunie, MBA, RHIA Scholarship/Support of Schools Christine Lafleur, RHIT, CCS

Membership Director Kristy Courville, MHA, RHIA Elections Linda Woodard, RN, RHIT

Recognition and Awards Stacy Collins, MHIM, RHIA, CHTS-IM

Recruitment Suzonne Bourque, RHIA, CCS, CCDS Communication Director Katie Robin, RHIA, CCS

Interval Alert Secret McLemore, RHIA Website and Social Networking, Louisiana Engage Community Jessica Sims, RHIA Advocacy Danielle Berthelot, MHI, RHIA, CHTS-IM

Executive Director Ralph Morrison, RHIA, CPC

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2016 LHIMA Convention Team Project Manager/Program Chair Melissa Norris, RHIA

Speaker/Vendor Chair Patty Vaccaro, RHIA

Registration Chair Sandra Bowman, LPN, RHIT

Hospitality Chair Dovie Brady, RHIA, CHPS

Recognition & Awards Stacy Collins, MHIM, RHIA

Support of Schools Christine Lafleur, RHIT, CCS

2016 LHIMA Award Recipients

LHIMA Career Achievement Award

Jennifer Artigue, RHIT, CCS

LHIMA Outstanding Volunteer Award

Suzonne Bourque, RHIA, CCS, CCDS

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General Information

Special Events

Date Time Event Description & Location

Thursday, April 21st 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM Business Luncheon: Premier Ballroom

Thursday, April 21st 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM President’s Welcome Reception: Poolside

Continuing Education Hours

Continuing education units (CEU’s) will be awarded for all educational sessions. One CEU will be

awarded for visiting the exhibits. The units for each day are listed in the program. If you attend every

session, excluding pre-conference workshops, for all three days and visit the exhibits, you are eligible for

a total of 17 CEU’s for LHIMA.

Exhibit Hours

Exhibit hours are listed in the program. One CEU will be awarded for visiting the exhibits.

Convention Evaluation

Session and program evaluations are very important in planning future programs. The session and

program evaluations will be online with notification via email. Please take a few minutes to complete

the daily session evaluations and the Convention Evaluation.

Convention Certificate of Attendance

Within one week after the meeting, all paid attendees will receive an email with a link to the online

evaluation. After completing the evaluation, you may download your CEU form.

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Meeting at a Glance

Registration Hours – Attendees, Exhibitors and Speakers Date Time Location Wednesday, April 20th 7:30 AM – 4:00 PM Pre-function Premier Ballroom Thursday, April 21st 7:30 AM – 4:00 PM Pre-function Premier Ballroom Friday, April 22nd 7:30 AM – 8:00 AM Pre-function Premier Ballroom

Exhibit Hours – Dedicated Hours Below Date Time Location Wednesday, April 20th 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Cypress Ballroom Thursday, April 21st 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Cypress Ballroom Thursday, April 21st 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM Cypress Ballroom Thursday, April 21st 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM Cypress Ballroom

Breaks, Meals, Drawings

Wednesday, April 20th

Event Time Location Continental Breakfast 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM Pre-function Premier Ballroom Break 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Cypress Ballroom Break 1:15 PM – 1:30 PM Pre-function Premier Ballroom Break 2:30 PM – 2:45 PM Cypress Ballroom Door Prizes/Network Break 4:45 PM – 5:00 PM Cypress Ballroom

Breaks, Meals and Reception

Thursday, April 21st

Event Time Location Continental Breakfast 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM Cypress Ballroom Door Prizes/Network Break/Exhibits

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Cypress Ballroom

Business Luncheon 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM Premier Ballroom Network Break 3:30 PM – 3:45 PM Cypress Ballroom Door Prizes/Network Break/Silent Auction

4:45 PM - 6:00 PM Cypress Ballroom

LHIMA Reception 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM Poolside

Breaks and Meals

Friday, April 22nd

Event Time Location Continental Breakfast 7:30 AM – 8:45 AM Pre-function Premier Ballroom Network Break 10:00 AM – 10:15 AM Premier Ballroom

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Speakers

Wednesday Keynote and Preconference Workshop

Desla Mancilla, DHA, RHIA Sr. Director, Academic Affairs, AHIMA Foundation Ryan Sandefer, M.A.

Chair & Assistant Professor, The College of St. Scholastica, Department of Health Informatics and

Information Management

Brief Bio

Desla Mancilla, DHA, RHIA is the Senior Director of Academic Affairs for the AHIMA Foundation. In her HIM career

prior to joining the Foundation, she held a variety of academic and practice based positions including Health

Informatics Information Management Program Director, Assistant Professor, Regional Director of Information

Protection Services and EHR Project Manager.

Mancilla’s doctoral dissertation was on patient acceptance of biometrics methods for identity verification. She has

also published several articles and presentations on medical identity theft.

Mancilla is a frequent speaker at both national and international conferences on topics related to medical identity

theft, electronic health records, privacy and security, global curricula for the health information professions, and

AHIMA/AHIMA Foundation’s Transforming Health Information Workforce: Reality 2016 initiative. As a Past-

President of the Indiana Health Information Management Association and through various other state and national

HIM leadership positions, Mancilla has demonstrated her knowledge of and commitment to the HIM

profession. Mancilla is currently serving as an appointee on the United States Department of Labor’s Advisory

Council on Apprenticeships. Prior to joining the AHIMA Foundation, Mancilla was appointed to and served on the

privacy workgroup for the Chicago Health Information Exchange through the Metropolitan Chicago Healthcare

Council.

Ryan Sandefer is an assistant professor and the chair of the Department of Health informatics and Information

Management at the College of St. Scholastica. Currently, Mr. Sandefer teaches courses in consumer informatics,

data analytics, and research design. Mr. Sandefer has a master’s degree in political science from the University of

Wyoming and is completing a PhD in health informatics from the University of Minnesota. Mr. Sandefer also holds

a certification as a health information technology professional (CPHIT). Currently, Mr. Sandefer serves as the past-

chair of the AHIMA Council for Excellence in Education, a current presenter for the AHIMA faculty development

regional meetings, and an instructor for the CHDA exam prep workshops. Mr. Sandefer has extensive experience

working with large healthcare datasets and analytic procedures. Recently, Mr. Sandefer co-edited the textbook

Data Analytics in Healthcare Research: Tools and Strategies through AHIMA press, which offers a unique

opportunity to experience big data from a hands-on perspective using open source tools and data.

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Presentation Title:

Pre-Convention Workshop:

HIM Professional Competencies – How Do YOU Fit in the Changing HIM Landscape?

Key Note Address:

Reality 2016 and its Effect on our Future as Health Information Management Professionals

Presentation Description:

Pre-Convention Workshop Description:

During this interactive session, participants will complete a self-assessment process to identify personal strengths

and opportunities for improvement based on current HIM competencies. Remaining current and relevant in the

changing healthcare landscape is important both to the individual and the HIM profession. Working individually

and in small groups, this session will offer strategies to transition from lower to higher level competence in new

professional competency domains of practice.

Key Note Address Description:

How do we realize the promise of the HIM profession in a way that meaningfully places HIM as the cornerstone of

data and information management initiatives throughout the healthcare industry? HIM professionals must

evaluate their own professional competence and act accordingly to remain relevant in the changing world of HIM.

Awareness of the need to remain personally current, along with AHIMA’s Strategic Plan and Academic Vision, can

position the HIM profession (and professional) for success in the future.

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Wednesday –

LHIMA General Session, Breakout and Preconvention Workshop Speakers

Linda H. Donahue, RHIT, CCS, CCS-P, CPC Associate Professor, Medical Coding, Delgado Community College

Sandra Ryen, CCS, CPC-A, Inpatient Coder at Ochsner Health System Brief Bio

Linda H. Donahue, RHIT, CCS, CCS‐P, CPC has been an AHIMA Approved ICD‐10

Trainer since July 2009 when she attended the very first AHIMA Academy. She is currently an Associate Professor

at Delgado Community College in New Orleans, LA where she has been a Medical Coding Instructor since 2001 in

the Health Information Technology (HIT) Associate Degree Program, Medical Coding (MCC) Certificate Program,

and Medical Registration Specialist Certificate Program. She serves on various college committees at Delgado.

Linda has past experience working in a multi‐specialty group practice of over 40 physicians, serving as medical

records and coding manager, compliance officer, physician E/M educator, and coding auditor.

Linda currently serves on the AHIMA Assembly on Education (AOE) Program Committee.

Linda has served in various positions including Past President of the LHIMA and GNOHIMA and loves to volunteer

and network with her peers.

Sandra Ryen, CCS, CPC-A is an inpatient coder at Ochsner Health System’s 473 bed Acute Care facility in New

Orleans, La. She graduated from the Medical Coding Technical Program at Delgado Community College in New

Orleans in 2011. She is a member of AHIMA and AAPC and currently holds the position of President of AAPC of the

Northshore Chapter. Her background includes 11 years of military duty, Evaluator of Social Services and Business

Owner. She began Imagining and prepping documents and medical records out of college, volunteering at medical

facilities, and eventually was accepted into Ochsner’s intensive inpatient internship resulting in her current

employment. She is an avid dog lover and gardener in her spare time.

Presentation Title:

CCS Prep Workshop

Presentation Description:

This CCS Prep Workshop will include an initial pre-assessment of the participant’s knowledge of biomedical

sciences, coding, documentation and regulatory guidelines. Exam content will broken-down by domain and a

suggested study plan and timeline will be provided.

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Jeffrey Pike, MBA, CCS

Coding Services Owner

Brief Bio

Owner of a U.S. based remote coder contractor.

Online College HIT/HIM/Coding instructor

Contract ICD-10 trainer

Software Author and systems engineer

Presentation Title:

The Facts – Computer Aided Coding (CAC) and Natural Language Processing (NLP) What Are They and Can They

Help

Presentation Description:

A non-sales close examination of CAC and NLP and how these tools are presented, how these tools are used and

the results these tools can or cannot return.

Joel Moorhead, MD, CPC DocuVoice/Faircode

Brief Bio

Dr. Joel Moorhead holds an MD degree from the University of Cincinnati, a Master of Public Health from the

University of Arizona, and a PhD in Public Health from Rutgers/UMDNJ. He is board-certified in Physical Medicine

and Rehabilitation. Dr. Moorhead has served as director of the residency programs in Physical Medicine and

Rehabilitation and in Occupational Medicine at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. He has held a Certified

Professional Coder (CPC) Certification from the American Association of Professional Coders since 2011. Dr.

Moorhead currently serves as Chief Medical Officer for FairCode Associates, headquartered in Marco Island,

Florida.

Presentation Title:

Making Good Decisions in Medical Coding and DRG Assignment

Presentation Description:

This presentation discusses principles and processes important to making good decisions. Topics include

role of screening criteria in decision-making, benefits and risks of mental shortcuts, and the importance

of considering characteristics specific to the individual in clinical validation of codes for medical

conditions and surgical procedures.

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Aimee Hansen, MA, PhD (c) Consultant, Framework Strategies

Brief Bio

Aimee Hansen often tells the story of the famed photographer, Dewitt Jones, who is given an assignment to shoot

a field of dandelions for National Geographic. After procrastinating for days, uninterested and unenthused about

what he considers a mundane subject, he grudgingly makes his way to the field. Upon his arrival, he discovers that

he has waited so long to shoot the photographs that the ephemeral field of yellow dandelions has turned to seed.

He has to reframe his parameters for the shoot and look at the field in a different way. He considers his situation a

failure at first. But by changing his perspective, he ends the photo shoot with a prized image: not his initial plan,

but instead a surprising but richer end result.

Aimee has focused her career on guiding and coaching others how to view their work from a different perspective

and how to reframe for the big picture. In addition to working with leaders in the business environment and

serving as an organizational leader herself, she has expanded her practical knowledge to include leadership studies

and theory in academia. Aimee thrives on developing and nurturing the seeds of opportunity in leaders and in

organizations.

Aimee is an Organizational and Leadership coach with extensive experience in the field of human resources and

development. She has served in executive, consultant, and practitioner roles for human resources and

organizational development, most recently at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana. Prior to her work at BCBSLA,

Aimee’s professional experience includes the design and management of organizational Leadership Development

strategies, Succession Planning, and other organizational interventions including purposeful culture change,

strategic planning, and leadership coaching. Aimee’s professional experience extends back 20+ years.

Aimee earned a Masters of Arts degree in Organizational and Leadership Development from Gonzaga University in

Spokane, Washington. She received a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology, with a concentration in

Industrial/Organizational Psychology from the University of Louisiana at Monroe (formally Northeast Louisiana

University, Monroe, Louisiana). She is currently pursuing a PhD in Human Resources/Leadership Development at

Louisiana State University.

Aimee is certified in several areas to assist in promoting development, including Myers-‐ Briggs Typology Inventory,

StrengthsFinder, Leadership Practices Inventory, and is an Associate Certified Coach (ACC) with the International

Coach Federation.

Presentation Title:

Competency: The Differentiator

Presentation Description:

What is the difference between an average performer and a high performer? What is the high performer’s

predictor of success? Is it their GPA? Education? Talent? All things being equal – an employee or candidate may

appear the same: same education, GPA, number of years of experience….but WHAT sets one candidate apart from

another? Competencies!

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A.G. “Alec” Alexander, III, Attorney, Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, LLP

Brief Bio

A.G. (Alec) Alexander, III is a partner in the Baton Rouge office of Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, L.L.P. Mr. Alexander

focuses his practice on healthcare-related white collar civil and criminal defense representing corporations and

senior-level corporate officials in fraud matters. He also advises hospitals, hospital systems and other providers

with respect to the full range of healthcare administrative, regulatory and law enforcement issues.

Before joining BSW, Mr. Alexander was an attorney and healthcare executive at CHRISTUS Health Louisiana where

he served as the Chief Compliance Officer.

Before CHRISTUS, Mr. Alexander served for eight years as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Western

District of Louisiana handling healthcare fraud cases.

In 2004 and 2009, Mr. Alexander was recognized by the Inspector General of the United States Department of

Health and Human Services, who twice awarded him the Inspector General’s Integrity Award for prosecuting

health care fraud.

Presentation Title:

Introduction to False Claims

Presentation Description:

Overview of the Federal False Claims Act

Trudy Rioux, CCS Manager, Coding and Documentation, Baton Rouge General

Brief Bio

Works for the Baton Rouge General 1984 to present.

In the coding arena for > 27 years.

AHIMA credentialed coder, CCS, – 1992.

Coding auditor and educator – 2000.

Implemented clinical documentation program while continuing to train coders – 2005.

Currently Manager of the coding department and documentation improvement team – 2015

Conducted the ICD 10 training sessions for the coders and documentation specialists.

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Pamela Loftin (Childress), RHIA, CCS Senior Consultant, Optum

Brief Bio

Pam Loftin, RHIA, CCS, has over 10 years of experience in the healthcare industry and currently serves as Senior

Consultant for OptumInsight in the PPS and Payment Accuracy practice. Her background includes consulting in a

variety of areas such as education and readiness for RAC reviews, APC/DRG reviews, clinical documentation

improvement programs, Medicare Advantage reviews.

Pam has been actively involved in ICD-10 assessment and preparation projects for payer clients. These projects

include the use of Pam’s knowledge of the GEMs to identify areas of focus for translation opportunities, estimate

business function areas impacted, and prioritize training and education efforts.

Pam is a certified ICD-10 Trainer by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) of which

she has been a long-standing member. She is also a member of the Louisiana Health Information Management

Association, and is certified as a Registered Health Information Administrator as well as a Certified Coding

Specialist. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Health Information Management from the University of

Louisiana at Lafayette.

Presentation Title:

ICD-10 - Bumps in the Road Since Implementation

Presentation Description: This presentation format will follow a roundtable discussion with ICD-10 implementation scenarios shared by the

panelists and audience Q&A or roundtable discussions will ensue based on each scenario.

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Thursday –

LHIMA General Session and Breakouts

Chrisann Lemery, RHIA, CHPS, FAHIMA Director of Compliance and Audit, MercyCare Insurance

Brief Bio

Chrisann Lemery is the Director of Compliance and Audit at MercyCare Insurance. She serves on the HIPAA

Collaborative of Wisconsin Board as the Wisconsin Health Information Management Association’s

representative. She serves as AHIMA House of Delegates Speaker-elect. She served on the AHIMA Board as a

director from 2010-2012. She is past president of WHIMA and the recipient of the WHIMA Distinguished Member

and Outstanding Educator awards.

Presentation Title:

Managing Healthcare Communications in a Social Media Driven World

Presentation Description:

This presentation will focus on the challenges of social media and mobile devices in health care

communications. The presenters will address the laws impacting the challenges and tools to address the privacy

and security issues surrounding social media and mobile devices in health care.

Dwan Thomas Flowers, MBA, RHIA, CCS AHIMA Board of Directors Brief Bio: Dwan Thomas-Flowers, MBA, RHIA, CCS, is an independent consultant, offering expertise in coding, management, HIM operations, quality

management and revenue cycle. Currently, she serves as an ICD-10 Project Manager and is an AHIMA-approved ICD-10-M/PCS Trainer. Her

AHIMA activities include past Professional Ethics and Triumph Award committee member, HOD Best Practices and Standards and Operations

teams and ACE designation. Involved in several professional associations, she’s held positions in many such as AHIMA, FHIMA, HIMSS, NAHSE

and NFAHQ. She is former chair of the HIMSS ICD-10 Task Force, past-president of FHIMA and recipient of multiple industry awards including

two AHIMA Triumph Awards for Leadership and Mentoring and two FHIMA Distinguished Member designations. Additionally, she is a member

of Cambridge Who’s Who Among Executives and Professionals, Lifetime Honoree. A frequent instructor for CCS preparatory workshops and

sought-after presenter within healthcare, her publications are found in industry magazines such as “Advance for HIM Professionals” where she

serves on panels for Coding and Management Q&A columns. Dwan is a member of the AHIMA Board of Directors, with her three-year term

ending in December 2017.

Presentation Title:

Inspire Big Thinking to Launch Our Future – AHIMA’s 2016 Report to the CSAs

Presentation Description:

Visualize the future of HIM in this dynamic healthcare environment through awareness of AHIMA’s strategic

activities and how you can use the knowledge to add value to your organizations.

Presentation Title:

Leading Information Governance for Healthcare

Presentation Description:

The presentation will cover each of these issues. Why is Information Governance (IG) important?

Why is IG needed for Healthcare?

What is IG?

Review AHIMA’s IG Work Plan & Principles

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Trudy Rioux, CCS

Manager, Coding and Documentation, Baton Rouge General

Brief Bio

Works for the Baton Rouge General 1984 to present.

In the coding arena for > 27 years.

AHIMA credentialed coder, CCS, – 1992.

Coding auditor and educator – 2000.

Implemented clinical documentation program while continuing to train coders – 2005.

Currently Manager of the coding department and documentation improvement team – 2015

Conducted the ICD 10 training sessions for the coders and documentation specialists.

Presentation Title:

Driving a Successful Documentation Improvement Program

Presentation Description:

PowerPoint presentation illustrating the start-up of a program, daily processes, monthly monitoring and creating a

strong relationship between the documentation specialists and the coders.

Leigh Poland, RHIA, CCS Consultant

Brief Bio

Leigh Poland, RHIA, CCS has 17 + years of experience working in HIM in both the not for profit and the for profit

healthcare setting. Leigh has worked as coder, coding supervisor, and director of HIM in a 250 bed acute care

facility. She has experience in an acute care setting, post-acute care, behavioral health and a physician-owned

ambulatory surgery center. Leigh worked in a corporate role for a major healthcare provider and had the

opportunity to work closely with HIM directors, supervisors, and coders across the United States. She also served

as the RAC Coordinator at the corporate level during this time. Leigh has had the opportunity to present at the

AHIMA National Convention for the past three years. Leigh has also recently been certified as an AHIMA ICD-10-

CM/PCS Trainer. Leigh has traveled throughout the United States and internationally conducting ICD 10

Bootcamps. The last few years she has moved into a consultant role.

Presentation Title:

Preparing for a RAC Audit in ICD 10

Presentation Description:

With this presentation we take a look at the common errors that have been identified by CMS prior to October 1,

2015 during their RAC audits and see how we can prepare our coders in these high risk areas as they are coding in

ICD-10. We will look at several high risk coding areas including debridement’s, lung biopsies, coagulation

disorders, cirrhosis of liver, defibrillators and cardiac stents, and many more. The goal is to give your coders the

tools they need to code these challenging areas so you many eliminate errors on the front end of the billing cycle.

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Jackie Jones, RHIA

Program Director, Delgado Community College

Brief Bio

Ms. Jones has 38 years of experience in the Health Information Management Profession. She is currently

Program Director/Educator for Health Information Technology, Medical Coding and Registration

Specialist Programs at Delgado Community College. She has worked as HIM Director and Performance

Improvement Director at various hospitals in the city during her profession. Worked at Memorial

Medical Center as a supervisor post-implementation of their electronic health record.

Presentation Title:

The Office of National Coordinator’s Road Map to Interoperability and the Learning Health System.

Presentation Description:

The Office of the National Coordinator has recently issued a new road map to interoperability in their

effort to create a Learning Health System. The presentation will share the road map starting where the

nation is today in national interoperability and the sharing of health information and where the federal

government’s plans to increase interoperability by the year 2024.

Mariela Twiggs, RHIA, CHP, FAHIMA Ntl. Director Training & Compliance, MRO Corporation

Brief Bio

In her role at MRO, Twiggs works with MRO’s clients and employees to manage an exciting web-based

comprehensive training and testing. She also serves as the company’s Director of Compliance, through which she

ensures that MRO is compliant with HIPAA, state and facility regulations, policies and procedures. Prior to joining

MRO, she was CEO of MTT Enterprises, LLC, a 13-year release-of-information business. Previously, she worked in

the ROI industry and as an HIM Director. Twiggs is the past president of AHIOS, LHIMA, GNOHIMA, a fellow of the

American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), recipient of LHIMA’s Distinguished Member &

Career Achievement Awards, past treasurer of LHIMA & GNOHIMA and serves on the Advisory Board of Delgado

Community College Health Information Technology program. Twiggs holds a B.S. in Medical Record Administration

and a Master’s Degree in Health Care Administration. She is also certified in healthcare privacy (CHP) and is a

Certified Document Imaging Architect (CDIA+) with expertise in electronic document management.

Presentation Title:

HIPAA Compliance Audits & OCR Update

Presentation Description:

This presentation gives an update on OCR’s compliance and enforcement activities. Items covered are:

OCR’s Task List

OCR’s Guidance

OCR’s Enforcement Activities

Phase 2 Audits

Preparation for Audits

Workforce Training

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Danielle Berthelot, MHI, RHIA, CHTS-IM

Director, Health Information Management Services, Woman’s Hospital

Brief Bio

DANIELLE P. BERTHELOT, MHI, RHIA, CHTS-IM

Danielle Berthelot is the Director of Health Information Management Services and Privacy Officer at Woman’s

Hospital in Baton Rouge. She currently serves as the LHIMA Advocacy Coordinator. Danielle has over 26 years of

Health Information Management experience.

As Director of Health Information Management Services, Danielle’s role also includes responsibility for Cancer

Registry, Medical Library and HIPAA Compliance. Throughout her years at Woman’s, Danielle has also served as

Director of Utilization Management and Bariatric and Cosmetic Surgery and interim Director for the Quality,

Infection Prevention, Data Analysis, and Patient Satisfaction Departments.

Danielle is active in both LHIMA and AHIMA. In addition to her role as LHIMA Advocacy coordinator, Danielle also

serves as a member of the 2016 AHIMA Triumph Awards Committee. Her years of service to LHIMA have included

serving as 2003-2004 LHIMA President and many years as the LHIMA Legal/Regulatory Initiative Manager.

In recognition of her years of service, Danielle was the recipient of the 2009 LHIMA Distinguished Member Award

and also received the LHIMA outstanding volunteer award on two separate occasions. In 2015, Danielle was the

recipient of the AHIMA Triumph Mentor Award.

Danielle received her Bachelor of Science degree in Medical Records Administration and her Master of Health

Informatics from Louisiana Tech University in Ruston.

Presentation Title:

Advocacy

Presentation Description:

A report on LHIMA’s participation in AHIMA Hill Day 2016 and an update on LHIMA advocacy efforts.

Daniel Caillouet, CCS, CPC Independent Contractor

Brief Bio

7 years, Hospital based Coding, Auditing and DRG Validation

3 years, AHIMA approved ICD10-CM/PCS trainer

2 years, ICD10-CM/PCS Implementation Training

Presentation Title:

ICD10-PCS Coding Spinal Fusions

Presentation Description:

Coding from the OP report can be an overwhelming amount of information overload. This is a comprehensive

guide to quickly identify and abstract the relevant information needed to apply the appropriate ICD10 PCS codes.

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Denice Stelly, RHIA LTC Consulting

Brief Bio

Denice Stelly, RHIA has been an independent Health Information Management Consultant for Louisiana Nursing

Homes and

Skilled Nursing Facilities for over 25 years. She is an active member of AHIMA, AANAC, AAPC, LHIM, HIMSS and

serves on the AHIMA Long Term Post-Acute Care Consortium.

Presentation Title:

READY OR NOT, CMS SAYS GO: Hospitals to Manage Episodes of Care for Knee and Hip Joint Replacements

Presentation Description:

The proposed Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Model (CJR) would test a new payment model for

episodes of care initiative by hospital stays for hip and knee replacements (also called lower extremity joint

replacements or LEJR). Under the CJR model, hospitals would be at financial risk for the care provided during the

initial hospital stay plus 90 days after discharge from the hospital.

The model aims to support better and more efficient care for beneficiaries undergoing the most common inpatient

joint replacement surgeries for Medicare beneficiaries. This model tests bundled payment and quality

measurement for an episode of care to encourage hospitals, physicians, and post-acute care providers to work

together to improve the quality and coordination of care from the initial hospitalization through recovery.

LHIMA Student Academy Speakers

Kristy Courville, MHA, RHIA Instructor in the Health Information Management Department University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Student Academy

Kristy Courville is an Instructor in the Health Information Management Department at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette located in Lafayette, Louisiana. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Health Information Management and a Master’s degree in Health Services Administration. She teaches several courses including management, concepts of healthcare, and computers in healthcare organizations. Prior to teaching, she held a director of Health Information Management position within a system of healthcare facilities. Mrs. Courville has been an active member of the American Health Information Management Association for eighteen years. Additionally, she has been involved with committees and projects for the Louisiana Health Information Management Association and of the Southwest District of the Louisiana Health Information Management Association.

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Lisa M. Delhomme, MHA, RHIA, Senior Instructor in the Health Information Management Department University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Student Academy

Lisa Delhomme is a Senior Instructor in the Health Information Management Department at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette located in Lafayette, Louisiana. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Health Information Management and a Master’s degree in Health Services Administration. She teaches several courses including CPT coding, legal aspects for healthcare, data and project management systems in healthcare, and healthcare information systems. Prior to teaching, she held a management position at a physician practice and ambulatory surgery center. Mrs. Delhomme has been an active member of the American Health Information Management Association for fourteen years. Additionally, she has been involved with committees and projects, and served on the board of the Louisiana Health Information Management Association (LHIMA) and the Southwest District of the Louisiana Health Information Management Association. She currently serves on the LHIMA board as Past President.

Anita C. Hazelwood, MLS, RHIA, FAHIMA, Professor in the Health Information Management Department University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Student Academy

Anita C. Hazelwood, MLS, RHIA, FAHIMA, is a Professor in the Health Information Management program at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and has been a credentialed Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) for over 38 years. Anita has actively consulted in hospitals, nursing homes, physician’s offices, clinics, facilities for the mentally retarded and in other educational institutions. She has conducted numerous ICD-9-CM, ICD-10-CM and CPT coding workshop throughout the state for hospitals and physicians’ offices and has written numerous articles and co-authored chapters in several HIM textbooks. Anita has co-authored several coding books including “ICD-10-CM Preview” for which she won AHIMA’s Legacy Award in 2003. On a professional level, Anita has been a member of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) for 37 years and has served on various committees and boards. Anita is a member of the Louisiana Health Information Management Association (LHIMA) and was selected as its 1997 Distinguished Member. She has served throughout the years as President, President-elect, Treasurer, Strategy manager and Board Member and has directed numerous committees and projects.

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Marissa Lajaunie, MBA, RHIA, Instructor in the Health Information Management Department University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Student Academy

Marissa Lajaunie, MBA, RHIA obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Health Information Management from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in 2009 and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in 2011. She has also been a Registered Health Information Administrator since 2009. Prior to returning to UL Lafayette as an Instructor in January of 2015, Marissa was employed as the Assistant Administrator of an inpatient psychiatric facility and two outpatient mental health clinics where she responsible for the overall leadership and operation of the facility’s services, departments, and functions. She served as the Performance Improvement/Quality Assurance Coordinator, Infection Control Coordinator, Privacy & Compliance Officer, Utilization Review Coordinator, Credentialing Coordinator, Governing Board & Medical Staff Committee Organizer, Leadership Committee Chairman, and Employee Education/In-service Coordinator. Marissa is currently a member of the American Health Information Management Association, the Louisiana Health Information Management Association, as well as the President for the Southwest District of the Louisiana Health Information Management Association. She currently serves as the Advisor for the Health Information Management Society for students and teaches the following courses: HIM 361 (Medical Terminology), HIM 422 (Healthcare Statistics), HIM 482 (Management Internship), HIM 431(Quality Improvement/ Risk & Utilization Management), and HIM 401 (Concepts in Healthcare Delivery).

Student Academy

From the Writing your Resume to Interviewing Successfully Workshop

Stacy Collins, MHIM, RHIA, CHTS-IM

Melanie Comeaux, MBA, RHIA

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Friday –

LHIMA General Session

David Muntz, CHCIO Principal, Muntz and Company

Brief Bio

David Muntz is currently a Principal at Muntz and Company. David began his career as a biostatistician, then

became CIO, and ultimately rose to the position of CEO at Wadley Research Institute and Blood Bank in Dallas,

TX. He returned to HIT at Texas Health Resources, where he functioned as SVP & CIO for 15 years. He then worked

for 5 years as the SVP & CIO at Baylor Health Care System. In 2012, David accepted a White House appointment to

serve as the first Principal Deputy National Coordinator at ONC through 2013. He also served as Chief of

Staff. David returned to the private sector as CIO of GetWellNetwork through 2015 where he now serves as a

member of the Board of Directors and as a consultant.

Presentation Title:

Person Identification – How to Approach this Critical National Health Safety Issue Pragmatically

Presentation Description:

The presentation will discuss the issue of person (or patient) identification and provide a provocative, but

pragmatic alternative to the existing methodologies in place or proposed. As everyone is acutely aware, the first

step in health management whether treating illness or promoting wellness is reliable, repeatable person

identification. Mr. Muntz, who served as a White House appointee to the Office of National Coordinator, will

discuss the policy requirements of achieving 100% accuracy as well as the private sector responsibilities as well.

Angela Kennedy, EdD, MEd, MBA, RHIA Head and Professor, Louisiana Tech University Co-Presenter: Grace Kennedy

Brief Bio

Dr. Angela Kennedy is a strong advocate for “Health Information Where & When You Need It.” Consumer

Advocacy, Information Governance, and Continuity of Care top the list of presentations she has recently given, as

well as her testimony to the United States Senate HELP Committee in March 2014. Dr. Kennedy is Department

Chair/Professor of Health Informatics & Information Management at Louisiana Tech University and is a former

President of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA). Dr. Kennedy is a member of the

Office of the National Coordinator Health Information Technology Standards Committee. Dr. Kennedy was the

2010 Chair of the Commission on Health Informatics and Information Management (CAHIIM). She has served as

state President for the Louisiana Health Information Management Association (LHIMA) and the Louisiana Health

Information Systems Society (LAHIMSS). Dr. Kennedy has received both the LHIMA Distinguished Member Award

and Career Achievement Award. Additionally, Kennedy has received an AHIMA Triumph Award for Mentoring and

AHIMA Diamond recognition for Leadership.

Grace Kennedy is a consumer advocate and teenager on a mission. to put health information in the hands of the

consumer. Gracie is actively engaged in creating awareness on the importance of the use of personal health

information to support continuity of care and improve health outcomes.

Presentation Title:

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Transforming Healthcare and Inspiring Wellness through Consumer Engagement and Health Literacy.

Presentation Description:

Health literacy is at the heart of promoting health and wellness. The healthcare community should encourage

consumer access and communication while protecting privacy and confidentiality. Patients and families are

leading care decisions. Promoting health information “where and when they need it” provides a solid foundation

to build consumer trust, provide continuity and support interoperability. This presentation focuses on how to

build a community of literacy and engagement by becoming partners in care with the consumer.

Gregory Frost, Attorney, Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, LLP

Brief Bio

Gregory D. Frost, a partner in the Baton Rouge office, practices exclusively in the area of healthcare. He

concentrates his legal practice primarily on the representation of not-for-profit, for-profit and governmental

hospitals, and has extensive experience assisting home health agencies, physicians and other types of healthcare

providers. Mr. Frost is experienced in Medicaid supplemental reimbursement, complex commercial transactions

involving the merger and acquisition of healthcare providers, provider contractual and operational issues,

licensure, fraud and abuse, and other regulatory matters. He has wide experience dealing with HIPAA and health

information issues, and was one of the first attorneys in the country to be Certified in Healthcare Privacy by the

American Health Information Management Association.

Mr. Frost was vice president of Legal and Governmental Affairs of the Louisiana Hospital Association for over eight

years. He has lectured at Louisiana State University, Tulane University, the University of Louisiana at Lafayette,

Southern University, and the College of St. Francis. He regularly speaks before trade and professional organizations

and legal audiences. Mr. Frost served on the adjunct faculty of the College of St. Francis and was the organizer of

the HIPAA Privacy Workgroups and the annual Louisiana HIPAA and EHR Conference. In addition to numerous

articles on health law issues, he is the editor of Louisiana Health Information Law Manual, which is currently in its

eleventh edition and used as a textbook at ULL.

Presentation Title:

2016 Louisiana Legislative Update

Presentation Description:

What did the Louisiana Legislature change during the 2016 regular session? What do you need to know to stay up-

to-date? This presentation will not only cover the 2016 acts but also discuss some of the key implementation

issues.

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Melissa Norris, RHIA Coding Reimbursement Specialist, Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center

Brief Bio

Mrs. Norris has worked at Our Lady of the Lake in Baton Rouge since February of 2015, and currently is a remote

Coding Reimbursement Specialist. She received her Associates degree from Delgado Community College in 2000

and her Bachelor’s degree from the Louisiana Tech University in 2014.

Mrs. Norris has held various positions on LHIMA’s Board of Directors since 2006, and is the current LHIMA

Secretary/Treasurer as well as Project Manager for this year’s convention. I look forward to passing on my

experiences in Volunteering to fresh, new LHIMA volunteers.

Jennifer Perez, RHIA Systems Analyst, Woman’s Hospital

Brief Bio

Mrs. Perez has worked at Woman’s Hospital in Baton Rouge since July of 2000 and is a Systems Analyst in the

Health Information Management Department. Prior to working at Woman’s Hospital she worked at University

Medical Center in Lafayette from 1998 to 2000 as a Coder. Mrs. Perez received her Bachelor’s degree from the

University of Louisiana at Lafayette in 1998.

Since 2008 Mrs. Perez has served in various positions in LHIMA’s Southeast district as well as on LHIMA’s Board of

Directors. In the Southeast District she served on the Nominating and Program committees and also served as

President of the District from 2010 to 2011. She also served on the LHIMA Board as District Rep,

Secretary/Delegate, and I is currently serving as President, and as Co-Chair for the AHIMA House of Delegates’

Envisioning Collaborative Team.

Presentation Title:

“Volunteering – What’s in it for me?”

Presentation Description:

This is a presentation detailing the benefits of serving in various volunteer capacities at the local, state, and

national levels.

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Please be considerate.

Turn off or mute all

electronic communication

devices during sessions.

Please refrain from talking and texting

during sessions.

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Program Schedule

Wednesday, April 20th LHIMA General Session Detail

Time Event CEUs

7:30 AM – 8:00 AM Registration 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM P r e m i e r 2

Pre-Convention Workshop – HIM Professional Competencies – How Do YOU Fit in the Changing HIM Landscape? Desla Mancilla, DHA, RHIA and Ryan Sandefer, M.S.

3 MD

8:00 AM – 11:00 AM Mississippi - Delta

Pre-Convention Workshop –CCS Prep Workshop – Linda H. Donahue RHIT, CCS, CCS-P, CPC and Sandy Ryen, CCS

3 CDM

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM P r e m i e r 3

Technology Showcase The Facts - Computer Aided Coding (CAC) and Natural Language Processing (NLP) What Are They and Can They Help Jeffrey Pike, MBA, CCS All Coding Services

1 T

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM P r e m i e r 3

Technology Showcase Making Good Decisions in Medical Coding and DRG Assignment Joel Moorhead, MD, CPC DocuVoice/FairCode

1 CDM

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM C y p r e s s

Exhibitor Booth Open/Silent Auction/Dedicated Hour *

12:00 PM – 12:10 PM P r e m i e r 2 / 3

Open Remarks/Welcome/Announcements – Jennifer Perez RHIA, LHIMA President

12:10PM – 1:15 PM P r e m i e r 2 / 3

Keynote Address – Reality 2016 and its Effect on our Future as Health Information Management Professionals Desla Mancilla, DHA, RHIA and Ryan Sandefer, M.S.

1 MD

1:15 PM – 1:30 PM Break 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM P r e m i e r 2 / 3

Competency: The Differentiator Aimee Troxclair Hansen

1 MD

2:30 PM – 2:45PM Door prizes/Network Break 2:45 PM – 3:45 PM P r e m i e r 2 / 3

Introduction to False Claims Alec Alexander, III, J.D.

1 EF

3:45 PM – 4:45 PM P r e m i e r 2 / 3

ICD-10 - Bumps in the Road since Implementation Panel of Experts: Trudy Rioux, CCS, Pam Loftin, RHIA, CCS

1 CDM

4:45 – 5:00pm C y p r e s s

Network Break/Door Prizes/Silent Auction

*Exhibits only count for 1 CEU for the entire convention, not 1 CEU per day.

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Program Schedule

Thursday, April 21st LHIMA General Session and Breakout Detail

Time Event CEUs

7:30 AM – 8:00 AM Registration 7:50 AM– 8:00 AM P r e m i e r 2 / 3

Welcome/ Announcements – Melissa Norris

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM P r e m i e r 2 / 3

Managing Healthcare Communications in a Social Media Driven World Chrisann Lemery, RHIA, CHPA, FAHIMA

1 PS

9:00 AM– 10:00 AM P r e m i e r 2 / 3

Inspire Big Thinking to Launch Our Future – AHIMA’s 2016 Report to the CSAs Dwan Thomas-Flowers, MBA, RHIA, CCS AHIMA Board of Directors

1 MD

10:00am-11:00am Vendor Hall - Dedicated Hour - Cypress 1* T 10:30AM – 11:00PM Credentialing for Business Luncheon – Outside Premier 2/3 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM P r e m i e r 2 / 3

Business Luncheon

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM C y p r e s s

Vendor Hall - Dedicated Hour Break/Silent Auction/Vendor Door Prizes

1 T

T r a c k 1

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM P r e m i e r 2

Driving a Successful Documentation Improvement Program Trudy Rioux, CCS

1 CDM

2:30 PM – 3:30 PM P r e m i e r 2

Preparing for a RAC Audit in ICD-10 Leigh Poland RHIA, CCS

1 CDM

3:45 PM – 4:45 PM P r e m i e r 2

The Office of National Coordinator’s Road Map to Interoperability and the Learning Health System Jackie Jones, RHIA

1 EF

T r a c k 2

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM P r e m i e r 3

Leading Information Governance for Healthcare Dwan Thomas-Flowers, MBA, RHIA, CCS AHIMA Board of Directors

1 MD

2:30 PM – 3:30 PM P r e m i e r 3

HIPAA Compliance Audits & OCR Update Mariela Twiggs, RHIA, CHP, FAHIMA

1 PS

3:45 PM – 4:45 PM P r e m i e r 3

Advocacy - Hill Day Danielle Berthelot MHIM, RHIA

1 EF

T r a c k 3

1:30 PM – 3:30 PM Mississippi-Delta

Coding Spinal Fusions Daniel Caillouet, CCS, CPC

2 CF

3:45 PM – 4:45 PM Mississippi-Delta

Ready or Not, CMS says GO: Hospitals to Manage Episodes of Care for Knee and Hip Joint Replacements Denice Stelly RHIA

1 EF

4 : 4 5 - 5 : 0 0 p m Network Break - Cypress 5:00 – PM – 6:00 PM C y p r e s s 6 : 3 0 p m - 9 p m

Student Poster Session – Vendor Hall LHIMA Reception – Poolside or Premier 3 if Inclement Weather

1 MD

*Exhibits only count for 1 CEU for the entire convention, not 1 CEU per day.

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Thursday, April 21st Student Academy – Bayou – Levee Room All Day

Time Event

8:00 AM – 10:00 AM Preparing for the RHIA or RHIT Exam - ULL Faculty 10:00 AM – 10:15 AM Break 10:15 AM – 11:00 AM Hot New Jobs in HIM – Chrisann Lemery, RHIA, CHPA, FAHIMA 11:00 PM – 12:30 PM Business Luncheon 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM Meet LHIMA BOD 1:30 PM – 1:45 PM Break 1 : 4 5 - 3 : 4 5 p m From the Writing your Resume to Interviewing Successfully Workshop

Stacy Collins, MHIM, RHIA, CHTS-IM and Melanie Comeaux, MBA, RHIA Our Lady of the Lake, HR Recruiters

5:00 – PM – 6:00 PM Student Poster Session in Vendor Hall

Friday, April 22nd LHIMA General Session Detail

Time Event CEUs

7:30 – 8:00 AM Registration 8:00 - 9:00 AM P r e m i e r 2 / 3

Person Identification - How to Approach this Critical National Health Safety Issue Pragmatically David Muntz, CHCIO

1 T

9:00 -10:00 AM P r e m i e r 2 / 3

Transforming Healthcare and Inspiring Wellness through Consumer Engagement and Health Literacy Angela Kennedy, EdD, Med, MBA, RHIA and Grace Kennedy

1 PI

10:00 – 10:15 am Network Break 10:15 -11:15 AM P r e m i e r 2 / 3

LA Legislative Update Greg Frost, J.D.

1 EF

11:15 -12:15 PM P r e m i e r 2 / 3

Volunteering – What’s in it for me? Melissa Norris, RHIA, LHIMA Secretary/Treasurer Jennifer Perez, RHIA, LHIMA President

1 MD

1 2 : 1 5 - 1 2 : 3 0 P M P r e m i e r 2 / 3

Closing Remarks/Door Prizes Jennifer Perez, LHIMA President

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2016 LHIMA Scholarship Recipients

2016 LHIMA Eddie V. Cooksey Scholarship Recipients

Delgado Community College

Erika Davis

Louisiana Tech University

Rachel Massey

Southern University at New Orleans

Keri Burns

Southern University at Shreveport-Bossier City

Alonda Reynolds

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Loni Guidry

LHIMA Lou Davison Scholarship

Adam Hursey

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2016 LHIMA Corporate Sponsors

Lagniappe Partners

Coding Services

Jeffrey Pike

9825 Redman Lake Drive

Baton Rouge, LA 70817

Phone: 225-337-2037

www.allcodingservices.com

U.S. based remote medical record coding

contractor, home office Baton Rouge, LA.

EzDI

Neil Shah

12806 Townepark Way

Louisville, KY

Phone: 502-994-1074

www.ezdi.us

ezDI, Inc., a venture of Mediscribes, Inc. provides a

variety of solutions such as Computer-Assisted

Coding, Clinical Documentation Improvement,

Compliance Auditing, predictive and prescriptive

analytics, population health, disease management,

quality and performance measures, and clinical

registries.

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Corporate Partners

Bob Stewart 1075 South Main Milan, TN 38358 Phone: 866-565-9900 www.docuvoice.com

DocuVoice is a marketing/consulting company who provides targeted Reimbursement Solutions with a key focus on assuring hospitals maximize their entitled reimbursement dollars. These solutions are provided by experienced healthcare business partners DocuVoice has strategically selected to meet the needs of coding, medical necessity and documentation requirements within an acute care setting. Our services include remote coding services, Physician conducted audits (including medical necessity) and Physician query software. The bottom line is these solutions provide additional hard dollar gains with a significant Return on Investment (ROI).

Karen Lenow 509 Cobblestone Court Madison, MS 39110 Phone: 601-853-2301 www.infowareinc.com/

Infoware is a Computer Technology company specializing in document creation and management. We offer Dictation, Transcription, Voice Recognition, CAC, Core Measures and other products to help promote efficiencies and compliance within the Healthcare industry.

Preston Wagner 8900 Keystone Crossing, Suite 1095 Indianapolis, IN 46240 Phone: 317-502-5667 www.kiwi-tek.com/

KIWI-TEK (866) 709-5494 – Our remote coding is designed to help you with any type of patient service regardless of your workflow, coding applications or record format. We concentrate on three core areas of competence; SPEED, ACCURACY and ROI. Our team of expert, certified coders can code on your HIS platform, using your document management system and encoder. You gain the advantage of utilizing our staff without managing them on site. We offer both PRN Coding and a Total Outsource of Coding with our two coding solutions: Domestic Coding and our unique Blended Coding Solution™. KIWI-TEK is constantly evolving the coding services that we offer in both facility and professional coding in an effort to better serve the needs of healthcare providers. Please visit our website www.kiwi-tek.com/.

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2016 LHIMA Convention Sponsors

President’s Welcome Reception Iron Mountain DocuVoice (music)

Name Badges HRG – Healthcare Resource Group

Door Prize Donors 3M Health Information Systems Baton Rouge Convention and Visitors Bureau Central District, LHIMA Channel Publishing, Ltd. Claude Price Jr./Clarins Fragrance Group Greater New Orleans District, LHIMA Jennifer Hardin, RHIA, Independent Consultant, Rodan + Fields MSI DataStor, Elizabeth White Ferguson, Vice President

Northeast District, LHIMA Northwest District, LHIMA Pam Pareti, RHIT Southeast District, LHIMA Southwest District, LHIMA Stacy M. Collins, MHIM, RHIA, CHTS-IM

Hospitality Bag Donations Baton Rouge General Medical Center Ochsner Health System Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center Woman’s Hospital

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LHIMA Support of Schools – Donations Company Name/Individual

Amount and description

MRO- Mariela Twiggs

$50.00 Gift Card

Christine LaFleur

Supersonic 7in Tablet with keyboard and case Pot/Cookbook/Wine/Apron Basket “Louisiana Magnolia” necklace

GNOHIMA Pamela Pareti

(2) $50 Walmart gift cards

Southern Univ of NO Pharissa Robinson

(?) $150 in gift cards

Jennifer Perez

Painting (hand painting by her mom)

SE District Melanie Comeaux

(2) bracelets from Melanie 1 gift from District

Barbara Cefalu

$25 gift card from Bath and Body Works

LHIMA – Convention Project Mgr

Paid convention registration

MRO Mariela Twiggs

Weekend stay in condo at Gulf Shores

Southern Univ of Shreveport Kim May (Madden)

(3) $50 gift cards

West Jefferson Medical Center HIM Dept.

$50 Walmart gift card

Anonymous

Everlast Fitness Tracker

Boompod Wireless Speaker

Sterling Silver Oval Locket necklace

Silver Bracelet watch

Family Wall Plaque

Large Wall Cross

Med Wall Cross – blue

Med Wall Cross – pink

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Exhibit Hall Floor Plan

Cypress I and II

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Exhibitor Booth Legend by Booth Number

Alpha by Company Name Numeric by Booth # Company Booth # Company Booth # 3M Health Information Systems 2 DocuVoice LLC 1

BACTES Imaging Solutions 5 3M Health Information Systems

2

CIOX Health 9 Columbia Southern University 3

Coding Services 18, 19 United Audit Systems, Inc. 4

Columbia Southern University 3 BACTES Imaging Solutions 5

DocuVoice LLC 1 CIOX Health 9

FutureNet Technologies Corporation

10 FutureNet Technologies Corporation

10

Healthcare Resource Group, Inc.

13 LexiCode 11

Infoware, Inc. 15 Ochsner Health System 12

Iron Mountain 21, 22 Healthcare Resource Group, Inc.

13

KIWI-TEK 17 MRO 14

LexiCode 11 Infoware, Inc. 15

MedSouth Record Management, LLC

16 MedSouth Record Management, LLC

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MRO 14 KIWI-TEK 17

Ochsner Health System 12 Coding Services 18, 19

ScanSTAT Technologies 20 Iron Mountain 21, 22

SoftScript 25 ScanSTAT Technologies 20

United Audit Systems, Inc. 4 SoftScript 25

LHIMA Information & Silent Auction Tables

6 - 8 LHIMA Information & Silent Auction Tables

6 -8

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Exhibitor Listing

3M Health Information Systems

Location: 575 W. Murray Blvd., Murray, UT 84123

Contact: Diane Cantorna

Email: dvcantorna@mmm.com

Website: www.3Mhis.com/

Best known for our market-leading coding system and ICD-10 expertise, 3M Health Information

Systems delivers innovative software and consulting services designed to raise the bar for clinical

documentation improvement, computer-assisted coding, mobile physician applications, case mix and

quality outcomes reporting, and document management. Our robust healthcare data dictionary and

terminology services also support the expansion and accuracy of your electronic health record (EHR)

system. With 30 years of healthcare industry experience and the know-how of more than 100 credentialed

3M coding experts, 3M is the go-to choice for 5,000+ hospitals worldwide that want to improve quality

and financial performance.

BACTES Imaging Solutions

Location: 115 Kensington Ct., Fairhope, AL 36532

Contact: Jeanie Pipitone

Email: mnairn@scanstat.com

Website: www.scanstat.com

BACTES is a national Release of Information outsource vendor assisting hospitals and physician

practices with medical record processing and audit fulfillment

CIOX Health

Location: 925 North Point Pkwy, Ste. 350, Alpharetta, GA 30005

Contact: Katie Claxton

Email: katie.claxton@cioxhealth.com

Website: www.cioxhealth.com/

CIOX Health – formerly HealthPort, IOD Inc., CARE Communications, and ECS – is a new kind of

company with access across all health information pathways. We work as your clinical information

intermediary to help all parties excel in the management, analysis, and exchange of critical health

information. CIOX Health delivers the highest level of quality and process optimization to our partners

nationwide.

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Coding Services

Location: 9825 Redman Lake Dr., Baton Rouge, LA 70817

Contact: Jeffrey Pike

Email: Jeffrey.Pike@allcodingservices.com

Website: allcodingservices.com

U.S. based remote medical record coding contractor, home office Baton Rouge.

Columbia Southern University

Location: 21982 University Lane, Orange Beach, AL 36561

Contact: Natalie Ezell

Email: natalie.ezell@columbiasouthern.edu

Website: http://www.columbiasouthern.edu/

One of the nation’s top online universities, Columbia Southern University was established in 1993 to

provide an alternative to the traditional university experience. CSU offers online associate, bachelor and

master degrees in fields such as, Health Care Administration, Health Information Science, Public Health

and Business Administration. Visit www.ColumbiaSouthern.edu or call 800-977-8449

DocuVoice

Location: 107 South Main, Milan, TN 38358

Contact: Bob Stewart

Email: bob@docuvoice.com

Website: http://www.docuvoice.com/

DocuVoice is a marketing/consulting company who provides targeted Reimbursement Solutions with a

key focus on assuring hospitals maximize their entitled reimbursement dollars. These solutions are

provided by experienced healthcare business partners DocuVoice has strategically selected to meet the

needs of coding, medical necessity and documentation requirements within an acute care setting. Our

services include remote coding services, Physician conducted audits (including medical necessity) and

Physician query software. The bottom line is these solutions provide additional hard dollar gains with a

significant Return on Investment (ROI).

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FutureNet Technologies Corporation

Location: 1320 Valley Vista Dr., Diamond Bar, CA 91765

Contact: Dale Kivi

Email: dale.kivi@FNehr.com

Website: www.fnehr.com/

FutureNet offers outsourced transcription and coding services or low cost, feature rich

dictation/transcription and encoder/CAC technology for in-house staff use. Our 100% domestic

transcription services were named BEST in KLAS for 2015-2016 and are priced very competitively, even

when compared with offshore service vendors. Our coding services deliver flexible yet dependable,

overflow support or complete department outsourcing. With 20 years experience serving over 500

healthcare organizations nationwide, we are recognized for exceptional service, extremely competitive

rates, and no hidden fees.

Healthcare Resource Group, Inc.

Location: 12610 E. Mirabeau Pkwy., Ste. 800

Spokane Valley, WA 99216

Contact: Terry Bumpus

Email: salessupport@hrgpros.com

Website: www.hrgpros.com

Hospitals, clinics and physician practices have been partnering with HRG since 1994 to improve their

financial performance. HRG is an employee-owned company specializing in patient financial services,

HIM coding and consulting services, and healthcare staffing. Pressure on hospitals to reduce costs while

maintaining compliance and quality patient care leads most facilities to consider outsourcing partners to

supplement and support their team. HRG has the bench strength to provide that support.

Infoware, Inc.

Location: P.O. Box 2145, Madison, MS 39110

Contact: Karen Lenow

Email: karen.lenow@infowareinc.com

Website: www.infowareinc.com

Infoware is a technology company specializing in audio capture, transcription, voice recognition, as well as CAC

and Core Measures

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Iron Mountain

Location: 900 Distributors Row, Harahan, LA 70123

Contact: Elissa Robins

Email: elissa.robins@ironmountain.com

Website: www.ironmountain.com

Iron Mountain Incorporated (NYSE: IRM) provides health information management services that help

providers lower the costs, risks, and inefficiencies of managing their physical and digital patient data.

Founded in 1951, Iron Mountain manages billions of information assets, with over 2000 healthcare

customers, including backup and archival data, electronic records, document imaging, business records,

secure shredding, and more, for hospital providers and organizations and around the world. Visit the

company website at www.ironmountain.com/healthcare for more information.

KIWI-TEK

Location: 8900 Keystone Crossing

Indianapolis, IN 46240

Contact: Preston Wagner

Email: pwagner@kiwi-tek.com

Email: www.kiwi-tek.com

KIWI-TEK (866) 709-5494 – Our remote coding is designed to help you with any type of patient service regardless

of your workflow, coding applications or record format. We concentrate on three core areas of competence;

SPEED, ACCURACY and ROI. Our team of expert, certified coders can code on your HIS platform, using your

document management system and encoder. You gain the advantage of utilizing our staff without managing them

on site. We offer both PRN Coding and a Total Outsource of Coding with our two coding solutions: Domestic

Coding and our unique Blended Coding Solution™.

KIWI-TEK is constantly evolving the coding services that we offer in both facility and professional coding in an

effort to better serve the needs of healthcare providers. Please visit our website www.kiwi-tek.com

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LexiCode

Location: 100 Executive Center Drive, Ste. 101, Columbia, SC 29210

Contact: Neil Patterson

Email: NPatterson@lexicode.com

Website: www.lexicode.com

LexiCode, a SourceHOV company, provides innovative HIM solutions from remote coding support to

full audit services. Since 1981 LexiCode has provided quality HIM coding and consulting services to

healthcare providers and payers nationwide. Our consultants work to enhance operations in every type

and size of the healthcare provider environment, including hospitals, physician groups, ancillary services,

emergency departments and outpatient surgical facilities. Today LexiCode, remains an industry leader in

coding compliance solutions.

MedSouth Record Management

Location: 5 Sanctuary Blvd. Ste. 102

Mandeville, LA 70471

Contact: Marla Herndon-DeLatte

Email: marla@medsouthrecord.com

Website: www.medsouthrecord.com

Release of Information

MRO

Location: 1000 Madison Ave., Ste. 100

Norristown, PA 19403

Contact: Tom Merry

Email: tmerry@mrocorp.com

Email: tmerry@mrocorp.com

MRO empowers healthcare organizations with proven, enterprise-wide solutions for the secure, compliant and

efficient exchange of Protected Health Information (PHI). These solutions include a suite of PHI disclosure

management services comprised of release of information, government and commercial payer audit management

and accounting of disclosures. MRO’s technology-driven services reduce the risk of improper disclosure of PHI,

ensure unmatched accuracy and enhance turnaround times. MRO additionally supports its clients’ current and future

initiatives, including interoperability, meaningful use and health information exchange. To learn more, visit

www.mrocorp.com.

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Ochsner Health System

Location: 1450 Poydras St., Ste. 2600

New Orleans, LA 70112

Contact: Katie Johnson

Email: careers@ochsner.org

Website: https://www.ochsner.org/

Ochsner Health System is Louisiana’s largest non-profit, academic, healthcare system. Driven by a mission to

Serve, Heal, Lead, Educate and Innovate, coordinated clinical and hospital patient care is provided across the region

by Ochsner’s 28 owned, managed and affiliated hospitals and more than 60 health centers. Ochsner is the only

Louisiana hospital recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a “Best Hospital” across six specialty categories

caring for patients from all 50 states and more than 99 countries worldwide each year. Ochsner employs more than

17,000 employees, over 1,000 physicians in over 90 medical specialties and subspecialties and conducts more than

900 clinical research studies.

ScanSTAT Technologies

Location: 288 S. Main St., Ste. 600

Alpharetta, GA 30009

Contact: Megan Nairn

Email: mnairn@scanstat.com

Website: www.scanstat.com

ScanSTAT’s Release of Information solutions give you the flexibility to use your staff or ours to process requests

for both electronic and paper records using our “next generation” EMR-enabled technology. This system increases

your staff’s efficiency by digitally capturing requested information; ScanSTAT handles all other tasks. Our HIM-

experienced management and HIPAA-certified staff remove the ROI workload from you and your staff by

managing the entire ROI process. Using an industry-leading technology platform and HIM best practices,

ScanSTAT improves turnaround times, streamlines workflows and ensures HIPAA / HITECH compliance.

SoftScript

Location: 2215 Campus Drive

El Segundo, CA 90245

Contact: Brandon Phillips

Email: bphillips@softscript.com

Website: www.softscript.com

Low cost guarantee. Unrivaled quality and turnaround time. For over 15 years SoftScript, a 100% USA-

based company, has provided your physicians the ability to create the most accurate and efficient patient

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story possible. Our full and partial dictation solutions thoroughly integrate with your EMR to meet

Meaningful Use requirements while we supplement direct data entry with timely, traditional transcription.

United Audit Systems, Inc.

Location: 2245 Gilbert Ave., Ste. 205

Cincinnati, OH 45206

Contact: Matthew Hare

Email: marketing@uasisolutions.com

Website: www.uasisolutions.com/

UASI is a leading national provider of revenue cycle solutions designed to help healthcare facilities achieve correct

reimbursement in the quickest possible time. Our services include: Remote Coding, Coding Compliance Review,

ICD-10 Solutions, Clinical Documentation Improvement, Interim Management, Training and Revenue Integrity

Services. Based in Cincinnati, Ohio with service nationally, UASI is unique in its ability to fuse professional

services and technology to deliver superior financial performance.

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College Reports Colleges unable to participate and provide a verbal report during the business luncheon will have their

reports posted below.

HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM

On behalf of the Southern University at Shreveport Health Information Technology

Program faculty and myself, I would first like to extend our disappointment in not being

able to attend the 2016 LHIMA State Convention this year due to the unfortunate

budget cuts being experienced all across higher education. I greatly appreciate the

opportunity to share some of the highlights and exciting events that have taken place in

our program over the last year.

The University broke ground on a dedicated Allied Health Building in early 2015

which is slated for completion by the end of 2016. The HIT and Medical Coding

programs will have a new dedicated classroom and lab as well as faculty offices.

Curriculum revisions are ever-evolving to meet the needs of the program’s

communities of interest. With that said, CAHIIM is implementing revised curriculum

competencies and revised Blooms Taxonomy for HIT associate programs which are to

be launched in the 2017 curriculum. Faculty have conducted a labor-intensive “gap

analysis” and course revisions are underway to meet the new competencies.

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In November 2015, faculty held its Annual Incentive Luncheon for senior clinical

students. The luncheon is to acknowledge the students for performance,

professionalism, and attendance throughout their professional practice experiences.

In December 2015, eight (8) students successfully graduated both the HIT Associate

of Applied Science degree and the Medical Coding Specialist Certificate of Applied

Science. The Healthcare Access Associate certificate program graduated its first two (2)

students in the Spring of 2015 and both were successful in passing the Healthcare

Access Associate national certification exam. Congratulations!

Graduates of the HIT and Medical Coding Specialist programs were honored at the

2015 Annual Pinning Ceremony on December 10, 2015. We would like to thank Ms.

Patty Harper, business and healthcare consultant and CEO of InQuiseek, LLC, who

graciously served as our motivational speaker.

The SUSLA HIT Program collaborated with NWLHIMA to co-host a series of Coding

Round Table Workshops from June through October 2015 at the SUSLA Metro Campus.

Coding topics included myocardial infarctions, hypertension, sepsis, pregnancies and

deliveries, fractures, cardiovascular diagnoses and procedures. Participants were able

to actively engage in code assignments utilizing the 3M coding software in the HIT Lab.

Alpha Sigma Epsilon, the HIT student fraternity, participates in community service

campaigns each year. In 2015, students and faculty participated in a National Night

Out fund raiser and a Breast Cancer Awareness fund raiser.

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I would like to take a moment to humbly recognize the SUSLA HIT faculty for the

following accomplishments in 2015: Ms. May was promoted to Associate Professor with

Tenure, Ms. Wells was the recipient of the Chancellor’s Rising Star Award, Ms.

Brittentine was welcomed back as a full-time instructor and has served as a presenter

for ICD-10 training for the Nursing Home Association in Louisiana. Ms. Brittentine also

plans to run for Faculty Senator for the Division of Allied Health in 2016.

In closing, we always like to take the opportunity to express our gratitude and

appreciation to the faculty and clinical site supervisors and staff for their dedication,

commitment and collaborative efforts, which together provide students with a pathway

to academic and professional success. We would also like to recognize the LHIMA Board

of Directors and members for their gracious and continued support of the HIT and HIM

programs throughout our state.

To quote Edward Everett Hale – “I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do

everything, but I can do something. And I will not let what I cannot do interfere with

what I can do”.

Thank You,

Kim Newlen-May

Program Director

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Support of Schools

Stop by the SOS tables by registration

and check out our silent auction items

and other drawings.

ATTENDEES WERE NOTIFIED PRIOR TO

THE MEETING TO DOWNLOAD SPEAKER

HANDOUTS.

Please utilize the additional notebook

provided in your convention materials

for recording notes.

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Restaurants and Sites of Interest

http://www.visitbatonrouge.com/restaurants/

http://www.visitbatonrouge.com/things-to-do/

Karen Lenow 509 Cobblestone Court Madison, MS 39110 Phone: 601-853-2301 www.infowareinc.com/

Infoware is a Computer Technology company specializing in document creation and management. We offer Dictation, Transcription, Voice Recognition, CAC, Core Measures and other products to help promote efficiencies and compliance within the Healthcare industry.

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Call for Speakers

LHIMA is now accepting abstracts for speaker presentations during our 2016

Convention. Please submit abstracts online to be considered as a presenter during

our 2016 Convention in Baton Rouge.

To submit your application, go to www.lhima.org and on our home page, select

the continuing education tab. Under this drop down, select the Speakers Bureau

option and follow the link on this page to submit your application.

You may also contact the LHIMA Central Office for assistance at coc@lhima.org.

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