Spreading the word of HIM

Spreading the word of HIM:
One Page at a Time
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“...the recognized
leader in matters
related to Health
Information
Management for the
state of Mississippi.”
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INSIDE :
 Council Contacts
 Board Member
Spotlight
 Diversity Committee Needs You
 MSHIMA Display
Board Contest
 CEU Credits
 AHIMA’s
Membership
Benefits
 Vendor Buzz
 Contact Us
Editors:
Constance Walley,
RHIT
Lorie B. Mills, RHIT
Angela Morey, MSM,
RHIA
Cynthia Bouchard,
MLS, RHIA
Susan Perkins, RHIT,
CCS, CHC
Trannie Murphy,
MHIM, RHIA, CCS
President’s Address
MSHIMA or AHIMA - if anyone besides you or I were to see these letters, would they have
any idea as to their meaning? The answer to that question is probably not. Not even the
people that need to know the importance of these two associations know their value. Let me
tell you, MSHIMA plans to change that in the great state of Mississippi. As I said in my
incoming address on August 21st, there are many obstacles facing the health care industry in
the future and we as a profession are the solutions to these problems. We have the education, expertise, and diversity to overcome such things as ICD 10, Meaningful Use, Quality
Reporting, and Clinical Documentation. My personal goal for MSHIMA is to make contact
with every C-Suite in this state. I want them to know they have the solutions already within
their facilities or that through MSHIMA we will help put them in touch with the correct HIM
solution.
Our theme for this entire year is We Can Fix It, Yes We Can! I do not want this to only be a
theme for the 2013 Convention, but a battle cry for the entire year. It is so important that we
as professionals sell our profession for what we are. We are at the forefront of this ever
changing industry and we must claim that place! It is up to us professionally and individually to promote the worth of our education and our credentials.
We are also in need of members to volunteer for committees and to run for office. In order
to grow and bring new ideas to the table we need new faces to present them. It is such a rewarding experience to serve on the MSHIMA Board of Directors. I hope that all of you will
volunteer for that reward. Remember to check the website for updates, meeting minutes and
listings of upcoming meetings and contact information. If you ever have any questions or
concerns please contact me or any Board member and we will be
happy to assist in any way that we can.
Thank you for your support and I look forward to serving you as
President of MSHIMA for the coming year. Now get out there
and let the Mississippi health care industry know: WE CAN FIX
IT, YES WE CAN! YOU CAN FIX IT, YES YOU CAN!
Melissa Findley, RHIT,
CCS
Stephen Dilatush,
RHIA
Phyllis Spiers, RHIT
Terri Cadden Hughes,
RHIA
Lorie B. Mills, RHIT
President
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MSHIMA’s Council Contacts
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Why MSHIMA?
The Mississippi
Health Information
Management
Association is
Mississippi's
community of health
information
management
professionals,
promoting quality,
access, and security
of health information
in all health care
settings for the
benefit of the
members, health
care consumers and
providers.
Services for
MSHIMA Members
Representation at
the national level
through delegates to
AHIMA
Continuing
Education Programs
throughout the state
Annual MSHIMA
Meeting
Provide liaison
with health-related
organizations,
government agencies
and other health care
disciplines
Publish and
update MSHIMA's
Legal Manual
Coding
Roundtable
Stay involved with MSHIMA through
your local council meetings. Refer to
MSHIMA’s Council Map at
www.mshima.org/councils.php to see
which council you belong to.
Northeast Council:
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Contact Stacey Upton, RHIT, CCS
[email protected]
Jackson/Vicksburg Council:
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Contact Angie Buckley, RHIT, CCS
[email protected]
Southwest Council:
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Contact Melissa Findley, RHIT, CCS
[email protected]
Gulf Coast Council:
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Pine Belt Council:
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Contact Cassandra Stribling, RN, CCS, CM,
CPUR [email protected]
East Central Council:
 Contact Lacey Loper, RHIA
[email protected]
Delta Council
 Vacant Council - Contact Lorie Mills at
[email protected] if you are
interested in taking over this council!
Please see the MSHIMA
website for an
updated list of meetings.
Contact Nellicia Sturgis, RHIT
[email protected]
Update your MyAHIMA
Profile Today!!
In order to continue receiving the
MSHIMA Newsletter, it is important
for you to update your contact information located on your
myAHIMA profile.
Please visit www.ahima.org to
update your information.
Upcoming Events!
Do you have an upcoming
event you would like other
MSHIMA members to know
about?
Contact Constance Walley at
[email protected]
to have your event placed on
the MSHIMA website and in
the quarterly newsletter.
Mark your calendars now!
2013 MSHIMA
Annual Meeting
June 19 - 21, 2013
Hattiesburg, MS
MSHIMA Board
Member Spotlight
As a way to introduce our Board to MSHIMA members, we will be featuring a different board member in each newsletter! This quarter our featured Board Member
is MSHIMA President, Lorie Mills.
LORIE B. MILLS, RHIT
WAYNE GENERAL HOSPITAL
CLINICAL DOCUMENTATION AND LOST REVENUE
How did you become interested in the HIM Field?
I have always been interested in the medical profession but I really liked the business world also. In April of my senior
year, Greta Chapman, RHIT gave a presentation on HIM in my business class. I knew that this was the career I would
love. It offered the best of both worlds. I applied to the HIT program at MCC the following month and began the interview process. Now 20 years later here I am working at the best job I have ever had and enjoying a network of friends
and peers all because one person took the time to speak to a class of high school seniors.
What are some of your goals for MSHIMA this year?
I have several goals for MSHIMA this year, but the three that I really want to focus on are:
 Promoting HIM professionals to the healthcare industry in Mississippi.
 Providing Coding and CDI workshops during the year.
 Increase Student and Member retention for MSHIMA.
What is your motto, in either life or work?
My motto in life and work is Live, Laugh, Love: Live your life, Laugh often, and Love what you do.
MS DIVERSITY COMMITTEE IS LOOKING FOR YOU!
With all of the day to day challenges HIM professionals face, we always stay busy. But,
we also have a duty that goes beyond the workplace. With so many new professionals
entering the growing HIM field, the need for mentors to guide
students, new members, and current members as they transition into the field or into a new job role is greater than ever!
Keep in mind that ALL HIM professionals make ideal mentors.
Share your knowledge and skills with the next generation. In
turn they will share fresh new ideas with us and everyone will
grow and benefit. If you are interested in becoming a mentor,
please contact Christy E. Roberts, RHIA at
[email protected] or 601-766-6394.
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Display Board Design Contest
MSHIMA is looking for a new
display board design .
First Prize winner receives a
FREE State Meeting Registration!
More details to follow soon!
AHIMA's CEU Reporting Center has been redesigned with you in mind!
Now you can record CEUs at any time throughout your cycle, and officially report
when your CEUs are due. You can print your CEU validation certificate, view your self
-review certificate of completion, and even purchase quizzes. You can also view
historical information in the Completion History section.
Log in to explore the redesigned CEU Center.
(https://secure.ahima.org/certification/ce/cereporting/)
If you have any questions regarding the reporting of your CEUs, please contact
AHIMA at (800) 335-5535, or submit a customer request.
Do You Need HIT
Implementation Help??
Help MSHIMA Grow!!
Are you interested in making a
donation to MSHIMA?
If so, please contact our Executive Director, Ron
Melvin at [email protected], or visit http://
www.mshima.org/forms.php and print off the
MSHIMA General Accounting Statement.
Need HIT implementation assistance to meet
federal meaningful use requirements?
Contact the Mississippi Regional Extension
Center, operated by eQHealth Solutions.
Making a donation is a quick and easy way to
help our organization grow!!
Thanks for your support!!
Visit eQHealth Solutions online at:
http://www.eqhs.org/rec/Home.aspx or via
their toll free number at: 1-888-557-1926
MSHIMA wishes you a
Safe & Happy
Labor Day!
AHIMA CEUs
The AAPC offers CEU-for-CEU credit for all AHIMA
audio conferences and workshops. They also honor
CEUs from AHIMA for online self assessments. A
certificate of attendance or completion is necessary
to show participation. One hour of instruction is worth
one CEU. AHIMA CEUs are accepted from programs sponsored by AHIMA national offices and the
state AHIMA branches.
The AAPC does not accept CEUs from other entities
that offer “AHIMA approved” CEUs. These organizations must apply separately for AAPC CEUs and receive an AAPC index number and CEU value.
Please go to http://www.aapc.com/medical-codingeducation/help/index.aspx,
open the approved content tab and scroll down to
AHIMA CEUs for full details.
Highlighting AHIMA Benefits
A free benefit offered to AHIMA members is a
subscription to the award-winning Journal of
AHIMA. The Journal of AHIMA is an excellent
resource for the HIM professional, offering career information, industry news, guidance, and
more!
Visit http://www.ahima.org/membership/
memberbenefits.aspx for more information on
all of AHIMA’s Benefits!
Kristy Nugent, RHIA
Vendor Buzz
with
Karen Lenow from
Infoware , Inc.
We are starting a new feature in this quarter’s newsletter that focuses on a HIM
related vendor that operates within Mississippi.
For this edition, we sat down with Karen Lenow from Infoware, Inc. to ask how her organization can
assist HIM professionals in today’s technology based workplace. Her insight into how the field is changing and her support of our efforts as an association are tremendous assets to our membership!
1. Can you tell us a little about yourself and your company?
I was born and raised in Jackson and currently live in Madison, MS. I attended Central High School, graduated from MS Baptist
High School, and attended Hinds Jr. College. I have been married to Ray Lenow for over 19 years, have one step-son and two
grandchildren. Ray and I formed Infoware in 1994, and in 1998, began marketing dictation products throughout Mississippi and
Louisiana. As technology has evolved and industry standards and requirements have changed, we have incorporated additional complimentary products into our product line in order to bring to market complete solutions to meet our customers’ needs. Our customer
base includes medical, legal, insurance, public safety, social services, and general business users and range from the smallest, single
practitioner to the multi-state facility, and everything in between.
2. What types of services does your company provide?
Infoware provides dictation solutions, transcription software, document management and distribution solutions, and computer assisted coding products. Our specific product offerings include: Fusion Voice, Fusion Text, Fusion Speech including backend and front
end recognition using a single database, Fusion EMR allowing users to dictate directly into their EMR, and Fusion CAC, all of
which may be integrated with third party systems for seamless workflow. We also offer Dragon Naturally Speaking, Dragon Medical Practice Edition, Nuance PDF and Scanning software, dictation stations, Olympus and Philips handheld and conference recorders
as well as iPhone and Blackberry software solutions, microphones, foot pedals and headsets. Infoware offers 24/7 service and support for all products we sell. We offer free site evaluation and workflow analysis, as well as project management, training and consulting services. We are also the only authorized Olympus repair depot throughout Mississippi and Louisiana.
3. What seems to be the #1 point of frustration for healthcare organizations today and how can your company help them overcome
it?
Although there are many points of frustration, we see that many facilities who have implemented EMRs are struggling with the time
it takes for physicians to create required documentation. Physicians are becoming more and more frustrated and the documentation
created, although it meets the requirements of “meaningful use”, does not provide the full story of the patient’s condition and treatment. Many EMR vendors are suggesting speech recognition programs for narrative dictation, but adequate training and ongoing
profile management is not being provided to allow speech recognition programs to “continue to learn”. Without proper management, the speech recognition software will never produce accurate documentation. Infoware not only provides speech recognition
software but provides proper end user and management training to ensure the most productive and accurate results.
4. What are future concerns that you see coming down the pipeline?
With ICD-10 implementation just around the corner, coders and supervisors are being trained on the new coding procedures, but I do
not see physicians being trained. One of the biggest problems I see is that physicians will not be providing all the necessary components for proper ICD-10 coding, resulting in query after query, delaying billing and ultimately creating a negative effect on cash flow
for the facility. As part of our Fusion Voice dictation system, we now offer a module known as DocAssist which actually prompts
physicians for specific data when dictating procedure notes. The ICD-10 procedure code can be automatically generated and populated into templates thereby reducing errors. Our Fusion CAC product (computer assisted coding) also generates and manages queries for those reports that have been dictated but do not contain the necessary elements for proper coding. These tools not only help
to generate proper documentation, but offer training for physicians so they learn how to dictate with proper specificity More accurate
documentation equals faster coding which in turn equals quicker reimbursement, a win-win solution for any facility.
5. How can members contact you if they have further questions?
I can be contacted at:
Infoware, Inc.
P.O. Box 2145 (39130)
509 Cobblestone Court
Madison, MS 39110
601-853-2301 or 877-853-2301 (Toll Free)
601-605-2152 (fax)
[email protected]
Thank You to
Angela Morey, MSM, RHIA
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MSHIMA would like to thank the following
vendors for their continued support!
GOLD SPONSORS:
INFOWARE
SILVER SPONSORS:
DATABANK IMX
DOCUVOICE
EDCO
VENDORS:
3M HEALTH INFORMATION SERVICES
MEDMANAGEMENT, LLC
HEALTHPORT
MS. STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
GREENWAY MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES
IRON MOUNTAIN
UMC HIIM PROGRAM
MSHIMA’s Mission, Vision, & Values
Mission
To support Health Information Management professionals in the state of Mississippi by
providing opportunities for professional development, advocacy training, leadership growth,
communication of ideas and promotion of health information best practices.
Vision
The Mississippi Health Information Management Association will be the recognized leader in
matters related to Health Information Management for the state of Mississippi.
We Value:
Our Profession as evidenced by association support of AHIMA initiatives and promotion of
health information technologies.
Our Growth as evidenced by support of HIM education programs and participation in HIM
awareness campaigns within each region.
Our Members as evidenced by consistent investment in educational programs that are
reasonable in cost and regional in location.
Our Fiscal Responsibilities as evidenced by regular budgetary reviews and reports to the
membership.
Our Customers as evidenced by strong advocacy of patient privacy rights and
confidentiality of health information.
Our Future as evidenced by strategic planning that provides direction and momentum for
organizational endeavors.
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Communications Committee.
MSHIMA Board of Directors 2012-2013
President: Lorie Mills, RHIT
Email: [email protected]
President-Elect: Susan Perkins, RHIT, CCS, CHC
Email: [email protected]
Past President and Chair of Nominating Committee:
Angela Morey, MSM, RHIA
Email: [email protected]
1st Year Director at Large: Trannie Murphy, MHIM,RHIA,CCS
Email: [email protected]
2nd Year Director at Large: Melissa Findley, RHIA, CCS
Email: [email protected]
Secretary/Treasurer: Cynthia Bouchard, MLS, RHIA
Email: [email protected]
E-mail: [email protected]
www.mshima.org
Member Liaison:
North Region: Terri Cadden Hughes, RHIA
Email: [email protected]
Central Region: Stephen Dilatush, RHIA
Email: [email protected]
South Region: Phyllis Spiers, RHIT
Email: [email protected]