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Early-Bird Rate Expires Soon! Have you made your plans to attend the AHDI 2010 Annual Convention & Expo (ACE) yet? Time is running out to receive the best registration rate possible. Prices will increase after the early bird deadline of Monday, June 7, 2010. Our industry is changing at a staggering pace, and ACE 2010 is focused on providing the educational programming and networking opportunities you need to ensure your future within the healthcare documentation industry.

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Interactive Schedule at a Glance Now Available: ACE 2010 is aimed at giving attendees the inside-track to success within the healthcare documentation profession by providing details on improving your on-the-job skills, updates on new and emerging technologies within the sector, insight into the direction in which our industry is headed, and opportunities available for you on the horizon—not to mention the countless networking opportunities to connect with old friends and make new business contacts. Still on the fence about registering? Check out our Interactive Schedule at a Glance where you can click on session titles to view speaker bios and session summaries to learn more about what each educational session or event has to offer.

Hotel Reservations:: All ACE 2010 attendees will enjoy the discounted group rate of $153 plus tax per evening at the beautiful Hilton Austin. For those willing to pre-pay their entire week’s hotel cost upon making their reservation with the Austin Hilton, they will be offered a deeper discount of $139 plus tax per evening. These group discounts are available for the date range of Tuesday, August 3 – Saturday, August 7, 2010, only. All reservation must be made before the cut-off date of July 12, 2010. After that date, the discounted group rate will no longer be available.

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If your company is considering exhibiting at the 32nd Annual Convention & Expo, don’t wait any longer to reserve your space. The ACE 2010 exhibit hall is filling up quickly, so don’t miss this opportunity to get your organization, product, or service directly in front of your target audience.

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Phone: 410-584-1952

Kristin Hagen, CPHIT, CPEHR, CPHIE, AHDI-F
2009-2011 AHDI Board of Directors, Secretary
“Times are a Changing” in this evolution-revolution of our profession.  Intelligent speech recognition, redesigned workflow processes, electronic medical record implementation, new rules and regulations are all colliding and impacting the way we do business.  The Association for Healthcare Documentation Integrity is an organization that promotes and focuses the integrity of data capture, sets the standards of care in our profession, and produces best practices and industry white papers.
What opportunities are available to the transcriptionist to stay informed, boost productivity, and …

Presenter: Kyle Silvestro
Date: June 10
Time: 10 AM PDT / 11 AM MDT / 12 PM CDT / 1 PM EDT
CEC Given: 1 TW
Registration Close: June 7

This webinar will review current HIT industry trends affecting MTSOs and the path forward into the age of EHR incentives, “meaningful use,” and HIT adoption. This will be followed by an introduction in NLP (Natural Language Processing), a leading-edge technology, and how it is currently being used to enable MTSOs to provide solutions to their clinets to address the “meaningful use” requirement and drive secondary data use.

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Date: June 29, 2010
Presenter: Gary David, PhD
Time: 10 AM PDT / 11 AM MDT / 12 PM CDT / 1 PM EDT
Duration: 1 Hour
Registration Close: June 24, 2010
Cost: $20 Members / $30 Nonmembers
CE Given: 1 PD

With the continuing development of new medical record technologies and the constant pressures to cut costs, the question that keeps being asked is, “What is the value of medical transcription?” While it often is assumed that medical transcription can be cut without any negative impact on documentation, this premise has not been sufficiently tested. Drawing on primary research and a review of other studies regarding physician record-keeping practices, this webinar will examine what value medical transcription provides in creating quality and useful healthcare documentation. The webinar will cover the importance of perception in creating value, the area of behavioral economics, and messaging strategies for the medical transcription industry.

Gary David’s research focuses on: 1) examinations of workplace practices, 2) ethnic identity and community, and 3) intercultural communication. He has conducted research primarily in workplace settings where intercultural/intergroup interactions take place on a regular basis. Past studies include the analysis of interactions between workers and customers in Arab-owned convenience stores in Metropolitan Detroit. Present projects include examining the nature of collaborative activity in multicultural worksites, the impact of speech recognition technology and electronic medical records on healthcare, the implementation of enterprise systems on workplaces, and how co-workers build a collaborative relationship through engaging in workplace practices. He has done extensive research on Arab-American communities, identity formation, and medial portrayals. Dr. David is the Administrator of an online discussion group dedicated to Arab-American studies.

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Date: May 26, 2010
Presenter: Lea Sims, CMT, AHDI-F
Time: 1 PM PDT / 2 PM MDT / 3 PM CDT / 4 PM EDT
Duration: 1 Hour
Registration Close: May 21, 2010
Cost: FREE
CE Given: N/A

Do you want to get credentialed but don’t know where to start? This comprehensive FREE webinar will cover everything you need to know about how to become an RMT or CMT, including an overview of the content of both exams, test taking tips, information on how to register, and even sample test questions.

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Date: June 10, 2010
Presenter: Kyle Silvestro
Time: 10 AM PDT / 11 AM MDT / 12 PM CDT / 1 PM EDT
Duration: 1 Hour
Registration Close: June 7, 2010
Cost: $20 Members / $30 Nonmembers
CE Given: 1 TW

A review of current HIT industry trends affecting MTSOs and the path forward into the age of EHR incentives, “meaningful use,” and HIT adoption. This will be followed by an introduction in NLP (Natural Language Processing), a leading-edge technology, and how it is currently being used to enable MTSOs to provide solutions to their clinets to address the “meaningful use” requirement and drive secondary data use.

Kyle Silvestro currently serves as the Vice President of Corporate Strategy and Business Development for NLP International, a company that focuses on natural language processing for healthcare and life sciences. Kyle has been in the healthcare industry for the last 9 years. He gained his extensive background in Medical Informatics and Semantic Technologies, specifically Natural Language Processing, while at Language and Computing. As the VP of Sales and Business Development, Kyle worked with industry leaders in transcription, quality, revenue cycle management, interoperability, computer assisted coding, and electronic medical records, in the adoption of Natural Language Processing. Prior to Language and Computing, he was a partner in a management consulting firm that specialized in early to mid stage companies. During that time, he ran the North American Sales program for a clinical criteria vendor focused on patient quality, medical necessity and case management. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from California State University, Chico where he currently resides.

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The AHDI Board of Directors and Staff wish you a very happy MT Week! We are very proud of the contributions our dynamic workforce makes to healthcare delivery every day. To that end, we are encouraging MTs, educators, students, and employers to promote this year’s theme Why We Matter to Healthcare as part of the celebration of this important week in our industry. To read more about this initiative, take advantage of our MT Week special offers and discounts, or download the MT Week poster, click here.

Date: May 19, 2010
Presenter: Kelly Kappmeier
Time: 10 AM PDT / 11 AM MDT/ 12 PM CDT / 1 PM EDT
Duration: 1 Hour
Registration Close: May 14, 2010
Cost: FREE
CE Given: N/A

In this one hour presentation you will learn what is included in association membership and how to take advantage of those benefits. Availability for this complimentary webinar is on a first come first serve basis.

Kelly Kappmeier is Professional Programs Manager for the Association for Healthcare Documentation Integrity and the Medical Transcription Industry Association. She has served this industry on the AHDI staff for over a decade. She has been a member of the American Society for Association Executives and the Project Management Institute for the past couple years and is currently working towards her Project Management Professional credential.

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