AHDI-West http://www.ahdi-west.org Wed, 21 Dec 2011 20:41:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Webinar: Making A Difference!

Presented by Troy Hagen, MBA, EMT-P

That's finally a statement for Emergency Medical Services, not a question, with the release of The National EMS Advisory Council's white paper: "EMS Makes a Difference-Improved Clinical Outcomes and Downstream Healthcare Saving." This report has been universally praised as a milestone for EMS. Troy Hagen, lead author, will provide an overview of the findings and the latest medical advancements in EMS, and how the results can be used to promote healthcare activities and involvement in healthcare reform. Troy Hagen, MBA, EMT-P is the Director of Ada County Paramedics in Boise, Idaho. Troy has been involved in Emergency Medical Services for 23 years. Troy holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology and a Master’s in Business Administration. He is a frequent lecturer on EMS leadership, management, and finance. He also served as Medical Commissioner and Incident Commander for the 2009 Special Olympic World Winter Games. Troy is President-Elect for the National EMS Management Association (NEMSMA) and the Finance Committee Chair for the National EMS Advisory Council.

Friday, February 3, 2012

10 AM PST AHDI-Approved CEC: 1 CM (Clinical Medicine) REGISTER]]> http://www.ahdi-west.org/events/webinar-making-a-difference/ Getting To Know You By Carrie Boatman

Interview with AHDI's NLB Director, Susan M Lucci, RHIT, CHPS, CMT, AHDI-F

Susan Lucci has been in healthcare documentation for over 25 years. Recently, she launched a new business, Privacy Officer Services, LLC which provides MTSOs with their own credentialed HIM privacy officer. In addition, she has just joined MedScribe Health Information Management as their Chief Operations Officer. Susan has been a speaker at many state, regional, and national conferences. She has also written many articles for Plexus, Matrix, For the Record, and Journal of AHIMA. She serves on the executive committee for the Health Story Project for AHIMA. Susan was the 2009-2010 president of AHDI and is serving a second term (2011-2013) on the AHDI National Leadership Board. 1. As a newly elected director at large, what will be your main focus for our association for 2012? Because of the consolidation in the industry, it is more important than ever to reach all the healthcare documentation specialists and let them know what AHDI is doing on their behalf. We definitely need to...]]> http://www.ahdi-west.org/getting-to-know-you/getting-to-know-you-3/ AHDI-West Symposium – Santa Barbara, CA CANCELLED -

Postponed until Spring 2012

WHEN: Saturday, October 15 Too many scheduling conflicts have prevented us proceeding with this event. We apologize to all those who were planning to attend. We will reschedule (and expand) our program for Spring 2012.]]> http://www.ahdi-west.org/misc/ahdi-west-symposium-santa-barbara-ca/ Message from Jay By Jay Vance, CMT Director, District 1 AHDI National Leadership Board It is with a mixture of profound humility and great excitement that I officially step into the role of District 1 Director on the National Leadership Board of AHDI as of September 1, 2011. Again I want to thank all the members in District 1 for allowing me the privilege of representing you at the national level, and I'm going to do my very best to conduct myself in a manner that is worthy of your trust. There's no question that we have a lot of work to do, but I have every confidence that the members of the NLB, our new CEO, and the hard-working AHDI staff will be able to work cooperatively with our component leaders and the membership at large to accomplish great things in the coming months and years. I'm still savoring the sights and sounds of ACE 2011 at the gorgeous JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort in Phoenix. If you weren't able to attend and haven't seen...]]> http://www.ahdi-west.org/misc/message-from-jay/ President’s Message by Jacque Taylor, AHDI-F AHDI-West President Laughter Is The Best Medicine We've heard that old saying time and time again... but how many of us have really taken it literally? If you haven't, you should. Laughter reduces pain, increases job performance, connects people emotionally, and improves the flow of oxygen to the heart and brain. In a study by cardiologists at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, Maryland, indicated that laughter, along with an active sense of humor, may help protect you against a heart attack. The study, which is the first to indicate that laughter may help prevent heart disease, found that people with...]]> http://www.ahdi-west.org/presidents-message/presidents-message-4/ Call for Candidates! AHDI-WEST Accepting Nominations for 2012 Board of Governors Do you have:
  • an interest in leadership?
  • a desire to make a difference?
  • time to commit on a monthly basis?
CLICK TITLE FOR MORE INFORMATION]]> http://www.ahdi-west.org/misc/call-for-candidates/ We Remember…and Care 10 years later http://www.ahdi-west.org/viewpoints/we-remember-and-care-10-years-later/ WEBINAR: A National Survey of MTs: Results, Unique Findings & Future Implications Did you miss this webinar?

No problem, order a copy of the recording for just $10.00 JUST ADDED! Bonus Q&A recording with EXTRA AHDI-Approved CEC: 1 PD * *FREE with purchase of MT Survey recording.

Presented by: Gary David, PhD Gary David, PhD is the project coordinator for the Bentley University project on the creation and use of healthcare documentation. He has studied the work of medical transcription, the uses of speech recognition technology and EHRs, physician attitudes toward medical records, the work of clinical documentation improvement specialists, and others who routinely make use of healthcare documentation. Dr. David presented the results from the 2011 Survey of Medical Transcriptionists conducted by the presenter and a team from Bentley University. The 2011 Survey is a follow-up to the previous survey of the profession from 2007. The session will discuss changes to the profession based on the survey results, as well as the broader position of the MT in the changing world of healthcare documentation. CE Credit: 1 PD - CEC Certificates available with recording. NEW PRICE! $10.00

To order a copy of the presentation, contact us at Events@AHDI-West.org

]]> http://www.ahdi-west.org/education-and-credentialing/webinar-a-national-survey-of-mts-results-unique-findings-future-implications/ Getting To Know You By Kris Porter, AHDI-West Secretary I was born and raised in Sandy, Utah (which is south of Salt Lake City). I attended Jordan High School, the University of Utah, and participated in Study Abroad at Cambridge University. I started out as a nursing major at the University of Utah, finishing all the prerequisite requirements (which included absolutely no general education or liberal education classes) to apply to the nursing college, then at the 11th hour decided to change my major to English (yes, really!). My declared major remained (remains?) English, but I dabbled in ethnomusicology, linguistics, comparative lit, archeology, and anthropology (yes, all very practical degrees, much to my father’s chagrin). I put my education “on hold” to have a baby and, four children later, am waiting anxiously for the day I can return to school (once I decide what I truly want to be when I grow up. Read her full story. ]]> http://www.ahdi-west.org/misc/getting-to-know-you-2/ AHDI-West Advocacy Summit Delegation http://www.ahdi-west.org/misc/ahdi-west-advocacy-summit-delegation/