2008 NJHIMA Annual Meeting
Bally's Atlantic City
Atlantic City, NJ

June 19-20, 2008

Agenda


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Day 1 - Thursday, June 19th

Day 2 - Friday, June 20th


Day 1 - Thursday, June 19th

7:00-8:00 Registration      
 

Continental Breakfast sponsored by
NJPR Hospital and Medical Support Services

Tote Bags and Folders sponsored by Iron Mountain

Scholarship Donor Recognition Pins sponsored by
Marion Gentul, RHIA, CCS
 

 
8:00-5:00 PR & Hospitality Room, Silent Auction Open
 
 
8:15-8:30 Welcome and Opening Remarks  
 

Kathleen A. Frawley, JD, MS, RHIA
President, NJHIMA
 

 
8:30-9:45 General Session  
Let It Go, Just Let It Go
  Kent Rader
Professional Speaker and Comedian
 
 
9:45-11:00 

Exhibit Hall Exclusive Time/Coffee Break

 
 

Sponsored by Silent Type
 

 
9:45-12:00 Exhibit Hall Open
 
 
11:00-12:00 Concurrent Sessions  
Understanding HL-7 What Every HIM Professional Should Know
 

Beth Just, MBA, RHIA
Founder & CEO
Just and Associates
 

 
 

Characters In and Lines Out – New Transcription Standards

 

David E. Woodrow
Managing Director
Spi Healthcare

Sponsored by Spi Healthcare
 

 
 

Occupational Health Data
David J. Valiante, MS, CIH
Program Manager, Occupational Health Surveillance,
NJ Department of Health and Senior Services
 

12:00-1:15     

Luncheon - Installation of Officers, Award Presentation
 

 
1:30-5:45 Exhibit Hall Open
 
 
1:30-2:30    General Session  
  Latest Developments in e-Discovery for HIM Professionals
 

Marla S. K. Bergman, Esq.
Counsel, Jones Day

Sponsored by Alpha Systems
 

 
2:30-2:45 NJHIMA Business Meeting  
 

Kathleen A. Frawley, JD, MS, RHIA
 

 
2:45-3:45     Exhibit Hall Exclusive Time/Coffee Break  
 

Sponsored by 3M Information Systems
 

 
3:45-4:45  Concurrent Sessions  
 

The Competitive Advantage

 

Kent Rader
Professional Speaker and Comedian
 

 
  Panel Presentation – Organizational Changes in Transitioning to the EHR
  Karen Fischbach, MS, RHIA
Manager, Infrastructure Support, ISD  
Solaris Health Systems

Amelia Mattoon, MAS, RHIA
Assistant Director, HIM, St.Vincent’s Catholic Medical Center

Alice Oakerman
 
 
  Overview of MDS 3.0 -  The Changes, Rationale, Timetable
 

Maryanne Leonard, RHIA,CRM,RAC-CT
Heath Information Professionals
 

 
4:45-5:45   General Session  
  Medical Identity Theft
 

Kathleen A. Frawley, JD, MS, RHIA
Chair, Health Information Technology
DeVry University
 

 
5:45-6:15 Exhibits Open
 
 
6:15-8:00           Cocktail Reception/Buffet for Attendees, Vendors and Speakers  
 

Sponsors:  All Type
      

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Day 2 - Friday, June 20th

7:30-8:30 Registration and Continental Breakfast  
 

Sponsored by Iron Mountain
 

8:00-1:00 PR and Hospitality Area/ Silent Auction
 
8:30-10:00   Concurrent Sessions
  Interventional Radiology and Cardiology: Unlocking the Secrets to Correct Coding and Reimbursement
 

Stacie L. Buck, RHIA, CCS-P, LHRM,RCC
Vice President
Southeast Radiology Management
 

  Data Mining Applications in Healthcare
 

V. “Juggy” Jagannanthan, PhD
Associate Professor, CSEE Department & Concurrent Engineering Research Center
West Virginia University and VP of Research, MedQuist, Inc.

Sponsored by MedQuist, Inc.
 

10:00-11:00       Exhibit Hall Exclusive Time/Coffee Break
 
10:00-12:00 Exhibit Hall Open
 
11:00-12:00   General Session
  Ready for Success
 

Patty Thierry Sheridan, MBA, RHIA
Director, AHIMA Board of Directors
 

12:00-1:15 Brunch
1:30-2:30 Concurrent Sessions
  Streamlining the Physician Query Process and the Role of Technology
 

Ulkar Qazen, MSJ, RHIA
HIM Specialist
Meta Health Technology

Sponsored by Meta Health Technology
 

  Hot Topics in ER Coding
 

Donna Didier, Med,RHIA, CCS
Director of Auditing and Educational Services HealthPort

Jana Milner, CPC, EMS
Auditing Specialist
HealthPort

Sponsored by HealthPort
 
  Long Term Care
 

Marie Rommel, RHIA, RD
LTC Consultant
 

2:30-3:30   General Session
  CMS National Expansion of Recovery Audit Contractors - Are You Ready?
 

Cheryl Servais, MPH, RHIA
VP of Compliance and Privacy Officer

Sponsored by Precyse Solutions
 
 
3:30     Closing Remarks and Grand Prize Drawing