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NCHIMA held
the 2010 Summer Meeting July 16 at the VA Medical Center. Dr. Nick Paulk kicked off the day providing
insight to Revascularization Surgery. Complicated
procedures were made palatable with excellent pictures, diagrams, and humor. Dr. Paulk is an excellent instructor who
bravely stepped out of his world to talk to us in ‘our world’ [of HIM]. It was very well done.
Participants
were enlightened to the many features of the VA’s electronic record including
their personal health record, My Healthe Vet.
Anyone seeking to learn more about electronic health records should see
every example possible, as we are in an era of remarkable changes and
improvements across the board for electronic record functionality. The VA has been quite a leader of ingenuity
in this area. The engaging speakers,
Donna Bonnet, M.S., and Jeff Terrill, R.N. provided us with many real-time
examples. It was insightful to both ‘veteran’
and rookie HIM professionals.
We learned
more about ICD-10 from Jane Cook, CPC.
And more about End Stage Renal Disease, and other related disease
processes and revenue codes from Beth Croker.
My hat is off to Beth who did not miss a beat when the projector light
seemed to burn out. She was grace under
pressure, there is much to be learned from those that can go with the flow!
Culinary
Waves provided the food for the day and I must say it was very good!
I cannot
leave without mentioning the impression the VA employees left us with. They are a group of compassionate, dedicated,
heart-moving individuals. We thank
Teresa McClaran and James Sternesky for their time and talents. It was a wonderful day of sharing and
learning. Kudos to the NCHIMA Program chairs,
Jeanette Gulder and Sheila Key.
Mark your calendars for November 12, 2010 for the Fall Meeting with a special celebration for NCHIMA’s 50th year!
Many thanks
to our Board and Committee members,
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