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It’s been said many times, but it bears repeating: Learning is a lifelong event. The minute our hunger for knowledge evaporates, it’s time to close shop and embrace reality TV.
One method to continually expand our horizons is to lean on the experience of other successful people. HIM professionals seeking to advance their careers have many such experts at their disposal. For example, this month’s E-News Exclusive profiles Joe Gurrieri, RHIA, CHP, who details how he rose through the HIM ranks and developed a keen sense for what it takes to be an industry leader.
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The Making of an HIM Leader:
Building Strong Leadership Beyond HIM Walls
By Beth Friedman, RHIT, BSHA
Joseph J. Gurrieri, RHIA, CHP, president of H.I.M. ON CALL, has more than 20 years of experience in the HIM profession. Before joining the company in April 2006, he held various management positions in hospitals in New York and New Jersey and performed consulting in interim management/director roles. During that time, he developed and implemented software applications focused on medical coding productivity, quality measurement, discharged-not-final-billed management, and HIPAA accounting of disclosure tracking. I recently had the opportunity to talk with Gurrieri about his remarkable journey and the qualities that make an outstanding leader.
Friedman: Talk about your early experience in the HIM industry. What led you to HIM?
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ACDIS 2016 Reflects Rapid Growth for CDI
By Beth Friedman, RHIT, BSHA
The Ninth Annual Association for Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialists (ACDIS) Conference was held May 23 through 26 at Atlanta’s World Congress Center. With nearly 2,000 attendees and more than 70 exhibitors, the conference was the largest gathering of clinical documentation improvement (CDI) specialists to date. Key topics included sepsis, value-based purchasing, remote CDI services, and ethical best practices for CDI programs.
Sepsis Documentation Takes Center Stage
Two standing-room-only panel sessions focused on the newly released definitions of sepsis and septic shock (Sepsis-3). James Fee, MD, CCS, CCDS, vice president of Enjoin, moderated a special physician panel to review The Journal of the American Medical Association’s revised definitions and diagnostic criteria. Attendees also debated early adoption vs participation in the Surviving Sepsis Campaign and ICD-10 reporting. Sepsis documentation and coding continue to be an important topic across all health care stakeholders, with Fee encouraging attendees to coordinate and collaborate across their organizations.
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Charles W. Stellar Named WEDI President and CEO
The Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI) announced during its 25th Annual National Conference that the WEDI board of directors has named Charles W. Stellar as WEDI’s president and CEO. Stellar has served as WEDI’s interim CEO since January 2016. As an executive leader with more than 35 years of experience in health care, association management, and organizational leadership, Stellar will continue to oversee the strategic guidance of the organization, its staff, and its committees.
“Charles has been an incredible asset to our organization during a transitional time and has helped lead us forward to achieve the goals and initiatives set forth by our board,” said Jean Narcisi, chair of the WEDI board. “Charles has demonstrated the dedicated strategic leadership to further WEDI’s role as a recognized leader and advocate for health care IT, launch new initiatives, drive awareness of health care’s ongoing challenges, and collectively improve the quality and efficiency of health care IT.”
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Learn Financial Management in Las Vegas
By Heather Hogstrom
Las Vegas will host the Healthcare Financial Management Association’s (HFMA) 2016 ANI: The Healthcare Finance Conference June 26-29. Attendees can socialize and get a taste of the city at several networking events, including Sunday night’s Post-Welcome Reception held at popular nightclub and restaurant TAO, and An Evening With The Stars at Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum on Monday.
This year’s conference, which offers 21.5 CPEs, emphasizes innovation and encourages attendees to step out of the box. Keynote presentations will be given by Julie Williamson, PhD, coauthor of Matter: Move Beyond the Competition, Create More Value, and Become the Obvious Choice, and Eric Topol, MD, cardiologist and author of The Patient Will See You Now: The Future of Medicine is in Your Hands. Additionally, Wei-Nchih Lee, MD, internal medicine physician and senior research scientist at HP Labs; Nina Nashif, founder and CEO of Healthbox; and Glenn D. Steele, Jr., MD, PhD, chair of xG Health Solutions, past president and CEO of Geisinger Health System will take part in Wednesday’s Healthcare Innovation Panel.
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The nation's top employers and recruiters of HIM talent advertise in For The Record magazine and post their job openings on AlliedHealthCareers.com. Check out the most recent opportunities that have been submitted by employers across the country!
Full-Time, Certified Coder
Oak Valley Hospital DIstrict, Oakdale, CA |
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Doctors Test Tools to Predict Your Odds
of a Disease
A pilot program aims to calculate the likelihood that a patient has an illness, enabling doctors to order fewer tests and prescribe fewer antibiotics, according to The Wall Street Journal.
New Mexico Clinics Close Up,
Disappear With Patient Medical Records
Patients are unable to obtain their medical records after a sudden clinic closure, forcing them to start over and repeat tests in order to get prescription refills, according to KRQU News 13. |
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