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President’s MessageDear AHDI Colleagues,
Traveling back home to the DC area from our conference in Latham, NY, I felt the excitement of meeting with long time AHDI friends but also happy to meet so many new people. Our theme “Planning our Next Move” was motivating and our speakers delivered. Speaker line up helped us assess our skills, learn about career opportunities utilizing our current skills, improve our communication skills, and we also learned how to motivate ourselves to attain our goals. We learned more about cyber and ransomware attacks, how to prevent them, and how to respond if it happens. At our conference we rolled out the newly-released AHDI Healthcare Documentation Quality Assessment and Management Best Practices toolkit and the Healthcare Documentation Creation Best Practices Toolkit.
Soon we will start planning our 2018 conference which will be held In Lynchburg, VA. Dates to be determined over the next two months. We need your help. If you live in the Lynchburg area, we need volunteers. Volunteers can do as little or as much as their time allows. It takes a village to raise a child and takes our member volunteers to have a yearly conference. Please feel free to email me at [email protected] Let’s get busy and plan our future together.
Sherry Doggett 2017 AHDI-NEMA President
AHDI-NEMA NewsletterNortheast/Mid-Atlantic Regionfor Healthcare Documentation Integrity
WHAT’S INSIDE:
President’s Message The Latest from Lee AnnSR Errors – Funny or Fatal?New DrugsJeopardy for Healthcare Documentation 2017
Volume 20, Issue 4October 2017
Chapter CornerFundraisingCongratulations - AwardsTQ AuditNew Board of DirectorsAHDI-NEMA Board of Directors
The LATEST from LEE ANN
It’s fall, y’all!! Or I probably should say ‘yuns’ but that doesn’t rhyme with ‘fall.’ As some of you may know, ‘yuns’ is a western Pennsylvania (and surrounding areas) word meaning the plural of ‘you,’ our version of ‘y’all.’ The urban dictionary says it is most often used by older generations. So I’ve located myself and dated myself. How about that?
This is my first AHDI-NEMA newsletter as the District 4 Director, and I should introduce myself for those who don’t know me. I started Wilmot Transcription Plus+ in 1998. I’ve been a member of AHDI since 1999, with a meeting of the Ohio Valley chapter in Wheeling, West Virginia. I’m still active with that chapter, though more often meetings are held in Morgantown, WV, because most current members are there. I became active in AHDI-NEMA when the regions were created, and I’ve attended most of the national AHDI conferences since my first one in 2003. Along the way I’ve held offices in the local chapter and region, most recently as president of NEMA in 2015 and 2016.
My goal with these newsletter articles is to keep you updated about AHDI and the National Leadership Board. Please also join the AHDI District 4 group on Facebook if you use that social media as I’ll post there, too.
So here are some items that may be of interest:
Credentialing Exam Retake Policy Change In August 2017, the Credentialing Commission for Healthcare Documentation (CCHD) voted to change the retake policy for both the RHDS and CHDS exams from a 6-month wait time to a 4-month wait time. Candidates who fail their RHDS or CHDS exam may now retake the exam in 4 months (instead of 6). All past, current, and future candidates are eligible under this policy, as of October 1, 2017.
AHDI’s Credentialing Candidate Guide has been updated to reflect this change. Contact us at 800-982-2182 ext. 102 (direct: 209-341-2456) or [email protected] with questions or concerns.
Changes in Leadership
You may already know that the National Leadership Board accepted Linda Brady’s resignation as AHDI’s Chief Executive Officer. Linda’s last day with AHDI will be October 29, 2017. Sheila Guston, CHDS, AHDI-F, was named as AHDI’s Interim CEO on a volunteer basis. Sheila will continue to serve on the NLB as Immediate Past President and At-Large Director. Sheila has extensive senior-level management experience and currently is Manager, HIM Healthcare Documentation Integrity at Spectrum Health System in Grand Rapids, MI. The association is extremely fortunate to have Sheila stepping into this key leadership role. Watch for more information as it develops.
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You may also know that Jay Vance, CMT, CHP, AHDI-F, resigned as At-Large Director and President-elect of AHDI's National Leadership Board for personal reasons. The Board approved to fill the At-Large Director vacancy and appointed Joyce Smith, AHDI-F, to the position with a term effective immediately through August 31, 2020. A special election will be held to fill the vacated President-elect position at the Board meeting on October 16, 2017.
The OWLS Academy (Observe, Work, Learn, Succeed) has been developed especially for students and new professionals, but many of the resources are helpful to anyone in healthcare documentation. Created by AHDI's Educators Alliance and staff, it offers free resources to AHDI members. Click here OWLS Academy to find out more.
Two new benefits have been added to your AHDI membership: A free subscription to For The Record magazine. Signing up is easy. Just visit the publisher's
website, select "My subscription is FREE because I am a member of AHDI," and complete the form. You may also access the subscription link anytime by visiting AHDI's Access Your Benefits page (member login required).
Cyber Liability insurance is now available through Mercer Consumer. Visit AHDI's Access Your Benefits (member login required) page, select your membership category, and jump to the "Save" section of benefits for a link to Mercer Consumer.
I look forward to continuing to work with you over the next 3 years. I would love to hear from you with your ideas for our district.
Lee Ann Wilmot, CHDS, AHDI-F, CHTS-CPAHDI National Leadership BoardDistrict 4 [email protected]
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VR: A paddle mega lady. D: Hepatomegaly
D: Acute UTI. SR: Acute transient ischemic attack
D: Assessed by Rutland ENT. SR: Assessed by rotten ENT
VR: Pinky toe service. D: Pancreatitis
SR: History of hi-lo nephritis. (pyelonephritis)
VR: Rectal eye abnormalities (electrolytes):
D: All questions were answered. VR: Followup lashes
D: Jim. VR: Gastric mucosa
“It began to spread to the left groin and into the left Biaxin.” (buttocks)
“hydrocodone as to mend the fence.” (acetaminophen)
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Newly Approved Prescription Drugs
Fiasp – Injection for diabetes mellitus types 1 and 2.
Verzenio – Tablets used to treat breast cancer.
Trelegy Ellipta – Inhalation powder for COPD.
Xhance – Nasal spray used to treat nasal polyps.
Adzenys ER – Extended release liquid used to treat ADHD.
Solosec – Tablets used to treat bacterial vaginosis.
Aliqopa – Injection for follicular lymphoma.
Mvasi – Injection for many cancer types (colon cancer, cervical cancer, glioblastoma multiforme, renal cell cancer, etc.)
Mylotarg – Injection for acute myeloid leukemia.
Kymriah – IV infusion used to treat acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
Vabomere – Used to treat UTIs.
Judy Lichtenberger, RHIT, CHTS-TR, CHDS, AHDI-FAt-Large Director, AHDI National Leadership Board
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Jeopardy for Healthcare Documentation 2017
Compiled by Lee Ann Wilmot
Signs and Syndromes and Disorders1. Disorder in which patient is unable to recall names of everyday objects
a. What is anomia (a type of aphasia)?2. The persistent, abnormal, and illogical fear of food or eating
a. What is sitophobia (or sitiophobia)?3. Impaired ability to perform rapid alternating eye movements
a. What is dysdiadochokinesia (DDK)?4. A clinical sign for the manner in which children with well-developed Duchenne’s muscular
dystrophy (DMD) rise from a sitting to a standing position by grasping and pulling on body parts from the knees to hips until they are in an erect position
a. What is Gower sign?5. a rare disorder that causes blood vessel inflammation throughout your body. signs and
symptoms may seem unrelated at first, including mouth sores, eye inflammation, skin rashes and lesions
a. What is Behçet syndrome? (named the Turkish dermatologist Hulusi Behçet)
Cardiology1. Primary type of tumor found in the heart in adults
a. What is a myxoma? (most often found in left atrium)2. Any abnormal sound or any murmur heard during systole
a. What is a systolic bruit?3. This causes abnormally large increase in heart rate without concomitant orthostatic
hypotensiona. What is postural orthostatic hypotension syndrome (POTS)?
4. A complex formed when a paced beat fires simultaneously with an intrinsic beata. What is a fusion beat?
5. New class of drug that can be used in the prevention of stroke for people with non-valvular AF, which is when AF is not associated with a problem in a heart valve.
a. What is NOAC (novel oral anticoagulants)?
Procedures, Tests, and Studies1. Procedure used in treatment of pediatric patients with only a single functioning heart vessel
a. What is Fontan procedure?2. Measure of calcium included in results of a CT angiogram
a. What is Agatston score?3. Finding via urine sample that may be indicative of multiple myeloma
a. What is a Bence-Jones protein (a monoclonal globulin protein)?4. therapy specifically targets the tumor cavity and affects less of the healthy tissue, may be a
suitable treatment option for women with early stage breast cancer.a. What is APBI (Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation)?
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5. Randomized study comparing the three most commonly used anticoagulants in North America in patients who have elected to undergo primary or revision hip or knee joint replacement surgery. The anticoagulants being compared are enteric coated aspirin, low intensity warfarin, and rivaroxaban.
a. What is PEPPER (Comparative Effectiveness of Pulmonary Embolism Prevention After Hip and Knee Replacement) study?
Medications 1. Used to treat melanoma, pembrolizumab works with the immune system
a. What is Keytruda?2. New class of drugs, PCSK9 (proprotein convertase3. subtilisin/kexin type 9), given by injection to treat this disease
a. What is hypercholesteremia?4. Name of a group of inhaled medications that are used in the treatment of asthma and chronic
obstuctive pulmonary disease (COPD)a. What are long-acting beta agonists (LABA)?
5. Sofosbuvir and velpatasvir – approved for use in combination with ribavirin to treat all 6 major forms of hepatitis C virus in adults
a. What is Epclusa?6. 1% sodium hyaluronate – injection used to relieve osteoarthritis knee pain
a. What is Euflexxa?
FINAL JEOPARDYMultiple Sclerosis300 mg/10 mL is approved for use against the most common form of MS - the relapsing-remitting type. It's also approved for primary progressive MS, a very aggressive form of the disease that affects 10 to 15 percent of MS patients
What is Ocrevus, (ocrelizumab) ?
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CHAPTER CORNER
The Ohio Valley chapter of AHDI currently has 13 members. At our October 7 meeting, started the process to select new officers for 2018, as well as committee chairs and tentative dates for meetings. We will be holding the annual spring symposium on April 7, 2018, in Morgantown. Details will be posted on the NEMA website under our chapter link as they become available.
Six of the chapter members attended the AHDI-NEMA conference. Those attending were Sonia Allison, Jane Morris Drupieski, Shirley Howard, Marlene Lester, Laura Osborne, and Lee Ann Wilmot. Thanks to those volunteers who organized such a successful meeting. The meeting offered 11.5 credits as well as 1 CM for a Nuance crossword puzzle. We also had our first game of Jeopardy.
If anyone would like to become a member of the chapter, fill out the form on the next page. If you have any questions, please email me at [email protected]. Chapter dues are $10.
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AHDI Northeast/Mid-Atlantic Region--Ohio Valley ChapterAssociation for Healthcare Documentation Integrity
2018 MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION AND ANNUAL RENEWAL
NAME________________________________________________________________________AHDI # ______________ CMT/CHDS □ yes □ no BIRTHDATE__________________OTHER CREDENTIALS: ______________________________________________________ADDRESS □ Home □ Work _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ EMAIL ADDRESS___________________________________________________PHONE NUMBERS home ________________ work___________________ cell ________________ fax ___________________EMPLOYER___________________________________________________________________ Please circle your areas of interest: Membership Continuing Education WebsiteCorrespondence/communication Advocacy/Promotion Newsletter CertificationFinances Other__________ Membership is for 1 full calendar year, effective January through December. Benefits of national membership include access to resources and information through bi-monthly publications, (Matrix and Plexus), discounts on AHDI products and events, online educational programs and webinars, discounts on credentialing exams, vendor affiliates (Stedman’s Elsevier, Dell, etc.), networking opportunities and many more. Membership investment and benefits are nonrefundable and nontransferable. After 1 full year of both AHDI national membership and OV-AHDI chapter membership, AHDI national membership dues for subsequent years may be reimbursed fully or partially if chapter member participates in 100% of chapter meetings and if there are sufficient funds in the treasury.
Circle the appropriate amount below and send in this page with payment to the address below. The application and money is due by December 31, 2017. Chapter with national $10National member who also chooses membership in Ohio Valley Chapter Chapter only Professional $60 Student $30Individual professional or student who is interested in membership only in local chapter Please make check payable to Ohio Valley Chapter AHDI and mail application with check to:Kimberly Glotfelty CHDS, CHTS-IM, Treasurer, 66 Light Street, Terra Alta, WV 26764 SIGNATURE______________________________ DATE ________________
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FUNDRAISING UPDATES
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Congratulations to Kevena Espinoza, RHDS, AHDI-F on winning the Susan Pierce award.
Congratulations to Shirley Howard, CHDS on winning the Distinguished Service award.
AHDI-NEMA has held their election and the results are in. Congratulations to the following people:
Diane Warth, CMT, AHDI0F, RHIT, CPC – President-Elect
Barbara Wright, CHDS, AHDI-F – Secretary
Sonia Allison, CHDS, CHTS-IM, RHIT
Robin Minter, CHDS, AHDI-F, CMSS will be the President
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OfficersPresidentSherry DoggettSilver Spring, MDEmail: [email protected]: 859-630-6863
Immediate Past PresidentLee Ann Wilmot, CHDS, AHDI-F, CHTS-CPCanonsburg, PAPhone: 724-514-7070Call phone: cell: 304-218-1146Email: [email protected]
President-ElectRobin Minter, CHDS, AHDI-F, CMSSAxton, VA 24054Email: [email protected]
TreasurerSonia Allison, CHDS, CHTS-IM, RHITMasontown, PAEmail: [email protected]
SecretaryBarbara Wright, CHDS, AHDI-FMadison Heights, VAEmail: [email protected]
District 4 Director
Lee Ann Wilmot, CHDS, AHDI-F, CHTS-CPCanonsburg, PAPhone: 724-514-7070Call phone: cell: 304-218-1146Email: [email protected]
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