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Congratulations to Diana Workman, CCA, ICDCT-CM, ICDCT-PCS! Diana has recently passed the AHIMA CCA exam on her first attempt utilizing the American Institute of Healthcare Compliance (AIHC) online CCA Exam Prep program.
Diana writes, "This was an informative and concise course that gave me the tools to prep and pass the CCA Certification test through AHIMA. I utilized all of the resources given to me, which included the CCA Prep Guide and a CD Rom which helped prepare me for the exam. There was an abundant amount of questions and variations of tests to study from. I also reviewed the Power Point Presentation slides and corresponding tests from the CCA prep course, as well as completing the activities in the Medical Terminology: A Short Course book. This book had plenty of activities and tests to sharpen your medical terminology skills. I felt it imperative to complete the coding questions in the Clinical Coding Workout Book and to have a good understanding of the reimbursement methodologies."
Diana strongly expressed that time management was a key element for studying and taking the exam.
Diana is a recent graduate of the AIHC ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS Train-the-Trainer course and has successfully earned her ICDCT-CM and ICDCT-PCS credentials.
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| The American Institute of Healthcare Compliance would like to recognize AIHC Certified ICD-10-CM Trainer and one of our Online Course Managers, Norma Panther, CEMC™, CPC, CPC-I, CIRCC, CCS-P, AIHC approved ICD-10-CM Trainer, for successfully passing the AAPC Certified Evaluation and Management Coder (CEMC™) exam. The CEMC™ was developed by a team of leading E/M coding professionals and is recommended for coders with sufficient experience and expertise in E/M coding.
Norma was tested on the following areas for the CEMC™ exam:
- The three key components with emphasis on MDM and other subjective aspects of the Documentation Guidelines
- Rules and regulations of Medicare billing including (but not limited to) incident to, teaching situations, shared visits, consultations, and global surgery
- Coding per NCCI, ICD-9-CM, CPT® Modifiers and both the 1995 and 1997 Documentation Guidelines
- Time-based coding
- Risk assessment, including (but not limited to) the ability to benchmark, identity problematic situations and missed billing opportunities
- Medical terminology
- Anatomy and physiology
Great Job, Norma! We are so proud of you!!
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Congratulations to Louann Peery!
Louann recently passing the 2012 AHIMA CCA Exam! Louann completed her CCA Exam Prep curriculum through the American Institute of Healthcare Compliance earlier this year. Way To Go, Louann!
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Welcome Norma Panther! The American Institute of Healthcare Compliance is proud to welcome Norma A. Panther, CPC, CPC-I, CIRCC, CCS-P, AIHC Certified ICD-10-CM Trainer, as the newest member to the AIHC team! Norma has over 24 years of experience in the healthcare fields of professional consulting, education, auditing , and compliance. Norma recently obtained her certification as an American Institute of Healthcare Compliance (AIHC) ICD10 Trainer and is now an experienced ICD10 Online Course Manager for our organization. Click Here to read more about Norma!
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AIHC is proud to announce that Kari Anderson, MBA, CIBS has successfully completed her Certified Inpatient Billing Specialist Certification with our organization. Kari is currently the Director of Billing and Contract Management for DMS Health Technologies! Way to Go Kari!
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Patricia Kisiel-Neunder, CMCO is an AIHC Certified Medical Compliance Officer (formerly MCMC) graduate and has exciting news to share! Patricia is the new Compliance Administrator / Privacy Officer for UBMD Internal Medicine. Congratulations, Patricia, and Good Luck in your new position!
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Congratulations are in order for Jeanne Folmer, CPC, CHA, a graduate from AIHC's Certified Healthcare Auditor program. Jeanne recently accepted a new position as Lead Auditor in the Corporate Compliance Department of Medcenter One in Bismarck, North Dakota. Good luck in your new position, Jeanne!
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The American Institute of Healthcare Compliance would like to recognize
Rama Gottipati, CCA, CPC, CPC-H, for passing the AHIMA CCA Exam! Rama is a recent graduate of the Certified Coding Associate (CCA) Exam Prep Program offered through AIHC. Great Job, Rama!
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Congratulations to Marta Kennedy, RN, BS, CPC, CMCO, for successfully passing the Clinician / Practitioner Consultant Exam offered through the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (HIT). This exam is part of an initiative by the ONC to "educate and competency" a workforce for the HIT industry. The concept stems from issues related to HITECH and EMR. Great Job, Marta!
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We are proud to announce Dr. Lilian Alevato, MBA, DM/CCM, Director of Family Physicians Group, not only celebrated her birthday on August 26th, but passed her United States citizenship exam! She is a member of the American Institute of Healthcare Compliance (AIHC) and is completing her studies to become a Certified Healthcare Auditor (CHA).
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CONGRATULATIONS Gabriella Neff, RHIA, CHA!
Gabriella has accepted a position with Summa Health System as a
Senior Compliance Officer. She received this position after
achieving her Certification as Healthcare Auditor (CHA) through the
American Institute of Healthcare Compliance.
Good Luck in your new position, Gabriella!
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The Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) : http://healthit.hhs.gov/
As the nation moves toward a more technologically advanced health care system, providers are going to need highly skilled health IT experts to support them in the adoption and meaningful use of electronic health records. To help address this growing demand, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) has funded the Health IT Workforce Development Program. The goal is to train a new workforce of health IT professionals who will be ready to help providers implement electronic health records to improve health care quality, safety, and cost-effectiveness.
AIHC Instructor, Marta Kennedy, RN, BS, CPC, CMCO, participated in and completed the training program offered by a local community college for the role of the Implementation Support Specialist. This training which started January 4, 2011 and was completed May 21, 2011 was a five month period of a great deal of information to learn.
This competency program was inclusive of such topics as, public health, project management, team building skills and many more. Additional lab time was planned during this five months to work with electronic medical records in understanding components of the hardware and software as well as how to manage and write order sets.
The national competency exams have recently been posted as available for students who have completed a training program.
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Certified Coding Associate (CCA) Exam Prep Boot Camp student, Rachel Conley, has some wonderful news to share! The May 2011 AIHC graduate recently passed her AHIMA
CCA Certification Exam! WAY TO GO, Rachel!!
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Congratulations to Rehana Husain, MA, CPC, CHA, SSGB, CPMA, CMCO who achieved her certification in medical compliance management (CMCO) through AIHC on 05/27/2011! She also recently obtained her certification in "Effective Auditor Communication" from Management Concepts. She has obtained Six Sigma Green Belt Certification from Maryland Hospital and Patient Safety Center as well as Dale Carnegie in "Effective Communication Leadership". Rehana earned a certification as a Healthcare Auditor (CHA) in 2007 through Health Care Consulting Services (the course is now provided by AIHC). We are so proud of you, Rehana!
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Debra Woods, MSA, MAEd, RHIA,CHA,CHC, CPC, CMCO would like to announce that she has completed the AHIMA ICD-10 trainer class. Debra completed two online courses and three all day classes on ICD-10 for a total of 36 continuing education credits. She will be using her training to assist the coding supervisor at the VA in training physicians and coders. She will also use the CEU's for her RHIA credential. Debra holds certifications in Healthcare Auditing and Medical Compliance from AIHC and is currently one of the Healthcare Auditor Instructors for the American Institute of Healthcare Compliance.
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