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	Previous Classes 2009- 1st Quarter 2011
	OASIS Training March 30, 2011 8:30a-4pm Sponsored by Connecticut Association for Home Care & Hospice ICD-10 Webinar March 24, 2011 Sponsored by the Home Care Association of NH www.homecarenh.org Coding Complexities Webinar February 9, 2011 Sponsored by Home Care Association of Washington www.hcaw.org/index.cfm Best In Practice Webinar January 26, 2011 Sponsored by Home Care Association of Washington www.hcaw.org/index.cfm Full Day 9am-4pm Coding Fundamentals & Best in Practice January 17, 2011 Day Kimball - CT Best In Practice Webinar January 12, 2011 Sponsored by Home Care Association of Washington www.hcaw.org/index.cfm ACE Advancing Coding Education Certification Exam December 10, 2010 sponsored by the Connecticut Association for Home Care 2.5 hour examination for advanced home health coding education to register contact o register contact www.cthomecare.org ACE Advancing Coding Education Certification Class December 9, 2010 Sponsored by the Connecticut Association for Home Care Joan Usher BS, RHIA, COS-C, ACE speaker for 8 hour preparation class reviews all areas of home health coding to register contact www.cthomecare.org Correct Coding for Hospice, December 8, 2010 sponsored by the Connecticut Association for Home Care Joan Usher BS, RHIA, COS-C, ACE speaker for 3 hour class specifically designed for hospice coding issues - to register contact www.cthomecare.org Essentials of Wound Coding Under OASIS C, December 8, 2010 sponsored by the Connecticut Association for Home Care Joan Usher BS, RHIA, COS-C, ACE speaker for 3 hour class specifically designed for hospice coding issues - to register contact www.cthomecare.org Anatomy & Physiology Update: Brush up on the Circulatory System today! October 14, 2010, 60 minute webinar. Improve your ICD-9 coding and prepare for the complexity of ICD-10. Learn cardio & circulatory terminology for coding and common disease processes associated with the circulatory system. Specific circulatory examples of ICD-9 & ICD-10 comparisons. Joan Usher BS, RHIA, COS-C, ACE speaker for 60 minute webinar. To register contact www.phconferences.com Up To The Minute Coding - September 30, 2010 90 minute webinar, sponsored by the Connecticut Association for Home Care Joan Usher BS, RHIA, COS-C, ACE speaker for 90 minute webinar involving 2011 coding changes and other essential home health coding, intermediate coding education. www.cthomecare.org Up To The Minute Coding - September 27, 2010 3 hour class, sponsored by the Rhode Island Partnership for Home Care Joan Usher BS, RHIA, COS-C, ACE speaker for 90 minute webinar involving 2011 coding changes and other essential home health coding, intermediate coding education.To register contact www.riphc.org Coding 101, September 21, 2010 Sponsored by the Home Care Alliance MA Joan Usher BS, RHIA, COS-C, ACE, speaker, 3 hour beginners coding education - to register contact www.hcalliancema.org OASIS 101 August 25, 2010 Sponsored by the Home Care Alliance of Massachusetts Joan Usher BS, RHIA, COS-C, ACE one of the feature speakers to register contact www.hcalliancema.org Coding 101 Teleconference Series August 24, 26 & 31, 2010 Three 60 minute Teleconferences sponsored by the Home Care Association of New Hampshire to register contact www.homecarenh.org/ Part 1: Coding Fundamentals learn the 5 steps to correct coding and choosing the primary diagnosis. Part 2: Coding & It's Impact on Reimbursement: learn PPS case mix diagnosis and OASIS items that impact reimbursement. Part 3: Common diagnostic areas where coding mistakes occur: code specific diagnostic areas by example and identify how accurate coding can benefit an agency. Understand OASIS Data Collection and Home Health Quality Measures May 3, 2010 Sponsored by MaHiMA Joan Usher BS, RHIA, COS-C, ACE speaker for 75 minutes on data elements on the OASIS C and Quality Measures Data Security HIPAA and ARRA Regulations February 3, 2010 sponsored by the Hospice Federation Joan Usher BS, RHIA, COS-C, ACE speaker for 60 minutes on upcoming regulatory changes. Furthering Your Coding Knowledge, February 4, 2010 sponsored by RI Partnership for Homecare Learn how to accurately select and code primary & secondary diagnosis. To register contact www.riphc.org ICD 10 Conversion: Keys to a Successful Transition Teleconference, January 13, 2010 Joan Usher BS, RHIA, COS-C, ACE speaker for 60 minute teleconference Understand how to begin planning for ICD 10 and identify timelines. Checklists for team members preparing for ICD 10 implementation and identification of areas for education. www.pbpconferences.com Charting the Course -EMR November 21 , 2009 sponsored by Hospice & Palliative Care Federation of MA How to make your EMR work for you. Joan Usher BS, RHIA, COS-C, ACE speaker to register contact www.hospicefed.org Become Certified in Coding ACE Advancing Coding Education Certification Exam November 6, 2009 Sponsored by the Connecticut Association for Home Care to register contact www.cthomecare.org ACE Advancing Coding Education Certification Class October 29, 2009 sponsored by the Connecticut Association for Home Care Joan Usher BS, RHIA,COS-C, ACE speaker for 8 hour preparation class reviews all areas of home health coding. to register contact www.cthomecare.org ICD-10 Not Too Early to Start Planning October 28, 2009 sponsored by the American Academy of Professional Coders, local chapter Hamden-Wallingford CT Joan Usher BS, RHIA, COS-C, ACE speaker for 90 minutes on preparing for ICD-10 Fundamentals of Coding, October 28, 2009 sponsored by the Connecticut Association for Home Care Joan Usher BS, RHIA, COS-C, ACE speaker for 3 hour beginners class - to register contact www.cthomecare.org Furthering Your Coding Knowledge, October 28, 2009 sponsored by the Connecticut Association for Home Care Joan Usher BS, RHIA, COS-C, ACE speaker for 3 hour advanced class - to register contact www.cthomecare.org OASIS C Training, October 22, 2009 Acclaim Homecare review the new OASIS C document and prepare for implementation OASIS C, October 6, 2009 Grapevine, Texas Sponsored by the American Health Information Management Association Joan Usher BS, RHIA, COS-C, ACE presenting a program to HIM professionals on the updates to OASIS C. www.ahima.org Legal Pitfalls of Record Retention, October 1, 2009, 9-10:30am sponsored by Rhode Island Partnership for Home Care Joan Usher BS, RHIA, COS-C, ACE Review steps required to develop a Records Management Program, review retention periods of major types of documentation, review policies needed for a Records Management Program as well as the proper process of destruction. to register contact - www.riphc.org Red Flag Rule- Bringing Your Agency Into Compliance, October 1, 2009 11am-12:30 sponsored by Rhode Island Partnership for Home Care Joan Usher BS, RHIA, COS-C, ACE Understand what the Federal Trade Commission's new regulations mean to your agency & what you need to do to achieve compliance. to register contact - www.riphc.org Up To The Minute Coding - 2010, September 3, 2009, 1-4pm sponsored by Rhode Island Partnership for Home Care Joan Usher BS, RHIA, COS-C, ACE speaker for class involving 2009 coding changes and other essential coding, intermediate coding education. To register contact www.riphc.org Fundamentals of Coding, September 3, 2009, 9am -12 Sponsored by Rhode Island Partnership for Home Care Joan Usher BS, RHIA, COS-C, ACE speaker for 3 hour beginners class - to register contact www.riphc.org Coding 101 Teleconference Series August 14 & 18, 2009 90 minute Teleconferences: Coding 101 Introduction to Coding Fundamentals and Coding & It's Impact on Reimbursement; sponsored by the Home Care Association of New Hampshire to register contact www.homecarenh.org/ Learn about the impending Federal Trade Commissions' Red Flag Rule- Bringing Your Agency Into Compliance, June 25, 2009 60 minute Teleconference sponsored by the Home Care Alliance of MA. to register contact -www.hcalliancema.org Fundamentals of Coding, June 16, 2009 Partners Home Care, Joan Usher BS, RHIA, COS-C, ACE speaker for 3 hour beginners coding education Does your agency need a Coding Specialist? Become Certified ACE Advancing Coding Education Certification Exam June 3, 2009 Sponsored by the Rhode Island Partnership for Home Care 2.5 hour examination for advanced home health coding education to register contact www.riphc.org ACE Advancing Coding Education Certification Class May 28, 2009 Sponsored by the Rhode Island Partnership for Home Care Joan Usher BS, RHIA, COS-C, ACE speaker for 8 hour preparation class reviews all areas of home health coding. To register contact www.riphc.org In & Outs Of Home Health Coding Teleconference, May 21, 2009 www.pbpconferences.com Joan Usher BS, RHIA, COS-C, ACE speaker for 60 minute teleconference which will review ICD coding for home health. OASIS B Training , April 27, 2009 sponsored by RI Partnership for Homecare Class will review the new OASIS C document and changes to prepare for. To register contact www.riphc.org Learning to Love Your EMR April 17, 2009 Sponsored by Hospice & Palliative Care Federation of MA How to make your EMR work for you. Joan Usher BS, RHIA, COS-C, ACE speaker to register contact www.hospicefed.org Setting the "Stage" for Proper Reimbursement with Wound Coding, March 26, 2009 Sponsored by RI Partnership for Homecare Intermediate class dedicated to all types of wound coding. To register contact www.riphc.org Taking Therapy Coding to a New Level, March 26, 2009 Sponsored by RI Partnership for Homecare Designed for Therapists and Nurses on how to select & code therapy diagnosis appropriately. To register contact www.riphc.org Furthering Your Coding Knowledge, March 17, 2009 Suburban Home Care Fundamentals of Coding, February 25, 2009 Wallingford, CT Sponsored by the Connecticut Association for Home Care Joan Usher BS, RHIA, COS-C, ACE speaker for 3 hour beginners class - to register contact www.cthomecare.org Furthering Your Coding Knowledge, February 23, 2009 sponsored by RI Partnership for Homecare NEW Learn how to accurately select & code diagnosis including updates from Attachment D. To register contact www.riphc.org Setting the "Stage" for Proper Reimbursement with Wound Coding, January 14 & 15 2009 Overlook VNA

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