Healthcare Industry Meetings and Conferences

3M Experts and Customers will be presenting education sessions on important industry issues at the following upcoming conferences:

2009 AHA/Health Forum Leadership Summit
July 23-25, 2009, San Francisco, CA

• “ICD-10 Implementation: A Roadmap for Success”
  Nelly Leon-Chisen, RHIA, AHA
  Caroline Piselli, RN, MBA, FACHE, 3M Health Information Systems
  Dan Rode, MBA, CHPS, FHFMA, AHIMA

AHIMA National Convention
October 3-8, 2009, Grapevine, TX

• “A Practical Approach to Improving Chart Completion and Reducing DNFB Days”
  Christopher Clarke, Information Services
  Edward Barreto, HIM--Record Completion Operations
  University of California San Diego Medical Center, San Diego, CA

• “Computer-assisted Coding: Bridging People, Process, and Technology”
  Amanda Reid, RHIT, CPC, Health Information Management, Eastern Maine Medical Center, Bangor, ME
• “ICD-10: A Roadmap for Success (Panel)”
  Caroline Piselli, RN, MBA, FACHE (moderator, 3M Health Information Systems
  Gail Garrett, RHIT (panelist), HCA HealthCare
  Susan Belley, M.Ed., RHIA (panelist), The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
  Cindy Zak, RHIA (panelist), Milford Hospital
  Marsha Schartzer, RHIT, CCS (panelist), Twin Lakes Regional Medical Center
  Bernice von Saleski, RHIA, MAS (panelist), Partners HealthCare/Brigham & Woman’s Hospital
• “ICD-10 Regulatory Update”
  Rhonda Butler, CCS, CCS-P, 3M Health Information Systems
  Susan Bowman, RHIA, CCS, American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA)
• “Conversion of MS-DRGs to ICD-10: Methods and Lessons”
  Rhonda Butler, CCS, CCS-P, 3M Health Information Systems
• “Applying the ICD-10-PCS Guidelines to Front-line Coding” (Clinical Coding Community pre-conference session)
  Rhonda Butler, CCS, CCS-P, 3M Health Information Systems