ICD-10 Preparing Your Practice is a webinar offered by the NCMS Foundation and NC Medical Group Managers (NCMGM), Wednesday, September 14, 2011, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm. Webinar speaker Sandy Dixon, CPC, will discuss steps practices should take in preparing for the conversion to ICD-10. She will review the key similarities and differences between ICD-9 and ICD-10 and the impact on physician documentation. More details and registration information are available at https://www.compassionatecarenc.org/legacy/pages/meetings_and_events/calendar_detail.jsp?id=827.
NC Health Data Explorer: An Interactive Mapping Tool for Community Health Assessments is a webinar that will be held on Wednesday, September 14, 2011, 10:00 am – 11:00 am, and hosted by the CareShare Health Alliance. The webinar will teach participants how to use the North Carolina Health Data Explorer, a new online tool developed by the Center for Health Services Research and Development at East Carolina University. The tool provides access to health data at the county level. Space is limited, so please reserve your seat now at https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/705429448. Registrants will receive a confirmation email containing information on how to join the webinar.
Cracking the Codes: Coding and Billing for Influenza Virus Vaccine at Multiple Sites, is an online influenza coding seminar that will be offered:
Tuesday, Sept. 27 2:00pm ET
Thursday, Sept. 29 1:00pm ET
Monday, Oct. 3 12:00pm ET
Thursday, Oct. 6 3:00pm ET
Pre-register online at http://event.on24.com/clients/premiere/crackingthecodes2011.
Participants will receive confirmation and reminder of event via e-mail.
North Carolina Health Insurance Institute, hosted by the NC Chapter Healthcare Financial Management Association, will be held October 13-14, 2011 at the Sheraton Hotel at Four Seasons in Greensboro. Registration materials are available at http://www.nchfma.org/.
Lean Healthcare 200: Applying the Fundamentals is two full days of hands-on learning, equipping participants with practical tools and strategies to make significant and sustainable cultural changes within their organizations for the new healthcare environment. Classes are scheduled for September 13-14, 2011, in Wilmington, and November 8-9, 2011, in Winston-Salem. No prior Lean training or experience is required. The course is limited to 30 attendees, so register today at www.NCQualityCenter.org/educationlean2011.lasso. For questions and more information, please contact Dean Higgins at [email protected] or 919-677-4212. The NC Lean Healthcare Alliance is associated with the NC Quality Center and NC State University.
SMA Annual Excellence in Clinical Leadership, Cardiovascular Disease…Interdisciplinary Challenges will be offered at the Southern Medical Association Annual Meeting, November 3-5, 2011, in Williamsburg, VA. More information is available at http://www.sma.org/am2011.