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President’s Message In August I had the honor to attend the AHDI Healthcare Documentation Integrity Conference in Alexandria, Virginia, with a great group of people from our Northeast Mid-Atlantic region. If you haven’t had the chance to attend a national conference before, it’s a valuable experience! This year was especially memorable for several reasons: 1) it was held in OUR region, 2) AHDI partnered with AHIMA’s CDI Summit, 3) we participated in a walking Public Service Announcement, and 4) it was so close to Washington, DC, and all that our nation’s capital holds. Between the highest quality educational presentations, informative vendors, networking with colleagues from all our AHDI regions, and sightseeing trips, I was definitely on sensory overload by the time I got home. I’m still sorting through my notes and following up on things!
During the HDIC, we held an event we called “AHDI-NEMA Connection” and it was so well attended we had to get extra tables and chairs! We got to meet and talk with some of our National Leadership Board members and our CEO Linda Brady.
With our focus on membership and working together, I created my Teamwork Tree. You can see there are a good number of leaves. An excellent beginning, and I thank everyone who added a leaf to the tree so far. We have a new leaf for education and newsletter as well as membership, student advocate, mentors, and advisors.
There is great opportunity for you to add a leaf to our tree. Remember – and this is important – you don’t have to BE the tree!
We have a strong foundation (trunk) that supports our region. Your leaves help make our tree strong and beautiful.
I encourage you to think about your leaf, what you can offer: finding a speaker for a meeting or webinar, inviting a new member, assisting with a study group or a webinar, writing an article for the newsletter, helping with a fund raising activity. Whatever your inclination and talent, our regional association will welcome your help. Contact any of our board members, committee chairpersons, or me, and we’ll be pleased to add your leaf to the tree. I encourage you to think about your leaf, what you can offer: finding a speaker for a meeting or webinar, inviting a new member, assisting with a study group or a webinar, writing an article for the newsletter, helping with a fund raising activity. Whatever your inclination and talent, our regional association will welcome your help. Contact any of our board members, committee chairpersons, or me, and we’ll be pleased to add your leaf to the tree.
AHDI-NEMA NewsletterNortheast/Mid-Atlantic Regionfor Healthcare Documentation Integrity
Volume 18, Issue 4 WHAT’S INSIDE: October 2015 1 President’s Message 14 Membership Matters
2 From Diane's Desk 15 Credentialing Study Group5 Position Opening 16 6 IT Magician blog 16 HIT NOTS7 First-Timer’s Perspective 18 Bloopers10 AHDI-NEMA Connection 19 Chapter News 11 Annual Conference 19 HIT NOT answers12 The Year of the Member 20 TQ Audit13 Fundraising 22 AHDI-NEMA Board of Directors
Our walking Public Service Announcement was so much fun! We went out on the town while wearing our t-shirts and continued the message of National Medical Transcription Week and our Thunder Clap in May.
We took pictures of ourselves (‘selfies’) while we were sightseeing, and happily we find that one of our very own NEMA group selfies is now on the home page of AHDI’s new website!
As we promote our patient care documentation message, let’s also promote ourselves. I want to congratulate all of you who are Registered Healthcare Documentation Specialists (RHDSs) and Certified Healthcare Documentation Specialists (CHDSs). These credentials prove your high level skills and knowledge and qualifications related to healthcare documentation. And this confirmation is a very important step to show your value as we work toward roles in the changing healthcare documentation field. Some are training for coding or clinical documentation improvement roles, and some of us maybe haven’t discovered our new roles yet. Regardless, I challenge you to take that step to become credentialed.
Be sure to check out our website for all the upcoming events, AHDI-NEMA.org We have exciting things planned, and we hope to hear from you!
Lee Ann Wilmot, CMT, AHDI-F, CHTS-CPAHDI-NEMA President, 2015-2016 Email [email protected]
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FROM DIANE’S DESK………..
As I write this message we are now heading into fall, one of the most beautiful times of the year and my favorite. I hope each of you enjoy the various fall activities in your own local area. Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year’s Day will be here before we know it as well. Where does the time go?
I enjoyed seeing our District 4 attendees at the Healthcare Documentation Integrity Conference/CDI Summit in Alexandria this past August. We had a full house for our AHDI-NEMA Connection and I appreciate everyone’s attendance. For those going on the Sightseeing #Selfie: A Walking PSA, we had a great time wearing our Advocacy T-shirts and taking selfies using the selfie sticks we received from the M*Modal reception. Lots of fun with time to get to know each other better on a personal level!
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NEXT YEAR….AHDI is holding the Healthcare Documentation Integrity Conference in Wilwaukee, Wisconsin, August 4-6. We’re excited because we’ve never been to that part of the country for our HDIC. Many are planning to make this a family vacation to explore this area of the USA. It will be held in a downtown location within walking distance to a lot of restaurants, shopping, and sites! We'll be at the top of the Hyatt Regency hotel on Thursday night for our opening reception with 360 degree views of Milwaukee. Mark your calendar and make plans to attend!
Since nothing speaks more powerfully than telling your personal story, AHDI is looking for short video submissions in support of the importance of a credentialed workforce and the value you bring to documentation, accuracy and patient safety. Learn everything you need to know about creating your own HDS story at Video Guidelines VIDEO GUIDELINES.
Whether you are a healthcare documentation specialist, speech recognition editor, educator or manager, why not tell your story digitally and share insight into the value that you bring to the table. Not into making videos? How about a testimonial in writing? Submit a photo with signage? Thanks for helping us complete this project for the Communications Team’s Work Plan item. Send all entries to Kristin Wall at [email protected]. I hope we have some brave souls who will help!
AHDI INTEGRITY AWARD WINNERS FOR 2015…….
•Brenda Wynn, CMT, AHDI-F, Advocate of the Year
•Susan Whatley, CHDS, AHDI-F, Educator of the Year
•Phelps County Regional Medical Center, Employer of the Year
•M*Modal, Innovation Through Technology
•Stephanie Kinney, RHIT, CMT, AHDI-F, Member of the Year•AHDI-West, Membership Impact Award
•Piyush Sharma, Rising Star Award
•Nick Mahurin, Distinguished Service Award
•Bonnie Monico, CHDS, AHDI-F, Lifetime Achievement Award
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THE NEW AHDI WEBSITE launched on 9/7/15. Same address, different look and feel. Plan to visit it and reset your password. You should have received a link to do that. If not, email Linda at [email protected] for instructions.
As always, AHDI members are encouraged to attend our National Leadership Board meetings which are held the 3rd Monday of each month from 3:00-5:00 p.m. Eastern time. An individual link to our meetings can be obtained by emailing Linda at [email protected]. You’re always welcome, and we love to see gallery members in attendance! It’s a great way for you to keep in the loop with what’s happening on the national level.
PAGES TO WATCH:
AHDI Healthcare Documentation Integrity Conference: Check back occasionally to see updates about our meeting in 2016.
ZDoggMD: Funny but teachable medical videos by our Keynote speaker in Las Vegas in 2014!
Speech Wreck: Funny or Fatal
FINAL NOTE…..
As your District Director, I am interested in hearing about how things are going in your world. Please feel free to contact me by email or phone at any time. I hope your autumn is fun and that you take a break from your busy life as an MT to relax a little and smell the roses! Remember that you provide a vital service to patients in your quest for accurate documentation!
Diane Warth, CHDS, AHDI-F, RHIT, CPCNational Leadership BoardAHDI District 4 [email protected]
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POSITION OPENING
AHDI-NEMA has the following position open. Is this for you?
TITLE: AHDI-NEMA PRESIDENT-ELECT
Duties and Responsibilities:
* This position is considered ‘president in training’ for AHDI-NEMA presidency, shadowing the current president to prepare for working with the secretary and treasurer and committee chairs, presiding at board meetings, overseeing committees and activities, communicating with members, providing leadership, and recognizing and encouraging potential leaders.
Benefits:
*free continuing education through meetings and webinars
*networking with colleagues from many areas of healthcare documentation industry
*the opportunity to make a difference in your professional organization
*working with a talented, committed, great group of leaders
*growing as a leader yourself
Time Frame: 2015 through the end of 2016
The NEMA Board is considering the possibility of a ‘shared’ president-elect position. This would be a ‘2 heads are better than 1’ approach in that 2 people who already know each other, have similar outlooks, and can work well together would serve as co-presidents-elect and then move forward as co-presidents. This would offer the added benefits of flexibility in scheduling and sharing responsibilities.
Please refer back to the president’s message on page 1 to understand this: Even the President-Elect and President do not have to BE the tree!! We have tremendous support.
If you are interested in this position, or if you would like to nominate someone for this position, please contact Lee Ann Wilmot, AHDI-NEMA President, either by email at [email protected] or by phone at 724-514-7070.
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The IT Magician -- Andrew ClarkeWe are introducing a new column in our AHDI-NEMA Newsletter. Andrew Clarke is an IT specialist in platform support and installation as well as interface creation and implementation at NEMT (New England Medical Transcription). Andrew has many blogs related to this topic, and with his permission we will be sharing them with you.
www.theITmagician.com
Change Is GoodMost people are creatures of habit. We get up at the same time each day. We take the same route to and from work. We have certain activities that we do on certain days. To put it bluntly we are predicable. From a security standpoint, predictability is a bad thing. It gives the bad guys an edge because, in most cases, they are more aware of your habits than you are.
Today I want to talk to you about predictability as it relates to passwords. They’re those things you use every day to access information both business and personal. The problem is that “they’re so hard to remember.” Sound familiar? Because they are so hard to remember many people use the same password for everything. Are you starting to see the problem? If the bad guy gets your one password it’s like losing your wallet. Actually, it’s worse since there is probably a lot more tied to your password.
At this point, you might be saying that you use multiple passwords so you’re safe. That brings me to predictability trap number two: passwords that are easy to guess. Since you have to remember it (you’re always told not to write your password down) most people pick common things like pets’ names, kids’ names, birthdays, anniversaries, etc. This information can be easily guessed or obtained from your facebook page.
Now you might be wondering what you’re supposed to do. This all sounds like a catch 22. The good news is that there is an easy way to select passwords that would be very difficult to guess but are easy to remember. First, a few rules to make your password more secure:
Your password should not contain any words that appear in the dictionary. Your password should not be all numeric – way too easy to get with a computer. Your password should be mixed case – both upper and lower case letters. Your password should be a combination of numbers and letters if possible. Your password should contain at least one special character (!@#$%) if allowed. Your password should be change fairly regularly (do what makes sense). Your password should be different for each account (again what makes sense).
Now here’s the secret: Come up with a sentence that you can easily remember and turn it into a password by using the first letter of each word. For example:Sentence: My incredibly handsome cat loves to eat his tuna.Password: Mihclteht or M1hcl2eht (numbers in place of some letters)
This password makes no sense, so a computer would not be able to easily guess it. If you want to use special characters, the “i” can be replaced with “!” and the “2” can be replaced with “@”. Use your imagination, and be more secure.
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AHDI Conference 2015 A First-Timer’s Perspective Marli Etnoyer
Preparation
I knew I needed to go to the AHDI conference but I had put off registering for over three months. As a medical transcription student, I knew that I had questions that could not be answered while sitting at my desk studying day after day.
I had started my training years ago when transcription was a growing field…before electronic health records. Frankly, I was worried that I had studied all this time for nothing. One question continually haunted me, “Is medical transcription still a viable field or do I need to start looking for a part-time position teaching math at a local community college?”
I waited until the last week to register. I joined AHDI on the Tuesday before the national conference. Ten minutes after I joined AHDI, I registered for the conference. At 4:00 p.m. the same day, I received my Plexus newsletter via email and began reading. At 5:15 p.m., I finished reading and was shocked that it was so late. I was hooked. I was suddenly really excited about the conference.
Day 1 Friday
The first two seminars were back-to-back and I was wiped out afterwards! I already felt like my brain was full and it was not even lunchtime. I thought I had prepared for the abbreviations I would encounter. I had even made a note in my phone. Still, there were new abbreviations and I was quite overwhelmed.
I remembered what my husband said about attending professional conferences. He advised me to be selective about which meetings to attend and to be purposeful in networking. With this in mind, I decided to take a break, return to my hotel room and create a list of questions I had and people who could answer them.
As I entered the elevator, I encountered a man with several Starbucks drinks.
“Is there a Starbucks around here?” I asked excitedly, overjoyed at seeing something familiar.
“Two blocks away,” he replied, smiling.
“That’s the best news I’ve heard all day,” I said.
“I hope your day gets better,” he said, looking a bit worried.
I felt bad after I exited the elevator. It wasn’t that my day was bad. I just needed a plan. Making a run for the Starbucks, while tempting, was not ultimately going to help me, so I resisted the urge and headed for my hotel room. I spread my conference materials out on the bed and came up with a plan. Like my dad says, “Plan your work and work your plan.”
I looked through the program and chose the seminars that I really wanted and needed to attend. I scheduled time in my itinerary to network during other seminars. I wrote a list of my questions and who could answer them. I also scheduled time to evaluate my answers, creating new lists of questions.
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Armed with my list of questions, I started seeking out the people I needed to see, asking questions and writing down the answers. It felt like my freshman journalism class. It was fun! People were excited to answer my questions. With seminars in progress, I had plenty of time to ask my questions, speaking to some people for 30 minutes. It was exactly what I needed.
Lunch was provided and it looked great! Best of all, I would have to sit down in order to eat, so I might as well sit with other people and introduce myself. I found a table with a few ladies who looked friendly. We introduced ourselves and struck up a conversation. They were so excited that I was a student and were very encouraging, giving me advice. I wrote it all down. I even worked up the nerve to ask about a few of the abbreviations from my early morning session.
Two of the ladies that I met over lunch had known each other for years. One had been in the hospital system for 30 years, the other with a major MTSO. She had started as an MT and now had an education role. I loved talking to them. They advised me to keep my eyes open for opportunities to use my education background. They shared with me how the EHR brings a wide variety of possibilities for new job roles and responsibilities. I had viewed the advent of the EHR as a threat and an inconvenience. What a different perspective these ladies had given me. I sat with them for the afternoon sessions and left their table feeling encouraged and empowered.
Day 2 Saturday
Saturday was a powerhouse! My 7:00 a.m. seminar was wonderful with fun presenters who had compelling information to share. They made me glad that I woke up early. In fact, I have already put a few of their suggestions into practice. I met a few colleagues from my district and enjoyed spending the early morning with them.
Still, in the back of my mind a question was forming that I had been afraid to ask. “Where’s my passion for medical transcription?” I had always been passionate as a teacher. I had loved teaching ever since I lined up my stuffed animals for the first time at the age of three. Medical transcription was different. Sure, I loved the formats and rules and the terminology, which seemed like the jigsaw puzzles that I enjoy, but would I ever feel passionate about it? By this point in the conference, I was convinced that medical transcription is a viable field and the body of knowledge opens up many opportunities. None of that mattered if I could not be passionate about my work.
The keynote speaker took the stage at 8:00 a.m. She announced that she did not have a Power Point presentation. Instead, she was going to tell two stories. Her stories were compelling. She unlocked the passion. What we do is all about patients and their stories - people. Of course! Helping people is why I got into teaching.
I especially enjoyed the late afternoon talk on time-saving IT tips. Technology is an area where I often do not even know the questions to ask. In fact, when my younger child asked what I learned at the seminar, I talked about the web browsing shortcuts: Using the space bar to go down a page and the shift key plus the space bar to go up a page. A few minutes later I heard a voice from the family room, “Mom, it really works!”
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As I think back over my conference experience, I am reminded of a quote I saw on a billboard in Pennsylvania 13 years ago. It read, “Everything is difficult before it is easy.” I have found that to be true in many areas of life. Attending my first professional conference in 15 years was difficult. Walking into a room full of strangers was difficult. Asking questions of people I did not know was difficult. The more I engaged though, the easier it became. I am so glad that I attended the conference. I have decided to make it a priority to attend a conference annually. I came away encouraged and empowered. Just because something is difficult today does not mean that it will always be difficult.
My favorite part of the conference was the people. I was amazed at their openness, commitment and passion. These are my kind of people! This field is changing and in the midst of change, there is no substitute for passionate and committed people. After attending my first conference, I have no doubt that I am in the right field at the right time and that my mom is right, “Good people are everywhere.”
About the author: Marli Etnoyer holds a B.S. in Mathematics from Virginia Tech and an M.S. from McDaniel College in Curriculum and Instruction. She taught high school math in Southern Maryland for eight years. She began her training in medical transcription because of the flexibility it offers. She plans to finish her MT training and take the RHDS exam in 2016. She lives on the east coast with her husband and two children and enjoys reading and scrapbooking when she is not studying.
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Make the AHDI-NEMA Connection!
This was the theme for our regional gathering during the Healthcare Documentation Integrity Conference in Alexandria, Virginia, in August. It’s not too late to Make Your Connection!
C OLLEAGUESO UTSTANDING TEAM WORKN ETWORKINGN EWSLETTER (quarterly)
E DUCATIONAL WEBINARS
C Susquehanna Valley Chapter – Sat March 12 & Sat Sept 10OMPONENT MEETINGS Ohio Valley Chapter – January, April, Sept & NovT ICKETS FOR 50/50 RAFFLE
I NDUSTRY UPDATESV O LUNTEERINGA N NUAL CONFERENCE Oct 21-23, 2016, at Lakeview Resort,
Morgantown, WV
Stay connected after the Healthcare Documentation Integrity Conference!!!www.ahdi-nema.org
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AHDI-NEMA Annual Conference
October 21 - 23, 2016
Morgantown, WV
Mark your calendars!
Educational Sessions, Networking, Vendors
AHDI continuing education credits are accepted by AHIMA
Watch for more information at www.ahdi-nema.org 11
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2016 The Year of the Member
Kirk Calabrese, CMT, Network+ Certified ProfessionalIT ConsultantAHDI Director-at-Large
I recently had the honor of joining the AHDI National Board of Directors effective September 1, 2015. The Board is currently working on a draft of the 2015-2016 Work Plan, which outlines projects along with projected outcomes for the coming year. AHDI President Jay Vance, CMT, CHP, AHDI-F named 2016 as the year of the member and as such a major focus of the work plan is on membership with goals of engaging current members and growing our membership.
Exciting times are ahead as many initiatives are in the works that will help our members. AHDI seeks to better understand member needs with the flexibility of offering benefits that are relevant in our changing professional environment. Clearly it is a challenge for today’s practitioner to find the time and money to commit to being a member. Changes in compensation and job flow make it exceedingly difficult; however, I believe committing to AHDI membership is a wise investment for the future. Our organization brings together folks with the same problems/issues and AHDI continues to advocate for fairness on behalf of its practitioners and industry partners. AHDI is working to increase the visibility of the healthcare documentation workforce as we have typically been working in the background without recognition. Recognition is important as it will help us stay relevant as more hospitals migrate to the Electronic Health Record. We want to show the importance of the healthcare documentation specialist as a guardian of the patient’s story keeping the narrative a part of the electronic health record. Included in the 2015-2016 work plan is a continuation of participation in the “Health Story Project” which is an organization dedicated to ensuring that the patient’s story is accurate and easy to read in the electronic health record. We wish to educate groups, providers and agencies on the importance of using healthcare documentation specialists to assure quality and integrity of the medical record.
Speaking more about benefits – I have personally found the recent change in AHDI’s web site to be of great benefit. Trying to find Plexus on the old web site was a time consuming task and I’m quite happy to find it quickly located directly under the “learning” link. An e-mail was sent out to all members with a temporary password, and I urge everyone to check it out.
My belief is that if our members thrive, our collective organization will thrive. It’s important that we help each other reach our fullest potential to become a success. Included in the work plan are continued efforts at promoting the importance of credentialing. We already know that credentialing helps produce a more visible and competent work force demonstrating a baseline level of competency. I recall the moment after passing my CMT exam knowing that it was going to change my life. Indeed it did, as shortly after passing the exam I was offered a management opportunity. AHDI knows the importance of credentialing and seeks to prove better quality and revenue outcomes of credentialed healthcare documentation specialists.
Once a practitioner passes an exam and receives their credential, AHDI offers the opportunity for continued learning through a 3 year recertification cycle. Continuing one’s education in the Healthcare Documentation field is of great importance considering the current trend of ever constant change in technology and medicine. Continued education credits (CECs) can be earned by attending approved AHDI events or by reading Plexus
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articles and taking a quiz. Credits may also be earned via volunteer opportunities in a variety of work settings. If you are interested in further information regarding AHDI volunteer activities, please feel free to send an e-mail with your questions to [email protected].
The Book of Style will be drafted in partnership with HIMSS and HIMSS Media resulting in the 4th edition. This will be a great benefit in keeping us relevant in today’s documentation environment. When I worked as a medical transcriptionist/editor I recall consulting the Book of Style on a daily basis. It is an excellent resource in answering the many style and format questions that arise when not otherwise specified on the client profile. Of note, the timeline for publication for the 4th edition is scheduled for 1 year; however, could possibly take a bit longer than 1 year.
AHDI is seeking new ways to serve its members and to stay relevant in these ever changing times. I would be interested in knowing how you think AHDI could best serve you in the coming year ahead in 2016.
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FUNDRAISING NOTES
You may have already seen the email announcing our new fundraiser. Starting October 12, our fundraiser with Schwan’s Cares starts. We will earn 20% of product sales. Go to httpshttps://www.schwans-cares.com/campaigns/23620-nema-ahdi-fundraiser
I hope we have found a fundraiser that we can all participate in, whether we are buying the products or encouraging our friends and family to do so! Schwan’s is a well-respected company that brings frozen foods right to your door. You only have to call or order online. You should have received an email from us regarding what to do and how to participate.
I have used Schwan’s for years and just heard that they do fundraising as well. We chose this time of year as I love their spiral hams and vanilla ice cream in the special cans. They have many foods that will make your cooking hours in the kitchen definitely shorter. Please check this out. The fundraiser will run until February, but we will make our biggest amounts during the first 45 days of the campaign (mid October through the end of November). My goal is for $1000.00. I know we can make it!
Let me know if you have any questions.
Sharon ParkerFundraising [email protected]
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Membership MattersHave you ever wondered what is included in your membership to AHDI? As you can see, there are many benefits from being a member.
Resources Available Through AHDI
Assistance in obtaining your RHDS or CHDS certification. Continuing education through the annual HDIC conference, online courses, audio
seminars, assistance in mastering the EMR and pre approval activities. Professional practices which include publications, industry news and trends, best practices
and standard guidelines, toolkits, surveys and AHDI position summary. Career connections, career resources, new MT training, mastering the EMR, finding an
approved school. Benefits of being a member include: access to directives which include AHDI member
directory, AHDI Corporate/Education member directory, and credentialed members directory.
Benefits Included in AHDI Annual Dues
Directories of member groups Publications of Matrix and Plexus Access to Alliances Allows you to find MTs near you Access to online CECs Access to view and post jobs Professional Practice help desk Online learning library
Check out the updated website at http://www.ahdionline.org/.
If you have any suggestions as to what we can do as a region to assist with your membership, please feel free to contact me at [email protected].
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Credentialing Study Group
I’m happy to tell you that the AHDI-NEMA credentialing study group is alive and well this fall, under the management and guidance of Carolyn “Cat” Panko, CHDS. Cat is doing a fine job of helping 9 people prepare for their credentialing exams, about half of whom are planning for the CQE. She brings great enthusiasm and depth of knowledge and experience to the study group.
Barbara Wright, CHDS, has returned to help facilitate the study group. With the years of experience and knowledge these 2 professionals bring, the study group is in good hands. And once again the valuable test taking tips and strategies will be presented by Kristin Wall, senior program coordinator and editor for AHDI, on the final day of the study group.
If you want more advice on preparing for the credentialing exams, be sure to look at the Candidate Credentialing Guide and lots of other information at AHDI website exam prep page
Lee Ann Wilmot, CMT, AHDI-F, CHTS-CP, AHDI-NEMA President
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HIT NOTS - Brought to you by HITNOTS (http://hitnots.com), a site where you can access review material for medical terminology, pharmacology, anatomy, & physiology. Give it a try and see how well you know the nervous system.
Endocrine Anatomy 1. This endocrine gland secretes the Growth Hormone (GH)
a. anterior pituitaryb. adrenalc. posterior pituitaryd. pineal
2. Melatonin is secreted by this endocrine gland: a. pineal b. thymus c. parathyroid d. adrenal
3. This endocrine gland secretes cortisol and aldosterone: a. pituitaryb. thyroidc. pineald. adrenal
4. This endocrine gland is located in the mediastinum: a. thyroidb. pancreasc. thymusd. parathyroid
5. All of the following are endocrine glands except: a. adrenalb. pituitaryc. pineald. sebaceous
6. This endocrine gland is known as the master gland: a. pancreasb. pituitaryc. thyroidd. adrenal
7. These are 2 endocrine glands, located one above each kidney: a. parathyroid b. ovaries c. adrenal
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d. testes
8. This endocrine gland secretes epinephrine and norepinephrinea. adrenalb. pinealc. thyroidd. anterior pituitary
9. This endocrine gland is located in the neck on either side of the trachea: a. parathyroidb. thymusc. thyroidd. adrenal
10. This endocrine gland secretes T3, T4, and calcitonin: a. pancreas b. thyroid
c. adrenal d. pineal
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BLOOPERS – (borrowed from Speech Wrecks) Send in your own!
Dictated: Patient has right leg swelling after flying from Chicago. SR: Patient has right leg swelling after flying from Jupiter to Chicago.
D: Patient had her Mirena removed. SR: Patient had her brain removed.
D: Obscenity. SR: Kennedy.
D: Adenocarcinoma stage IV, with lesions to the liver. 19
SR: Left for dead with the Asian food the a liver.
D: Supratrochlear nerveSR: Spoke with our nurse.
D: Infralobular area. SR: Infra live bee alert pureed up.
D: Cyanocobalamin. SR: Seneca bowel in Maine.
D: The patient states it did give out. SR: The patient states that he is dead.
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CHAPTER NEWSOhio Valley Chapter
The Ohio Valley Chapter of AHDI had 7 members attend HDIC in August in Alexandria, Virginia. Again, our chapter had 50% of our members attend. Those attending were Sonia Allison, Shirley Howard, Jane Drupieski, Marlene Lester, Kathy Mazzotti, Lee Ann Wilmot, and Carol Yoest. The meeting was a great chance for everyone to network, especially with the selfie sticks provided by M-Modal. WOW, did things liven up when those were distributed. We were photobombed while we participated in the Sightseeing #Selfies Fun Night Out in Old Town. One of our pictures from that evening is on the AHDI website.
The AHDI-NEMA Connection was held on Thursday night from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. with the opportunity for networking, a continuing education credit and raffles. The meeting was led by AHDI-NEMA President, Lee Ann Wilmot, CMT.
There was ample opportunity to attend great presentations in all continuing education categories this year, anywhere from querying doctors for more information and improving query response rates to time-saving IT tips.
Our members took a cruise on the Potomac River to Georgetown one evening. We walked over 10,000 steps on 2 different days. Thanks to FitBit for helping us out there. The weather cooperated with us all 3 days. We saw all the beautiful sites in Washington, DC, from the Lincoln Memorial to the White House. What an experience!
Our first fall meeting was held in September at Bob Evans in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania. We had 1 educational opportunity handed out there. Discussion was held about our annual symposium. We will be holding nominations for office at our November meeting. Anyone wishing to hold an office should contact Kathy Mazzotti. Our next meeting will be held Saturday, November 7, at 11:30 a.m. at Bob Evans in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania.
Shirley Howard, CMTPresident, OV-AHDI
HIT NOTS ANSWERS
1. A. Anterior pituitary2. B. Pineal3. D. Adrenal4. C. Thymus5. D. Sebaceous6. B. Pituitary7. C. Adrenal8. A. Adrenal9. C. Thyroid10. B. Thyroid
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Board of Directors 2015-2016
President Lee Ann Wilmot, CMT, AHDI-F, CHTS-CP Canonsburg, PAPhone 724-514-7070Email [email protected]
Immediate Past President Judy Lichtenberger, CHDS, AHDI-F, RHIT CHTS-TR Bethlehem, PAPhone 610) 882-1798
Email [email protected]
President-ElectOpen
Secretary Barbara Wright, CHDS, AHDI-FMadison Heights, [email protected]
Treasurer Shirley Howard, CMTGreensboro, [email protected]
National Leadership Board District 4 Director Diane Warth, CHDS, AHDI-F, RHIT, CPC Virginia Beach, VAPhone 757- 620-4518Email [email protected] or [email protected]
Component presidents
Ohio Valley – Shirley Howard, CMT
Susquehanna Valley – Kevena Espinoza, RHDS, AHDI-F [email protected]
Committees
Communication - Sherry Doggett
Education – Judy Lichtenberger, CHDS, AHDI-F, RHIT CHTS-TR [email protected]
Fundraising – Sharon Parker, CMT, AHDI-F [email protected]
Membership - Aileen Burnett, RHDS, AHDI-F [email protected]
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We thank Marg Goodlin for her role as newsletter editor for the past few years, and we welcome Robin Minter as our new editor!
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