Importance of E Codes - January Meeting

Can you find 2 E codes that would help describe how this person got a nasty burn?  We'll be learning about the importance of E codes (external cause codes) at our upcoming meeting on Thursday, January 3rd at 11:30am.  Don't forget, we're meeting at Practice Plus, 11001 Executive Center Drive, Little Rock, 72211.  We'll also play a fun game of E Code Pictionary so we can familiarize ourselves with all the great E codes we have available to us.  Bring your ICD-9 books and check your reality-meter at the door.

Did I mention door prizes? 




posted by:  Jennifer Haddock, CPC
                  2013 Chapter President

2013 Local Chapter Meetings

Our 2013 meetings have been set and will be held at Practice Plus in Little Rock.  We are very appreciative of the use of their facility!

2013 Meeting Dates

January 3  11:30am
February 7  5:30pm
March 7  11:30am
April 4  5:30pm
May - May Mania - To be announced
June 6  5:30pm
July - No Meeting
August 1  5:30pm
September - Fall Workshop - To be announced
October 3  5:30pm
November 7  11:30am
December 5  5:30pm


Practice Plus
11001 Executive Center Drive
Little Rock, AR 72211

Thanks to Connie Stubbs, CPC (our 2013 Treasurer) for these excellent instructions for parking and finding the conference room:

Parking is first come first serve,  there should be some spots available on the top lot to the left as you come in or all the way back to the right (may want to use 2nd parking lot entrance for this lot).  If no spots are available,  you may park on the curbside of right and left lots.

Take front entrance of building, elevators will be on the right,  Go to 2nd floor.  Turn to the right off the elevator and the first right down a long hallway.  The conference room is the next to last and last doorways to the right.  (1st doorway will be a small corridor, the conference room is on the left, while the break room/cafeteria is straight ahead).

There is also always someone at the front desk when you come off the elevator to the left that can help.  We'll have a sign up pointing you in the right direction too!

The restrooms are when you come off the elevators straight ahead (2 separate bathrooms). The main restrooms are down the same hall way,  right before the "wooden flooring" to the right.  Men's on left, ladies' on right with water fountain there also!

Merry Christmas!

Thanks to everyone for the excellent turnout at our Christmas party meeting! We had good food, a great speaker (Dr. Sorsby or Qualchoice), and fun times with the White Elephant gift exchange.

Dr. Sorsby

Dr. Sorsby

Yummy!

My sweet White Elephant gift - keeping my footsies warm at night!

Posted by: Jennifer Haddock

2012 Christmas Party & Meeting

Officer Meeting Tonight

Tonight the current and upcoming officers will get together to map out 2013.  We'll be talking about meeting day and location changes.  We'll also be setting exam dates and hopefully the Fall Workshop date.  There will be several things the chapter will need to vote on at our December 6th meeting so you won't want to miss it.  Also, there will be food and a great speaker!


Monthly Chapter Meeting

December 6th, 2012 at 5:30pm

A Payer's Medical Director's Perspective
Speaker: Dr. Stephen Sorsby, MD

Dr. Sorsby will tell us what his role is as Medical Director of QualChoice. He will tell us his responsibilities, and the role he plays in paying or denying claims. He will open the floor for comments, and will cover many important and interesting topics that will help us in coding. Bring your coding books. Dr. Sorsby will join us for our holiday meal before he begins the educational component of our meeting.

Location:
The Searcy Building, Plaza Level
10809 Executive Center Drive
Little Rock, Arkansas 72211

Directions:
The Searcy Building is in the Westlake Corporate Complex Directions: Executive Center Drive is located off of Shackleford Road, across from the Heart Hospital.  Turn onto Executive Center Drive from Shackleford at the light that is across the street from the Heart Hospital. There is signage for the Searcy Building, which will be on the left side of the street. Take the elevator down to the plaza level. Turn right and follow the hall past the water fountain to Room 4, which will be on the left. You will find our AAPC group of coders.


posted by:  Jennifer Haddock

Working Together

2013 hasn't even started and I'm happy to report that we are already working with the Little Rock Central Coders to coordinate our schedules.  We're going to make sure that we are not giving exams during the same month which will give members more chances to take exams. 



posted by:  Jennifer Haddock

2013 Officers

The results are in after last night's election.  Your 2013 officers of the Little Rock Arkansas Chapter of the American Academy of Professional Coders are:

President:  Jennifer Haddock

Vice President:  Tracy Pifer

Education Officer:  Judy Millard

Secretary:  Barbara Riba

Treasurer:  Connie Stubbs

Member Development:  Wendy Grant


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