What is Medical Coding?

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AAPC:  What is Medical Coding?

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2014 Officer Nominations are Open

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2013 Fall Workshop Registration is Open!

Date:  Friday, September 13, 2013

Time:  7:00am - 4:10pm

CEUs:  6

Price:  $70 - includes continental breakfast  ($72.50 for credit card payments via Paypal)

Location:  St. Vincent Infirmary, Center for Health Education, Main Auditorium

2 St. Vincent Circle, Little Rock, AR  72205

Online Registration

Download Registration Form

Download Printable Agenda

Download St. Vincent Campus Map

Download Workshop Flyer 

Make checks payable to: Little Rock Arkansas Chapter AAPC
Mail checks to: Connie Stubbs, CPC 487 Grant 17, Sheridan, AR 72150
Please make sure your name is on the check, especially if it is from your company!

If you are paying with a credit card via Paypal, you may use the online registration and you will be directed to Paypal after you submit the form.  You may also pay at anytime via Paypal HERE.

Agenda

7:00-7:50  Registration and Continental Breakfast

7:50-8:00  Opening Remarks by Jennifer Haddock, Chapter President

8:00-10:00   ICD-10 Presentation

Speaker: Katherine Abel, National AAPC, Salt Lake City, UT 2 CEUs

10:00-10:15  Break

10:15-11:15  An Overview of Issues Pertinent to the Arkansas Medical Society

Speaker: Billie Jean Davenport, Director of Practice Management, AR Medical Society 1 CEU

11:15-12:45   Lunch (on your own)

12:45-1:45  Allergy Related Issues- Symptoms and Treatment Options

Speaker: Shane Frazier, Regional Operations manager, United Allergy Services 1 CEU

1:45-2:45   Reduced, Enlarged, Just Be in Charge: Understanding Your Options in Breast Surgery

Speaker: Michael Spann, MD, Plastic Surgeon at Little Rock Plastic Surgery 1 CEU

2:45-3:00  Break

3:00-4:00  Transitional Care Management- New in 2013

Speaker: Wendy Grant, CPC, AR Manager for HMPN 1 CEU

4:00-4:10   Closing Remarks by Jennifer Haddock, Chapter President


Total = 6 CEUs

Kansas City Educational Conference

The Kansas City Chapter of the American Academy of Professional Coders invites you to join us for our annual fall conference.  Full attendance is eligible for 12 CEUs. 

Please share this invitation with others who may be interested in participating.

For information regarding conference schedule and to register, go to www.aapckc.com.

UAMS Chapter Workshop July 19th - 6 CEUs

The UAMS Chapter is having an all-day workshop on July 19th, 2013.  Here is the information & registration information:

July 19th, 2013
7:00 a.m. - 3:15 p,m.
UAMS (COPH) G219
Continental Breakfast, coffee, refreshments & lunch provided
~6 CEUS~
~GIFT CARD GIVEAWAYS~

Registration Deadline is July 5th! Register ASAP!

Register at:  https://docs.google.com/forms/d/19cUzpzFQntCW1rLXXhR_hEQ4iXR8OshAxmJlM5b1Vno/viewform

AGENDA:

7:00 - 7:45 a.m. Light Continental Breakfast - Registration
7:45 - 8:00 a.m. Call to Order - Welcome from Chapter President
8:00 - 9:00 a.m. Dr. Lawrence C. Hartzell, MD, FAAP, Cleft Surgery
9:00 - 10:00 a.m. Carla Starks, CPC, ABNs and Medical Necessity
10:00 - 10:15 a.m. Morning Break
10:15 - 11:15 a.m. Dr. Susan Ball, PhD, APRN, GNP-BC, Suicide Prevention
11:15 - 12:15 p.m. Dr. Sami H. Uwaydat, MD, Coding for Intraocular Ophthalmic Procedures
12:15 - 1:00 p.m Lunch (Moe's Taco Bar)
1:00 - 2:00 p.m. Ayasha Stewart, MNSc, APRN, WHNP-BC, Updates on Gynecologic Screenings Recommendations and Hormone Therapy
2:00 - 3:00 p.m. Dr. Bill Gurley, PhD, Dietary Supplements: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
3:00 - 3:15 p.m. Wrap up - Adjourn

LOCATION & DIRECTION DETAILS:

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health (COPH) Ground Floor Room G219, 4301 West Markham Street Little Rock, AR 72205 From West Markham Street, take Hooper Drive to parking deck number 2, cross skybridge and enter the first floor of the Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health. The elevator is on the right as you enter the COPH. Take the elevator to the ground floor. Go to room G219.

PAYMENT INFO:

REGISTRATION FEE: $65.00 2 FORMS OF PAYMENT ACCEPTED .
(1) CHECK ~MAILING ADDRESS: UAMS DIANE MCVINNEY 4301 W. MARKHAM, SLOT 523 LITTLE ROCK, AR 72205 ~PAYABLE TO: LITTLE ROCK CENTRAL AR CHAPTER
(2) PAYPAL FINANCE FEE $2.19

2013 National Conference

If you missed May MAYnia, you can check out our National Conference slideshow here!

2013 National Conference