Advancing Health to Transform Lives

Sessions in this Impact Area address innovations in safeguarding the privacy and security of protected health information.

Increased interoperability, portability, and connectivity of health information presents opportunities to improve patient care, as well as challenges to safeguarding the privacy and security of individuals’ protected health information.

With our Protect Patient Data & Privacy Impact Area, AHIMA21 aims to equip health information professionals with the necessary resources to adapt to new realities, modernize standards and regulations, and provide evidence-based expertise to professionals in every domain of the healthcare ecosystem.

Some of the sessions in this Impact Area are listed below. Check back for updates in the coming weeks as more sessions are added:

Monday

• Why Health Systems Should Treat Compliance Like Preventive Care
  • https://conference-test.ahima.org/program/schedule-at-a-glance/monday-september-20/sept-20/why-health-systems-should-treat-compliance-like-preventive-care/
• The NIST Cybersecurity Framework: A Prescriptive Standard for HIPAA
  • https://conference-test.ahima.org/program/schedule-at-a-glance/monday-september-20/sept-20/the-nist-cybersecurity-framework-a-prescriptive-standard-for-hipaa/

Tuesday

• A Whole New Interoperability World
  • https://conference-test.ahima.org/program/schedule-at-a-glance/tuesday-september-21/sept-21/a-whole-new-interoperability-world/
• Avoiding OCR Complaints: Lessons Learned from 16 OCR Civil Monetary Penalties
  • https://conference-test.ahima.org/program/schedule-at-a-glance/tuesday-september-21/sept-21/avoiding-ocr-complaints-lessons-learned-from-16-ocr-civil-monetary-penalties/

Wednesday

• A Health System’s Journey to Interoperability and Information Blocking Compliance
  • https://conference-test.ahima.org/program/schedule-at-a-glance/wednesday-september-22/sept-22/a-health-system-s-journey-to-interoperability-and-information-blocking-compliance/

Opportunities abound in healthcare. AHIMA21 has all the tools you need to succeed.

Health information professionals encompass a variety of roles, functions, and responsibilities within healthcare. The global pandemic and the natural advancement of healthcare technology and data-rich processes have created numerous opportunities for a new generation of health information professionals, as well as experienced leaders. AHIMA21 will feature carefully curated selection of sessions dedicated to career advancement, including the concepts of change management, leadership, process improvement, and more. 

Some of the sessions in this Impact Area are listed below. Check back for updates in the coming weeks as more sessions are added:

Monday

• Innovation Out of Adversity: What The Lessons of COVID Tell Us About What HIM Will Focus On This Decade
  • https://conference-test.ahima.org/program/schedule-at-a-glanc/monday-september-20/sept-20/innovation-out-of-adversity-what-the-lessons-of-covid-tell-us-about-what-him-will-focus-on-this-decade/
• Is Zoom Burn-Out a Thing? Causes and Tips for Coping with Zoom Fatigue
  • https://conference-test.ahima.org/program/schedule-at-a-glance/monday-september-20/sept-20/is-zoom-burn-out-a-thing-causes-and-tips-for-coping-with-zoom-fatigue/
• The Three P's of Pandemic Response and Resilience
  • https://conference-test.ahima.org/program/schedule-at-a-glance/monday-september-20/sept-20/the-three-p-s-of-pandemic-response-and-resilience/

Tuesday

• Virtual HIM Departments: From Reaction to Reality
  • https://conference-test.ahima.org/program/schedule-at-a-glance/tuesday-september-21/sept-21/virtual-him-departments-from-reaction-to-reality/
• Get Out of Your Own Way: Harnessing the Power of Delegation and Inclusion
  • https://conference-test.ahima.org/program/schedule-at-a-glance/tuesday-september-21/sept-21/get-out-of-your-own-way-harnessing-the-power-of-delegation-and-inclusion/
• Leadership Development in the Virtual Environment at Mayo Clinic
  • https://conference-test.ahima.org/program/schedule-at-a-glance/tuesday-september-21/sept-21/leadership-development-in-the-virtual-environment-at-mayo-clinic/
• If Not You, Who? How to Crack the Code of Employee Disengagement in Healthcare
  • https://conference-test.ahima.org/program/schedule-at-a-glance/tuesday-september-21/sept-21/if-not-you-who-how-to-crack-the-code-of-employee-disengagement-in-healthcare/

Wednesday

• Become a Leader Who Inspires and Gets Results
  • https://conference-test.ahima.org/program/schedule-at-a-glance/wednesday-september-22/sept-22/become-a-leader-who-inspires-and-gets-results/

On-Demand

• From Gen Z to Baby Boomers: Communication Styles to Fit a Diverse Workforce
  • https://conference-test.ahima.org/program/on-demand/from-gen-z-to-baby-boomers-communication-styles-to-fit-a-diverse-workforce/
• Leading From Home
  • https://conference-test.ahima.org/program/on-demand/leading-from-home/

Every patient deserves to have their health information tell a complete and accurate story across their care journey 

Clinical documentation is at the core of every patient encounter. To be meaningful, the documentation must be clear, consistent, complete, precise, reliable, timely, and legible to accurately reflect the patient’s disease burden and scope of services provided. Successful clinical documentation integrity (CDI) programs translate into quality reporting, physician report cards, reimbursement, public health data, disease tracking and trending, and medical research. 

AHIMA21 aims to equip health information professionals with the necessary resources to adapt to new realities, modernize standards and regulations, and empower them to provide evidence-based expertise to professionals in every domain of the healthcare ecosystem. 

Some of the sessions in this Impact Area are listed below. Check back for updates in the coming weeks as more sessions are added:

Monday

• Price Transparency beyond January 1, 2021
  • https://conference-test.ahima.org/program/schedule-at-a-glance/monday-september-20/sept-20/price-transparency-beyond-january-1-2021/  
• A Quantitative Analysis of Obese Hypertensive Women and the Health Belief Model
  • https://conference-test.ahima.org/program/schedule-at-a-glance/monday-september-20/sept-20/a-quantitative-analysis-of-obese-hypertensive-women-and-the-health-belief-model/
• 2021 E/M Changes and Risk Adjustment
  • https://conference-test.ahima.org/program/schedule-at-a-glance/monday-september-20/sept-20/2021-e-m-changes-and-risk-adjustment/
• Developing and Implementing an Audit Program for Physician Services
  • https://conference-test.ahima.org/program/schedule-at-a-glance/monday-september-20/sept-20/developing-and-implementing-an-audit-program-for-physician-services/
• Taking an AI-Powered Approach to Clinical Documentation
  • https://conference-test.ahima.org/program/schedule-at-a-glance/monday-september-20/sept-20/taking-an-ai-powered-approach-to-clinical-documentation/

Tuesday

• De-Coding Complications of Care
  • https://conference-test.ahima.org/program/schedule-at-a-glance/tuesday-september-21/sept-21/de-coding-complications-of-care/
• How to Succeed in Quality: A CDI Perspective
  • https://conference-test.ahima.org/program/schedule-at-a-glance/tuesday-september-21/sept-21/how-to-succeed-in-quality-a-cdi-perspective/
• Applying the Data Management Capability Assessment Model in a Healthcare Context
  • https://conference-test.ahima.org/program/schedule-at-a-glance/tuesday-september-21/sept-21/applying-the-data-management-capability-assessment-model-in-a-healthcare-context/

Wednesday

• Rising to the Challenge: Doing More with Less in CDI
  • https://conference-test.ahima.org/program/schedule-at-a-glance/wednesday-september-22/sept-22/rising-to-the-challenge-doing-more-with-less-in-cdi/
• Information and Data Governance with Christiana Care
  • https://conference-test.ahima.org/program/schedule-at-a-glance/wednesday-september-22/sept-22/information-and-data-governance-with-christiana-care/

On-Demand

• IFHIMA Makes the Case for ICD-11 Adoption
  • https://conference-test.ahima.org/program/on-demand/ifhima-makes-the-case-for-icd-11-adoption/

Simplifying the Complexities of Revenue Cycle Management.

The revenue cycle landscape continues to become more complex with each passing year. Gone are the days when the business office was the leading player in the revenue cycle. Going forward, health information professionals will play an increased role in untangling clinical and financial challenges.  

AHIMA21 features a range of sessions aimed at addressing the most significant revenue cycle challenges in healthcare today, including audits, information integration, and the impacts of artificial intelligence and machine learning on business processes. 

Some of the sessions in this Impact Area are listed below. Check back for updates in the coming weeks as more sessions are added:

Monday

• Price Transparency beyond January 1, 2021
  • https://conference-test.ahima.org/program/schedule-at-a-glance/monday-september-20/sept-20/price-transparency-beyond-january-1-2021/  
• Common ICD-10-PCS Coding Errors: Learning Key Strategies (Part 1)
  • https://conference-test.ahima.org/program/schedule-at-a-glance/monday-september-20/sept-20/common-icd-10-pcs-coding-errors-learning-key-strategies-part-1/
• Managing the Transition to Single-Path Coding
  • https://conference-test.ahima.org/program/schedule-at-a-glance/monday-september-20/sept-20/managing-the-transition-to-single-path-coding/
• Common ICD-10-PCS Coding Errors: Learning Key Strategies (Part 2)
  • https://conference-test.ahima.org/program/schedule-at-a-glance/monday-september-20/sept-20/common-icd-10-pcs-coding-errors-learning-key-strategies-part-2/

Tuesday

• Mid-Revenue Cycle Management: How to Measure, Manage, and Minimize Leakage (Part 1)
  • https://conference-test.ahima.org/program/schedule-at-a-glance/tuesday-september-21/sept-21/mid-revenue-cycle-management-how-to-measure-manage-and-minimize-leakage-part-1/
• 2021 E/M Documentation Guidelines: The MAC Perspective
  • https://conference-test.ahima.org/program/schedule-at-a-glance/tuesday-september-21/sept-21/2021-e-m-documentation-guidelines-the-mac-perspective/
• Clinical Denials: A Step-by-Step Approach
  • https://conference-test.ahima.org/program/schedule-at-a-glance/tuesday-september-21/sept-21/clinical-denials-a-step-by-step-approach/
• Coding Compliance: Developing an Internal Audit Program
  • https://conference-test.ahima.org/program/schedule-at-a-glance/tuesday-september-21/sept-21/coding-compliance-developing-an-internal-audit-program/
• Innovative Ways to Reduce Operational Costs and Retain More Revenue in 2021
  • https://conference-test.ahima.org/program/schedule-at-a-glance/tuesday-september-21/sept-21/innovative-ways-to-reduce-operational-costs-and-retain-more-revenue-in-2021/
• Telehealth Documentation and Coding
  • https://conference-test.ahima.org/program/schedule-at-a-glance/tuesday-september-21/sept-21/telehealth-documentation-and-coding/

Wednesday

• Leveraging Denial Trends to Identify Risks and Prevent Audits
  • https://conference-test.ahima.org/program/schedule-at-a-glance/wednesday-september-22/sept-22/leveraging-denial-trends-to-identify-risks-and-prevent-audits/
• Implementing an Integrated, Concurrent Revenue Integrity Workflow for Better Outcomes
  • https://conference-test.ahima.org/program/schedule-at-a-glance/wednesday-september-22/sept-22/implementing-an-integrated-concurrent-revenue-integrity-workflow-for-better-outcomes/
• Coaching for Risk Adjustment Documentation Success
  • https://conference-test.ahima.org/program/schedule-at-a-glance/wednesday-september-22/sept-22/coaching-for-risk-adjustment-documentation-success/
• Mid-Revenue Cycle Management: How to Measure, Manage, and Minimize Leakage (Part 2)
  • https://conference-test.ahima.org/program/schedule-at-a-glance/wednesday-september-22/sept-22/mid-revenue-cycle-management-how-to-measure-manage-and-minimize-leakage-part-2/

On-Demand

• Appealing Denials Outside the Court of the Payer's Opinion
  • https://conference-test.ahima.org/program/on-demand/appealing-denials-outside-the-court-of-the-payer-s-opinion/
• Medical Necessity: Defining, Documenting, and Defending
  • https://conference-test.ahima.org/program/on-demand/medical-necessity-defining-documenting-and-defending/
• Telehealth and the OIG
  • https://conference-test.ahima.org/program/on-demand/telehealth-and-the-oig/

Innovation is the engine of healthcare. And it is needed more than ever. 

Healthcare today faces a global public health emergency, sophisticated cybercrimes, and other emerging threats. Incredible technological advances promise ever greater efficiency. Healthcare is brimming with innovators, problem-solvers, and big dreamers—dedicated professionals born to tackle healthcare’s most intractable problems. The ultimate success of their efforts may be years away, but the spirit with which these complex problems are tackled is evident now—and we should be inspired and ever more determined to continue the fight. 

Some of the sessions in this Impact Area are listed below. Check back for updates in the coming weeks as more sessions are added:

Monday

• Adoption of Telemedicine During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Perspectives of Primary Healthcare Providers
  • https://conference-test.ahima.org/program/schedule-at-a-glance/monday-september-20/sept-20/adoption-of-telemedicine-during-the-covid-19-pandemic-perspectives-of-primary-healthcare-providers/
• Building Best Practices: Using Telehealth Technology to Support and Grow Practice Revenue
  • https://conference-test.ahima.org/program/schedule-at-a-glance/monday-september-20/sept-20/building-best-practices-using-telehealth-technology-to-support-and-grow-practice-revenue/
• Transforming Healthcare through APIs and Third-Party Apps: The HIM Perspective
  • https://conference-test.ahima.org/program/schedule-at-a-glance/monday-september-20/sept-20/transforming-healthcare-through-apis-and-third-party-apps-the-him-perspective/

Tuesday

• Leveraging Innovative Technology to Support HIM Practices
  • https://conference-test.ahima.org/program/schedule-at-a-glance/tuesday-september-21/sept-21/leveraging-innovative-technology-to-support-him-practices/
• Organizational, Professional, and Patient Characteristics Associated with the Adoption of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare
  • https://conference-test.ahima.org/program/schedule-at-a-glance/tuesday-september-21/sept-21/organizational-professional-and-patient-characteristics-associated-with-the-adoption-of-artificial-intelligence-in-healthcare/
• How a Hospital System uses Mobile Technology and a Compliant Query Template Library to Streamline the Query Process and Engage Providers
  • https://conference-test.ahima.org/program/schedule-at-a-glance/tuesday-september-21/sept-21/how-a-hospital-system-uses-mobile-technology-and-a-compliant-query-template-library-to-streamline-the-query-process-and-engage-providers/

Wednesday

• Calibrating Computer-Assisted Coding Encounters 2021 E/M Guidelines
  • https://conference-test.ahima.org/program/schedule-at-a-glance/wednesday-september-22/sept-22/calibrating-computer-assisted-coding-encounters-2021-e-m-guidelines/
• Transforming HIM Workflows with Technology: The UCSD Experience
  • https://conference-test.ahima.org/program/schedule-at-a-glance/wednesday-september-22/sept-22/transforming-him-workflows-with-technology-the-ucsd-experience/

Surfacing actionable insights from an ocean of data.  

Healthcare is brimming with data. Moreover, the kind of data health systems are acquiring is more diverse than ever before, thanks to increased collection of social determinants data for upstream interventions outside of traditional clinical care. If yesterday’s challenge was collecting data, today’s challenge is putting it to use. 

At AHIMA21, attendees are invited to explore the technology advances, including artificial intelligence, interoperability solutions, such as FHIR-based APIs, and trends in both individual- and population-level health that are shaping our data-saturated world.  

Some of the sessions in this Impact Area are listed below. Check back for updates in the coming weeks as more sessions are added:

Monday

• The Future of Predictive and Prescriptive Analytics Tools in Integrative Medicine
  • https://conference-test.ahima.org/program/schedule-at-a-glance/monday-september-20/sept-20/the-future-of-predictive-and-prescriptive-analytics-tools-in-integrative-medicine/
• Governing a Healthcare Data Tsunami in the Age of Interoperability
  • https://conference-test.ahima.org/program/schedule-at-a-glance/monday-september-20/sept-20/governing-a-healthcare-data-tsunami-in-the-age-of-interoperability/
• Understanding the Geography of Healthcare
  • https://conference-test.ahima.org/program/schedule-at-a-glance/monday-september-20/sept-20/understanding-the-geography-of-healthcare/
• Data Relevance: Leveraging Meaningful Health Data to Improve Financial and Health Outcomes
  • https://conference-test.ahima.org/program/schedule-at-a-glance/monday-september-20/sept-20/data-relevance-leveraging-meaningful-health-data-to-improve-financial-and-health-outcomes/

Tuesday

• Data Analytics Insights
  • https://conference-test.ahima.org/program/schedule-at-a-glance/tuesday-september-21/sept-21/data-analytics-insights/

Wednesday

• A Federal HIM Professional’s Deployment to Assist with the COVID Pandemic
  • https://conference-test.ahima.org/program/schedule-at-a-glance/wednesday-september-22/sept-22/a-federal-him-professional-s-deployment-to-assist-with-the-covid-pandemic/
• Solving Real-World Business Challenges Using Standards-Based Clinical Data
  • https://conference-test.ahima.org/program/schedule-at-a-glance/wednesday-september-22/sept-22/solving-real-world-business-challenges-using-standards-based-clinical-data/

On-Demand

• Data Quality During a Pandemic: A Global Obligation
  • https://conference-test.ahima.org/program/on-demand/data-quality-during-a-pandemic-a-global-obligation/