In June, the US House of Representatives adopted an amendment striking language in the House FY20 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education (Labor-HHS) Appropriations bill that prohibits the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) from using federal funds to promote or adopt a unique patient identifier. Striking this language will give HHS the ability to evaluate a range of patient identification solutions that protect patient privacy and are cost-effective, scalable, and secure.

As Congress continues to consider the fiscal year 2020 spending bills, we encourage you to contact your elected officials to encourage them to remove this archaic ban from the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2020.

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CPHIMA Presidential Welcome

Hello CPHIMA!

I am so honored to be your President for the upcoming year. If you are like me this time of year brings a lot of change and renewal. For many it is the start of a new school year (personally, I can’t believe I have one entering high school, one in fifth grade and the youngest still in preschool!)

For others it is the transition to fall with cooler days, crisp nights, football, and pumpkin everything! Professionally, it means the start of a new fiscal year, which for many of us means goal setting, planning, and the like. For CPHIMA, it means an exciting new year of preparing educational sessions for our membership and other opportunities for learning and networking. The Board has been very busy working on the arrangements for our upcoming meetings in order to bring you quality and meaningful learning and professional development sessions. We are also actively working on our strategic plan goals and objectives, including, but not limited to, sustaining and building the profession, expansion of CPHIMA membership, advocacy efforts locally and at the state level, supporting AHIMA’s initiatives, and providing student mentorship and scholarship opportunities.

We could not do this without the dedication and commitment of our Board who volunteer their precious time to make this a reality. If you happen to know any of these fabulous individuals please take a moment out of your day to thank them for all their hard work! Some of these folks have taken on a new role, are fulfilling a second term, or are brand new to the Board all together.

I would like to take a moment to recognize your FY19-20 Board of Directors:

Erin Spohn, President
Tami Bowman, President-Elect
Dorothy Rish, Past President
Diana Kopriva, Secretary
Stacey Nolte, Treasurer
Stacey Huling, Director
Teri Sipe & Faith Zeigler, Program Director Chair & Co-Chair
Lori Genovese, Arrangements Chair
Denise Wilson, Arrangements Co-chair & Nominating Chair
Karen Tinney, Bylaws Chair
Patricia Ortiz-Nieves, Membership Chair
Pat Swetland, Public Relations
Michelle Charette, Website Chair

Please mark your calendars for the upcoming education session on September 20, 2019 in Lancaster, PA. The session will be held at Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health, Suburban Pavilion, 2100 Harrisburg Pike. Registration information will be out shortly. All day participants will earn 5 CEUs and the session will run from 8 am – 3:30 pm. Breakfast and lunch are provided.

Speakers and topics include:

George P. Margeta, DO, Orthopaedic Surgeon, OSS (Robotic Assisted Knee Replacement Surgery: From diagnosis to treatment and surgery)
Cesar Velasco, RN, Stroke Coordinator, Penn State Health (Stroke Program)
Laurie Johnson, MS, RHIA, FAHIMA, Revenue Cycle Solutions, LLC (IPPS, ICD-10-CM, and ICD-10-PCS Updates)

Additional Upcoming Educational Opportunities

Friday, December 20, 2019, Heritage Hills York
Friday, June 19, 2019, Location TBD
PHIMA Annual Conference will be April 27-28, 2020 at the Wyndham Lancaster Resort.

Thank you for the opportunity to serve as your President and look forward to seeing you at future meetings!

New Webinars – FY20 Inpatient Prospective Payment System Final Rule and Deep Dive Into the FY20 ICD-10-CM/PCS

PHIMA will be offering a webinar on the FY20 ICD-10-CM/PCS codes and a second webinar based on the FY20 Inpatient Prospective Payment System Final Rule.

These webinars will be offered as on-demand recordings at a price of $50 per recording for PHIMA members/$75 for non-members and $25 for student members (MUST BE A FULL-TIME STUDENT).

A 15% discount will be offered if you purchase both recordings at the time of registration.

Presented by Laurie Johnson

FY20 Inpatient Prospective Payment Update Registration

Deep Dive Into the FY20 ICD-10-CM/PCS Registration

PHIMA Student Liaison Opportunity

As an AHIMA/PHIMA student member, you have the unique opportunity to become a 2019-2020 PHIMA Student Liaison.

What does the Student Liaison do? You have the chance to gain invaluable knowledge of the PHIMA Board process and volunteer experience. You will also participate in specific projects offering you project management experience and a way to build your resume.

If you are currently a full-time student in a PA CAHIIM accredited HIM program and eager to network with HIM professionals, build your resume and volunteer, please review detailed information online.

Interested? Contact your Program Director at your school and request that they recommend you for the 2019-2020 PHIMA Student Liaison.

If you have any questions, please contact PHIMA First Year Director, Lauren Blough at Lauren.Houseal@pennmedicine.upenn.edu.

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