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In Patient Surgery Coder

Mercy Health

Introduction:

Mercy Health Saint Mary’s, a member of Trinity Health, is an integrated network of health care excellence in West Michigan offering a unique combination of capabilities to deliver a health care experience that is more complete and personally satisfying. Our commitment to offer the latest technology and most highly skilled physicians and excellence nurses in a holistic, patient centered environment has made us a progressive leader in cancer care, neuroscience, orthopedics, diabetes and endocrine care, kidney transplants and integrative medicine.

Mercy Health Saint Mary’s encompasses more than 2,500 employees; a 283 bed, The Joint Commission-accredited teaching hospital; Lacks Cancer Center, the area’s only dedicated cancer hospital; Hauenstein Neurosciences, housing the area’s most comprehensive neuroscience program and state-of-the-art Emergency and Trauma services.

Job Description:

Responsible for charge capture process for professional charges within the SMHC system, including but not limited to:  verifying and/or analyzing medical record documentation to determine the principle and all secondary diagnoses and procedures; and assigning diagnostic and procedural codes using coding guidelines established by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and SMHC.  Assists in the orientation and training of new employees within the coding and charge capture area.                

 

Required Qualifications:

Minimum – One – three (1-3) years of professional coding experience with multiple surgical specialties. Candidate must have surgical coding experience – performed in the hospital setting.  We have many different specialties that we code surgeries for:  Neurosurgery, Bariatrics, Thoracic, Vascular, Cardiology, OB/GYN, Surgical Oncology, Gynecological Oncology – to list a few.

Minimum – Certified Coding Specialist credentialing OR Certified Professional Coder certification through AHIMA or AAPC

Education Qualifications:

Education

Minimum – Associates Degree in allied health related field, including classes in medical terminology, anatomy and physiology; OR two years of increasingly responsible medical records experience with exposure to medical terminology, anatomy, physiology, and coding

Compensation/Benefits:

Full Healthcare benefits, retirements benefits and relocation assistance

Instructions for Resume Submission:

Send resume to Liz VanDiepenbos at vandiepl@mercyhealth.com for immediate consideration.

Apply Online: https://trinityhealth.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/Jobs/job/Mercy-Health-West-Michigan-Administrative-Services/Inpatient-Coder—Hospital-Surgical-Coding_00070400?shared_id=2c4902b6-669d-4df9-bfff-2481c604ae39

2019-2020 Call for MHIMA Board Nominations

Our association, your association, continues to grow greatly each year with new wonderful and innovative ideas to meet the needs of all of our members. This is due to the time, treasures & talents of the many individuals who have volunteered throughout the years.

Now, for 2019, we would like to encourage and invite each of you to consider volunteering and sharing your expertise with your fellow members – almost 3,000 strong – that we have within our state. It is never too early, or too late, to start on this rewarding path to professional growth.

The deadline for submitting your Nomination is October 1, 2018.

Click here to view the Position Statements (Job Descriptions) for the open positions to make it easier for you to review.

  • President Elect
  • Director
  • Delegate
  • Nominating Committee

Consider what your next step in professional growth is going to be. We look forward to having you submit a form for the 2019/2020 board election. The term of office begins July 1, 2019 and goes through June 30, 2020.

Click here to complete the online call for board nomination form.

AHIMA Call to Action-ADVOCACY ALERT on HR 5795

ACT NOW:

Tell Your U.S. Representative to Co-sponsor and Support H.R. 5795, the Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act!

42 CFR Part 2 (Part 2) is a law that regulates the sharing of substance use disorder (SUD) records. Protecting patients’ confidentiality is of the utmost importance but the outdated nature of Part 2 has created barriers for providing the best care possible to individuals with SUD. H.R. 5795, the Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act (OPPS) Act will align Part 2 with HIPAA for purposes of treatment, payment and operations. H.R. 5795 will be considered on the House floor the week of June 11th when many other bills addressing the opioid crisis will also be brought up for a vote.

We need you to call Congress this week and urge your U.S. Representative to cosponsor H.R. 5795 and  vote yes when it comes to the House floor for a vote. Head to AHIMA’s Action Center where you can take action and find additional details.

2019 MHIMA Annual Meeting Call for Speakers

The 2019 MHIMA Annual Meeting will be held May 15 – 17, 2019 at the:

Park Place Conference Center
300 East State Street
Traverse City, MI 49684

The MHIMA Arrangements Committee is soliciting speaker abstracts for 1 or 2-hour education sessions. To submit your application and be considered for a speaking engagement you may follow the link below.

Specific topics for our program include:
• Information Governance
• Privacy & Security/HIPAA/ROI
• Data Analytics
• Clinical Documentation Improvement
• CMS/OIG Updates
• Fraud and Abuse
• Reimbursement (Pay-for-Performance and Value-Based-Purchasing)
• Alternative Career Opportunities with the HIM degree
• ICD-10/CPT/Clinical Foundations for Coding
• Leadership/Change Management/Performance Improvement

Only speakers selected by the MHIMA Arrangements Committee will be contacted by email to confirm their speaking engagement.

Complete the Online Speaker Bureau Form

Email or paper submissions will not be accepted. You may email the Central Office Coordinator of MHIMA directly if you have submitted a relevant topic to the Speaker’s Bureau within the past six months at linda@mhima.org.

MHIMA Spring 2018 Edition FOCUS

Welcome to the Spring edition of FOCUS, a quarterly publication from MHIMA.

This edition you will learn more about:

  • 2018 AHIMA Advocacy Summit – Washington DC
  • President’s Message
  • 2018 Annual Meeting Agenda
  • Medical Record Access Act Fees
  • And much more – please take a few minutes to see what MHIMA has been up to!!

Click here to view

Call for Committee Volunteers 2018/2019 Board Year

The MHIMA Board is asking you to consider becoming active in the leadership ranks of MHIMA.

In order for MHIMA to continue its growth and activities, please consider submitting your name as a candidate for participation on one of our many projects or committees.

Please click on the link to the volunteer form and provide information regarding the committee/project you would like to participate in we have many to choose from:

  • Advocacy
  • Awards
  • Annual Meeting Planning & Execution
  • CDIG – Coding Roundtable
  • Communication – FOCUS Newsletter or Social Media Help
  • Education – Plan and Execute CE Sessions
  • EHIM/EHIT
  • HIM Awareness Committee
  • MHIMA Foundation (MMRC)
  • Research & Response Committee
  • Student Concierge Program

Complete the online MHIMA volunteer form and mention which committee interests you!!

MHIMA Volunteer Form

Proposed Bylaw Vote – Annual Business Meeting May 9, 2018

Dear MHIMA Members.

Over the last year, a thorough review of MHIMA Policy & Procedures as well as our Bylaws has occurred. This analysis was completed to ensure that all items contained the most up-to-date information and that all cross-referencing within these documents was appropriate. As a result of this review, the following bylaw amendments are being proposed for change.

• MHIMA went “green” a few years ago, and converted many items to electronic format. The following bylaws have had the words “electronic” and “repository” replaced throughout to better conform to this this practice:
o 4.5 Failure to Pay Dues
o 4.6 Expulsion
o 4.11Quorum for Elections
o 5.4 Election and Term of Office
o 6.2 Election and Term of Office
o 6.7 Duties of Directors

• The Board felt it was important to be specific that any person pursuing a position, needed to be a member of the state of Michigan. The following bylaw was changed to reflect this:
o 5.3 Qualifications – amended to reflect this change

• MHIMA no longer maintains or produces paper records. All meetings are recorded and maintained in a transcribed format in an online repository. All business materials and artifacts are also maintained and distributed electronically. MHIMA is green. The following bylaw was changed to reflect this:
o 13.1 Books and Records – Amended to reflect electronic document repository

• Since Central Office Coordinator performs most of the functions of a Secretary/Treasurer, the Board felt the position was more focused on strategy and decision making for both the State and Foundation. Consensus was to re-title this the Finance Officer and have it consistent throughout our documentation. The following bylaws were changed to reflect this:
o 5.10Waiver of Notice
o 6.1 Officers
o 6.6 Duties of the Finance office
o 8.2 Finance Committee

• Every year we had Committee Chairs, Strategy Managers and Project Managers and used them interchangeably without any real definition. We decided that the committees that are defined in the Bylaws or ran by an elected position will be Committee Chairs. All others will be Project Managers.

Chairs (elected)
 Nominating Committee
 Finance Committee – Finance Officer
 Student Concierge – 1st Yr Director
 Annual Mtg Chair – 2nd Yr Director

Project Managers (Appointed)
 Foundation PM
 P&P/Bylaws PM
 Communications PM
 Education PM

The following bylaw was changed to reflect this:
o 8.1 Committees

Please review the bylaws changes at the following links for more in-depth review.

Table of Contents
Table of Contents 2
Section 5.3
Sections 5.1, 6.2, 8.2
Section 8.1
Sections 8.3 b c d
Section 13.1
Sections 4.5, 4.6, 4.11, 5.4, 6.2, 6.7

The proposed bylaw changes will be voted on during the Annual Business meeting on Wednesday, May 9, 2018 at 9:00 am, Port Huron Convention Center, Port Huron, Michigan.

Respectfully Submitted.

Michael R. Rant, RHIA
President, MHIMA

MHIMA Membership Research Project

Dear MHIMA Members,

Part of our job as your elected Board of Directors is to solicit your feedback regarding your experiences as MHIMA members.

This year, we are partnering with a talented group of graduate students from the MSU Eli Broad School of Marketing. You will soon be receiving a communication from these students encouraging you to provide feedback about your experiences as a member, which will help us better serve your needs.

We encourage you to participate in this research. Please know that all responses to surveys or participation in focus groups is confidential at the individual level. Your MHIMA Board of Directors will only receive an overall de-identified report with recommendations for future programs/benefits based on your collective feedback.

Lastly, we have authorized some incentives (gift card drawings) to help encourage high levels of participation and meaningful feedback. Thank you for taking time to serve your Association by providing your invaluable insights!

Laura Shue, 2nd Year Director, MHIMA
Shawn Armbruster, President Elect, MHIMA
Michael Rant, President, MHIMA

2018 AHIMA Call for Nominations

The 2018 AHIMA Nominating Committee is looking for qualified Active members to fill the roles of AHIMA President/Chair-elect, three Directors for the Board of Directors, three Commissioners on the Commission on Certification for Health Informatics and Information Management (CCHIIM), three CEE Council Members and one Speaker-elect for the House of Delegates Nominations for these positions are due March 31, 2018. The President/Chair-elect, Director, CCHIIM Commissioner, and CEE Council Member positions have three-year terms and the Speaker-elect has a two-year term beginning January 1, 2019.

 

Members must first login to Engage, select the Volunteer tab, then they are able to review descriptions, duties, and qualifications for each of these elected positions on the Volunteer Application Web page as well as submit their application. Select “Elected Positions” to submit an application before March 31, 2018.

 

I encourage you or any qualified members to join the many AHIMA volunteers who invest their time and reap the rewards. Should you or any of your fellow members have questions about this process, please do not hesitate to contact me via email.

 

Many thanks,

Thomas (T.J.) Hunt, PhD, RHIA, CHDA, FAHIMA

Assistant Professor, Rutgers Health Informatics Dept.

Member, 2018 AHIMA Nominating Committee

thomas.j.hunt@rutgers.edu

MHIMA Member Communication Survey

It has been 15 years since the FOCUS newsletter has been published electronically and stored on the MHIMA website! We want to assure that we are meeting your needs with the current format and publication schedule of FOCUS and would like your feedback! Please take a few moments to complete the following survey!

Please click here for our survey.

Survey will close on Thursday, November 16, 2017.

Thank you for completing this survey, as your feedback is extremely important to MHIMA.

Peggy Chapo, Editor, Focus
Michael Rant, President, MHIMA
Linda Monusko, Central Office Coordinator

Michigan Brought the ‘Chills’ to Convention

Congratulations to the Michigan Health Information Management Association (MHIMA), winner of the RACSO award at the 2017 AHIMA Convention & Exhibit. Inspired by our Convention host city, Los Angeles, CA, the “Entertainment Capital of the World,” CSAs were challenged to make a video inspired by film or music—with an HIM twist—for the chance to win AHIMA’s first and only RACSO (Oscar spelled backwards) award.

Just in time for Halloween, MHIMA’s winning video, “Chiller,” is based on Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” video, complete with MHIMA members as dancing zombies. The video was shown at Convention during General Session, and won a trophy and cash prize for MHIMA.

FY 2018 Coding Update Workshops

The CDIG Committe has worked to coordinate several options for you to be ready for the October 1st Code Update!!

Sandra Routhier, RHIA, CCS, CDIP, AHIMA Approved ICD-10-CM/PCS Trainer will provide the updates you need.

3 Sessions will be available to choose from:

Friday, 9/15/2017
Baker College of Flint
1050 W. Bristol Road
Undergraduate Building – Room E203 & E205
Flint, MI 48501
Flyer

Saturday, 9/16/2017
Grand Valley State University –
Cook DeVos Health Science Building
Steelcase Foundation Lecture Hall – CHS 123 Room
301 Michigan Street NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Flyer

Saturday, 9/16/2017
Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital
7870W US Hwy 2
Manistique, MI 49854
Flyer

Workshop Question can be directed to Shawn Armbruster at sarmbruster@therybargroup.com
Registration Questions can be directed to Linda Monusko at linda@mhima.org

Learn More and Register

Health Information Management Reimagined (HIMR) Plan Now Available

The final Health Information Management Reimagined (HIMR) white paper is now available on the AHIMA website. This plan outlines AHIMA’s efforts to ensure continued relevance of the HIM profession in a changing world. In addition to the white paper, please view the brief HIMR video. The large HIMR volunteer team of over 80 AHIMA members has been working tirelessly to move us into the next phase of HIMR which includes the market research needed to help inform future curriculum competency development. Stay tuned for more information on the market research results anticipated in July.

2017 Award Winners

As President of MHIMA, I am very pleased to announce the Award Winners for 2017.

The students receiving Scholarship Awards from the Michigan Medical Records Charities are:

  1. Michelle Turner – Schoolcraft College – supported by Jody Scheller
  2. Jessica Jarvis – Baker College of Flint – supported by Amy Savage
  3. Kelly Richardson – Baker College of Flint – supported by Amy Savage

The Yvonne Harbert Student Achievement Award is being awarded to Amanda Steele from Schoolcraft College – nominated by Jody Scheller.

The Mentor Award is being awarded to Paula Hagstrom of Ferris State University.

The Distinguished Member Award is being awarded to Denise Holstege, recently retired HIM Director Mercy Health, Muskegon.

Each year the Awards Committee reviews all applicants and based on the matrix approved by the Board, the awardees are determined.This year’s Committee was chaired by Julie Alles-Grice of GVSU and the committee consisted of a group of MHIMA professionals from various areas in our state.

This year’s committee consisted of:

  • Erika Bailey – WMHIMA President & Educator
  • Brytani Griner – SEMHIMA President
  • Kim Ford – MHIMA Member
  • Mary Ann Williams – MHIMA Member

MHIMA and its’ members congratulate the award winners and will honor them at the May 19, 2017 Awards Luncheon. We also thank the Michigan Medical Records Charity for their generous scholarship awards and their continued support of our students. Thank you to all the student applicants for applying this year and our wonderful educators for supporting their applications! Also thank you to those that took time to nominate members for Mentor and Distinguished Member Awards.

Virginia “Ginny” Pitts, RN, RHIA
MHIMA President

Official Notice: Maternal Death Reporting Is Now Mandatory In Michigan

Healthcare Providers and Other Interested Parties,

In an attempt to streamline the maternal death reporting process here in Michigan we have since revised the mandatory maternal death reporting form to include an email submission option. Although these email submissions will be 100% secure once they reach our system, we encourage that any protected health information sent to this email be encrypted prior to submission. We would like to ask for your help in informing all of the healthcare providers and health facilities in Michigan of this slight change in the mandatory maternal death reporting process. The revised form is attached to this email and can also be found on the MDHHS Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology website at www.michigan.gov/mchepi.

If you have any questions about this revised form, please feel free to contact me at the information provided below.

Sincerely,

Chris Fussman, MS
Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology Section Manager
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Lifecourse Epidemiology and Genomics Division
South Grand Building – 2nd Floor
PO Box 30195
Lansing, MI 48909
Phone: 517-335-9456
Fax: 517-335-9790
fussmanc@michigan.gov

MHIMA Annual Meeting Registration is Open

MHIMA is pleased to announce that our 88th Annual Meeting is being held May 17-19, 2017 at the Four Winds Casino Resort in New Buffalo, MI. Annual meeting registration is live – sign up now to take advantage of the Early Bird Discount. We hope you will join us!

Look at our agenda and register today!

MHIMA Annual Meeting Website

2017 MHIMA Annual Meeting Call for Speakers

The 2017 MHIMA Annual Meeting will be held at the Four Winds Casino, 11111Wilson Rd., New Buffalo, Michigan, on May 17th – 19th 2017. The MHIMA Arrangements Committee is soliciting speaker abstracts for 1 or 2 hour education sessions. Our theme for the 2017 MHIMA Annual Meeting is “Rockin and Rollin with HIM!”  To submit your application and be considered for a speaking engagement you may follow the link below and submit your information by November 1, 2016.

Specific topics for our program include:

  • Information Governance
  • Privacy & Security/HIPAA/ROI
  • Data Analytics
  • Clinical Documentation Improvement
  • CMS/OIG Updates
  • Fraud and Abuse
  • Reimbursement (Pay-for-Performance and Value-Based-Purchasing)
  • Alternative Career Opportunities with the HIM degree
  • ICD-10/CPT/Clinical Foundations for Coding
  • Leadership/Change Management/Performance Improvement

Only speakers selected for our 2017 MHIMA Annual Meeting by the MHIMA Arrangements Committee will be contacted by email to confirm the speaking engagement.

Please follow the links below for additional information about our meeting and to complete the Speaker Bureau online.

2017 Annual Meeting

May 17-19, 2017
11111 Wilson Rd.
New Buffalo, MI

Speaker Bureau

Please click here to complete the online Speaker Bureau form. Email or paper submissions will not be accepted. You may email the Central Office Coordinator of MHIMA directly if you have submitted a relevant topic to the Speaker’s Bureau within the past six months at linda@mhima.org.