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- September 10, 2012: Association of Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialists Celebrates 5th Anniversary with National "CDI Week"
The Association of Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialists (ACDIS), the premier healthcare community for clinical documentation professionals, will celebrate its fifth anniversary this month with a series of events to commemorate CDI Week, September 17-21, 2012.
- August 13, 2012: Cheryl Ericson named HCPro’s new CDI Education Director
Cheryl Ericson, MS, RN, is HCPro's new Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI) Education Director. She brings her CDI expertise to HCPro's popular CDI Boot Camp and forthcoming ICD-10 for CDI Boot Camp, and plays an integral role as ACDIS continues to lead the industry in CDI training and support.
- August 1, 2012: ACDIS names the 2012 CDI Professional of the Year and the winners of 2012 Recognition of CDI Professional Achievement
ACDIS, the Association of Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialists, is pleased to introduce the 2012 CDI Professional of the Year and two winners of the 2012 Recognition of CDI Professional Achievement award. All three candidates were nominated by their peers and final selections were made by the 2012 ACDIS Conference Committee.
- July 17, 2012: HealthLeaders Media Round on August 9th to Dive into Strategies for Hospitals Seeking to Build Women's Health Service Line
HealthLeaders Media, a division of HCPro, Inc., today announced that the North Shore-LIJ Health System will host a unique half-day program designed to educate hospital and health system executives about how they can re-invent their women's health service line to meet evolving patient demands.
- July 12, 2012: HCPro announces partnership with TrustHCS to Provide Best-in-Class E-Learning Solutions for ICD-10
To assist healthcare facilities with the mandated adoption of ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes and ICD-10-PCS procedure codes in October 2014, BridgeFront has teamed up with HCPro, Inc. to offer best-in-class, role-based ICD-10 education.
- July 11, 2012: HealthLeaders Media Publishes Three New Intelligence Reports on Clinical Quality
HealthLeaders Media, an integrated media company serving the business information needs of healthcare executives, today published three new Intelligence Reports that provide insights into where healthcare institutions stand in their adoption of clinical quality measures.
- June 26, 2012: New HealthLeaders Media Breakthroughs Report Provides Insight for Addressing Hospital Readmissions Challenge
HealthLeaders Media, a division of HCPro, Inc., has published a new HealthLeaders Media Breakthroughs report, which offers behind-the-scenes insights from leading health system executives of how to successfully decrease the rate of hospital readmissions after patients have been treated for an injury or illness.
- June 25, 2012: HealthLeaders Media Breakthroughs Report Uncovers the Promise of Healthcare Analytics
HealthLeaders Media, a division of HCPro, Inc., has released its latest HealthLeaders Media Breakthroughs report, featuring a unique review of best practices for how leaders at hospitals and health networks can uncover the vast promise of healthcare data analytics.
- June 25, 2012: The Greeley Company Introduces Credence, New Turnkey Outsourcing Solution for Hospital Medical Staff Operations
The Greeley Company, a provider of professional services to hospitals and health systems, today announced the launch of Credence, a new service that allows hospitals to outsource all elements of their medical staff services department operations.
- June 21, 2012: The Mount Sinai Medical Center to Host HealthLeaders Media Rounds on July 18th, Focused on Excellence in Cardiac Care
HealthLeaders Media, a division of HCPro, Inc., today announced that The Mount Sinai Medical Center will host the latest installment in a series of HealthLeaders Media Rounds at its New York City campus on July 18, 2012, from Noon to 3 p.m. Eastern Time.
- June 18, 2012: HCPro Partners with BridgeFront to Provide Best-in-Class E-Learning Solutions for ICD-10
To assist healthcare facilities with the mandated adoption of ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes and ICD-10-PCS procedure codes in October 2014, BridgeFront has teamed up with HCPro, Inc. to offer best-in-class, role-based ICD-10 education.
- May 11, 2012: AHAP Announces Accreditation Professional of the Year
This press release announces the winners of the 2012 Accreditation Professional of the Year Awards in two categories: Accreditation Professional of the Year and Best New Accreditation Professional. The awards were held by the Association for Healthcare Accreditation Professionals (AHAP) and the winners were announced at the sixth annual AHAP conference on May 10-11 in Orlando. The winners were selected by the AHAP advisory board as outstanding representatives of the accreditation profession.
- May 9, 2012: HealthLeaders Media and Kaiser Permanente Execs to Host May 30th Web Roundtable: Building ACO Foundationsa
Healthcare executive and clinical leaders have a unique opportunity to learn from Kaiser Permanente's rich experience in the delivery on integrated care at HealthLeaders Media Rounds live event, "Building ACO Foundations: Lessons from Kaiser Permanente's Integrated Delivery Model," on May 30, 2012, from 9 a.m. to Noon Pacific Time.
- May 7, 2012: HCPro honors nurses during National Nurses Week 2012
HCPro honors nurses during National Nurses Week - Leading, Advocating, and Caring. In recognition of National Nurses Week, HCPro is pleased to offer nurses a free white paper on the Image of Nursing, which includes a free CE unit, plus other exciting offers from May 6th-May 12th. For more information on the 2012 HCPro Nursing Image Awards, visit http://www.hcpro.com/2012NursingImageAwards
- April 27, 2012: The American Case Management Association (ACMA) partners with HCPro, Inc. to publish Collaborative Case Management.
The American Case Management Association (ACMA) partners with HCPro, Inc. to publish Collaborative Case Management.
- April 23, 2012: HCPro Announces Launch of HCPro Comply™ for Revenue Cycle Regulatory and Compliance Intelligence Solution
Leading provider of healthcare compliance and regulatory information announces innovative move into software niche with new SaaS-based platform
- February 27, 2012: Industry experts respond to announcement of ICD-10 deadline delay
Industry experts respond as HHS has confirmed its intent to delay the ICD-10 compliance deadline, according to its latest press release. HCPro contacted numerous industry experts for their thoughts on the recent announcement by CMS. Although reactions are mixed, experts agree that forward progress on ICD-10 readiness for providers is essential.
- February 23, 2012: ACDIS selects new Advisory Board members
The Association of Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialists has selected four new association Advisory Board members including Susan Belley, M.Ed., RHIA, CPHQ, Project Manager, 3M HIS Consulting Services in Atlanta; Timothy N. Brundage, MD, Physician Champion, Kindred Hospital North Florida District in Tampa; Fran Jurcak, RN, MSN, CCDS, Director, CDI Practice, Huron Healthcare in Chicago; and Dee Schad, RN, BSN, CCDS, Director Care Coordination and CDI at Clark Memorial Hospital in Jeffersonville, IN.
- February 20, 2012: HealthLeaders Media Intelligence Report: 2012 Industry Survey
Featuring unbiased data and analysis from healthcare leaders themselves, the HealthLeaders Media 2012 Industry Survey, celebrating four years of continued coverage, is now available for viewing. Revealing targeted priorities and concerns from within the industry's C-suite, this comprehensive project, conducted by the HealthLeaders Media Intelligence Unit, breaks down results into multiple reports that explore issues of special interest to finance, physician, nurse, and senior leaders. In addition, data has been extracted and reports created based on CEO title (new), community and rural status, and service lines. This comprehensive industry intelligence report is available for free download at www.healthleadersmedia.com/industry_survey/
- January 17, 2012: HCPro Announces the New JustCoding Virtual Summit on ICD-10
HCPro, Inc., the leading provider of integrated information, education, training, and consulting products and services in healthcare regulation and compliance, will be bringing together leading industry experts on coding and ICD-10 for three days of presentations and discussion, from February 29th through March 2nd, 2012. The Summit will offer educational tracks for HIM Directors and managers and for Inpatient and Outpatient Coders.
- January 12, 2012: M&A: Hospitals Take Control?New HealthLeaders Media Intelligence Report Available
The newest HealthLeaders Media Intelligence Report, M&A: Hospitals Take Control, reveals that 78% of organizations are exploring or have M&A deals under way. Kevin Gross, president of Ardent Health Services, Oklahoma division and CEO of Hillcrest HealthCare System, served as an advisor to the report, and, says, "What really struck me is that 21% have nothing planned for M&A. …" This comprehensive industry intelligence report is available for free download at http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/intelligence/012/industry-insight-report.html.
- January 9, 2012: HealthLeaders Media Releases New Report on Healthcare Cost Control
HealthLeaders Media has released the third in a series of four Impact Analysis reports from the inaugural HealthLeaders Media CFO Exchange, which brought together 30 top finance leaders from hospitals and health systems. The third Impact Analysis report, The Next Phase of Cost Control, provides information and insight from these leaders on their organizations’ efforts to tackle and control growing healthcare costs. This comprehensive industry report is available for complimentary download at http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/intelligence-impact-analysis/274527