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2012 Activities
June 2012 Board meeting to discuss upcoming educational sessions, bylaws, and mission statement.

Wednesday, June 13, 2012, 7:00 to 8:00 pm ET
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May 2012 An Introduction to Networking
by Michelle M. Breitner
Director, Creative Arts Center
Education Director, FreeCodingCEUs.com
1 CEU (AHDI approved for 1.0 Professional Development)

Please read the May Activity, "An Introduction to Networking" and join us for our next educational session to earn your FreeCodingCEU!

"An Introduction to Networking" Educational Session
Wednesday, May 9, 2012, 7:00 to 8:00 pm ET
at our facebook group
Free Coding CEUs Independent Study Group for Coding Continuing Education

April 2012

Board Meeting took place Wednesday, April 11, 2012, 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm ET, at Free Coding CEUs Independent Study Group for Coding Continuing Education.

Congratulations Free Coding CEUs Board Members!
President: Dorothy Phelps Athey, CPC
President-Elect/Vice President: Michelle M. Breitner
Secretary: San Davenport, CCS, CCS-P
Media Director
: Michaeleen OSullivan, BS, CCS, CCS-P, CMT
Education Director: Michelle M. Breitner
Treasurer: Linda J. Woolf

Board Job Descriptions:

  • President (provides overall leadership and direction for group; sets meeting agendas, dates and times; serves as facebook Moderator at activity discussions)

  • President-Elect/Vice President (supports President, moves to President following year; takes over duties of President if current President is unable to serve)

  • Secretary (keeps minutes of board meetings; keeps roster of activity meetings; seeks CEU approval from AHDI; creates and distributes CEU certificates; assists Communications Director as needed)

  • Media Director (manages facebook community and group pages; manages web site; publishes educational activities)

  • Education Director (seeks, selects, approves, creates, and helps publish educational activities)

  • Treasurer (Establishes group as non-profit educational study group)

March 2012 Lipid Disorders: Prevalence, Risks, and Treatments
By Michaeleen OSullivan, BS, CCS, CCS-P, CMT
1 CEU (AHDI approved for 1.0 Clinical Medicine)

Participants will learn:

  • about different types of lipid disorders
  • prevalence of lipid disorders and risks associated with high cholesterol
  • recommended treatments, including lifestyle management
  • side effects of statin drugs
  • ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM coding related to lipid disorders, heart disease, stroke, and side effects of statin medications

Our facebook group discussion took place Wednesday, March 14, 2012, 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm ET, at Free Coding CEUs Independent Study Group for Coding Continuing Education.  Participants earned 1 Free Coding CEU in Clinical Medicine (AHDI approved).
 

February 2012 Learning to Use V Codes: Focus on DXA Scan Coding
by Dorothy Phelps Athey, CPC,
and Michaeleen OSullivan, BS, CCS, CCS-P, CMT
1 CEU (AHDI approved for 1.0 Professional Development)

Participants will learn:

  • how to use V codes
  • the different types of V codes
  • about DXA scan coding
  • Bone Mass Measurements (BMM)
  • Medicare Coverage Database
  • BMM National Coverage Determinations
  • BMM Local Coverage Determinations

Our facebook group discussion took place Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm ET, at Free Coding CEUs Independent Study Group for Coding Continuing Education.  Participants earned 1 Free Coding CEU in Professional Development (AHDI approved).
 

January 2012 Open discussion about any of this year's presentations and planning session for future of our group.  Are you interested in developing an activity?  We're looking for volunteer presenters for 2012!  Please contact michaeleen@freecodingceus.com for more information.

Ř  To earn you Free Coding CEU:

  1. Like Free Coding CEUs Independent Study Group Community Page on facebook.

  2. Join facebook group Free Coding CEUs Independent Study Group for Coding Continuing Education to receive your invitations to our private meetings.

  3. Complete the educational activity of the month on this Activities page.

  4. Meet in facebook group with other Free Coding CEUs Independent Study Group for Coding Continuing Education members on the 2nd Wednesday of each month from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm ET to discuss the activity of the month.

  5. Earn 1 Free Coding CEU by completing the monthly educational activity and participating in our monthly discussion on facebook.


Approved by Association for Healthcare Documentation Integrity (AHDI)
1 CEU for completing educational activity and participating in activity discussion on facebook

Participants please check with other associations such as AHIMA and AAPC regarding CEUs
AHIMA Recertification Guide last accessed 8/22/2011:
4. Independent study activities relevant to the HIIM profession.
a. Study groups devoted to topics relevant to HIIM—one (1) CEU for each 60 minutes of participation
 

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