1. Gulf Coast Health Information Management
Association Annual Symposium
November 16, 2011
8:00pm – 4:00pm
5 CE credits available for attending the entire Symposium
with 3 of these hours eligible for ICD-10 education
requirements.
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2. Stevens & Stevens
provides the following services:
•(Hard Copy) Business Records Storage
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•Imaging Solutions & Software
•Secure Records Destruction
to today’s host! •Pickup and Delivery
•Barcode Tracking
•Reporting Capabilities
•Indexing
Stevens and Stevens •Consulting Services
•Storage Containers
Records Management and Storing OUR GUARANTEE
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the first 90 days you are not completely satisfied with our services,
we will return your records to you or we will deliver them to a site
of your choosing within the Tampa Bay Area at no charge.
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3. Your 2011 – 2012 GCHIMA Board of Directors
President
Jessica Stimson, RHIT
jessicarhit@yahoo.com
President-Elect
Susan Rivelli, RHIT
SusanRivelli@thehospice.org
Past President
Iris lcantara, RHIA,CCS
ialcantara@iasishealthcare.com
Secretary
Phoebe Carlile, RHIT
pcarlile@iasishealthcare.com
Treasurer
Colleen McComas, RHIT
colleen.mccomas@Baycare.org
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4. Your 2011 – 2012 GCHIMA Delegates
Dina Fanti, RHIA, CCS Marion Godwin, RHIT
dfanti@iasishealthcare.com mgodwin2002@msn.com
Joan Warner, RHIT, CCS Donna Retallack, RHIT
jewarner@tampabay.rr.com d.retallack@gmail.com
Melissa Myrick, MSA, RHIA
Melissa.myrick@baycare.org
Delegate Responsibilities
Delegate to FHIMA House of Delegates, attends and serves as Delegate at annual state
convention. The term of office for delegate shall be one (1) year following their election
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5. Today’s Presentations
 END STAGE CARDIOPULMONARY DISEASE-A Clinical Review
to Prepare You For ICD-10-Deidra R.
Woods, MD, FACP, CMD, FAAHPM
 WHEN CHANGE BECOMES EVOLUTION-How to Survive the
Ever Evolving
Health Information Management Environment-Laura
Mosby, LCSW
 MOVING TOWARD ICD – 10-Part One & Part Two-Cortnie R.
Simmons, MHA, RHIA, CCS
 AHIMA UPDATE & COMMUNICATION-Angela
Dinh, MHA, RHIA, CHPS 5

6. On October 1, 2013
ICD 10 codes
become
effective in the
United States
Only 684 days left-
are you ready?
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7. The World Health Organization (WHO)
http://www.who.int/classifications/icd/en/
A Source For:
oICD-10 ONLINE oDOWNLOADS
oLanguage oICD ADAPTATIONS
Versions oICD TRAINING
oORDERING ICD-10
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8. Some 25 countries use ICD-10 for reimbursement
and resource allocation in their health system.
• Sweden -The current Swedish translation of ICD-10 was
created in 1997.
• Australia - Introduced their first edition of ICD-10-AM in 1998.
• Canada - Introduced ICD-10-CA in 2000.
• France - Introduced a clinical addendum to ICD-10 in 2005
• Thailand - A Thai modifications exists since 2007.
• Korea - A Korean modification exists since 2008.
ICD has been translated into 42 languages.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICD10
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9. Our current membership is 90 members as of November 11 of
this year. 30 new members (or renewals) since July 2011.
Membership renewal & officer elections are coming up
January 1, 2012.
o Membership year runs January 1st - December 31st
o Membership dues are delinquent by the day of the March
meeting for that year
o Fees are waived for Students currently enrolled in an HIM
degree seeking program
The following Board of Director seats are up for election in January:
o PRESIDENT ELECT
oTREASURER
oDELEGATES
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Which will you run for!!

10. Upcoming GCHIMA Meetings
January 18, 2012--South Florida Baptist
301 N. Alexander Street, Plant City
March 21, 2012--Tampa General Hospital, 1
Tampa General Circle, Tampa
May 16, 2012--Suncoast Hospice- 5771 Roosevelt
Blvd., Clearwater
September 19, 2012--St. Joseph’s Hospital
North, Tampa
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11. GCHIMA
Region V :
Hillsborough, Pinellas,
Sumter, Polk, Pasco,
Hernando, Dixie, Citrus,
Marion, and Levy counties
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