8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

12:00 PM - 5:00 PM 

General Session
Laura Hall, L.P.N, Product Specialist, Healthcare IT, Quest Diagnostics

Ignite Digital Process Efficiency and Snuff User Burnout With ECM

General Session
Dr. Twiggy Eure, Ed.D., M.S., B.S., Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging, Crouse Hospital

DEI&B Strategy and the Data Matters

Meet and Greet for new and student members

AHIMA Update 
Managing A Remote Workplace

Keynote Address 
Yvonne Conte, Motivational Speaker & Author

7 Habits of Supremely Happy People

AHIMA Annual Update
Grissel Pabon, MS, RHIA, CDIP, CCS, CCS-P
Charting a Better Course – Today and Tomorrow
1 CEU: Evolving Topics/Other HIM Relevant Topics

NYHIMA Annual Meeting and Luncheon

Coding/CDI

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Choose One

Catherine Alsheimer, Crisis Services Division Educator, Contact Community Services, Inc

The Role of Social Determinants During Crises

1 CEU

Liz McElhiney, MHA, CHPS, CPHIMS, Director of Compliance and Government Affairs, Verisma Systems, Inc.

Barbara Carr, RHIA, HIM Strategic Advisor and Consultant, Verisma Systems, Inc.

Patient Health Literacy: It's Everyone's Responsibility

1 CEU

Darin Challacombe, Ph.D., SHRM-CP, Director, Talent Development, Verisma Systems

Engagement And Retention for Hybrid and Remote Teams

1 CEU

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Choose One

Sara Facteau, RHIT, CCS, Assistant Director of Coding, Upstate University Hospital

Highlights of April 1, 2024 ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS Code Updates

1 CEU

Lance Smith, MPA, RHIA, CHPS, CCS-P, CHC, CHPC, NYHIMA Advocacy Director; Director of Compliance, St. Peter's Health Partners Medical Associates

Telehealth Security After the Public Health Emergency

1 CEU

Kevin Tedesco

SPARCS submissions: Requirements, Recaps, and Roundtable discussion.

1 CEU

3:30 PM - 4:30 pm
Choose One

Jean Russell, MS, RHIT, Consultant, Epoch Health Solutions, LLC

New Approaches to Patient Care: How Medicare is Addressing Today's Mental Health

1 CEU

Mary Miner, Esq., Partner, Hancock Estabrook LLP

Legal Update: Review of updates to HIPAA, 42 CFR Part 2, Cybersecurity Regulation and Enforcement

1 CEU

Darin Challacombe, Ph.D., SHRM-CP, Director, Talent Development, Verisma Systems

Separating the Signal from the Noise: A Useful Guide to AI

1 CEU

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Choose One

Heather Morris, RHIA, BHS, CDIP, CCS-P, CPC, Coding Supervisor, VAMC

Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions & Prevention Quality Indicators

1 CEU

Lydia Scott, Security Director

Security

1 CEU

Karen Donovan, RAC-CT, PMP, Director of Clinical Operations, Beacon Solutions Group

Long-Term Care Reimbursement and Regulatory Update

1 CEU

HIT/HIM Educators Meeting

Off-site Social Event at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo

Keynote Address

Dr. Dillon Caswell, Physical Therapy Doctor, Board Certified Sports Specialist, Author; Founder & Owner, Hope Not Nope Performance & Physical Therapy

Together Is Better, IF WE Are Better

1 CEU

Colleen Merced MS, Executive Director, McMahon & Ryan Child Advocacy Center

Human Trafficking 

1 CEU

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Exhibitor Luncheon

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Choose One

Kathleen Watras, Director of the Bureau of Compliance, NYS Office of the Medicaid Inspector General

Kaitlin Halpin, Medicaid Integrity Specialist 2, NYS Office of the Medicaid Inspector General; Supervisor, Bureau of Compliance

OMIG Compliance Program Reviews-Findings to Date

1 CEU

Jo Ann Nash, RHIA, Director, Revenue Cycle, Oneida Health Systems

Business Continuity Revival

1 CEU

Ryan Freesemann

Guardians of Data: Decoding Cybersecurity for Healthcare Professionals

1 CEU

Dena DeFazio, Esq., MSW, Associate, Barclay Damon LLP

Pride in Practice: Advancing LGBTQIA+ Inclusivity in Health Care Settings

1 CEU

Candy Edie, MBA, CRCE, Directing Revenue Cycle Consultant, Rev Spring, Inc

Optimization: Yes? No? Maybe? Now What?

1 CEU

Shirlivia M. Parker, MHA, RHIA, CDIP, President Mid-Revenue Cycle, Medovent

The Future of CDI: Leveraging the Benefits of Physicians Facing Technology and Compliance

1 CEU

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Choose One

Jeff Peckins, Chief of Police, Onondaga Community College

Active Shooter Awareness

 1 CEU

Sandra L. Macica, MS, RHIA, CCS, NYHIMA Treasurer; Coding Compliance Specialist, Trinity Health of New England

DRG and RAC Appeals and Denials

1 CEU

Nascentia

Organizational Management and Leadership

1 CEU

Tanya Enigk, LCSW-R, CHC, Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Mohawk Valley Health System

Amy Rhone, CHC, Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Bassett Healthcare Network

Unlocking the Power of a Designated Record Set:  Managing, Accessing and Protecting Critical Information

1 CEU

Candy Edie, MBA, CRCE, Directing Revenue Cycle Consultant, Rev Spring, Inc

Denial Management Strategies

1 CEU

Diane Stancato

Leadership

1 CEU