The 12-week course, titled Anatomy & Physiology for Coders, prepares medical coders for the transition to ICD-10-CM and –PCS. The course is accessible online twenty four hours a day, seven days a week.

“Western Connecticut Health Network is pleased to collaborate with Barry Libman Inc. to offer medical coders courses for our region,” said Ms. Samina Ahmed, Director of Coding and Documentation at Danbury and New Milford Hospitals.

“Medical coders,” she added, “play a vital role in ensuring quality patient care, which is what Western Connecticut is all about. When healthcare professionals – such as medical coders – are well trained, then patients are well taken care of.”

Western Connecticut Health Network is a patient-centered system of care dedicated to improving health and well being in western Connecticut and adjacent areas of New York.

It was created in 2010 by Danbury Hospital, New Milford Hospital, and their affiliated organizations.

Along with Danbury Hospital and New Milford Hospital, the Western Connecticut Health Network includes the following affiliated organizations: the Western Connecticut Medical Group, Western Connecticut Home Care, Corporate Health Care, Emergency Medical Services (EMS), the Danbury Pharmacy and Corporate Healthcare for occupational healthcare services.

As an organized network of providers, services and locations, Western Connecticut Health Network brings together people, technology and processes to deliver timely, convenient, and appropriate care for all patients.

In Anatomy & Physiology for Coders – which includes the textbook Fundamentals of Anatomy & Physiology by Donald Rizzo – students are comprehensively grounded in the major body systems. Course topics also include common laboratory tests, frequently prescribed drugs, and common diseases and disorders.

Along with quizzes and assessments, which help students master the course, lesson notes, interactive educational games, multi-media videos, and full-color anatomical drawings are offered to promote student engagement.

The courseis approved for 24 continuing education units (CEUs) by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) and 12 continuing education units (CEUs) by the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC).

The distribution of the course is through an affiliation with Barry Libman Inc., an organization that provides health information management coding, audit, and education services.

Anatomy & Physiology for Coders trains medical coders to prepare them for the transition to ICD-10. Students access the 12-week course online, at any day or time of the week.

The course is approved by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) (for 24 continuing education units) and the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) (for 12 continuing education units).

“Anatomy & Physiology for Coders is an excellent course for training medical coders in a flexible but efficient manner,” said MeHIMA president Connie Elliott. “We recommend this to all MeHIMA members that need an Anatomy & Physiology refresher course in preparation for ICD-10.  The course’s thorough and targeted material provides medical coders the educational base they need to successfully transition to ICD-10-CM and –PCS.”

MeHIMA, a component state association of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), seeks to promote the responsible use of health information. It contributes to the advancement of health information technology by providing Maine health information professionals with education and professional development.  MeHIMA also collaborates with public and private agencies and associations on health information issues.

In the Barry Libman Inc. Anatomy & Physiology for Coders affiliate program, state associations receive all the tools needed for promoting the course. Besides being a secondary revenue stream, the course can be used to supplement webinars, audio training programs, and on-premise seminars.

Anatomy & Physiology for Coders provides a complete review of the major body systems. In addition, the course covers common laboratory tests, frequently prescribed drugs, and common diseases and disorders.

The course includes lesson notes, quizzes, weekly assessments, multi-media videos, interactive educational games, and full-color anatomical drawings. The textbook is Donald Rizzo’s Fundamentals of Anatomy & Physiology.

To learn more about the affiliate program, visit

http://www.barrylibmaninc.com/training-education/affiliate-program/

For more about MeHIMA, visit http://www.mehima.org/

The MaHIMA Champion Award was presented to Pepple January 27 at the association’s annual winter meeting held at the Holiday Inn in Woburn, Massachusetts.  A full day of HIM-related technical sessions was supplemented by the presenting of this award.   150 people were on hand to see the event.

“We are very appreciative of Susan Pepple’s contributions to MaHIMA, and to HIM in general,” said Mary Radley, president of MAHIMA. “Her work is regularly characterized by going the extra mile to help the HIM profession thrive – both as a volunteer in the   Massachusetts association, and with individuals as they work to achieve their professional goals.”

“I am humbled and honored to be the recipient of the MaHIMA Champion Award” said Pepple at the award ceremony. “It has been a pleasure to collaborate with so many gifted and talented professionals as we work to meet the challenges of managing our volunteer association within this dynamic industry of healthcare.”

Pepple currently oversees Barry Libman Inc.’s expansion of services to include online education for the health information management professional.  She has been a Vice President at Barry Libman Inc. since its founding in 1998. Pepple is a graduate of the Harvard University Graduate School of Design (MCRP’80) and Southwest Missouri State University

ABOUT MaHIMA

The Massachusetts Health Information Management Association (MaHIMA) supports the provision of high quality medical care in Massachusetts through the effective management of personal health information.

MaHIMA keeps Health Information Management professionals up-to-date on important issues and dynamic changes affecting their workplace and their profession through MaHIMA's extensive calendar of educational sessions. MaHIMA members find a network of peers throughout the state to ask questions, raise concerns and share best practices. MaHIMA is an effective advocate for changes to Massachusetts laws and administrative rules affecting personal health information.

http://www.mahima.org/

The high demand for the course is due to changes in the CCS exam scheduled for March 2013. At that time the current ICD-9-based CCS credentialing exams are slated to end, and all AHIMA coding credential exams will be based on ICD-10-CM/PCS.

The Barry Libman Inc. CCS Exam Prep course, which uses the internet and GoToMeeting for live online classes, is scheduled for Saturdays between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. ET. Mary Beth York is the course’s instructor. The course is a 13-week program.

“The high demand for our onsite CCS exam preparation course (which recently filled to capacity!) motivated us to offer a high-quality online version of the course which would be available to coders anywhere, not just coders who live in New England where the onsite course is based,” said Mary Beth York, Barry Libman Inc.’s CCS Exam Prep course instructor.

Being both on-line and live gives coders the best of both worlds:  easy access from wherever they are and individualized real time instruction.  “We have been contacted by coders across the country and are pleased to offer them a way to take advantage of the CCS Exam Prep course to help meet their career goals,” said York. 

She added, “We want to make the course available to as many medical coders as possible, especially given the CCS exam changes scheduled for March 2013 at which point preparing for the exam will be even more challenging -- coders would have to study for the CCS exam while also learning ICD-10-CM/PCS.”

For more information about the virtual CCS prep exam course, visit
http://www.barrylibmaninc.com/ccs-exam-preparation/

To qualify for enrollment in this virtual CCS Exam Prep course, http://www.barrylibmaninc.com/intensive-ccs-exam-preparation-registration
or call 978-369-7180 or email

About the AHIMA Coding Credential Exams Scheduled to Change

American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) and the Commission on Certification for Health Informatics and Information Management (CCHIIM) have announced that starting in March 2013, all coding credential exams will be based on ICD-10-CM/PCS.  AHIMA coding credentials are Certified Coding Specialist (CCS), Certified Coding Specialist – Physician-based (CCS-P), and Certified Coding Associate (CCA).

About The Commission on Certification

The Commission on Certification for Health Informatics and Information Management (CCHIIM) is an AHIMA commission dedicated to assuring the competency of professionals practicing Health Informatics and Information Management (HIIM). AHIMA / CCHIIM certification exams are valid, reliable, and legally defensible assessment instruments which measure the competency of potential certificants against a codified and relevant body of HIIM competencies (also referred to as knowledge, skills, and abilities).  http://www.ahima.org/certification/aboutcchiim.aspx

The organization, NHHIMA (New Hampshire Health Information Management Association), is the fourth healthcare membership organization to partner with Barry Libman Inc. to offer the online course, Anatomy & Physiology for Coders to its’ members.

Recently, Connecticut’s CTHIMA (CT Health Information Management Association), Rhode Island’s RIHIMA (Rhode Island Health Information Management Association), and Massachusetts’ MAHIMA (MA Health Information Management Association) joined the affiliate program.

 “It is great to partner with Barry Libman Inc. to distribute this top quality course,” said Winnona Vachon, NHHIMA’s President. “The advent of ICD-10 is creating many challenges for our members and our association.  This affiliation with Barry Libman Inc. is an opportunity to provide support to our members while earning needed revenue for our state association.”

Barry Libman Inc.’s Anatomy & Physiology for Coders affiliate program provides an annuity revenue stream which includes everything associations need to promote the course to their members. When someone signs up for the course, affiliates automatically receive a commission. Affiliates can use the program toaugment existing on-premise seminars, webinars and audio training programs.

Anatomy & Physiology for Coders was developed to educate medical record coders preparing for transition to ICD-10-CM and -PCS. The 12-week course provides a comprehensive and complete review of the major body systems, as well as coverage of common diseases and disorders, frequently prescribed drugs, and common laboratory tests.

The course uses the textbook and supplemental CD, Fundamentals of Anatomy & Physiology by Donald Rizzo. Also included are lesson notes, multi-media videos, interactive educational games, and full-color anatomical drawings to amplify course content. Multiple quizzes and comprehensive weekly assessments assure mastery of the material.

As an online course, students can access Anatomy & Physiology for Coders 24/7.

The course has received prior approval for 24 continuing education units (CEUs) from the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) and 12 continuing education units (CEUs) from the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC).

For more about the affiliate program, visit

http://www.barrylibmaninc.com/training-education/affiliate-program/

To learn more about NHHIMA, visit

http://www.nhha.org/prof_societies/sites/nhhima/nhhimahome.html

About NHHIMA

NHHIMA is committed to promoting the professional development of individuals in health information management through continuing education programs. It also seeks to develop and participate in advocacy initiatives approved by AHIMA (the American Health Information Management Association).

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The partnership is based on Barry Libman Inc.’s affiliate program for distributing the course Anatomy & Physiology for Coders.

MaHIMA represents nearly 1500 health information management professionals working to support top-quality medical care in Massachusetts through effective management of personal health information. MaHIMA's extensive calendar of educational sessions keeps Health Information Management professionals informed of important issues and dynamic changes affecting their workplace and profession.

“MaHIMA members work to ensure quality health care through quality information in Massachusetts,” said MaHIMA president Mary Radley. “MaHIMA provides these members with education and training as well as state-wide and New England region networking opportunities to share information and best practices. We provide members with information about products and services that can help them with the many challenges and changes in healthcare today.  We are pleased to offer Barry Libman’s Anatomy & Physiology for Coders course for our members and their colleagues as another tool for helping coding staffs improve their current skills and prepare for the implementation of ICD-10,” stated Radley.

Barry Libman Inc.’s Anatomy & Physiology for Coders affiliate program offers all the necessary tools for State Associations to promote this course to their members. Affiliates receive commission automatically when members sign up. The program not only provides a secondary revenue stream, but can be used to supplement webinars, audio training programs, and on-premise seminars.

Anatomy & Physiology for Coders, intended to prepare medical coders for transition to ICD-10-CM and –PCS, is a 12-week course that presents a comprehensive and complete review of the major body systems. Students also learn about common laboratory tests, frequently prescribed drugs, and common diseases and disorders.

In addition to the textbook and supplemental CD of Donald Rizzo’s Fundamentals of Anatomy & Physiology, the course includes multi-media videos, lesson notes, interactive educational games, and full-color anatomical drawings to amplify course content. To help students master the material, multiple quizzes and comprehensive weekly assessments are given.

Students can access the course online 24/7. Anatomy & Physiology for Coders has been given approval for 24 continuing education units (CEUs) from the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) and 12 continuing education units (CEUs) from the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC).

To learn more about the affiliate program, visit http://www.barrylibmaninc.com/training-education/affiliate-program/

For more about MaHIMA, including information on upcoming educational and networking events, visit http://www.mahima.org/

RIHIMA, a non-profit organization, is a component state association of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA).

With approximately 100 active members and an additional 50 certified non-members, RIHIMA is committed to excellence in the management of health information for the benefits of patients and providers.

“Barry Libman’s Anatomy & Physiology course, which we are pleased to offer, is an important tool for training those who seek ICD-10 preparedness and increase efficiency amongst their medical coding staff,” states Candie Collins, Central Office Coordinator for RIHIMA.

Barry Libman Inc.’s Anatomy & Physiology for Coders affiliate program provides State Associations with everything necessary to promote this course to their members.  When a member signs up for the course, affiliates automatically receive commission. Affiliates can use the program to develop an ancillary revenue stream andaugment existing on-premise seminars, webinars and audio training programs.

The Anatomy & Physiology for Coders was developed to educate medical coders preparing for transition to ICD-10-CM and -PCS. The 12-week course provides a comprehensive and complete review of the major body systems, as well as coverage of common diseases and disorders, frequently prescribed drugs, and common laboratory tests. 

The course uses the textbook and supplemental CD, Fundamentals of Anatomy & Physiology by Donald Rizzo. Also included are lesson notes, multi-media videos, interactive educational games, and full-color anatomical drawings to amplify course content. Multiple quizzes and comprehensive weekly assessments assure mastery of the material.

As an online course, students can access Anatomy & Physiology for Coders 24/7.

The course has received prior approval for 24 continuing education units (CEUs) from the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) and 12 continuing education units (CEUs) from the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC).

For more about the affiliate program, visit
http://www.barrylibmaninc.com/training-education/affiliate-program/

To learn more about RIHIMA, including credentials offered in coding, health care privacy, health care security and records management, visit  http://www.rihima.org/

The partnership is based on Barry Libman Inc.’s increasingly popular affiliate program, which provides affiliates with everything needed for promoting the course.

In addition to benefits of training medical coders register for the course, affiliates will automatically receive commission a student registers for a course.   This ancillary revenue stream can provide coding businesses with a means for supplementing webinars, on-premise seminars, and audio training programs.

Prestige Coding Solutions is based on the belief that the needs of its customers are of the greatest importance. With more than 12 years experience in acute care coding, Prestige Coding Solutions offers coding, coding audits, coder training (including ICD-10-CM/PCS Training), and continuing education.

“We are excited about incorporating Anatomy & Physiology for Coders into our coder training program,” said Latonia Hamilton, president of Prestige Coding Solutions. “It fits within our overall mission to provide our customers with the quality coding training that best fits their needs.”

Anatomy & Physiology for Coders educates medical coders preparing for transition to ICD-10-CM and –PCS.  It is a 12-week online course and can be accessed 24/7.

Coders learn about common diseases and disorders, frequently prescribed drugs, and common laboratory tests. In addition, coders receive a thorough review of the major body systems.

The course employs Donald Rizzo’s Fundamentals of Anatomy & Physiology (textbook and supplemental CD). There are also helpful teaching aids: multi-media videos, lesson notes, interactive educational games, and full-color anatomical drawings.

Interspersed throughout the course are quizzes and comprehensive weekly assessments to help students master the material.

Anatomy & Physiology for Coders is approved for 12 continuing education units (CEUs) from the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC), and 24 continuing education units (CEUs) from the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA).

Learn more about the affiliate program at
http://www.barrylibmaninc.com/training-education/affiliate-program/

For more about Prestige Coating Solutions and its coding, auditing, training, and continuing education services, visit  http://www.prestigecodingsolutions.com

About Prestige Coding Solutions

Prestige Coding Solutions has over 12 years experience in acute care coding and is based on the belief that our customers' needs are the greatest importance. Our entire team is committed to meeting those needs. We provide coding, coding audits, coder training including ICD-10-CM/PCS Training, and continuing education.
http://www.prestigecodingsolutions.com/default.html