DIXIE CODERS MONTHLY NEWSLETTER

Friday, October 14, 2005

Dixie Coders Chapter 10/2005

If there is anything anyone would like to see added or if you have news that needs to be shared, please let me know by emailing enterpriseaapc@gmail.com.

Thank you,
Shane




Important News

1.  For our October meeting, the topic will be V and E codes review, Kelley Wood, CPC, CPC-H, CPAR will be our speaker and asks that everyone please bring your ICD-9 books for this meeting.  Also, if you have any changes for 2006, please bring them to share with the group for this meeting as well.

2.  We are still in need of volunteers for chapter officer positions of President-Elect, Secretary, and Treasurer for 2006, please consider volunteering for one of these positions and we look forward to hearing from you at the October Meeting.

3.  Reminder--your membership ID number will be needed when you sign in for a meeting, you should be able to find this number on your blue ID card issued to you by the national office, this is one of many new requirements from the national office.

4.  We need ideas for topics and speakers!  If you have anything you would like to speak about, hear someone else speak about, or even know someone who would like to speak for an upcoming meeting, please contact any chapter officer (you can find contact information at the bottom of the page).  Also, we need suggestions for the Site of the night for future meetings, if you have a website you would like to present or like presented, please let me know.


Important Dates

October
10-Columbus Day
17-Meeting
25-Troy BC/BS Town Meeting(1-3pm)
30-Daylight Savings Time Ends
31-Halloween

November
 
4-Eufaula BC/BS Town Meeting(11:30am-1pm)
  8-Dothan BC/BS Town Meeting(1-3pm)
18-Enterprise BC/BS Town Meeting(9:30am-11am)


You can view our calendar anytime at http://calendar.yahoo.com/YYY,c6cb8f/srt,0/dixiecoders/?v=42&POS=



Meeting Dates


Monday, 10/17/05 - Election of 2006 Officers --- 
                              V and E codes Review, Kelley Wood, CPC, CPC-H, CPAR -
6:00pm @ EOCC, Room TA105
Monday, 11/14/05 - Spinal review - Todd Norris, PA-C - 6:00pm @ EOCC, Room TA105
Monday, 12/05/05 - End of year review and 2006 upcoming changes, Charlotte Outlaw - 6:00pm @ EOCC, Room TA105
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Monday, 01/09/06 - Coding News Update(2006 Changes Update), Shane Kinney, CPC - 6:00pm @ EOCC
Monday, 02/13/06 - TBD - 6:00pm @ EOCC
Monday, 03/13/06 - TBD - 6:00pm @ EOCC
Monday, 04/10/06 - TBD - 6:00pm @ EOCC
Monday, 05/08/06 - TBD - 6:00pm @ EOCC
Monday, 06/12/06 - TBD - 6:00pm @ EOCC

You can get a map to this location at http://geocities.com/dixiecoders/
(Once you get to EOCC, Talmadge Hall is the building to the right of the Administration Building (which is the main 2 story building directly in front of you at the main entrance).



Exam Dates


#4- Saturday, November 19 (8am) @
Lurleen B Wallace Community College, Opp, AL.
        1st Proctor-Jennifer Adams, CPC; 2nd Proctor-Melanie Senn, CPC.

#5- Saturday, December 17 (8 am)
@ Wallace College, Center for Economic and Workforce Development, Dothan, AL.
        1st Proctor-Jennifer Wood, CPC; 2nd Proctor-Kelley Wood, CPC, CPC-H, CPAR

              Thank you to all who have and continue to volunteer their time to proctor our local exams.

You can get a map to this location at http://geocities.com/dixiecoders/exam

 


2005 Officers

President - Kelley Wood, CPC, CPC-H, CPAR - kelley@dothanneurosurgery.com, 334-673-9244
President Elect - Jennifer Wood, CPC - jennifer@bryanandjennifer.com, 334-702-8989
Secretary - Shane Kinney, CPC - shanekinney@myfastmail.com, 334-445-6329
Treasurer - Melanie Senn, CPC - msenn@profmed.com, 334-393-3686




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