DIXIE CODERS MONTHLY NEWSLETTER

Monday, November 14, 2005

Dixie Coders Chapter 11/2005-12/2005

Important News

1.  For our November meeting, Todd Norris, PA-C will present a Spinal Review session and our website of the night will cover Medlearn from CMS.  For December we will have our end of year review session with a website of the night covering the new Chronic Kidney Disease codes.

2.  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.

3.  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.

4.  Thank you to all of our volunteers for 2006 officers your help for the upcoming year is much appreciated, the new officers are listed at the end of this email.

5.  Thank you to all of our members and chapter officers for a great 2005, our chapter continues to show very good growth and we could not do this without all of your dedication and help.


Important Dates

November
14-Chapter Meeting
18-Enterprise BC/BS Town Meeting(9:30am-11am)
19-Exam #4, Opp, AL
24-Thanksgiving


December
5-End of the year Chapter Meeting
24-Christmas Eve
25-Christmas Day
31-New Year's Eve


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



Meeting Dates


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, 01/23/06 - 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.

#1- Saturday, January 21 (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, 334-693-2105
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

2006 Officers
President - Jennifer Wood, CPC - jennifer@bryanandjennifer.com, 334-702-8989
President Elect - Starla Weed, CPC -
sweed@fpcfm.com, 334-792-6936 x247
Secretary - Earline Beascock, CPC, 334-347-3404 x223
Treasurer - Melanie Senn, CPC - msenn@profmed.com, 334-393-3686
Asst. Secretary - Charlotte Outlaw, CPC and Pam Ricottilli, CPC
Website - Shane Kinney, CPC - shanekinney@myfastmail.com, 334-445-6329



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



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