Congress Program
The 2023 Congress full detailed program is here! Thank you to the program committee for curating an exciting, innovative and engaging variety of speakers and topics. Have a look at the program below to get an idea of what you can expect at the IFHIMA Congress 2023!
Presenter Introduction Video
IFHIMA has prepared a Presenter Introduction Video to provide an overview of the Keynote Speakers you will expect to see at the Congress.
IFHIMA and HIMAA look forward to welcoming you to the IFHIMA Congress 2023.
Please note: the Congress Committee has reworked the program to include all workshops in the main Congress program from Monday – Wednesday. The workshop attendance will not incur an extra cost and will form a part of the full registration entitlements. For those who had registered for the Sunday workshops, we will refund your workshop fee.
Monday 30 October 2023
08.00 – 17.00 | Registration Open – Plaza P3-P5 Foyer | |||
09.00 – 10.30 | PLENARY SESSION 1 – Plaza Terrace Room | |||
09.00 – 09.10 | Welcome to Country Songwoman Maroochy, Turrbal Elder |
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09.10 – 09.25 | Formal Congress Opening | |||
Welcome Address Lorraine Fernandes, P/President, IFHIMA; Catherine Garvey, President, HIMAA |
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09.25 – 09.50 | Opening Keynote: Lessons from GPs’ Digital Health Adoption Professor Michael Kidd, Professor of Global Primary Care, University of Oxford, and Director, Centre of Future Health Systems, University of NSW |
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09.50 – 10.15 | Opening Keynote 2: The importance of Health Data in Global Disease Surveillance Dr Kidong Park, Director, Data, Strategy and Innovation, WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific |
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10.15 – 10.30 | Q&A with Keynote Speakers | |||
10.30 – 11.00 | Morning Tea & Exhibition – Plaza Terrace Room Foyer and Concourse | |||
11.00 – 12.30 | CONCURRENT SESSION 1 | |||
Plaza P1 | Plaza P2 | Plaza P3 | Plaza Terrace Room | |
Global Workforce Chair- Cassandra Rupnik |
Digital Health Chair- Tanija Tarabay |
Accreditation Chair- Sue Walker |
ICD-11, Coding & Classification | |
11.00 – 11.15 |
64. From Little Things, Big Things Code: A State-Wide Strategy To Renew And Grow The South Australian Health Information Workforce Bridget Kelly |
36. Overcoming Challenges To Digitise And Optimise Hospital Bed Management As a Health Information Manager Rie Misawa |
Keynote: Workforce Strategies for Healthcare Jennifer Dobell |
Workshop 1 – Part 1 Fostering Global Health: Introducing ICD-11 MMS Structure and Content in Comparison to ICD-10 Modifications
Kathy Giannangelo
Susan Fenton
(This workshop is presented in two 90 min halves) |
11.15 – 11.30 |
100. Life After Graduation: Reflections Of New Graduates Working In Non-Traditional Roles Georgia Savvopoulos & Breanna Harnetty |
73. Value of AI Driven Technology in Optimising Clinical Documentation Integrity Programs Felisha Bochantin |
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11.30 – 11.45 |
39. Remote Workforce: Preparing Students for the Current Environment Janelle Wapola |
14. Reforming the way Medical Information Managers Work – Task Shifting by Robotech Process Automation (RPA) Kiyomi Hiraoka National Hospital Organization Himeji Medical Center, Himeji, Japan |
34. Accreditation of Health Information Management Education Program in Korea: A University’s Experience Prof. Young-Joo Won |
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11.45 – 12.00 |
The case for change to transform the HIM Profession Sallyanne Wissmann |
30. Knowledge and Attitudes of Medical Record & Health Information Professionals in the Adoption of Electronic Medical Records towards Digital Health transformation in Indonesia Retnowati Retnowati Semarang Health Polytechnic, Ministry of Health, Semarang City, Indonesia
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77. Mapping HIM Placement Student Learning Outcomes Against HIMAA Professional Competency Standards Natasha Prasad |
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12.00 – 12.15 |
23. The Need For Health Information Management Professionals In Malawi Health Facilities Teddie Chima |
118. Ensuring Clinical Coding Accuracy During Cessation Of Chart- Based Audits Due To COVID-19 Helen Nolan |
49. Preparing for HIM Program Continuing Accreditation: Lessons Learned from a Procrastinating Perfectionist Amidst a Pandemic Dorinda Sattler & Patricia Johnson |
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12.15 – 12.30 |
114. Global trends in Health Information Jennifer Mueller |
115. Structuring a Comprehensive Data Governance Plan in the Era of Cloud-Based and Artificial Intelligence Driven Technologies Felisha Bochantin |
46. Recognising The Educating Attributes Of Health Information Managers And The Implications For Professional Practice, Professional Competencies And Curriculum Development Jenn Lee |
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12.30 – 13.30 | Lunch & Exhibition – Plaza Terrace Room Foyer and Concourse | |||
13.30 – 15.00 | CONCURRENT SESSION 2 | |||
Plaza P1 | Plaza P2 | Plaza P3 | Plaza Terrace Room | |
Digital Health Chair- Louise Edmonds |
Research, Education & Training Chair- Natasha Prasad |
Information Governance, Privacy and Security Chair- Sharon Campbell |
ICD-11, Coding & Classification | |
13.30 – 13.45 |
22. Implementing Electronic Medical Records system in Nigeria Federal Capital Territory Hospitals; benefits and challenges. Patience Onuogu |
Victoria Hirst |
48. Awareness Of Patient’s Right To Health Information Among Health Profession Students: A Cross-Sectional Study Sabu Karakka Mandapam |
Workshop 1 – Part 2 Fostering Global Health: Introducing ICD-11 MMS Structure and Content in Comparison to ICD-10 Modifications Mary Stanfill
Kathy Giannangelo
Susan Fenton
(This workshop is presented in two 90 min halves) |
13.45 – 14.00 |
61. Adjusting The Lens: A Review Of The Challenges Faced With The Implementation Of An Electronic Medical Record System In The Ophthalmology Department Of A Public Tertiary Care Hospital In A Small Island Developing State Jamane Sargeant |
75. Building a Roadmap to Deliver ICD-11 in Australia Brooke Macpherson & Vicki Bennett
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28. A National Policy For Health Information Management In Oman: A Step-By-Step Guide Raniya Al-Kiyumi & |
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14.00 – 14.15 |
18. Assessing The Level Of Electronic Medical Records Adoption And Its Barriers In Federal Hospitals In Southwestern Nigeria Agboola Femi Adebayo |
31. Precision Planning In Qatar Health With Predicative Analysis Hanna Safardokht
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98. Driving Health Data Governance, Classification And Quality In The Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia Ehab Alhakam Atassi |
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14.15 – 14.30 |
59. Implementation of Electronic Medical Records in Indonesia: Prospects And Challenges Hosizah Markham |
78. The Three R’s Of Coding Cameron Barnes |
94. Human Research Ethics Committee – An Opportunity For Health Information Managers Gowri Sriraman |
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14.30 – 14.45 |
37. Building A Case For Electronic Personal Health Records In The Health Sector Of Zimbabwe Mehluli Masuku |
110. Succession Planning On A Large Scale: Creating Career Pathways Through The Development Of A Comprehensive Internship Program Adam Chin & Erinn Dean |
113. A Global World With Trusted Information As Key To International Community Wellbeing Katherine Lusk Rachel Podczervinski |
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14.45 – 15.00 |
92. Struggles Of A Hybrid Medical Record Department: Implementation Of An Electronic Medical Record Adele Visser |
68. Where Am I Going? Mapping Health Information Management Graduates’ Early-Career Pathways In Australia, Using Position Title And Knowledge Domain Classification: A Pilot Study Stephanie Gjorgioski |
13. Analysis Of The Impact Of COVID-19 On Hospital Management At National Hospital Organization Himeji Medical Centre In Japan Kiyomi Hiraoka |
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15.00 – 15.30 | Afternoon Tea & Exhibition – Plaza Terrace Room Foyer and Concourse | |||
15.30 – 17.00 | CONCURRENT SESSION 3 | |||
Plaza P1 | Plaza P2 | Plaza P3 | Plaza Terrace Room | |
ICD-11, Coding & Classification | Research, Education & Training | Accreditation/Certification | CDI & Data Integrity | |
Workshop 2 Preparing For Initial Or Ongoing HIM Education Program Accreditation: Learn From The Recipients Of A Perfect Survey! Dorinda Sattler & Patricia Johnson
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Workshop 3 Introduction to Health Information Management Research HIMAA Research Advisory Committee |
Workshop 4 Using ICD-11 In Practice – The Where’s, Why’s And Why Nots Brooke Macpherson & Filippa Pretty
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Workshop 5 Effective ways to engage with clinicians to support CDI and improved data quality: A clinician’s perspective David Tralaggan & Chloe Tyson |
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17.00 – 18.30 | COMMUNITIES of PRACTICE Meetings | |||
Plaza P1 | Plaza P2 | Plaza P3 | Plaza Terrace Room | |
17.00 – 17.45 |
3M User Group |
Beamtree |
Communities of Practice 1 | Communities of Practice 2 |
17.45 – 18.30 | Communities of Practice 3 | Communities of Practice 4 | ||
18.30 – 20:30 | Welcome Reception – Exhibition Hall |
Tuesday 31 October 2023
08.00 – 17.00 | Registration Open – Plaza P3-P5 Foyer | |||
09.00-10.30 | CONCURRENT SESSION 4 | |||
Plaza P1 | Plaza P2 | Plaza P3 | Plaza Terrace Room | |
Quality & Patient Safety Chair- Adele Visser |
Digital Health Chair- Marci Macdonald |
CDI & Data Integrity Chair- Kara Pollard |
Clinical Updates Chair- Julie Newland |
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09.00 – 09.15 |
9. Preliminary Study Of Patient Safety And Quality Use Cases For ICD-11 MMS Kathy Giannangelo Kathy Giannangelo Consulting, Susan Fenton Houston, TX
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24. 1000 Legacy Systems, 10 Hospitals, 1 EPR Mandy Burns |
112. Establishing A CDI Program – Our Saudi Arabian Experience Dr David Tralaggan |
Clinical Update: Cardiac Surgery Dr Homayoun Jalali Queensland Heart and Lung Surgery, Brisbane, Australia |
09.15 – 09.30 |
26. “Do No Harm” Belief Is Not Just For Doctors: Preliminary Findings In Exploring The Contribution HIM Professionals Make To Patient Safety Trixie Kemp |
29. Mobile Application for Recording 9-Personal Healthy Behaviours to Improve Healthy Living Community Empowerment (GERMAS) In Indonesia: Development and Feasibility Study Irmawati Irmawati |
70. The Next Generation Of CDI? Moving Beyond DRG Cass Maxwell |
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09.30 – 09.45 |
99. Single Unit/Medical Record Number for Patients – Is it Safe? Catherine Garvey |
27. Effect Of Information Sharing System Established During
Munetoshi Nagahama |
103. Designing a comprehensive minimum dataset for patients with COVID-19 in Iranian hospital information system Hosna Salmani |
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09.45 – 10.00 |
Data Governance in Healthcare: Navigating the jigsaw puzzle of Hospital Quality and Safety data Nicole Payne |
85. Going Digital: Closing The Gap Between Scanned, Hybrid And Digital Documentation – The Role Of A HIM In A Large Multidisciplinary Project Team Claire Holt |
8. Pursuing COVID-19 Quality Health Data Kathy Giannangelo |
Clinical Update: Thoracic Medicine Associate Professor David Fielding |
10.00 – 10.15 |
32. Examining Current Measures To Prevent Failures To Confirm Imaging Reports: Verifying The Effectiveness Of System Improvements Minoru Shimoto |
Artificial Intelligence and the expected impact on HIM jobs Susan Fenton University Of Texas School Of Biomedical Informatics, Houston, TX
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21. Diagnosis Procedure Combination Coding Issues In Long-Term Care Hospitals Makoto Anan |
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10.15 – 10.30 |
Roger Mayer |
58. Telepsychiatry Readiness Assessment: A Case Study at Dr. Soeharto Heerdjan Hospital, Indonesia Hosizah Markham |
104. Creating A Sustainable CDI Program Mr Mike Kertes |
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10.30 – 11.00 | Morning Tea & Exhibition – Plaza Terrace Room Foyer and Concourse | |||
11.00 – 12.30 | CONCURRENT SESSION 5 | |||
Plaza P1 | Plaza P2 | Plaza P3 | Plaza Terrace Room | |
Research, Education & Training Chair- Dorinda Sattler |
Clinical Documentation Improvement & Data Integrity Chair- Nicole Payne |
Digital Health Chair- Trixie Kemp |
Clinical updates Chair- Jule Newland |
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11.00 – 11.15 |
86. A New Era Of Education For ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS And AR-DRGs Anne Elsworthy |
76.Towards better healthcare: The role of Health Standards Specialisation within Health Informatics at the University of Victoria Marci Macdonald |
Keynote: The Single Digit Patient Record Kerri McGufficke |
Clinical Update: Trauma Surgery Professor Martin Wullschleger |
11.15 – 11.30 |
44. What’s Holding Us Back? Barriers To HIM Professionals’ Investigator Involvement In Research Joan Henderson |
116. Objectives And Measures For Computer Assisted Coding Systems Katrina Gins |
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11.30 – 11.45 |
66. Health Information Managers And Professional Development: A Cross-Sectional Analysis Abbey Nexhip |
97. Building Clinically Coded Data Quality From The Ground Up: Mechanisms For Whole System Engagement – Learnings From The Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia Stephen Badham Beamtree,
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33. Patient Portal Utilization: Intersectional Considerations Toward Health Equity Maria Caban Alizondo |
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11.45 – 12.00 |
53. Perception Of Online Learning In COVID-19 Pandemic In Health Information Management Study Program At Universitas Esa Unggul Andrey Reynaldi Devada Sinlae, Fatia Fiqri & |
Mary Kouvas |
40. Empowering Patients And Caregivers With A Home Care Platform For Real Time Interchange And Integration Of Data: The Experience Of Homeconnect Guillermo Paluzie |
Clinical Update: Obstetrics & Gynaecology Associate Professor Alka Kothari |
12.00 – 12.15 |
17. Benefits of a Shared Simulation Environment for Clinical Coder Training Nandan Cox |
117. Concurrent Clinical Documentation Integrity and Clinical Coding – Collaboration and Efficiency Through Automation Kathleen Wilton |
25. Analysis of The Effects of the “Health Japan 21” Campaign on Improving Dental and Oral Health of the Elderly Using Patient Survey Data Aya Takahashi |
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12.15 – 12.30 | 60. We’re Already Doing That! Assisting Healthcare Educator Colleagues To Meet Health Informatics Competency Requirements David Gibbs And Karen Gibbs Texas State University, TX, United States Of America |
124. Influence of Health Information Management on HIV/AIDS Surveillance Data in Tertiary Health Institutions in North-East Nigeria. Babale Garba |
Marci MacDonald CHIMA, Canadian Institute of Health Information, Ontario, Canada |
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12.30 – 13.30 | Lunch & Exhibition – Plaza Terrace Room Foyer and Concourse | |||
12.30 – 13.30 |
Beamtree Lunch Demonstration
Insights into clinical workflows, DRG change reports, HAC’s and more! PICQ & RISQ experts Deanne Grujic and Laura Royce, Beamtree |
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13.30 – 15.00 |
PLENARY SESSION 2 – Plaza Terrace Room Chair- Debra Primeau |
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13.30 – 13.55 | Keynote: Using Health Care Data for International Comparison Rob Heferen, CEO, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare |
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13.55 – 14.20 | Keynote: HIM Graduate to CEO Journey and How HIM Knowledge Will Help Deliver the Headspace Strategy Jason Trethowan, CEO, Headspace |
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14.20 – 14.45 | Keynote: Social Determinants of Health from a Global Perspective Jennifer Mueller, President, AHIMA |
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14.45 – 15.00 | Q&A with Keynote Speakers | |||
15.00 – 15.30 | Afternoon Tea & Exhibition – Plaza Terrace Room Foyer and Concourse | |||
CONCURRENT SESSION 6 | ||||
Plaza P1 | Plaza P2 | Plaza P3 | Plaza Terrace Room | |
Global Workforce | Research, Education & Training | CDI & Data Integrity | ICD-11, Coding & Classification | |
15.15 – 16.45 |
Workshop 6 An International Examination of the HIM Workforce And Recommendations for the Future Susan Fenton (The duration of this workshop presentation is 120 mins and will conclude at 17:15)
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Workshop 7 Your Journey to Authentic Leadership Melanie Kiss-Endicott (The duration of this workshop presentation is 90 mins) |
Workshop 8 Information Governance as a Reimagined Imperative Across Healthcare David Moldrich (The duration of this workshop presentation is 90 mins) |
Workshop 9 Pursuing High Quality Coded Data: From the Ground Up Hayley Niewerth, Julieanne Lee & Clare Collinge
(The duration of this workshop presentation is 90 mins) |
Research, Education & Training | Artificial Intelligence | Research, Education & Training | ||
16.45 – 18.15 |
17.15 – 18.15 IFHIMA Regional Updates Chair- Vicki Bennett This session will advise delegates about current IFHIMA programs and will introduce each of the six Regional Directors to give an update about happenings in their individual IFHIMA Region
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Workshop 10 Creating Equity and Inclusivity with Gratitude in a Global Market Marjorie Rosen (The duration of this workshop presentation is 90 mins) |
Workshop 11 Achieving Success with Computer-Assisted Coding Heather Wilson (The duration of this workshop presentation is 90 mins) |
Workshop 12 Techniques For Pursuing Digital Greatness – Leading, Influencing, And Building Resilience Sarah Low (The duration of this workshop presentation is 90 mins) |
19.00-23.30 | Conference Dinner, Brisbane City Hall |
Wednesday 1 November 2023
National Hospital Organization Himeji Medical Center, Himeji, Japan
08.00 – 15.30 | Registration Open – Plaza P3-P5 Foyer |
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09.00 – 10.30 |
PLENARY SESSION 3 – Plaza Terrace Room Chair- Catherine Garvey |
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09.00 – 09.35 | Keynote: Overview of Primary Case Funding for the Future Healthcare Systems – Are We Too Focused on Hospitals? Stephen Duckett, Health Economist, Academic and Policy Advisor |
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09.35 – 10.20 | Motivational Speaker: My Success Framework Paralympian Champion Matt Levy, OAM |
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10.20 – 10.30 | 3M Health Information Systems Brian Mitchell, Division Leader Asia |
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10.30 – 11.00 | Morning Tea & Exhibition – Plaza Terrace Room Foyer and Concourse | |||
11.00 – 12.30 | CONCURRENT SESSION 7 | |||
Plaza P1 | Plaza P2 | Plaza P3 | Plaza Terrace Room | |
Health Data Quality & Analysis Chair- James Katte |
Research, Education & Training Chair- Shane Sanfilippo |
IFHIMA News from the Pacific Islands Chair- Vicki Bennett |
ICD-11, Coding & Classification Chair- Sue Walker |
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11.00 – 11.15 |
83. Surgical Complications: The Challenges in Defining, Capturing, and Reporting Unplanned Return to Theatre Data and the Impact on Hospital Acquired Complications Performance Reporting and Benchmarking Laura Royce, |
111. ‘Health Information Managers’: Can Health Care IT Vendors Live Without Them? Fiona Miles |
Eight Pacific Island Countries will present on the improvements achieved in their Health Information Systems and their use of coding and classification systems: ICD-10 and plans for ICD-11. Representing their countries will be speakers from: Cook Islands Fiji New Caledonia Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Tonga Vanuatu
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16. Implementing ICD-11: Tipping Point for Change Heather Grain |
11.15 – 11.30 |
105. Implementation of Centralised Health Intelligence in PHCC Qatar Mujeeb Kandy |
55. Pursuing High-Quality Digital Health Information Using Transversal Leadership to Influence Others and Build Resilience Sarah Low |
35. ICD-11 Training: New Classification… New approach Islam Ibrahim |
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11.30 – 11.45 |
12. Increased impact on Medical Resources of Penicillin-Resistant Streptococcus Pneumoniae infections using Big Data Kiyomi Hiraoka |
67. Workforce Survey Of Australian ‘Graduates’ From A Short Course In Clinical Coding Auditing: Employability, Knowledge And Skills Needed As An Internal And External Auditor, 2004 – 2021 Clair Poulter |
41. What Stroke Doctors Should Know When Introducing the ICD-11 Yoshinobu Seo |
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11.45 – 12.00 |
101. Development on an Integrated Cloud-Based Platform for Laboratory Services Hosna Salmani |
71. Research and Development of Nation-Wide, Clinical Coder Workplace-Based Performance Standards Catherine Muratore |
11. Walking the Labyrinth: Measuring Clinical Coding Complexity Andrew Wooding |
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12.00 – 12.15 |
15. Exploring Automation of Morbidity Data Capture from Structured Health Records Heather Grain |
84. Management by Metrics Kerry-Anne Adair |
82. Pilot experiences – Journey to Computer Assisted Coding and Automation Cheryl McCullagh |
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12.15 – 12.30 | 79. Health Classification Beyond Reimbursement – the Gateway to Authorised Data Usage in Research Practice Merilyn Riley La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia |
52. How Easy is it to Find Online the Process for Health Record Access? Kay Nicol |
10. The African Perspective – Assessing Readiness And Preparing The Workforce For ICD-11 Eunice O. Omidoyin (virtual)
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12.30 – 13.30 | Lunch & Exhibition – Plaza Terrace Room Foyer and Concourse | |||
13.30 – 15.30 |
PLENARY SESSION 4 – Closing Plenary Chair- Kathleen Rogers |
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13.30 – 14.00 |
Keynote: ‘The International Patient Summary’ Peter O’Halloran, Chief Digital Officer, Australian Digital Health Agency |
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14.00 – 14.30
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Keynote: ‘The State of Cybersecurity in Healthcare’ Robert Johnson |
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14.30 – 14.40 | Q&A with Peter O’Haloran and Robert Johnson | |||
14.40 – 14.50 |
HIMJ Update and Special Issue Awards Joan Henderson |
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14.50-15.00 |
3M Best Abstract Awards Emma Parras |
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15.00 – 15.10 |
HIM Interchange Update Maryann Wood |
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15.10 – 15.30 |
Closing Addresses:
Ahmed Alhatlan, (IFHIMA Regional Director, East Med) – Invitation to 21st IFHIMA Congress Catherine Garvey, HIMAA President |
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15.30 | IFHIMA International Congress & HIMAA National Conference 2023 Close |