CHIMA 2018 Annual Meeting

Come hear Stevan Hidalgo (MS, RHIA, CHPS) of Children's Hospital Colorado and Just Associates' Rachel Podczeryinksi (MS, RHIA | HIM)  present "Addressing the Health and Social Needs of our Gender Diverse Populations", which addresses how HIM and healthcare providers should work to create a healthcare environment that is non-judgmental and welcoming to patients of all backgrounds. Learn about regulatory, compliance, and data capture considerations that address the needs of our LGBT patient population.

Rachel will also be presenting "Third Party Data Sources and Referential Matching," speaking about a very timely topic: how third party data companies are making a big splash in the healthcare industry. Data these companies collect can be extremely useful to help confirm patient identity, improve patient matching, and assist in MPI cleanup projects. This session will concentrate on how and what data is collected by third party data companies, the benefits of using this data, as well as why users should be cautious. Best practices for combining people, process, and technology will all be discussed.