Central Business School Newsletter

June 2008 - Premier Issue

Greetings Central Business School Friends:

Starting today, Central Business School will be releasing a monthly CBS Newsletter.  Each CBS Newsletter will include the following sections: Announcements, Current Health Care Information, Progress Report, Questions & Answers, and Share Information.  We welcome your contributions to our new monthly CBS Newsletter.

Feel free to share your free CBS Newsletter with anyone you want by forwarding it to your friends, family, and colleagues. 

If you received this CBS Newsletter via a friend or colleague, and you want to receive it directly to your own email box, send an email request to me at cbsinfo@upfirst.com.

We look forward to hearing from you.  Suggestions for the CBS Newsletter are welcome!

Happy Summer!

Michaeleen

MyPHR May 2008 MHIMA Training Session
Mission Point Resort

Mackinac Island, Michigan

For “myPHR” photo article at UPfirst.com, visit:

http://www.upfirst.com/upfirstnaturalfridays/myphr2.htm. 

Announcements:

MYPHR--Learn how to create your own personal health record at http://www.myphr.com.  

Central Business School and Career Academy of Marquette are offering a free “myPHR” open house public educational session

When:  Tuesday, July 22, 3:00 – 4:00 pm

Where: Career Academy of Marquette and UPfirst.com; 2803 US 41 West; Marquette, MI 49855.

For more information about MyPHR, visit: http://www.upfirst.com/upfirstnaturalfridays/myphr2.htm.

Current Health Care Information:

AHIMA members--Central Business School students may become “student” AHIMA members.  If you are interested, visit the AHIMA membership page at http//www.ahima.org/membership/ and read the membership information.  Print the membership form, fill it out, and send it to me for signature with your check made out to AHIMA.  I will sign the form and send it to AHIMA.  Some of you received pre-signed AHIMA “student” membership forms in your program binders.  You may send these pre-signed forms into AHIMA directly.

ICD-9-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting --View, download, and/or print the most current Official Guidelines at:

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/datawh/ftpserv/ftpicd9/icdguide07.pdf

Questions & Answers

Send your coding and health care information questions for Q & A participation.

Progress Report

Send your career announcements and progress reports for inclusion here.  Send photos, if available.

Share Information

Send interesting health care news, web links, resources, and other related information to me via email for consideration.

Enjoy your day!  Thanks for reading!

Michaeleen O'Sullivan, BS, CCS, CCS-P, CMT

Owner/Instructor

Central Business School

http://www.upfirst.com/cbstrain

cbsinfo@upfirst.com