The 2019 ICD-10-CM and PCS updates are effective with discharges on and after October 1, 2018. Will you be ready? This comprehensive webinar series will familiarize you with the changes to the diagnosis (CM) and procedure (PCS) code sets that are imperative to know, understand, and implement within your facility.
Session I: ICD-10-CM Updates for 2019 webinar will explain the ICD-10-CM updates, including new guidelines, codes, and new CC/MCCs for FY 2019 that will be implemented on Oct. 1, 2018. The ICD-10-CM code set for 2019 includes 279 additions, 51 deletions, and 143 revised  codes.
Topics covered include: changes to coding subsequent myocardial infarctions, coding for healthcare encounters in hurricane aftermath, factitious disorders, coding for social determinants of health, sepsis due to a post- procedural infection, hypertension with other heart conditions, drug use during pregnancy, Glasgow coma scale, coding burns of multiple sites, underdosing, suspected cases of forced exploitation, and BMI coding.
Session II: ICD-10-PCS Updates for 2019 webinar will explain the information on the ICD-10- PCS updates for FY 2019 that all hospital inpatient coding professionals need to know and implement effective  Oct. 1,   2018. The ICD-10-PCS code set for 2019 includes PCS guideline changes and 392
new codes; eight revision titles; and 216 deleted codes.
Topics covered include: changes to guidelines regarding transfer procedures using multiple tissue layers, re- visions to guidelines regarding “and” in a code description, correct coding of devices, changes to bypass tables, dilation tables, extirpation tables, new control tables, destruction table changes, new extraction tables, additions to fusion tables, revisions to removal and replacement tables, additional body parts now listed for transplantation, brand new transfer tables, revisions to the maternal delivery table, changes to introductions tables used for injections, and more!

The Healthcare Ethics Committee Symposium is designed to address the vital role of healthcare ethics committees and their unique responsibilities, including education, clinical ethics consultation and policy development and review. Using case studies, published materials, institutional policies, role plays and personal experiences, the faculty and attendees will explore issues that typically require ethical analysis and resolution. These issues include informed consent and refusal, decisional capacity and decision making by and for patients, truth telling and confidentially, care at the beginning and end of life, justice and access to healthcare services, and organizational ethics.

Mobile Technology Beyond the Hospital Walls

October 9 | 9:30 AM - 2:30 PM

Hospitals are treating and providing services in the settings where the patients are….in the homes and their communities!

Moving beyond the hospital walls continues to bring new challenges and solutions for mobile technology to meet the needs for a healthcare “right device, right time, right place” approach.

Join us for this not-to-miss meeting, cohosted by NJHA and Verizon Wireless, which will delve into the barriers associated with extending care beyond the hospital walls that connect patients with caregivers. Explore the latest solutions that enable connectivity, security, and enhanced data transmission – all with the goal to enhance patient care while keeping operational costs in line.

Essential to the success of today’s nurse leaders, and aspiring nurse leaders, is the comprehensive understanding of all the elements that contribute to a healthy nurse work environment.

Improving the nursing work environment has become a worldwide issue and is a key goal of ONL NJ. An extensive body of evidence confirms the relationships among positive work environments, positive nurse outcomes of job satisfaction and retention and positive patient outcomes.

Many variables influence workplace environments and staffing resources such as financial management of staffing resources, legislation for mandated staffing and research on staffing ratios. This education program will examine the American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN) Standards for Establishing and Sustaining Health Work Environments and the variables that go into supporting the model.

The task of improving hospital nursing work environments rest primarily with the hospitals themselves

The CCS Exam Prep is a refresher course designed to assist you with the challenges of studying for AHIMA’s Certified Coding Specialist (CCS) examination. Are you ready? Each session is designed to improve, review, refresh, and renew your coding skills.

Each session will offer guidance and practice with multiple choice and medical scenario test taking, as well as recommendations on what you need to do to prepare for the actual exam.

The CCS Exam Prep will include lecture, discussion, assessments and exercises and will target topics most likely to be included in the CCS exam. The CCS Exam reparation course is designed to help you pass the test! Participants are encouraged to have a current CPT and ICD-10-CM/PCS books available during the webinars.

Attendees should be prepared to learn about current and future developments in the laws surrounding medical marijuana. Changes to state medical and recreational marijuana laws nationwide present new areas of study, innovation and legal issues that affect healthcare providers in New Jersey and beyond.

Legal practitioners will be prepared to learn about current and future developments in the law surrounding medical marijuana. Changes to state medical and recreational marijuana reform. Areas of focus include:

• Recent developments in New Jersey’s Medical Marijuana Laws

• State reforms in the face of existing federal laws

• Implementation measures and risks for hospitals, health systems and healthcare providers.

Join us for a comprehensive program on the latest evidenced-based information for the prevention and management of pressure injuries.

According to the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP), a pressure injury is localized damage to the skin and underlying soft tissue, usually over a bony prominence or related to a medical or other device. It can present as intact skin or an open ulcer and may be painful. It occurs as a result of intense or prolonged pressure or pressure in combination with shear.

Although the terms “decubitus ulcer”, “pressure sore”, and “pressure ulcer” have often been used interchangeably, the NPUAP currently considers “pressure injury” the best term to use, given that open ulceration does not always occur.