OHIMA 2026 Virtual Coding Seminar

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The OHIMA 2026 Virtual Coding Seminar will be held on Friday, September 25th. Attend live or watch the recordings later! The event recordings will remain online through November 30th for viewing and earning CEUs.

AGENDA

8:30 AM EST
Get connected to Zoom. Grab your cup of coffee and get ready to learn!

9:00 AM EST
Coding in the Age of AI: Evolution, Oversight, and Opportunity

Tony Roscoe, RHIA, FACHDM   Education Director for Applied   AI in Health Information   AHIMA

Ericka Coplin, RHIA, CCS   Senior Manager of Education,   Coding, & Revenue Cycle   Management   AHIMA

As artificial intelligence continues to expand across healthcare, coding professionals are finding themselves at the center of a rapidly evolving landscape. From computer-assisted coding to autonomous coding technologies, AI is changing how coding work is performed - but not eliminating the need for skilled professionals. This session will explore the current and future impact of AI on coding, including differences in adoption across healthcare organizations, the growing importance of oversight and validation, and the critical role coders play in ensuring accuracy, compliance, and data integrity. Attendees will gain insight into how coding roles are evolving and what skills will be essential for success in the future workforce.

Objectives:

• Understand how AI is currently being used in coding environments
• Recognize how coding roles are evolving alongside AI adoption
• Identify the continued need for human oversight, validation, and expertise
• Discuss challenges, opportunities, and future implications of AI in coding

Domain: Evolving Topics/Other HIIM Relevant Topics
1 AHIMA CEU

10:00 AM EST
Open, Closed, Excision, Resection, or Bypass? Demystifying ICD-10-PCS for Abdominal Procedures

Leigh Poland, RHIA, CCS, CDIP, CIC
VP Coding Services
AGS Health

Abdominal surgeries often present some of the most complex ICD-10-PCS coding challenges. Is the procedure a resection or an excision? Is an exploratory laparotomy separately reportable? When does a lysis of adhesions qualify as a coded procedure? This session breaks down the complexities of coding abdominal surgeries and provides clarity on PCS root operations, approach, and key documentation requirements.We'll walk through common general surgery procedures, including appendectomies, bowel resections, exploratory laparotomies, and drain placements, with a focus on coding decision points that frequently create inconsistency between coding, CDI, and audit teams. Through case-based examples, attendees will learn to apply PCS logic more accurately while identifying missed coding opportunities and documentation gaps to help ensure compliant query and provider education strategies.

Objectives:

• Accurately apply ICD-10-PCS root operations for GI and abdominal procedures, including excision, resection, drainage, and repair.
• Distinguish between incidental procedures, such as adhesiolysis, from separately reportable interventions.
• Understand when to assign codes for exploratory laparotomy, drain placement, or repair after resection.
• Clarify documentation elements that support correct body part, approach, and qualifier selections.

Domain: Clinical Foundations
1 AHIMA CEU

10:50 AM EST
Morning Break

11:05 AM EST
Peripheral Vascular LE (Lower Extremity) Interventional Coding 2026

Terry Fletcher CPC, CCC, CEMC, CCS-P, CMSCS, ACS-CA, SCP-A, QMCRC, PACS
Healthcare Coding and Reimbursement Consultant and Auditor
Terry Fletcher Consulting Inc.

The Peripheral Vascular section of CPT 2026 got a complete overhaul for interventional coding, and updated their clinical guidelines to clarify straightforward and complex lesions treated. There were 37220–37235 deleted and replaced with 45 new CPT© codes. The LE territories also got an update and were expanded. Imaging and catheter placement coding, with interventions, now have written clarifications on reporting as well.

Objectives:

• The coder will learn the code changes from previous year to current reporting
• Specific report language will be discussed to assist coders in correct coding
• CPT breakdown of the new guidelines will be highlighted for coder and biller reference and guidance
• Stenting, Atherectomy, Angioplasty, IVL and more will be discussed with real life coding scenarios

Domain: Clinical Foundations
1 AHIMA CEU  

11:55 AM EST 
Lunch Break 

12:30 PM EST
Coding Compliance and Professional Responsibility

Gloryanne Bryant, RHIA, CDIP, CCS, CCDS
HI Coding & CDI Compliance Consultant
Self-Employed

Fraudsters target the most vulnerable populations, including seniors and low-income patients AND vulnerable work areas. There are significant exploitation of government programs and insurance systems. Criminals use complex schemes today, including telehealth fraud, sham companies and international networks. HI and Coding Professionals need to clearly understand the impact Coding Compliance and the False Claims Act has. Recent DOJ Settlements are important signals to the healthcare community and certainly to HI. Learning from the Government allegations will help to improve coding compliance and also professional responsibility.

Objectives:

• Review the healthcare compliance landscape (Fraud, Waste and Abuse)
• Enhance knowledge of OIG and DOJ targets and the False Claims Act (FCA), concerns and findings
• Learn about clinical documentation and medical coding compliance risks
• Gain more knowledge about coding compliance and how to avoid being complacent and drive professional responsibility.

Domain: Health Law and Compliance
1 AHIMA CEU 

1:20 PM EST
Afternoon Break

1:35 PM EST
Future-Ready Coding Professionals: Building Strategic Development Pathways in a Rapidly Evolving Landscape

June Bronnert, MHI, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P
Vice President, Global Clinical Services
IMO Health, Inc.

This presentation explores the evolving role of coding professionals by examining current and future competency requirements in a dynamic healthcare environment. Attendees will learn how to design individualized professional development roadmaps that align with organizational goals and workforce needs. The discussion will highlight the growing impact of technological advancements - particularly artificial intelligence - on skill development and role transformation.

Objectives:

• Analyze current and future workforce architecture for coding professionals
• Creating individualized roadmap for professional development for team members
• Discuss how technology advancements, such as artificial intelligence, are impacting coding professional development
• Discern when other professions can influence professional development roadmaps.

Domain: Organizational Management and Leadership
1 AHIMA CEU

2:25 PM EST
Special Delivery: 2027 CPT Code Changes for Maternity Care

Dianna Foley, RHIA, CCS, CDIP, CHPS
Coding Consultant/OHIMA Education Coordinator
Self-Employed/OHIMA

Maternity care coding is preparing for a major delivery of its own. This presentation walks participants through the upcoming 2027 CPT maternity care coding changes, from antepartum visits and labor management to delivery coding, VBAC, multiple gestations, placenta delivery, and obstetric repair. Through pregnancy- and delivery-focused examples, attendees will strengthen their understanding of key terminology, documentation expectations, and code assignment decisions needed to accurately report maternity services under the revised guidance.

Objectives:

• Conceive a clear understanding of the upcoming 2027 CPT maternity care coding changes and their impact across pregnancy, labor, delivery, and postpartum care.
• Carry forward essential maternity care terminology needed to support accurate code selection throughout the maternity care episode.
• Labor through revised antepartum coding guidance by applying new reporting concepts to pregnancy-related encounters.
• Monitor their understanding of labor management coding by distinguishing between straightforward and complex labor scenarios.
• Progress through basic code selection by analyzing maternity care scenarios that include separately reportable services across the pregnancy-to-delivery timeline.
• Deliver accurate CPT code assignments for vaginal delivery, cesarean delivery, VBAC, multiple gestations, placenta delivery, and obstetric laceration or episiotomy repair.

Domain: Data Structure, Content, and Information Governance
1 AHIMA CEU  

HANDOUTS & ACCESS 

By EOD on Tuesday, September 22nd, registrants will receive instructions via email for accessing slides and Zoom. Full payment must be received before access to the event is provided. Recordings will be posted 1 week following the event. The event recordings will remain online through November 30th for viewing and earning CEUs.

CE CREDITS

This program meets the AHIMA CE Guidelines for 6 hours of continuing education. AHIMA CEUs are also accepted by the AAPC! Check eligibility on the AAPC website. CE credits will also apply to the recorded version if unable to attend the live streamed event. 

After the event, CEUs will be uploaded into your OHIMA profile (My CEUs under the Member Menu). Even if you are not an OHIMA member, you still have an OHIMA profile on the OHIMA website because you registered for this event. There within your profile, you can download or save a report of your CEUs. Please note that you’ll still need to enter your CEUs in your AHIMA CEU Center (they will NOT transfer automatically). We recommend entering all the OHIMA 2026 Virtual Coding Seminar CEUs as one entry: “OHIMA 2026 Virtual Coding Seminar” and the total # of CEUs earned. Choose the domain that covers most of them. Then, keep the CEU detail in your OHIMA profile. Any questions - contact the OHIMA Central Office.

REGISTRATION & PAYMENT

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Registration Rates

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In order to qualify for the OHIMA Member rate, you must be a 2026 Active AHIMA/OHIMA Member. Other discounted registration rates (Student, Emeritus) are based on your AHIMA/OHIMA member status. If you have questions about your member status or believe that your member status is incorrect in your OHIMA profile, please contact the OHIMA Central Office. 

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Registration is fully online. Register by September 11, 2026, to take advantage of discounted Early Bird registration rates. Credit cards, debit cards (Mastercard, VISA, AMEX, Discover) and checks are accepted forms of payment for registration. Your registration is NOT complete until we receive your payment. Registration must be received AND payment must be postmarked by September 11th for the Early Bird registration rates to apply. Registration rates online will automatically calculate based on your member status. The Pre-Registration deadline is Tuesday, September 22, 2026. 

If paying by check, mail payment to:
OHIMA Coding Seminar
PO Box 30966
Gahanna, OH 43230

Bulk Registrations

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CANCELLATION POLICY

Speakers/sessions may be subject to change without notice. Registration fees will be refunded less a $25 processing fee if notice is received by September 11, 2026. Cancellations received after this date will not receive a refund. Any questions, contact the OHIMA Central Office.

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