TRIIUM UPDATE - July 2007

I hope you had a very happy and safe 4th of July!  I can’t believe that half of the year is already behind us – where does the time go?  Summer is a wonderful time to get together with family and friends; I sure hope everyone is having plenty of opportunities to do so.

Speaking of getting together – Triium will again be exhibiting at the Summer MMGMA Conference at Arrowwood Resort & Conference Center on August 1-3. I welcome those attending to stop by and say “Hello” sometime during the conference!

Have a wonderful month!

Jennifer Miller

The Importance of Communication

By Georgine Madden, Organizational Effectiveness Consultant

Research indicates that managers spend somewhere between 50% - 80% of their total time communicating in one way or another.  This isn't surprising, since communication is so critical to everything that goes on in an organization.  Without effective communication there can be little or no performance management, innovation, understanding of clients, coordination of effort, etc.  [Read More]

Coding: Mental Health Screening

By JoAnne Wolfe, RHIT, CPC - CPN Coding Services

Developmental and mental health screenings (subjective or objective) have long been a required component for a complete C&TC.  These important screenings can identify concerns or problems in children at an early stage, when issues are easier to address and before problems adversely impact their overall well-being.  Providers are encouraged to use an objective standardized screening instrument to screen children for development and mental health concerns.  [Read More].

Data Security in Credit Card Industry

By Bill Ernst - Higher Standards, Inc.

As credit card usage continues to reach record levels, data security of cardholder information has become a major focal point of the Visa/MasterCard (V/MC) associations.  As a result, new data security standards have been released over the past few years and increased monitoring by V/MC has led to significant fines to merchants for lack of compliance and/or security breaches.  As many merchants work to understand the new standards, unfortunately there are merchant service providers who use this as an opportunity to sell unnecessary equipment and software.   [Read More].

Training/Education Calendar

HR Basics: Recruitment, Promotion & Termination (New Course)- Tues., Sept. 25th - 8:30-Noon

Leading Change - Tues., Nov. 6 - 8:30-Noon

CPN Coding

Primary Care Clinic Coding Work Groups - Tues., Sept. 11th - 8:30-11:30

Specialty Care Clinic Coding Work Groups - Tues. Oct. 9th - 12:30-3:30

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