If you're an HIM professional with the word "compliance" in your job title, or if you're a consultant, auditor, or analyst who works with compliance reviews, this program — brought to you by AHIMA and the Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA) — is for you. Consisting of three courses and a face-to-face institute, this program is for anyone who wants to achieve or validate skills in analyzing and auditing the medical record for proper content and supporting documentation, compliance, or are looking to broaden skills and expertise in HIM-related subject areas, you'll benefit greatly from our new online program.

This program includes a full, one-day, intermediate-level institute where those with experience with compliance reviews can gain skills and knowledge to broaden and deepen their expertise. The institute may be taken before or after the three-part online coursework, which consists of:

(Click on course/institute titles for outlines and objectives)

1. Skill Building for the Compliance Analyst (4 CEU online course)
   In this course, students gain knowledge about billing procedures, documentation analysis, laws and financial arrangements between providers, regulatory compliance, attorney-client relationships, and much more.
   
   
2. Health Record Documentation Analysis and Review for Compliance Analysts (4 CEU online course)
   This course helps students recognize problem scenarios and then demonstrates how to deal with the challenges of performing documentation and compliance reviews. Subject matter revolves around health record types and content used in compliance reviews, legal aspects, classification systems and nomenclature, health record elements, clinical data analysis techniques, documentation review best practices, and more.
   
   
3. Compliance Analyst Case Studies (5 CEU online course)
   Students put theory into practice and apply their learning skills to specific compliance problem scenarios using real-world case studies.



4. Healthcare Compliance Analyst Institute (6 CEU face-to-face session)
   This one-day, intermediate-level institute is designed to help attendees gain skills and knowledge in implementing and reviewing an effective compliance plan, preventing and dealing with identity theft in healthcare, detecting fraud or unethical practices, and working with attorneys and consultants. The institute may be taken before or after the three-part online coursework.
   
   Scheduled once every year, the last session was on October 7th 2006, in conjunction with the AHIMA National Convention and Exhibit in Denver, CO.