Series Overview

Accurate documentation, coding and quality care is the future of healthcare.

Target Audience

This activity is designed for providers who directly impact our patient's care through their documentation and coding. Any provider who is a risk eligible provider type defined by CMS. For the most part that would be PA, CRNP, MD, DO. We do have a lot of quality nurses attend our presentations and would like to offer them ONE credit as well. (Physicians, Nurses, Advanced Practitioners). 

Planning Committee

Suzanne Paul, CPC, CRC, Activity Director

John Bulger, DO

Ashley Jo Chapin, RN

Kathleen Dress, CPC, CDEO, CRC

Cassandra Blunck, CPC, CRC

Christine Krzanowski, CPC, COC, CRC, CDEO

Katie Engel, CPC, CRC

Iris Talbert, CPC, CRC

Christine Hilterman, PA-C

Accreditation 

In support of improving patient care, Geisinger College of Health Sciences is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Credit Designation 

Geisinger College of Health Sciences designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.  Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the educational activity.

Geisinger College of Health Sciences designates this activity for 1 contact hours for nurses. Nurses should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the educational activity. 

Geisinger College of Health Sciences has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 1 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation. 

This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 1 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits for learning and change. 

Disclosure Policy

Geisinger College of Health Sciences must ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all its continuing education activities. Each person in a position to control the educational content of a CE activity must disclose the existence or non-existence of any financial relationship that they have with an ineligible company. There is no minimum financial threshold; individuals must disclose all financial information, regardless of the amount. Individuals must disclose regardless of their view of the relevance of the relationship to the education. Any identified conflicts of interest will be resolved prior to the start of the activity. Subsequently, disclosure information is made available prior to the start of the activity.