Kokomo IN, Local Chapter of AAPC

11/15/2022

Our meeting this week is 6pm to 8pm. I have tried to correct the time on the meeting invite but it won't allow me to. Sorry for any inconvenience.

11/08/2022

Our meeting this month is 6pm. Not 7:30am.

I'm trying to change the time. Thanks.

10/04/2022

To all AAPC Kokomo Chapter members:

Elections for the 2023 chapter officers must take place in October 2022 and so far, we have no nominees for any office.

Without a certain minimum of chapter officers, we cannot keep the Kokomo chapter running, so this is a call for anyone interested in running to contact me or any other officer immediately.

The following offices must be filled in order to keep the Kokomo chapter open:

President
Vice-President
Secretary
Treasurer (this office can be combined with the Secretary position or filled separately)

Descriptions of all officer duties can be found in the chapter handbook starting on page 20, but essentially, the President arranges meeting locations and exam dates; the Vice-President runs the election and fills in for the President as needed; the Secretary keeps minutes for each meeting and the Treasurer handles any money coming in or going out.

Anyone interested in becoming an officer next year will have an easy to follow roadmap and plenty of assistance from past year officers, but the chapter cannot continue without more member participation. If the Kokomo chapter closes, we will have no more local meetings or local exams and an important coder community asset will be lost.

I, along with all Kokomo chapter officers, encourage anyone interested in participating in the 2023 AAPC Kokomo chapter to contact us immediately to learn more about becoming an officer so we can keep the doors open.

09/22/2022

We apologize to anyone that attempted to join virtually. We had some technical difficulties.

Our next meeting will be in person with Ann Silvia sharing her wisdom on ICD-10 updates.

09/21/2022

Just an update to our meeting on Thursday 9/22. It will be in person and virtual. The topic is wound care. It should prove to be an interesting meeting.

We will have the same set up for our October meeting. You will have the option of in person or virtual.

Please reach out to us if you have questions

Thanks.
Sara

02/23/2022

Due to the forecast we are cancelling the meeting tomorrow. We will see you in March.

I'll update more later

02/05/2022

We recently learned one of our very own loyal member attendees has passed away. Please keep the family of Tracy Hecox in your thoughts.

12/14/2021

Don't forget our meeting on Thursday.

11/28/2021

Hope everyone had a safe and happy Thanksgiving. We hope that your K21.9 is beginning to resolve itself and while shopping on black Friday you didn't suffer any W22.8XXA or W22.8XXD.

Ohh the holidays!

11/21/2021

It's had to believe it's already Thanksgiving. Personally, this past year has taught me what I should be thankful for.

It's time for our end of the year party we are going to have a coding round table for one ceu. If you plan to attend the meeting on December 16th we ask that you bring a wrapped gift. We also ask that you not spend more than $2.00. Yes, just two dollars.

We hope to see you there!
Happy Thanksgiving

05/22/2021

Don't forget the meeting on Thursday.

12/12/2020

Hope this finds everyone happy and healthy.

Hey everyone don't forget our meeting on the 17th at 6. Remember our meeting have been moved to Cross America.

Thanks to COViD 19 our annual holiday meal will be different this year Yanuya will be providing individually wrapped snacks.

Topic is all things feet! Funky have a speaker on feet.

Hope to see you there.

10/16/2020

Hey everyone. Hope everyone is safe and healthy. We have learned of a coding position in Carmel.

Info Below...
https://jobs.ascension.org/search/st-vincents-health-system-al/jobs

Search 260 Careers in St. Vincent's Health System, AL available. View and apply to positions.

08/03/2020

Hope this finds everyone well. With Covid, we have had to make some changes to our meetings. This month our meeting will be in Highland Park in Kokomo. Directions are listed below. We will be having a Coding Round-table for our CEU's. But we also have several other topics to discuss, such as what will our meetings look like, where they will be for the foreseeable future and next year's officers,

Currently we already have paper products, eating utensils, fried chicken and a veggie tray. We ask that you bring a covered dish. Something simple, nothing fancy.

When: August 27th from 6p to 8p

Where: Hghland Park
1402 W. Deffenbaugh St.
Kokomo, iN

Directions:
LaFountain St.runs North-South on the west side of Community Howard Hospital.
Take LaFountain St. north (right turn from the hospital ER parking lot).
LaFountain St. will turn into Washington street, continue north. The 4th traffic light is at Boulevard, The 5th traffic light is W. Deffenbaugh St.
Turn left (West) on Deffenbaugh St.
4 way stop at Hawg Heaven, go straight continue past the school bus parking lot, into the park
4 way stop in the park, continue straight. Then the street will "Y",
Stay right on Old Ben Drive.
At the top of the hill is the picnic shelter on the right side of the street and Ben is in the building on the left side.
Parking is in front of the shelter.

This has been a very trying year in so many ways. Come and join us for a visit, some quality conversation and to just get out of the house.

Please feel free to contact any of the officers. We'd be happy to answer any of your questions.

Thanks,

Sara

07/31/2020

Hey everyone! hope everyone is doing well. Boy 2020 has been challenging.

Our next meeting is coming up on August 27th in Highland Park. 1402 Defenbaugh St. in Kokomo. The park with old Ben the cow and giant Sycamore stump. The topic will be a coding round table. We will also be discussing meeting options for the remaining part of the year. There are sure to be some laughs as well.

It will be a carry in type event, so feel free to bring something to eat. If you are not comfortable eating at a carry in, you are welcome to bring something for yourself.

If you have any questions, the officers are happy to answer if we can. If we don't, we'll make it up. Just kidding, we'll find it out.

We hope to see you there.

Sara

07/16/2020

Good morning! Good news is we will be having a meeting in August, just not at our normal spot. We're gonna have a picnic in the park with Big Ben the cow and the sycamore stump. If your not familiar with that it will all make sense when you see it I'll post more a little later, just giving everyone an update. Hope to see you there.

05/30/2020

Happy Saturday morning to ya! Hope this finds everyone doing well. These are trying time and in a situation that we have never experienced.

Some are struggling with being home all the time. I am an introvert by nature so I've been practicing for this my whole life. But it is not lost that others are struggling. We are to physically distance ourselves and keep 6 ft apart. Socially we should reach out to each other and keep in contact. Check on your friends and family to make sure they are doing ok.

Be safe, wash your hands and take care of yourself.
Sara

03/31/2020

Hope everyone is well. We have learned about a couple coding opportunities.

1st. Medical Reimbursement Consultants has an opportunity for a part time coder. Please contact Karen Reed, Billing Manager, at 1-877-9255 ext 104.

2nd. Options Behavior Health located in Indianapolis at 56th and Caito on the east side. This is full time with benefits. You can apply at www.optionsbehavioralhealth.com/about/careers