Lois Kelley, RHIA, is currently Vice President Coding Division for Amphion Medical Solutions, an industry leader providing innovative coding and transcription solutions, headquartered in Madison, WI.
Lois has a long history of solid expertise as a high-achieving, well-respected executive in the coding field serving in various acute care HIM Director, peer review organization, and coding service industry management roles. She has established herself as one of the top coding experts in the Midwest. Along with her topnotch skills as a coding educator and as a coding reviewer, Lois’ warm professionalism and sensitive training style attracts large audiences to her full suite of coding seminars and workshops.
Topics include:
Inpatient, outpatient, and/or ambulatory services: basic and advanced coding training and/or refreshers
ICD or CPT coding training on a diagnosis topic of your organization’s choice
Design and implementation of home-based coding programs
Lois is a past president of the Wisconsin Health Information Management Association (WHIMA) with more than 20 years’ passion for promoting quality coding services for her HIM peers. Lois incorporates into her seminars and workshops the most current coding updates, self-testing exercises, and her audience always leaves her sessions with exceptional, thorough handouts and training materials.
To contact Lois, call 1-888-830-2644 (
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Following are some specific seminar and workshop engagements that Lois has led.
Dialysis Coding Education May 20, 2004 This session was for dialysis center coders/billers. It included discussion of basic coding guidelines and guidelines related to topics such as diabetes, hypertension, renal failure, metabolic disorders, and anemia - all conditions commonly seen in patients needing dialysis.
WHIMA Annual Conference Skill vs. Luck with CPT April 30, 2004 Let's not gamble with our facility's reimbursement! We're going to brush up on our CPT-4 coding skills. This workshop will cover the coding of some of the more common ambulatory procedures that give us some of our greatest challenges such as foot procedure, fracture treatment, and even colonoscopies. We will also review some of the new 2004 codes and see how they are to be used.
WHIMA Coding Workshop Why is Orthopedic Coding Such a Challenge? March 17, 2004 This presentation will review some orthopedic procedures that are most challenging when trying to code with CPT such as those nasty foot, shoulder, and knee procedures. Related CCI edits will be reviewed, as well as correct use of modifiers as it relates to these procedures.
Coding Seminar Covenant All-Day Session June 24, 2002 The morning session concentrated on basic ICD-9-CM coding guidelines. The afternoon session was more advanced, dealing with certain topics such as hypertension, renal failure, dehydration, and neoplasm coding.
WHIMA Fall Conference And Now it's APCs . . . How Accurate is Your CPT Coding? September 13, 2002 This hands-on workshop focuses on the correct coding of your most common ambulatory surgery procedures and provides reference materials to assist you with your daily ambulatory coding.
Lois has a long history of solid expertise as a high-achieving, well-respected executive in the coding field serving in various acute care HIM Director, peer review organization, and coding service industry management roles. She has established herself as one of the top coding experts in the Midwest. Along with her topnotch skills as a coding educator and as a coding reviewer, Lois’ warm professionalism and sensitive training style attracts large audiences to her full suite of coding seminars and workshops. 
