The House of Delegates will meet on
October 2 at the AHIMA Annual Convention and Exhibit. The House Teams will
meet as well as having two separate action
forum sessions. On the agenda for the
business meeting are the following:
Five Action Items
• Resolution on Diversity and Inclusion
• MPI in an Integrated Delivery System
Resolution
• Data Quality Management House
Resolution
• Code of Ethics
• AHIMA Proposed Bylaw Revision
To view the agenda and for more informa-
tion, visit the State Leaders and House
community.
New AHIMA Fellow Announced
The Fellowship Review Committee has
awarded AHIMA Fellowship to the following member. Based upon the review
of her fellowship application the committee found her professional experience and
background clearly demonstrate sustained
and significant contributions to the health
information management profession.
Congratulations to Patty Thierry Sheridan,
MBA, RHIA, FAHIMA. The next Fellowship submission deadline is August 31.
Learn more and complete the Fellowship
Application.
AHIMA Unveils New Disaster
Resource Web Site
The AHIMA Foundation has established
the Health Information Relief Operation
(HIRO) fund to provide support for HIM
professionals when disaster strikes. AHIMA and the AHIMA Foundation express
our support for the victims of the recent
natural disasters across the country. HIM
professionals in areas affected by disasters
face a unique challenge as they struggle to
piece back together their own lives while
working to recover as much of their community’s patient information as possible.
In the wake of theses disasters, protecting and maintaining health information
has become a key point for many of our
members. AHIMA has developed a new
disaster planning and recovery Web page
to assist HIM professionals through recent
and future disasters both man made and
natural. Visit AHIMA’s new Disaster
Resource Web page.
New CDI Credential Coming Soon
The Commission on Certification for
Health Informatics and Information Management (CCHIIM) is developing a new
credential focused on clinical documentation improvement (CDI) professionals.
The new credential will be launched this
fall and will distinguish those professionals
serving as clinical documentation specialists as knowledgeable and competent
to provide guidance relative to clinical
documentation in the patient’s health record, thus promoting the HIM profession
overall. Learn more.
Immediate Scoring Now
Available on CCA Exams
Are you planning to sit for the CCA exam
this summer? The CCA exam re-launched
with immediate scoring on July 7. Also,
candidates bring their correct 2011 codebooks to the exam. Candidates who arrive
at the test center with incorrect codebooks
will forfeit their exam fee. Learn more.
New Enterprise Content
Management Book Available
AHIMA Press announces the publication
of Enterprise Content Management and the
Electronic Health Record by Sandra Nunn,
MA, RHIA, CHP. This book is for healthcare professionals needing to understand
the impact of ECM applications as they apply to e-Discovery, release of information,
HIPAA, and many other compliance and
regulatory demands. Enterprise Content
Management and the Electronic Health Record also introduces foundational aspects
of ECM and links ECM implementation to
managing electronic health records.
Member News
The Michigan Health Information Management Association awarded the 2011
Mentor Award to Patricia A. Rubio, MSA,
RHIA. Rubio is the Program Coordinator, Coding Specialist, Health Information
Technology, Medical Assisting, Medical Transcription at Schoolcraft College
in Garden City, MI. Nancy Walker, MS,
RHIA, Director, Quality Health Record,
Improving Continuity of Care through
Effective EMPI Management
Presented with the support of 3M
Exam Prep Course: CHPS Domains
1 and 4—Ethics, Regulation,
Investigation, and Compliance
Upcoming Virtual Meetings
August 31
Keeping Current with RAC and
Other Audits
Noon– 3 p.m. CT
December 12
Data Structures and ICD-10-CM/PCS
Noon– 3 p.m. CT
Clinical Operations Improvement, has been
chosen to receive the Michigan Health Infor-
mation Management Association’s Distin-
guished Member Award for 2011.
