Author: Martin, Melissa

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: January 2016

In Back to the Future Part II, Marty McFly traveled from 1985 to 2015, and while there he used videoconferencing to communicate with his coworker Needles. Although the real 2015 might not be exactly the world that Marty McFly found in the movie, teleconferencing with a doctor and other te....

Author: Martin, Melissa

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: February 2016

Have you ever taken on a special project outside of your comfort zone? My special project this year has been building an outpatient surgery center (OSC) from the ground up. Leadership, Strategic/Organizational Management, Change Management, and Project Management are all curriculum domain....

Author: Martin, Melissa

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: March 2016

MARCH IS A very busy month for AHIMA. We are kicking off our voluntary patient safety identifier campaign and preparing to showcase it at our Advocacy Symposium. Also, we will present the campaign to our legislators during Hill Day in early April.


This is the perfect time....

Author: Martin, Melissa

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: April 2016

Privacy and security has been one of the most interesting aspects of my job. I often tell folks the role of privacy comes very easily to HIM professionals because we were the “Confidentiality Police” long before the title “Privacy Officer” was widely accepted. Prior to HIPAA, HIM professi....

Author: Martin, Melissa

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: May 2016

At West Virginia University Medicine, we have eight hospitals, three institutes, and more than 800 physicians and specialists all moving onto a common electronic health record (EHR) over the course of 18 to 24 months. As part of this process, my role has changed to the associate vice pres....

Author: Martin, Melissa

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: June 2016

During my many years working in healthcare I have received several forms of training regarding mission statements and putting our patients first.


When I first joined the health information management (HIM) profession, I did not fully understand the trials and tribulations....

Author: Martin, Melissa

Source: AHIMA testimony and comments

Publication Date: June 16, 2016

Testimony of AHIMA's Board President before the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS) Subcommittee on Privacy, Confidentiality, and Security

Author: Martin, Melissa

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: July 2016

Since I am halfway through my term as AHIMA’s President, I wanted to take some time this month to reflect on the work AHIMA’s Board of Directors has done thus far.


We hit the ground running in January at our first board meeting of the year, where we discussed our 2016 quar....

Author: Martin, Melissa

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: August 2016

Remember our association’s theme from last year: HIM without walls?


In June I accepted a new professional role as the assistant vice president of the Heart and Vascular Institute at West Virginia University Medicine, which has been an amazing opportunity.


Sh....

Author: Martin, Melissa

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: September 2016

Back in June I had the opportunity to represent both AHIMA members and the HIM profession while testifying at a National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS) hearing on the need for a better definition of the minimum necessary standards. I would like to share with you some hig....