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Source: AHIMA Advantage

Publication Date: August 1999

Each year AHIMA's House of Delegates (HOD) meets face-to-face in conjunction with the National Convention. The following article highlights the items on the HOD's ambitious October agenda and describes how key issues fall within the greater context of AHIMA's strategic process.

At i....

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Source: AHIMA

Publication Date: November 10, 2011

Quiz includes five multiple choice and five true/false questions about volunteering for leadership roles with AHIMA.

Author: AHIMA

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: November 2010

AHIMA held its 82nd Annual Convention and Exhibit September 25–29 in Orlando, FL. Attendance this year reached a high water mark that matches the best-attended conventions from previous years such as Seattle and Philadelphia. More than 5,000 practitioners, educators, students, and exhibit....

Author: AHIMA

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: November 2011

AHIMA held its 83rd Annual Convention and Exhibit October 1–6 in Salt Lake City, UT. Practitioners, educators, students, and exhibitors came together to share ideas, challenges, and solutions and hear about some of healthcare's hottest topics from industry experts.


A full ex....

Author: AHIMA House of Delegates

Source: AHIMA report

Publication Date: January 2015

The top trends/issues and recurring themes captured from the 2014-2015 House of Delegates centred on the following topics:

• Rising healthcare costs and business/economic pressures on providers to deliver better healthcare while meeting mandate requirements;
• HIM workforce; evolution of roles;
• Effects of healthcare reform and regulatory changes; and
• New technologies and consumer access to health information

Author: AHIMA House of Delegates

Source: AHIMA report

Publication Date: January 2016

The 2016 report aims to help stakeholders understand key issues and trends affecting the healthcare and health information management (HIM) industry.

Author: AHIMA House of Delegates

Source: AHIMA report

Publication Date: 2017

This annual scan of the healthcare environment aims to help stakeholders understand key issues and trends affecting the healthcare and health information management (HIM) industry.

Author: AHIMA House of Delegates

Source: AHIMA report

Publication Date: 2018

Author: AHIMA House of Delegates

Source: Journal of AHIMA | AHIMA HoD Resolution

Publication Date: January 1998

Resolution from the 1997 House of Delegates

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Source: AHIMA

Publication Date: November 10, 2011

Presentation on AHIMA's Action Community for Excellence (ACE) program

Author: AHIMA House of Delegates

Source: Journal of AHIMA | AHIMA HoD Resolution

Publication Date: January 1998

Background

In August 1996, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) [Public Law 104-191] established the infrastructure and funding for federal fraud and abuse efforts. This legislation authorizes the appropriation of $104 million in 1997, with increases in....

Author: AHIMA House of Delegates

Source: Journal of AHIMA | AHIMA HoD Resolution

Publication Date: January 1998

Resolution from the 1997 House of Delegates:
Advocating for Unique Healthcare Identification
Background Information

During the past few decades, many technological advances in healthcare have occurred. Despite this, the typical health record has not changed significan....

Author: AHIMA House of Delegates

Source: AHIMA HoD Resolution

Publication Date: October 19, 2003

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Source: AHIMA

Publication Date: November 10, 2011

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Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: January 2006

Nearly 4,000 HIM professionals from all walks of life and a record number of exhibitors gathered in San Diego, CA, in October 2005 to discuss what lay ahead for the HIM field. Together—at the edge of the sea, on the brink of the future—they made AHIMA’s 77th Convention and Ex....

Author: AHIMA House of Delegates

Source: Journal of AHIMA | AHIMA HoD Resolution

Publication Date: January 1998

Background Information

Associations exist to serve the goals of its members who are its community of interest. Unlike the private sector, associations have no stockholders. Its customers are its owners and its owners are its customers. An association's strategic framework—its....

Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA newsletter article

Publication Date: June 2016

AHIMA is committed to the highest possible standards of ethical, moral, and legal business conduct. In line with this commitment, we have a whistleblower policy to provide an avenue for volunteers to raise concerns while assuring that they will be protected from reprisals or victimization for whistleblowing.

Author: AHIMA House of Delegates

Source: Journal of AHIMA | AHIMA HoD Resolution

Publication Date: January 1998

Background

In 1996, AHIMA's House of Delegates adopted Vision 2006 as its strategy for moving the health information management profession into the future:

"Resolved, That the American Health Information Management Association and its component organizations and....

Author: AHIMA House of Delegates

Source: Journal of AHIMA | AHIMA HoD Resolution

Publication Date: January 2000

Background Information

Throughout its history, AHIMA has responded to industry dynamics with corresponding changes to its name and certification titles. The Association of Record Librarians of North America became the American Association of Medical Record Librarians. The Register....

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Source: AHIMA

Publication Date: November 10, 2011

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Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: January 2005

Lifelong learning and AHIMA certifications were at the top of the minds of members of AHIMA’s House of Delegates at the AHIMA convention.
Delegates voted on two action items, considered industry hot topics during issue forums, and honored recipients of this year’s Triumph Award....

Author: AHIMA House of Delegates

Source: Journal of AHIMA | AHIMA HoD Resolution

Publication Date: January 1998

[Note: an updated House of Delegates resolution on lifelong learning was passed in 2004 and is available here.]
Background Information

In 1996, AHIMA's House of Delegates adopted Vision 2006 as the strategic direction for the profession:

"Resolved, That....

Author: AHIMA House of Delegates

Source: Journal of AHIMA | AHIMA HoD Resolution

Publication Date: January 2000

Background Information

The concept of advanced standing—recognition such as fellowship for individuals with substantial professional achievements—has been discussed by AHIMA volunteer leaders for many years. Delegates at the 1997 House of Delegates expressed interest in....

Author: Desai, Anna

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: August 2013

Whether planning a summer vacation or the direction of a new business, one must consider the larger external environment. Consider a trip to the grocery store. You’d like to get this done as quickly as possible. You run into some traffic. There’s been an accident on the road you usually take t....

Author: AHIMA House of Delegates

Source: Journal of AHIMA | AHIMA HoD Resolution

Publication Date: January 2001

Background Information
AHIMA has, since its inception, recognized the importance of education in fostering the profession.
Throughout its history, AHIMA's educational programs have continually faced a core set of challenges in sustaining program viability.
Trends a....

Author: AHIMA House of Delegates

Source: AHIMA HoD Resolution

Publication Date: October 12, 2008

In 2007 and 2008 a number of patient privacy breaches have made the headlines. From the many highly publicized breaches of celebrities' health information to the 3000 electronic patient records on a laptop stolen from the trunk of a car, it is obvious that the privacy and security standards a....

Author: AHIMA House of Delegates

Source: AHIMA HoD Resolution

Publication Date: September 30, 2012

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Privacy and security breaches today dominate healthcare media headlines. The magnitude and severity of these breaches encompass incidents ranging from the unauthorized access, use and disclosure of protected health information (PHI) to the lack of administrative, physical and tech....

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Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: January 2007

From e-HIM® to technology to building the work force, there’s no shortage of issues whose outcome will affect the future of the HIM profession. These issues and more were on the agenda for the AHIMA House of Delegates during its annual meeting on Sunday. In addition, the members voted on four a....

Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA Advantage

Publication Date: December 2008

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Source: AHIMA Advantage

Publication Date: _None

Will membership dues increase next year? Will CSAs still be defined along state boundaries? How will the House of Delegates conduct its business in the future? Find out the answers to these questions and more in the following report on the 2000 House of Delegates.
Business is no longer bus....

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Source: AHIMA Today

Publication Date: October 13, 2008

Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA Advantage

Publication Date: October 2008

Author: Lemery, Chrisann

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: February 2017

The AHIMA House of Delegates (House) is tasked with governing the health information management (HIM) profession as identified in the AHIMA bylaws. The delegates are 231 members from the 52 component state associations (CSAs) and the AHIMA Board of Directors. With the focus having been on....

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Source: AHIMA Today

Publication Date: October 05, 2009

Members Brainstorm Best Practices, Pass Resolutions

Volunteer leadership, e-HIM best practices, bolstering the HIM workforce, and facilitating the implementation of the EHR were just a few of the industry issues on the minds of members of the AHIMA House of Delegates (HoD) during its 63r....

Author: AHIMA House of Delegates

Source: AHIMA

Publication Date: August 2013

This toolkit provides information to orient you to the 2013-2014 HoD and help ensure your success in serving as a delegate. You will find helpful reference documents, a position description, a list of terms and definitions and an overview of the HoD.

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Source: AHIMA Advantage

Publication Date: August 2003

In between the tutorials and special sessions, the tours and vendor booths at AHIMA's 75th Anniversary National Convention and Exhibit in Minneapolis you will have the opportunity to witness the important work of the House of Delegates. This year's session will take up an array of issues that w....

Author: AHIMA House of Delegates

Source: AHIMA

Publication Date: August 2013

This welcome letter to the 2013-2014 House of Delegates is intended to help delegates get started, with a brief checklist of items and events to be aware of, and things to do during the early weeks of your term.

Author: Delahoussaye, Elizabeth A

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: October 2016

This has been a busy and engaging year for the members of the House of Delegates (HoD) as we build on the present and prepare for the future.


For those who may not be familiar with the HoD, it is a grassroots AHIMA member forum that governs the health information managemen....

Author: Zender, Anne

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: January 2004

From CE requirements to membership dues to the future of education and ethical practices, participants in the October 2003 House of Delegates meeting discussed issues that affect all members. This article looks at the highlights of the day’s work.
New Standards for CE Maintenance

Author: AHIMA House of Delegates

Source: AHIMA HoD Resolution | AHIMA Advantage

Publication Date: August 02, 2005

In May, the House of Delegates passed a resolution sponsored by the Florida Health Information Management Association designed to bridge the gap between education and employment. This resolution intends to facilitate the employment of graduates from CAHIIM (Commission on Accreditation for Healt....

Author: Delahoussaye, Elizabeth A

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: February 2016

The primary objective of the House of Delegates (House), made up of delegates from AHIMA’s Component State Associations, is to look at professional issues affecting the health information management (HIM) profession both today and in the future. Essentially, this is a venue in which AHIMA....

Author: AHIMA Staff

Source: AHIMA newsletter

Publication Date: April 2012

AHIMA's monthly communication for state leaders, delegates, and central office executives

Author: AHIMA Staff

Source: AHIMA newsletter

Publication Date: August 2012

AHIMA's monthly communication for state leaders, delegates, and central office executives

Author: AHIMA Staff

Source: AHIMA newsletter

Publication Date: December 2012

AHIMA's monthly electronic communication for state leaders, delegates, central office executives, and House Team members.

Author: AHIMA Staff

Source: AHIMA newsletter

Publication Date: February 2012

AHIMA's monthly communication for state leaders, delegates, and central office executives

Author: AHIMA Staff

Source: AHIMA newsletter

Publication Date: February 2013

AHIMA's monthly electronic communication for state leaders, delegates, central office executives, and House Team members.

Author: AHIMA Staff

Source: AHIMA newsletter

Publication Date: January 2012

AHIMA's monthly communication for state leaders, delegates, and central office executives

Author: AHIMA Staff

Source: AHIMA newsletter

Publication Date: January 2013

AHIMA's monthly electronic communication for state leaders, delegates, central office executives, and House Team members.

Author: AHIMA Staff

Source: AHIMA newsletter

Publication Date: July 2012

Special edition of I-Lead devoted to welcoming new delegates, discussing how to govern the profession, and explaining the new House structure

Author: AHIMA Staff

Source: AHIMA newsletter

Publication Date: June 2012

AHIMA's monthly communication for state leaders, delegates, and central office executives