AHIMA in the 21st Century: Looking Ahead 
Zender, Anne [compiler]
AHIMA Journal
11/2/03
This is the last of a series looking at AHIMA's first seventy-five years.
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1990s: Visions of the Future
Squazzo, Jessica, comp.
AHIMA Journal
10/2/03
For the American Medical Record Association (AMRA), the 1990s started at a fast pace and never slowed down. The decade saw a change in the Association's name, a change in credentials, a focus on technology, and the advent of HIPAA.
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1980s: "Decisive in Discarding What is No Longer Relevant"
HIcks, Jewelle, comp.
AHIMA Journal
9/2/03
The 1980s was a decade of solid growth for AMRA. Externally, topics such as DRGs and PPS took center stage, while internally, the Association focused on strategic planning and streamlining its governance processes. The first specialty groups were formed.
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1970s: We Must Be Able to Talk Both Languages
Zender, Anne, comp.
AHIMA Journal
7/2/03
The 1970s brought a new name for the Association and a new credential name. The decade also witnessed landmark privacy legislation, and medical record practitioners discovered a need to understand the language of technology as well as that of medicine.
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Evolution of an Association: AAMRL Becomes AMRA
Jeffries, Jane, comp.
AHIMA Journal
6/2/03
Major changes characterized the medical record field in the 1960s, the decade that saw the introduction of Medicare and Medicaid, the use of computers in hospitals, and a second name change for the Association.
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Dawning of a New Era: AAMRL Develops an International Scope
Hicks, Jewelle, comp.
AHIMA Journal
5/2/03
As membership grew, AAMRL achieved global prominence in the medical records community. AAMRL was front and center at the first meeting of the International Congress on Medical Records as well as the 1953 WHO Conference.
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Health Information Confidentiality: a Moving Target
Carol, Ruth
AHIMA Journal
4/2/03
Confidentiality of health information dates back to the beginning of the medical profession. This article reviews landmark medical privacy laws.
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Association Marches Onward: a Nation Goes to War
Squazzo, Jessica [compiler]
AHIMA Journal
3/2/03
The 1940s were a dynamic time of growth for the American Association of Medical Record Librarians (AAMRL). State associations bloomed, a House of Delegates was formed, all while a nation went to war.
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ARLNA in the 1930s: the Starts Beckon Onwards
Jeffries, Jane [compiler]
AHIMA Journal
2/2/03
During the 1930s: increasing recognition, growing responsibility,and a 10th anniversary celebration.
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Beginnings: "if you do not organize now, you perhaps never will"
Zender, Anne
AHIMA Journal
1/2/03
In 2003, AHIMA celebrates its 75th birthday. To commemorate the occasion, the Journal of AHIMA is taking a look back through the organization's archives.... Where did it all begin?
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