Page 1 of 7 The 2019 IHIMA Annual Meeting Recap By Lisa DesNoyers, MPH, RHIA, SME, Annual Meeting Committee Chair New Venue, many new speakers, tons of fantastic food and a great turn out of HIM Professionals! As we are all slowing down, trying to recover from the conference and then three days of catching up on the 300 emails that came in while we decided to focus on our conference I just wanted to take a moment and remind you, what a great conference!! As the Annual Meeting Chair, I want to Thank You for coming out to make it a success. We had many people come up to the IHIMA table and let us know that the food (especially the mashed potatoes) were excellent. The Exhibitor Reception had triple the turnout from the prior two years due to the seating for everyone, music, and food. Next year we hope to make it more amazing now that we know everyone is interested. There were excellent questions throughout the day to the speakers, and many of the speakers asked if they could come back and speak on more topics. We sincerely hope that this new venue is to your liking, we have renewed the Embassy contract for next year already to make sure that we can continue to grow with the number of guests that seem to be coming to the conference. Keep your eyes out; you should have received an email with the survey and we need your feedback. Once you fill it out you will get the link to your CEU’s. Also, we will be opening the registration around July 1 this year for special pricing for Exhibitors, Sponsors, and Members VIP registration! Get in early for the Annual Meeting April 20-21, 2020!! We will see you at the Embassy Suites and Conference Center Noblesville, 13700 Conference Center Drive, Noblesville, IN 46060. #IHIMA19 IHIMA Nominating and Credentials Committee Congratulations to the newly elected IHIMA Board of Directors for the 2019 – 2020 year! Thank you to Tracey Tomak, Nominating and Credentials Committee Chair, and Alisa Hayes & Brenda Kupecky, committee members, for building such a strong ballot, all the candidates who ran for office, and everyone who cast their vote in this year’s election! The 2019-2020 IHIMA Board of Director members are: Elected Officers: Appointed Committee Chairs: President: Jacquie Villarreal Communications: Cathy Wiseman President-Elect: Alyson Stichter Legislative: Bonnie Aspiazu & Ashley Hendry Past President: Lynette Thom Nominating & Credentials: Nicole Van Andel Secretary: Deb Grider Professional Development/Annual Meeting: Lisa DesNoyers & Sallie Haill Treasurer: Ruth Heinz 1st year Delegate: Necole Coots Project Development: Lauren Palfi 2nd year Delegate: Renee Meunier 2nd year Delegate: Jennifer Osborne Nominating & Credentials: Jonathon Jones & Bonnie Wilkins IHIMA Newsletter Indiana Health Information Management Association May 2019 Connect with IHIMA ____________________ IHIMA’s Annual Meeting is April 20 & 21, 2020 at Embassy Suites Conference Center in Noblesville, IN (#IHIMA20) ____________ IHIMA Day at the Indiana Statehouse is March 17, 2020 (IHIMAAdvocate) __________________ WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! Write an article for the IHIMA Newsletter! You are encouraged to submit an article for possible publication in the IHIMA Newsletter! Submit questions/articles to: [email protected]____________________ Visit AHIMA's Engage Online Communities for discussions and content on topics important to HIM professionals. Have a question related to Indiana? Join the Indiana Engage Community at Indiana Engage Community and remember to check back often!
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The 2019 IHIMA
Annual Meeting
Recap
By Lisa DesNoyers, MPH, RHIA, SME, Annual Meeting Committee Chair
New Venue, many new speakers, tons of fantastic food and a great turn out of HIM
Professionals! As we are all slowing down, trying to recover from the conference and then
three days of catching up on the 300 emails that came in while we decided to focus on our
conference I just wanted to take a moment and remind you, what a great conference!! As
the Annual Meeting Chair, I want to Thank You for coming out to make it a success. We
had many people come up to the IHIMA table and let us know that the food (especially the
mashed potatoes) were excellent. The Exhibitor Reception had triple the turnout from the
prior two years due to the seating for everyone, music, and food. Next year we hope to
make it more amazing now that we know everyone is interested. There were excellent
questions throughout the day to the speakers, and many of the speakers asked if they could
come back and speak on more topics. We sincerely hope that this new venue is to your
liking, we have renewed the Embassy contract for next year already to make sure that we
can continue to grow with the number of guests that seem to be coming to the conference.
Keep your eyes out; you should have received an email with the survey and we need your
feedback. Once you fill it out you will get the link to your CEU’s. Also, we will be opening
the registration around July 1 this year for special pricing for Exhibitors, Sponsors, and
Members VIP registration! Get in early for the Annual Meeting April 20-21, 2020!! We will
see you at the Embassy Suites and Conference Center Noblesville, 13700 Conference Center
Drive, Noblesville, IN 46060. #IHIMA19
IHIMA Nominating and Credentials Committee Congratulations to the newly elected IHIMA Board of Directors for the 2019 – 2020 year!
Thank you to Tracey Tomak, Nominating and Credentials Committee Chair, and Alisa
Hayes & Brenda Kupecky, committee members, for building such a strong ballot, all the
candidates who ran for office, and everyone who cast their vote in this year’s election!
The 2019-2020 IHIMA Board of Director members are:
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SAVE-THE-DATE for the IHIMA 72nd Annual Meeting! The 2020 IHIMA Annual Meeting will be April 20 & 21, 2020 at the same great location -
Embassy Suites by Hilton Noblesville Conference Center, 13700 Conference Center Drive
South, Noblesville, Indiana.
Look for more information in future IHIMA newsletters, e-blasts, social media sites:
Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, IHIMA Website, and Indiana Engage Community #IHIMA20
Please note IHIMA routinely photographs and videotapes events. These images may be used in
print, visual presentations, and on the
website to promote activities. If you do not
wish yourself to be photographed, please let the photographer know at
that time.
____________________
Previous IHIMA
Newsletters
June 2018 Edition July 2018 Edition
August 2018 Edition September 2018 Edition
October 2018 Edition November 2018 Edition December 2018 Edition January 2019 Edition February 2019 Edition
March 2019 Edition April 2019 Edition
SAVE-THE-DATE for IHIMA Day at the Indiana Statehouse in 2020! IHIMA will be hosting another Day at the Statehouse next year on Tuesday, March 17, 2020.
Look for more information in future IHIMA newsletters, e-blasts, social media sites: Facebook,
LinkedIn, Twitter, IHIMA Website, and Indiana Engage Community. #IHIMAAdvocate
IHIMA now has a YouTube Channel! Either click on this link, or go to https://www.youtube.com/ and search for ‘Indiana
Health Information Management Association’. You can view the video but to subscribe, like, or comment on the page,
you will need to sign in with your email address and password to your Google Account, or create an account.
There is a one-minute video on our page that highlights what happened during the 2019 IHIMA Day at the Indiana
Statehouse. Check out the video on IHIMA’s YouTube Channel!
Health Information Professionals (HIP) Week WINNER!
In the March 2019 IHIMA Newsletter, IHIMA offered a drawing to those professionals,
departments, and organizations celebrating and promoting our profession during HIP Week. For
those who posted messages, videos, and/or photos on IHIMA’s Facebook page, using the hashtag
#HIPWeek19, of how they celebrated the week were automatically entered in a drawing to win a
$100 gift certificate to a restaurant of their choice so that the department can host a catered lunch.
And the winner is…. the Community Health Network HIM team! They posted pictures on how
they celebrated HIP Week throughout the week. They had a luau pitch-in, education, games,
prizes, a guest speaker, and Thank you Thursday where they took time to recognize one another.
What a great way to celebrate our profession and HIP Week! See how they celebrated by going to
IHIMA’s Facebook page and use #HIPWeek19.
IHIMA Coding Learning Lab Update IHIMA is gearing-up for the coding round tables! We are excited to provide this virtual educational opportunity to the
membership but there is one last item needed before dates can be scheduled…. We need inpatient and outpatient case
studies! If you can provide case studies, please contact Deb Grider at [email protected] or Lynette Thom at
[email protected]. If you have any questions, have case studies to share, or want to help with any of the sessions,
contact Deb or Lynette directly to get your name on the list!
IHIMA Regional Association Updates Become involved with your Regional Association, refer to IHIMA’s region breakdown at https://www.ihima.org/regions/
to see which region you belong to. Don’t hesitate to email your region with questions!
Northern Indiana Health Information Management Association (NIHIMA) Did you know the northern region has a website? Stay connected with then at http://nihima.com/. Or, you can email
Central Indiana Health Information Management Association (CIHIMA) SAVE-THE-DATE! The next CIHIMA educational event will be at Ivy Tech Lafayette on Thursday, June 6th from 1:00 –
4:30 p.m. EST. An e-mail will be sent the first week in May with the agenda and registration details. If you’re part of the
CIHIMA region and didn’t receive an email, contact them at [email protected].
Southern Indiana Health Information Management Association (SIHIMA) If you’re part of the southern region and have comments or questions, contact SIHIMA at [email protected].
2019 Indiana HIT/HIM College Commencement Ceremonies Commencement is a milestone for students and their family and friends. The Ceremony
marks the completion of a degree and the beginning of a career as an HIM professional!
Congratulations to the new HIM Graduates!! Welcome to the profession!
Ivy Tech Indianapolis, Commencement Ceremony - Friday, May 3, 2019
Vincennes University Commencement Ceremony - Saturday, May 4, 2019
Indiana University Northwest Commencement Ceremony - Thursday, May 9, 2019
Ivy Tech Fort Wayne, Commencement Ceremony - Friday, May 10, 2019
IUPUI Commencement Ceremony - Saturday, May 11, 2019
Indiana Tech Commencement Ceremony – Saturday, May 11, 2019
If you are a 2019 HIM college graduate, we’d love to hear what your future holds! What are your plans after graduation?
You can either email the Communications Committee at [email protected] with the subject line “Graduation” or
post your story to IHIMA’s Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/IHIMAOfficial/.
Nominate a Remarkable Teacher or Colleague! Taken from the AHIMA Academic Advisor, March 2019:
The Making Dreams Come True Distinguished Educator Award recognizes distinguished educators in HIM.
Do you know an educator that:
• Makes a difference in your life and the lives of others?
• Impacts numerous HIM professionals' careers and dreams?
• Inspires others to be the best they can be?
• Embodies creativity, teaching and mentoring, research, and service?
• Makes the HIM profession better?
Consider nominating her or him for the Making Dreams Come True Distinguished Educator Award. The Council for
Excellence in Education presents the award at the 2019 Assembly on Education Symposium, July 27-31, in Atlanta, GA.
This is the premier conference for health information and informatics educators and the primary forum for leadership in
health information management (HIIM) education. The recognition is accompanied by complimentary symposium
registration.
Students and/or colleagues should make their nominations by May 31, 2019.
Please note: The Making Dreams Come True Distinguished Educator Award is separate from and in no way related to the AHIMA
Distinguished Member and Educator Triumph Awards.
Submit Items to the IHIMA Newsletter, YOUR Newsletter! This newsletter belongs to you and is an excellent source of communication! If you would like to submit information to be
included in a future publication or if you would like to let the membership know what is going on with you or your
facility and employees, please don’t hesitate to send a submission or questions to IHIMA at [email protected].
Generally, articles should be no more than 300 words, however, longer articles will be considered.
Nominate a Remarkable HIM Professional with a Triumph Award! Consider nominating an outstanding individual for an AHIMA Triumph Award. The
award has three (3) categories (11 total awards). Do you know a remarkable HIM
Professional who deserves to be recognized by one of these awards? Nominate them before
the June 3rd deadline!
1) Community Awards: The Advocacy Award and Mentor Award
2) HIM Development Awards: The Educator Award, Literary Legacy Award, Research
Award, and Student Award
3) Leadership Awards: The Distinguished Member Award, Emerging Leader Award,
Leadership Award, Innovation Award, and Rising Star Award.
Find the award categories, descriptions, qualifications, guidelines, and application here.
Deadline: June 3, 2019 at 11:59 PM CDT (Midnight) [12:59 AM EST]