President's Message - April 2013
Spring is a very busy and exciting time
of year for our association. We kicked off March with a
successful Quarterly Business Meeting (QBM), followed by
the AHIMA Leadership Symposium in Washington DC, and
Capitol Hill day. Maryland had a good number of students
and association members present on Capitol Hill, and
many of us met with Congressmen or their representatives
to discuss current issues in Healthcare. This was a good
way to raise our voices, and educate others about the
Health Information Management profession.
The
Executive Board continues to work on our strategic plan,
and will roll this out during our Business meeting at
the annual convention. I want to thank everyone who
volunteered to assist, as well as everyone who took time
to answer the recent survey. This information will be
utilized as we develop our short and long-term plan.
AHIMA also continues to fine tune its strategic
planning, and has engaged the Studer Group to provide
guidance. Key strategies of quality, service, people,
finance, and growth, have been identified, will provide
direction, and lay the foundation for future
initiatives. Having worked in an organization who
utilizes Studer principles, I can attest that this model
truly helps drive results. It will be exciting to watch
this take shape over the next few years.
Lastly,
I want to urge everyone to cast your vote for the
various board positions up for election. An email blast
was sent a few weeks ago to all Association members, so
if you haven’t already done so, please take a few
minutes to read the biographies of our excellent
candidates. I wish all of the candidates luck and want
to thank them for running. I look forward to seeing
everyone at our annual convention in June!
Kristen Denney, MA,
RHIA President, MdHIMA
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