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In this Issue
MdHIMA President’s Message
MdHIMA Board Nominations
Call for Volunteers - Online Certification Prep Course
AHIMA Proposed Resolutions for Vote at October House of Delegates!
Legislative Postings
MdHIMA Member Receives
AHIMA RACE Award
Welcome New MdHIMA Members!
2007 MdHIMA
Distinguished Student Awards
Dates to Remember
Submit Items for eNews
Is Your AHIMA Member Profile Current?
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 MdHIMA President’s Message
Greetings All! It’s that time of year
again – it’s back to school time! We’re putting our children onto their
first school bus, we’re keeping our fingers crossed as our older
children move in to middle school or high school, and the tears come
easily as we watch our young adults pack up their most prized
possessions as they head off to college.
But back to school time is not just for
our kids – many of us may be returning to the classroom to further our
own education. We are all trying to abide by the life-long learning
resolution that was passed by the AHIMA House of Delegates a few years
ago.
Speaking of education, recently we’ve
seen some changes in our local colleges that offer HIM programs.
Hagerstown Business College has changed its name to Kaplan College, the
Community College of Baltimore County – Catonsville is in candidacy
status for CAHIIM accreditation for the innovative Health Informatics &
Information Technology program that they offer and we have our first
students enrolled in the Coppin State University baccalaureate degree
HIM program, which is also seeking accreditation from CAHIIM. The
opportunities for formal educational programs, as well as general
continuing education credits, are growing throughout Maryland. All of
these educational opportunities are coming at a good time
But with all this talk about education,
I have to wonder – have you heard about AHIMA’s Visions 2016? This
lengthy document, which is available on the AHIMA website, sets the
stage for some major changes within the HIM arena between now and 2016.
Vision 2016 plans to raise the bar for those persons wanting to sit for
the various HIM–related credentials. For example, a coder of the future
might need to have earned an associates’ degree before being able to sit
for any of the coding certifications, or a baccalaureate degree may be
required before sitting for the RHIT exam, or those wishing to sit for
the RHIA exam may be required to have a masters degree. Will our great
state have the higher learning opportunities that may be required for us
to successfully continue in our chosen profession? Will these changes
in educational requirements be beneficial or detrimental to our
profession?
Hopefully your curiosity has been
aroused! Check out the new and exciting opportunities at our schools of
higher learning, check out AHIMA’s 2016 Vision, and start doing a self
assessment. Will you be prepared for the future of Health
Information Management?
Have a great school year!
Lori
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MdHIMA
Board Nominations
Please consider nominating yourself or a fellow MdHIMA member to serve on
next year’s Executive Board. Nominations will be open from October 1
through December 15, 2007 for the following seats:
Serving on the MdHIMA Executive Board is an excellent
way to serve your association, network with peers and form new
friendships.
Learn more about the qualifications and
responsibilities of these positions.
Visit the online
call for
nomination form.
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Call for Volunteers to work on an on-line RHIT and RHIA certification
prep course
Mona Calhoun, Chairperson for the HIM
Baccalaureate program at Coppin State University is interested in
partnering with MDHIMA in establishing an on-line certification prep
course for the RHIT and RHIA credentials. If you are interested in
finding out more, would like to work on the task force or an aspect of
it, please contact Mona at
mcalhoun@coppin.edu or 410-951-2622 (office). Persons are needed
who would be interested in designing the course, writing the exam
questions, formatting the exercises and tests, and entering the
information into the software. The project will be done in phases and
periodic updates will be disseminated to the membership, so if you are
not ready to assist with the first phase there will still be opportunity
to join along the way.
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AHIMA Proposed Resolutions for Vote at October House of Delegates!
Proposed Resolution on Vision 2016:
A Blueprint for Quality Education in HIM and
Vision
2016
If passed, this resolution will have a major impact on the HIM
educational programs of the future. This includes items such as
requiring an associate degree for the coding credentials, a
baccalaureate degree for the RHIT credentials and a masters degree for
the RHIA credential.
Proposed
Resolution for e-HIM Professional Standards
If passed, this resolution calls for the review and evaluation of
existing standards, the development of professional practice standards
for handling electronic health information and the promotion of
establishing these professional standards throughout the healthcare
industry.
Proposed
Resolution for Quality Data & Documentation in the EHR
If passed, this resolution calls for HIM professionals to actively
participate in the selection, design, development and implementation of
electronic health record (EHR) systems to ensure that EHR systems are
supporting quality patient care and quality documentation, and that the
EHR systems are meeting the many needs of healthcare organizations.
 Please read more about these
proposed resolutions via
AHIMA's State Leaders and HOD CoP
and provide your
MdHIMA delegates with your
feedback so that they can cast their
votes based on the membership's
feedback!
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Legislative Postings
to MdHIMA Web Page
 The
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has published important
changes to the Condition of Participation (COP) for hospitals addressing
History and Physical, Authentication of Verbal Orders and Completion of
post-anesthesia evaluation.
For the full document,
click here.
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MdHIMA Member Receives
AHIMA RACE Award
Congratulations to Katie Kropfelder who received an honorable mention in
the RACE Award category of AHIMA Coding Roundtable Coordinator
Recognition for Excellence! This award recognizes those who have met
and/or exceeded the Coding Roundtable goals for 2006/2007. MdHIMA
appreciates all of Katie's efforts and applauds her for this
achievement!
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Welcome New MdHIMA Members!
MdHIMA welcomes the new and transfer
members into our state association! We look forward to seeing you
at the upcoming events and welcome your active participation.
Please feel free to contact any of the Board members if you are
interested in joining a committee or if you have questions or need
information. Again, welcome!
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Rosemary Brevig
Karen Sue Bruchey
Cheryl L. Carton
Malene S. Daniels
Shawana L. Davis, CPC
Rebecca R. Earls
Darlene F. Helmer
Heather L. Hill
Sara M. Homan, RHIT
Dudley A. Hooper
Denise M. Wrzesien
Dana F. Kline, RHIA
Christine M. Kunz, RHIA
Charlotte A. Kwevie
Regina E. Lease, CCA |
Mary T. Leresche
Ellen L. Lipscomb
Danette E. Middlebrooks
Deborah Ann Mikutsky
Tarvis G. Newsome
Barbara A. Otto-Bedard
Minimol T. Palliparambil, CCA
Nancy J. Roberts
Linda L. Scagg
Aerian H. Tatum, RHIA, CCS
Cherise Tasker
Carol F. Vardo
Denise M. Wrzesien
Wendyann Zanders
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2007 MdHIMA
Distinguished Student Awards
 The
Maryland Health Information Management Association presented awards to
individuals who were reported by the director of their respective Health
Information Management or coding programs as having demonstrated
scholarly achievements above average study efforts and have attained a
minimum GPA of 3.0. The students listed below were presented with
their awards during the September 18, 2007 MdHIMA QBM meeting at the
Holly Hills Country Club in Ijamsville, Maryland. Congratulations to
all!
Roxanne Liverpool of Baltimore City Community College,
Baltimore, Maryland
Yolana Brown of Kaplan College,
Hagerstown, Maryland
Florence Sherman of Montgomery
Community College, Takoma Park, Maryland
Adelina Benjamin of Prince
George’s Community College, Largo Maryland
Cheryl Carton of the Community College of Baltimore
County, Baltimore Maryland
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Dates to Remember
 September 29, 2007 - CCS Prep
Course - Harbor Hospital, Baltimore
October 8 – 10, 2007 – AHIMA Convention and Exhibit,
Philadelphia, PA
November 9, 2007 – Coding Roundtable – Interventional
Radiology – Harbor Hospital, Baltimore
November 4-10, 2007 - Health Information Technology Week
December 7, 2007 – MdHIMA Quarterly Business Meeting –
Sheppard Pratt Conference Center, Baltimore
January 4, 2008 - Coding Updates - 2-4pm -
Harbor Hospital, Baltimore
January 17, 2008 - Evening Educational Session – City
Lights @ Erickson Retirement Community, Baltimore
March 1, 2008 – CCS-P Prep Course – location to be
determined
June 5-6, 2008 - MdHIMA Annual Meeting – Baltimore
Convention Center
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