President’s Message

As President of MdHIMA, I have participated in many enlightening and fulfilling opportunities to promote our profession and I look forward to continuing to do so during the next three months.

The “Winter Team Talks” were held on Monday, March 28th at the Capitol Hilton in Washington, D.C. Attending with me were MdHIMA Delegates Sallie Tyner, Dolores Stephens, Monna Nabers, President-elect Dina Smoker, and Secretary Tiffany Edwards. The day was filled with information about the Work Accomplished in 2010, the Mission and Vision statements, the HIM Professional Model, the Key 2011 Initiatives Positioning, and Reports from the House of Delegates and House Teams.

The major surprise was the report on “Governance: AHIMA Bylaws Follow–up”. AHIMA announced that a bylaws revision process will take place. The basic part is to define roles of the AHIMA Board and the House of Delegates. One of the quotes from the meeting stated, “The Board governs the association, the House governs the profession.” MdHIMA needs to ensure that we understand exactly what this statement means in terms of governing the association as compared to governing the profession. This discussion is planned for the Summer Team Talks in Chicago on July 15th and with a potential vote at the House of Delegates meeting during the Annual Meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah on October 2nd.

On Tuesday, March 29th, Hill Day began at 7 a.m. with breakfast at the Capitol Hilton Hotel. The MdHIMA members who attended Hill Day with me were Dolores Stephens, Kathryn Singleton-Cane, Patricia A. Weis, Christi Sarasin, and Jennifer Della’Zanna. Our team was able to deliver the AHIMA packets and meet with the staff of our Maryland Senators, Congressmen and Congresswomen in order to deliver our message and outline AHIMA 2011 issues. The primary issues for this year are (1) Recognition of the Health Information Management Profession, (2) Health Information Management Workforce (Funding for HIM Education), (3) Support of ARRA-HITECH Program (Maintain ONC and ARRA-HITECH Funding), and (4) Unique Health Identifier Standard (Study of Patient Identity).

I am looking forward to the MdHIMA Annual Meeting on May 19th – 20th, 2011 at the Baltimore Convention Center. The Annual Committee has worked very hard to make this event educational, informative, and entertaining for our members and I encourage everyone to attend this meeting. Members may visit the MdHIMA website (www.mdhima.org) to review the deadline for the scholarship application and the deadline for the annual meeting registration. I am confident that we will achieve a record breaking attendance at this meeting. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me via email (akeyjr@comcast.net) or telephone (301-821-6373).

Sincerely,

Albert M. Key, Jr., MS, RHIA
President, MdHIMA
 

MDHIMA Annual Meeting May 19 – 20, 2011 at the Baltimore Convention Center

There is still time to registration for the MdHIMA Annual Meeting. The conference will be May 19 & 20, 2011 at the Baltimore Convention Center. To learn more and to register online click here or visit mdhima.org. Registration will close end of business day on May 13, 2011. Onsite registration will not be available. Payment must be received by the meeting date.

Rooms have been reserved at the Sheraton. The group rate is $179 and available through April 18, 2011. The hotel has set up a personalized Web site for MDHIMA Annual Conference attendees to book, modify or cancel a reservation beginning September 8, 2010, so reserve your room today!

Below you will find the appropriate link(s) to access the site:
Maryland Health Information Managment Association (OR copy and paste the following link into a web browser)
http://www.starwoodmeeting.com/StarGroupsWeb/res?id=1009084072&key=3028
 

Support MdHIMA Educational Initiatives

Do you ever ask yourself how you can make a difference in someone’s life, how can you give back to your profession and community?  It really is not difficult to make a difference in someone’s life.  You can be a mentor to a student, volunteer, teacher, counselor, advisor and a good friend.

MdHIMA holds a Silent Auction at the Annual Meeting to raise funds for education.  A portion of these funds are put toward the two $1,000 scholarships that MdHIMA typically awards each year.  It is through the generous donations of members that we are able to give students scholarships.

Please consider donating an item for the Silent Auction.  Items auctioned in the past have included jewelry, crafts, household items, artwork, and tickets to an event or even a weekend getaway.  Be creative and support the MdHIMA educational initiatives.
 

MdHIMA Elections

Voting for the MdHIMA annual elections will begin mid-April. Information on candidates will be distributed. Please vote!

MdHIMA Member Runs For AHIMA Director Position

John Parmigiani is the President of John C. Parmigiani & Associates, LLC. His current primary focus is on helping healthcare organizations become compliant with healthcare regulations, in particular HIPAA and the HITECH revisions, and move toward e-health. He has worked with a wide range of healthcare organizations and clients and has over 35 years experience in information systems management in both the public and private sectors. The former Director of Enterprise Standards for HCFA (now CMS), he was the federal chairman of the team that created the Security Rule and was a member of the federal committee that oversaw the development of the HIPAA Transactions and Code Sets and the Privacy Rule. More information regarding his work experience, extensive list of presentations, publications, and affiliations as well as his credentials is available at www.johnparmigiani.com

Pertinent AHIMA/HIMSS/HIPAA Activities

1. AHIMA Member Security and Privacy Practice Council; 2009, 2010, 2011
2. AHIMA “Communicating Security Efforts: Informing Consumers of Data Protection Programs Help Build Trust”, article published in the Journal of AHIMA (American Health Information Management Association), November December, 2009 Issue
3. AHIMA Certified in Healthcare Privacy and Security (CHPS) Task Force, 2009
4. AHIMA “The Challenge of Managing Portable Devices”, audio conference April, 2009,
5. AHIMA “HIPAA Security Course”, September, 2008
6. AHIMA “Patient Identity and Medical Identity Theft: Steps to Mitigate a Growing Problem” and “How to Protect Sensitive Data in an Emerging E-Health Environment”, presentations to the Arizona Health Information Management Association Annual Convention, June, 2008
7. AHIMA “Healthcare Information Security: Present and Future Issues and How to Deal with Them”, presentation to the Ozark Area Health Information Management Association Annual Meeting, June, 2008
8. AHIMA “HIPAA Security Overview, Impact, and Implementation,” presentation at the AHIMA 2001 National Conference, October, 2001
9. HIMSS Presentations to HIMSS National and Regional Conferences in 2000-2006
10. Member of the HIMSS Privacy and Security Steering Committee, 2004-2006
11. CPRI/HIMSS: Member of the Content Committee for the Toolkit: Managing Information Security in Healthcare, 1998-2004
12. Member of the Healthcare Security and Privacy Policy Workgroup for Academic Medical Centers and as one of the co-authors of the Guidelines for Academic Medical Centers on Security and Privacy, !998-2000; Member of AMC Security and Privacy Planning Committee, 2005-2011
13. HIPAA Summits Presentations and Co-Chair for all of the Summits from 2000-2011

MdHIMA Represented at Educational and Resource Fair

On Sunday March 27, 2011, Brian Bennighoff and Janice Greenberg represented MdHIMA at an Educational and Resource Fair for Seniors, Family, Caregivers and the Community. This fair was held at Beth Israel Synagogue in Owings Mills, Maryland with speakers and vendors geared to aging and related health care issues.

The vending area was well attended and our table received many inquires about MdHIMA; who we are and what we do. Our focus was specific to Personal Health Records (PHR).

We encourage our membership to recommend our participation at similar venues.

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!

Oyinade Adelae
Carol Adolphsen
George Alex
Beile K. Amaha
Kelly M. Anderson
Kweku Annoon
Harvey Bair, PhD
Ava Beckford
Tamerra R. Blackston
Tanayha Boyd
Faith Lynn Branco
Desiree D. Brooks
Yahnena Brown
Kara J. Chin
Rashida M. Cooper, MLS(ASCP)cm
Cristal Crossland
Brenda Davis
Michael Detwiler
Kerry Eaton
Victorine Ebotesang
Diane Eggensperger, MD
Francis Fasehun
Lynn Gibson
Kim M. Guthman, RN
Amir Gladden-Cooper
Cristie Harhai, RN
James A. Harris
Amanda Hearding
Corina Hernandez
Yvonne M. Higgins, MAS, MS-ITS
Rebecca Hill
Liaquat Hussain
Kevon D. Jackson
K. Courtiney Jacobs
Netti Jenkins
Devon Jennings, Sr.
Linda Johnson
Shana Johnson
Hemlata Joshi
Jessica Kim
Christine R. Kyak
Mary Lantzas
Priscilla Martin
Novella Matthews
Marjorie Motichka
Peggy Okubanjo
Lynn Owens
John Parmigiani, MS, BES
Mishonna Pelkey
Shauna L. Perrine
Tuyen Pham
Samina Qureshi
Elizabeth Rabe-Canada, CPC, CPC-H
Dino Ranti
Kiesha Richmond
Camille A. Sanders
Brenda Story, RN
Edith Sunderland
Shaivonne Thompson
Caitlyn Villafuerte
Wanpijid Want-Itti, CPC-A, CPC-H-A
Eileen Witherspoon, MPH
Joanne D. Zinnert, CPC

Dates to Remember

April 20, 2011 – Data Quality Meeting – ICD 10 by Body System – Central and Peripheral Nervous System – 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Greater Baltimore Medical Center -

May 10, 2011 – Data Quality Meeting – ICD 10 by Body System – Ortho – 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. – Harbor Hospital

May 13, 2011 – Last day to register for the MdHIMA Annual Business Meeting

May 19 – 20, 2011 – MdHIMA Annual Business Meeting

June 15, 2011 – Data Quality Meeting – ICD 10 by Body System – Reproductive System – 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. – Greater Baltimore Medical Center -

July 20, 2011 – Data Quality Meeting – ICD 10 by Body System – OB – 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. – Greater Baltimore Medical Center

August 17, 2011 – Data Quality Meeting – ICD 10 by Body System – Respiratory – 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. – Greater Baltimore Medical Center

September 21, 2011 – Data Quality Meeting – ICD 10 by Body System – Neoplasm – 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. – Greater Baltimore Medical Center

October 1-6 (Exhibit Dates October 2-5) – 83rd AHIMA Convention and Exhibit –Salt Lake City, UT

October 19, 2011 – Data Quality Meeting – ICD 10 by Body System – Infectious Disease – 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. – Greater Baltimore Medical Center

November 16, 2010 – Data Quality Meeting – ICD 10 by Body System – Subcutaneous and Fasia/Skin & Breast – 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. – Greater Baltimore Medical Center

December 21, 2011 – Data Quality Meeting – ICD 10 by Body System – Endocrine/Urinary – 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. – Greater Baltimore Medical Center