Happy Autumn Everyone! It’s another turn of the season and I think we had a really beautiful fall this year. I was only able to spend shortened periods of time at our fall meeting in Billings as well as the AHIMA meeting in Salt Lake City.
In Billings, we had a small group of individuals at our business meeting and I was very appreciative for the participation. We had a good discussion regarding the number of audits we are all facing. We also talked about ICD-10CM/PCS and suggestions were made regarding how we might be able to educate our members. We are planning to have an ICD-10 Academy in Great Falls or Helena next fall. As we learn more information, we will certainly let the membership know.
I wasn’t able to attend to National Convention due to a conflict in travel plans as I had to be in Kansas City for Cerner system review. I did, however, attend the House of Delegates meetings Saturday evening and all day Sunday with Jennifer and Jane.
October 2 consisted of half day strategic work sessions led by Glenn Tecker. Glenn Tecker is the Chairman and CEO of Tecker International, LLC. His company is an international consulting company that focuses on meeting the special needs of associations managing through change. There were 11 different topics that were split among the attendees who worked in groups to answer specific questions and brainstorm solutions that could be used to assist AHIMA in prioritizing and planning on how to lead our HIM Profession through critical issues over the next 2-3 years. The three of us all felt that this was a very rewarding session and another great way to network with our peers.
During the HOD business meeting, the House approved the following:
The MPI resolution was withdrawn as there were several questions and issues that were brought up during the Best Practices/Standards meeting.
The House of Delegates approved and adopted a new set of AHIMA Bylaws. Per AHIMA Bylaws the House of Delegates shall have a Speaker and Speaker-Elect. Voted by delegates only, the Speaker will serve as a member of the Board of Directors and chair the House of Delegates.
The AHIMA Foundation silent auction raised $49,000 at National Convention. The jewelry that Montana donated went for $175 –thanks again to Mark Kroll for coordinating this gift for MHIMA!
Our annual Spring meeting will be April 21-23, 2012 at the Hilton Garden Inn in Missoula. Jane Schumacher will be coordinating the meeting this year and I know would love assistance from any of you who could help. Please email her at jschumacher@sidneyhealth.org if you are able to assist.
I hope you and your families have a wonderful holiday season and look forward to seeing you all here in Missoula in the spring!
Sincerely,
Patti Reisinger, RHIT, CCS
