AHDI Programmatic Restructuring

In the face of shifting changes in healthcare documentation and a healthcare delivery system that is demanding greater specificity, increased standardization, and higher quality service provision, AHDI has undergone internal reorganization to streamline critical association programs toward the goal of delivering on key priorities for workforce development, education, credentialing, and knowledge generation. AHDI is excited to announce that Lea Sims, CMT, AHDI-F, will be assuming the new role of Director of Professional Programs and will oversee all professional content programs, including education, credentialing, professional practices, product development, communications and publications. With a bachelor’s degree in Education, a background in MT education and curriculum development, and recent contributions to professional practice as author of The Book of Style for Medical Transcription , 3rd edition, Ms. Sims is ideally suited to coordinate the products, programs, and services designed to ensure ongoing professional development and credentialing of our workforce. "Getting our workforce ready to meet the demands of our evolving healthcare system will continue to be our highest priority," says Sims. "This will mean pushing our model curriculum, credentialing exams, professional practices, products and services to a greater level of intellectual rigor and scholarship. We have to be ready to deliver on our promise to healthcare that we’re generating a knowledge worker capable of impacting risk management and improved clinical decision-making through better, more accurate health information." You can learn more about AHDI professional programs at the AHDI website or by contacting Lea Sims at lsims@ahdionline.org.