AHDI Webinars

Continue your education by attending these great webinars, or visit our webinar page to see all upcoming webinars.

October 25
Book of Style Boot Camp Series: Part 2—Measurement and Quantitation
Presenter: Kristin Wall, CMT, AHDI-F
Time: 10:00 AM Pacific/1:00 PM Eastern
Duration: 1.5 Hours
Registration Close: October 24
CE Given: N/A

November 15
What's in a Name? The Future of Clinical Information Managers (Medical Scribes)
Presenter: Kristin Hagen, CPEHR, CPHIE, CPHIT
Time: 12:00 PM Pacific/3:00 PM Eastern
Duration: 1 Hour
Registration Close: November 14
CE Given: 1 PD

December 4
Dynamic Digital Communication: A Key to the Future of Healthcare—Part 1
Presenter: Nancy Finn
Time: 3:00 PM Pacific/6:00 PM Eastern
Registration Close: December 3
CE Given: 1 TW

December 7
Dynamic Digital Communication: A Key to the Future of Healthcare—Part 2
Presenter: Nancy Finn
Time: 1:00 PM Pacific/4:00 PM Eastern
Registration Close: December 6
CE Given: 1 TW

Dynamic Digital Communication Webinar Series Package
Register for both part 1 and part 2 of the Dynamic Digital Communication: A Key to the Future of Healthcare webinar series at the same time and save $5!

Purchasing this package will automatically register you for both part 1 and part 2. Click the product title above to view the details for both webinars.

Your Membership Certificate Awaits!

Proudly showcase your professional commitment to the integrity of patients' health information with a new AHDI Membership Certificate. As an AHDI member, you may request an electronic copy of your membership certificate to print and frame. Click the link below to request yours today!

Request your Member Certificate

Thank You From AHDI

As the year begins to wind down, we'd like to take this opportunity to thank you for being for being a member of AHDI. We greatly appreciate and honor your continued commitment to protecting the integrity of patients' health information and support of AHDI through your membership. We want to express our gratitude and celebrate you!

This month marks the start of our 3 month celebration of you – our members. In this issue of Membership Matters you'll find a variety of new offerings, including the opportunity to receive your printable membership certificate.

Thank you again for belonging to AHDI!

AHDI Alliances Seek Steering Committee Members

The New Professionals Alliance (NPA) is looking for enthusiastic people eager to share their knowledge and leadership skills to help new healthcare documentation specialists make the transition from students to professionals with support and encouragement from each other and from our association. The NPA reaches out to students, newly employed professionals, and all individuals new to the documentation field to address the needs and challenges they face. The NPA also supports and promotes lifelong learning through credentialing. If you are interested in sharing your knowledge of the healthcare documentation field with this dynamic group or would like more details, contact Tina Wilson (twilson@ahdionline.org) by October 26.

The Managers/Supervisors Alliance (MSA) is looking for people interested in sharing their experience as a manager/supervisor in the healthcare documentation field to help develop programs and resources for others in similar roles across the industry. Interested individuals should email Tina Wilson (twilson@ahdionline.org) with a brief synopsis of your background and why you'd like to join by October 26.

Get Our Best Deals on Certification Prep Products

Aspiring RMTs and CMTs can take advantage of terrific deals on the best certification products around:

RMT Study Bundle—28% off regular full price
The perfect package for the aspiring RMT, this package includes the RMT Exam Guide and RMT Audio CD.

RMT Exam Bundle—28% off regular full price
The ultimate package deal for the RMT-in-training, this bundle includes the RMT Exam Guide, the RMT Audio CD, and the Book of Style Workbook.

CMT Study Bundle—28% off regular full price
The perfect duo for the future CMT, this bundle includes the CMT Exam Guide and CMT Audio CD.

CMT Exam Bundle—28% off regular full price
The package you've been waiting for! For the first time ever, we are offering a bundle of the CMT Exam Guide, CMT Audio CD, and Book of Style Workbook.

Act quickly! These prices are only available through the end of October. Remember to log onto the AHDI website to get the lowest price available to you.

AHDI Adds New Member Benefit

We are delighted to announce a new benefit for our Individual Professional, Corporate, and Educational members—the AHDI Online Learning Library!

We are opening up our vault to give you access to past best sellers in online learning. Now your membership includes 24/7 access to credit-worthy professional development opportunities—free of charge. The Online Learning Library allows you to view past AHDI educational sessions at your leisure. Every six months the offerings will rotate and you can look forward to more sessions becoming available.

Individual Professional members, access the AHDI Online Learning Library by logging into the website and going to Member Center > My Benefits > AHDI Online Learning Library.

Corporate/Educational members, access the AHDI Online Learning Library by logging into the website and going to Member Center > My Benefits > AHDI Online Learning Library.

Call for Community Outreach Coordinators

AHDI's Community Outreach Coordinator Program gives you the opportunity to volunteer a small amount of your time and earn in a big way—expanding your professional networking, gaining recognition among your peers, and the chance to win a $50 Visa gift card!

AHDI is seeking Individual Professional and Sustaining members who want to help grow our association community through outreach. Through a quick phone call or email, you can raise awareness of the association's important initiatives and the value of membership to help build a professional community that will thrive long into the future.

Being a Community Outreach Coordinator is easy. We supply a list of 10 names and contact information and you supply the personal experience and passion for your profession. Each time you contact 10 people, your name will be entered into a raffle for one of five $50 gift cards!

Visit www.ahdionline.org/communityoutreach to find out how you can make a difference and strengthen the foundation of your association!

A Word From Your National Leadership Board

September has come and gone quickly, and October has arrived. Amidst the changing of the season, one thing has not changed: The National Leadership Board (NLB) continues to work hard addressing the business of our association on behalf of our membership. As always, there are challenges and changing landscape across the industry that help to keep us focused and endeavoring to make decisions in the best possible interests of our members. Read more.

President's Address

My official AHDI Presidential Road Tour has begun in earnest the last 2 weeks with visits to the AHDI-West regional meeting in Santa Barbara, California, the AHIMA convention in Chicago, and the AHDI-Wisconsin/Minnesota annual meeting in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It is truly shaping up to be the Magical Mystery Tour, culminating at our Annual Convention and Expo themed "Celebrate the Magic of 35 Years" in Orlando, Florida, in 2013. I am thrilled with the commitment to our association's mission and vision—ensuring quality and integrity of patients' health records, developing our workforce, and affording lifelong learning to our members through superior content at all the events I have attended. Read more.

Did You Know?

Professional members have access to CEC Pre-Approved Quizzes! CMTs take advantage of this member benefit by logging on to your membership account then go to Member Center > My benefits then click on Online CECs.

Feed Your Mind-Education Opportunities

AHDI has partnered with AHDPG, EHR Training Academy, and Oak Horizons, Inc., to offer continuing education and provide an opportunity to earn CECs and increase your knowledge and skills.

Find out more about our continuing education courses.

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2013 Publication Opportunities

AHDI has released our 2013 Plexus media kit, which contains industry and clinical medicine themes to be featured in Plexus. AHDI welcomes industry contributions, and all submissions for publication are welcome for review and consideration by the editor and the AHDI Research and Development Team. Any individual or group interested in submitting an article or column content should download and follow the guidelines for submission.

Dynamic Digital Communication in Healthcare: 2-Part Webinar Series

Digital technologies have become an integral aspect of healthcare communication, documentation, and delivery—driving innovation and granting better access of information to the patient. This cutting-edge webinar series will focus on digital health records, health information exchanges (HIEs), decision support tools, and patient portals in part 1 and smartphone apps, tablet apps, email, texting, and the general impact of telemedicine in part 2. Come learn about these new technologies that are fast becoming the infrastructure of modern healthcare:

Register for Part 1 & 2 Together and Save $5

Register for Part 1 Only

Register for Part 2 Only

October Deal of the Month

Fall is here and the changing of the leaves isn't the only thing you have to look forward to—we're opening this month up to multiple ways to save!

Studying for your RMT? Take advantage of one of these great package deals!

RMT Study Bundle—28% off regular full price
The perfect package for the aspiring RMT, this package includes the RMT Exam Guide and RMT Audio CD.

RMT Exam Bundle—28% off regular full price
The ultimate package deal for the RMT-in-training, this bundle includes the RMT Exam Guide, the RMT Audio CD, and the Book of Style Workbook.

Already an RMT looking to take the next step? Prepare for your CMT with one of these great opportunities!

CMT Study Bundle—28% off regular full price
The perfect duo for the future CMT, this bundle includes the CMT Exam Guide and CMT Audio CD.

CMT Exam Bundle—28% off regular full price
The package you've been waiting for! For the first time ever, we are offering a bundle of the CMT Exam Guide, CMT Audio CD, and Book of Style Workbook.

Membership Heats Up As Fall Begins

October kicks off AHDI Membership Appreciation and we have a few things in our back pocket that we think our members are going to LOVE!

Members, keep your eyes on your Inboxes for a special opportunity to get involved, and watch out for our monthly e-newsletter Membership Matters this month where we will reveal NEW member benefits and features! It's just our way of saying "thank you for your support this past year!"