Diversity in Healthcare Documentation Survey

Participate in a survey regarding diversity in health care! Take this quick, four-question survey, and your responses will be compiled for a project entitled, "Increasing Diversity in Health Information and Healthcare Documentation through Increased Awareness and Better Educational Opportunities for Inner-City Children." Take the survey now!

Join us for an AHDI Town Hall Meeting

Date: March 16, 2010
Presenter: Susan M Lucci, RHIT, CMT, AHDI-F
Time: 3:00 PM PST / 6:00 PM EST
Duration: 1 Hour
Registration Close: March 11, 2010
Cost: FREE
CE Given: N/A

Register now to discuss current events in healthcare, advocacy and board initiatives.

KLAS Questions Vendor Claims on HIEs

OREM, UT – Vendors may suggest that many successful health information exchanges have been built with their technology, but the reality is different, according to a new report from KLAS. A small number of vendors – with Axolotl among the top – have risen to the challenge enough times to claim a proven, repeatable model, the Orem, Utah-based research firm found.

In "Health Information Exchanges: The Reality of HIE Adoption," KLAS validated 89 live HIE organizations that use commercial technologies to share patient data that is viewed by doctors. The HIEs included in the study had to be exchanging data among facilities that are not owned by the same organization. Read more at Healthcare IT News.

Public Comment Period Open

The Meaningful Use NPRM and the Initial Set of Standards and Certification Criteria IFR have now been published and are available for public comment. Go to Healthcare IT News to download and read the PDF or HTML versions of these documents.

AHDI Annual Convention & Expo 2009

The AHDI Board of Directors and Staff invite you to join us in Nashville, Tennessee, for AHDI’s 31st Annual Convention and Expo. In a season of economic uncertainty, it is more important than ever for professionals to stay connected to the information and resources that will keep them relevant to the future of our economy. With President Obama's stimulus bill comes a huge opportunity for everyone in the health IT sector, including documentation specialists. What does this strong push for EHR adoption mean to you as an MT or editor? What skills and credentials will you need in this evolving technology-driven picture? This will be the focus of our 31st annual meeting - helping to position documentation professionals for relevance and impact in the future of healthcare delivery. Career pathing, advanced training, new documentation roles, and orientation to enabling technologies will be among the key topics for this conference. You won't want to miss it! We're planning another spectacular show for 2009 that you don't want to miss, so please join us at the 31st Annual Convention & Expo this summer in Nashville.

Wednesday, July 29, 2009 thru Saturday, August 1, 2009
Location: Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center, 2800 Opryland Drive, Nashville, TN

Visit the official AHDI 31st Annual Convention & Expo page to find out more, download a registration form, or register online.