At the AHDI National Leadership Board May 18 meeting, the Board approved to continue with the name National Medical Transcriptionist Week. Earlier this year, the Board sought feedback on plans to rename the annual event to reflect the expanded roles of healthcare documentation specialists. More than 350 people weighed in, with the community’s divided opinion expressed through the open comments section.
The Board is forming a task force to work on developing a one-day annual fall event centered on healthcare documentation integrity. The task force will recommend a name and the timing. A decision will be made at a later date whether to launch this in 2015 or 2016. AHDI is seeking volunteers who would meet online between June and August during business hours. If you wish to volunteer, please contact Tina Wilson by email: twilson@ahdionline.org.
Friday, May 22, 2015
AHDI Board Reaches Decision on Renaming National MT Week
Thursday, May 21, 2015
A Word from Your National Leadership Board - May 2015
Most AHDI members and healthcare documentation practitioners are familiar with the role of The Joint Commission (TJC)... As part of fulfilling this mission, TJC publishes “E-Alerts” highlighting current issues affecting healthcare organizations. In April 2015, TJC sent out a Quick Safety alert under the heading “Transcription Translates to Patient Risk.” (Every HDS/medical transcriptionist should read it.) Read more.
Early Bird Extended: Save $55 on AHDI’s Conference
It’s time to make your plans to attend AHDI's Healthcare Documentation Integrity Conference. This year's conference will be held August 7-8, 2015, in Alexandria, Virginia. Navigate to www.ahdionline.org/ACE to make your plans to attend. The early bird deadline has been extended to June 1!
Quick navigation links to plan for conference:
This year will bring together healthcare documentation and health information management professionals under one roof. AHIMA's CDI Summit will be held on August 6-7 at the same hotel with a shared day of educational programming and networking.
Complete information is posted online, www.ahdionline.org/ACE. Register by June 1 to save $55. Please note: the conference will not be recorded this year.
Happy National Medical Transcriptionist Week!
National Medical Transcriptionist Week celebration is in full swing! Our Thunderclap campaign successfully launched yesterday, blasting our message out to more than 70,000 people via social media. A big thanks to everyone who joined in!
Have you visited the AHDI website to download your National MT Week materials? It’s not too late! We have images for you to use on our social media accounts and fliers. You’ll find everything at www.ahdionline.org/NMTW.
Friday, May 8, 2015
Meet the Candidates - Webinars
At-Large Director – 3 open positions for the term September 1, 2015, to August 31, 2018 (there are no open District Director positions for this election):
• Cynthia Alder, RHIT, CHDS, AHDI-F (Fort Worth, TX)
• Kirk Calabrese, CMT, MA (Geneva, NY)
• Faythe Farwell, CHDS, MS, AHDI-F (Rock Island, IL)
• Melissa Harper (Cincinnati, OH)
• Mary Schmidt (Maquoketa, IA)
• Lynette Shipp, RHIT, CHDS, AHDI-F (Searcy, AR)
The online polls will open Monday, May 18, at which time voting members will receive an email with a link to cast your vote. AHDI members will elect three (3) of the candidates to serve as national leaders of AHDI, who will shape the future direction of the association and represent our members on the Board. Please note that the following membership categories may vote in national elections: Individual Professional, Student, Postgraduate, and Sustaining.
Please take time to get to know the candidates so you will be able to cast an informed vote! Thank you to the Nominating Committee for their tireless effort in securing a fantastic group of candidates, and thanks to the candidates for stepping up to run for one of these important roles.
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