AHDI Website Technical Difficulties

AHDI recently transitioned to a new association management system (AMS) – Personify, and launched our newly integrated website. As with all major platform transitions, we have experienced many expected and unexpected errors/incompatibilities that we are working hard to correct. Many of you have already contacted us to alert us to errors and pages that cannot be accessed. We greatly appreciate this feedback as it serves to assist us in reaching a more efficient process sooner. Please be advised of the following problems we are currently working to resolve:

• Delivery of membership packets for new and renewing members is delayed. – Please be patient; your packet my take longer to reach you over the next couple of weeks as these will be processed in batches in the order they were received.
• Membership cards are currently not available. – Please wait until this area of the website is restored to access and print your card.
• CMT certificates cannot be downloaded at this time. – New CMTs will receive their certificates by mail. CMTs whose employers need verification of credentialing should contact the AHDI office.
• Professional Practices Network (PPN) is currently offline and not available. – Send professional practice questions to kwall@ahdionline.org.
• The discount link to Stedman’s products in the Member’s Only area is currently not available.
• None of the online directories – members, components, etc. – are currently available. Contact the AHDI office to verify membership or locate a component.

Thank you for your patience and cooperation as we work through these technical issues with the goal of delivering you the most dynamic member experience we can. We will keep you informed as we make corrections and updates to the website. In the meantime, please contact our Member Services Department at 1-800-982-2182 or by email at ahdi@ahdionline.org if you have any questions or concerns.

AHDI Student Alliance- New MEMBERS ONLY Facebook Group!

The Student Alliance has recently lost their website (ahdisa.org) but is ready to start anew with a Member's Only Facebook group! As a member of AHDI you can join this group FREE of charge to access the same great benefits you had on the SA site- the Topic of the Week email, newsletter, and vital links to valuable MT resources! This page can also be used as a forum where you can interact with like-minded people to maximize your networking potential!

Join the AHDI Student Alliance Members Only Facebook Group today!

AHDI Announces 2009 Integrity Awards Nominees

Congratulations to the following award nominees who exemplify AHDI's goals for high-integrity impact on the healthcare documentation industry:

ADVOCATE OF THE YEAR
Laura Bryan, CMT, AHDI-F
Kathy Muelker, CMT
Lynette Shipp, CMT, AHDI-F

EMPLOYER OF THE YEAR
Amphion Medical Solutions
Transcription Relief Services (TRS)

EXCELLENCE IN CREDENTIALING
Carol Clark, CMT
Tammy Moore, CMT, AHDI-F

INNOVATION THROUGH TECHNOLOGY
Laura Bryan, CMT, AHDI-F
Scott Faulkner

MEMBER OF THE YEAR
Dianna Hall, CMT, AHDI-F
Pati Howard, CMT, AHDI-F
Kathy Muelker, CMT
Jeanne Nienhuis

MEMBERSHIP IMPACT
Capital Chapter
Pennsylvania Association for Healthcare Documentation Integrity
Wisconsin/Minnesota Association for Healthcare Documentation Integrity

RISING STAR
Kim Boyce
Judi Freeman
Kristy Gower
Allison Jaeger
Susan Keane-Ruth

Winners will be announced live at the Integrity Awards Red Carpet Event at ACE 2009 in Nashville, Tennessee (August 2, 2009).

Meet the Candidates Webinars

AHDI will be hosting two candidate webinars in the month of July. Registration is free for members to attend the debates. View the 2009 Candidate web page.

First Webinar
Was held 7/13/2009 (Monday)

Second Webinar
Date: 7/21/2009 (Tuesday)
Time: 4:00 p.m. PDT/7:00 P.M. EDT
Topics: (1) Membership Recruiting/Retention, (2) Governance/Components, (3) Platform issues, and (4) Personal Contributions
Reserve Your Seat Now

AHDI Transitions to Personify!

If you have visited the AHDI website over the last few days, you’ve probably our transition to Personify, our new association management system, including changes in layout and functionality. You may also have encountered access errors and technical glitches. We apologize for the inconvenience as we work to address these issues and ensure the most dynamic online user experience for our members and guests. Please feel free to contact us if you encounter difficulties that prevent you from registering or interacting appropriately with our website (ahdi@ahdionline.org)