by IFHIMA | Aug 22, 2023 | The Americas
The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) Advocacy Summit was held March 20-21, 2023, in Washington, DC, USA. There were over 200 attendees for the educational sessions that were provided on March 20th, and approximately 150 AHIMA members who met...
by IFHIMA | Aug 22, 2023 | The Americas
Medical coders matter, and the Canadian College of Health Information Management (the College) is committed to advancing this practice. From 2018 to 2022, the College conducted extensive industry and academic consultations, which showed that the prevailing academic...
by IFHIMA | Jan 5, 2023 | The Americas
The Canadian College of Health Information Management (the College) and CHIMA, Canada’s Health Information Management Association (together ‘the Organization’), are pleased to share the following updates. CHIMA has recently concluded its annual Health Information...
by IFHIMA | Jan 5, 2023 | The Americas
After three years of virtual meetings, the health information community came together in person at AHIMA22 Global Conference in Columbus, Ohio, October 9 – 12. The event kicked off with an opening address by Marcus Whitney, founding partner of Jumpstart Health...
by IFHIMA | Dec 28, 2021 | The Americas
Deneice Springer (formerly Marshall), IFHIMA Director for the Americas. was featured in the Barbados Nation News Easy magazine on September 26th, 2021. The article entitled “Fighting for a Cause” describes Deneice’s contribution to IFHIMA and the Barbados Health...
by IFHIMA | Jun 12, 2020 | The Americas
How and when did the association decide to go virtual? With only two months prior to the planned face-to-face event, the status of shelter-in-place unknown, and the health and well-being of California’s health information professionals a top priority, the CHIA...