FHIMA Update

1. FHIMA Update Presented by Stacie L. Buck, RHIA, CCS-P, LHRM, RCC FHIMA President 2007-2008 “The Power of One”

2. 2007 – 2008 FHIMA Board of Directors • President: Stacie Buck • President-Elect: Dwan Thomas-Flowers • Past-President: Michelle Mock • 2nd Year Director: Monica Hardy-Johnson • 2nd Year Director: Jill Finkelstein • 2nd Year Director: Carla Gaines • 1st Year Director: Diana Spaulding • 1st Year Director: Kelly Wilson • 1st Year Director: Monica Cole • Chief Delegate: Barbara Flynn • Executive Director: Carolyn Glavan • AHIMA Delegate: Lori Langley

3. Board Activities • CSA Scorecard • Alternative Revenue Sources • Regional Association/FHIMA Relationship Taskforce • Review of Standing Rules & Bylaws • Structure & Operations of BOD

4. 2007 Leadership Conference • August 24th & 25th • FHIMA BOD & Regional President/President-Elects in attendance • 1st year conference was open to members • Strategic Planning Session • Dr. Brian Higley, The Building Blocks to Excellence • Excellence University – Online Goal Tracking

5. 2007-2008 Strategic Objectives • Facilitate effective communication between FHIMA, regional leadership and our members.  • Create an environment that identifies recruits, prepares and supports leaders within the organization. • Facilitate the employment of new graduates from HIM programs at the baccalaureate and associate degree levels, and coding programs at the pre-degree level. • To be recognized by Florida State Senators and Representatives as the leading authority on legislative issues affecting health information management in our state. • Form professional alliances with other healthcare related organizations.

6. Objective #1:  Facilitate effective communication between FHIMA, regional leadership and our members.  • Launch new FHIMA Website • Hold bimonthly conference calls for regional Presidents and President-Elects.   • Conduct a communication needs assessment.  • The FHIMA President will host a monthly chat session using the chat function in the Florida CoP.  • Send monthly e-Alerts to members regarding FHIMA activities.  • Present FHIMA Update at regional meetings and via a Webinar accessible to all members for free and offer CE’s for attending. 

7. Objective #2: Create an environment that identifies recruits, prepares and supports leaders within the organization. • Provide a formal orientation to all incoming Board members, Committee Chairs and Regional Presidents. • Establish a Leadership Mentoring Program. • Utilize website to recruit new leaders on an ongoing basis. • Develop tools and programs to assist regional leaders in their roles. • Create a Leadership Manual that defines leadership expectations and characteristics as well as how to effectively conduct business within a regional association.

8. Objective #3: Facilitate the employment of new graduates from HIM programs at the baccalaureate and associate degree levels, and coding programs at the pre-degree level. • Develop a mentoring program for students and new graduates. • Increase the number of partnerships between Florida HIM programs and healthcare facilities/systems in Florida. • Utilize Coding Roundtable information as a means of communicating “hot topics” to all Florida HIM and Coding Programs.

9. Objective #4: To be recognized by Florida State Senators and Representatives as the leading authority on legislative issues affecting health information management in our state. • FHIMA Advocacy Liaison will continually monitor legislative activities and issues affecting HIM. • Establish relationships with state officials at the grassroots level. • Advocacy 2 + 2 Toolkit • Voter Voice • Hill Day 2008

10. Objective #5: Form professional alliances with other healthcare related organizations. • Introduce FHIMA to healthcare related organizations such as AHDI, HIMSS, MGMA, and AAPC. • Recruit new members to FHIMA through these organizations. • Exchange speakers for conferences.

11. Nominating Chair – Holly Woemmel • Nominations are now being accepted for the 2008 ballot! • President-Elect • AHIMA Delegate • Director (3) • Nomination forms at www.fhima.org

12. Program & Arrangements Program Chair - Lisa Libby; Arrangements Chair - Alice Noblin Board Liaison: Diana Spaulding • Theme: “Power of One” • Three full days of education • Tuesday • Morning General Session • Tracks: Coding Management, E-HIM, General HIM • President’s Reception • Wednesday • Morning General Session • Tracks: Career Development, Compliance, Student/General • Thursday • Concurrent sessions for coding – Coding & Clinical • All day legal seminar concurrent with coding

13. Service Awards Chairperson - Sallee Silverman Board Liaison - Monica Hardy-Johnson • Distinguished Member • Distinguished Service • Outstanding Professional • Outstanding New Professional • Outstanding Student • Literary Award • Mentor Award • Educator Award NEW for 2008!

14. Scholarship Chairperson – Donna Soto Board Liaison - Kelly Wilson • Associate • Bachelors • Graduate • Charlotte Stockton Memorial Scholarship NEW for 2008!

15. E-Coastlines Chairperson – Alphonso Sanders Board Liaison - Carla Gaines • A new look for e-Coastlines is coming in 2008! • Please submit newsworthy items to Alphonso Sanders: alphonsosanders@cs.com • Submission deadlines: December 15th, February 15th, April 15th, June 15th

16. FIRE Chairperson – Renee Petron Board Liaison - Jill Finkelstein • Exhibiting at Florida Counselor’s Association – November 28th-30th, 2007 in Daytona Beach • Joint activities with BTG Taskforce • Update of Student Toolkit • Outreach to non-accredited programs • Participation in Career Days/Job Fairs

17. Bridging the Gap Taskforce Chairperson - Anita Doupnik & Marjorie McNeil Board Liaison - Stacie Buck • 4 Subgroups • Mentoring (Barbara Bermudez) • Pilot Mentorship Program to begin January 1, 2008 • 6 HIM Programs participating; 20 mentors • Internship Opportunities (Sandra McDonald) • Letter to increase partnerships with health care facilities in Florida mailed to all Florida HIM Directors • Internship Approval (Lisa Libby) • 2008 Annual Convention – Best Practices for obtaining administrative approval and implementing an internship program • Coding Roundtable (Julia Steff ) • Identified community colleges will host a coding roundtable. • Student assignments being developed to integrate coding roundtable information into the curriculum.

18. Legislative Chairperson – Kelly McClendon & Philip Baker Board Liaison - Jill Finkelstein • Currently revising FHIMA Legal Manual • Monitoring of Florida CoP for legal questions • Working with Advocacy Liaison on monitoring and commenting on state initiatives

19. Advocacy Advocacy Liaison - Linda Renn Board Liaison - Stacie Buck • Hill Day – March 13, 2008 • Proposed Legislation AHCA Privacy & Security Project • Open for public comment at http://ahca.myflorida.com/dhit/PandSproject/LegAndComments.shtml • Update Chapter 59A-3—Hospital Licensure Rule • House Bill – EHR, Rep. Grimsley

20. Data Quality Chairperson - Pat Irorere Board Liaison - Monica Cole • Coding Roundtable Toolkits • CCS/CCS-P Prep Session was a resounding success! • September 22, 2007 • Tampa, FL • 107 attendees • Profit of $9,000 • Next session scheduled for March 2008 at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville.

21. 2007 AHIMA House of Delegates • Action Items • Resolution for e-HIM Professional Standards • Resolution for Quality Data & Documentation in EHR • Resolution on Vision 2016: A Blueprint for Quality Education in Health Information Management

22. 2007 AHIMA House of Delegates • Issue Forums • HOD Structure & Operations • Vision 2016: A Blueprint for Quality Education in HIM • Accreditation & Certification Governance • Certification Program Development • HIM Global Trends

23. AHIMA HOD 2007: Board Structure & Operations • Review and discuss delegate apportionment. • Determine what is needed for the HOD to move forward.

24. AHIMA HOD 2007: Board Structure & Operations • Year Round HOD/Issue Forums • 2007 Vision, 1979 Structure • Time for a change? • Six mission defined teams • Work year round • Provide focused input and review • Action taken by full HOD

25. AHIMA HOD 2007: Board Structure & Operations • Proposed HOD Teams • HOD Operations (Delegate Workgroup) • Education/Accreditation • Environmental Scan • Certification/Professional Development • Volunteer & Leadership Development • Best Practices/Standards (Code of Ethics)

26. AHIMA HOD 2007: Board Structure & Operations • Reapportionment • Current model: 1 delegate per 100 members, minimum of 1 delegate, maximum of 5 • 45% of delegates feel this is an issue • Proposals: • 1 delegate per 200 members, maximum of 8 • Delegates based on % of membership • Senate model: 2 delegates per CSA

27. AHIMA HOD 2007: Vision 2016 • Key Priorities • Transformation of HIM to a graduate level profession by 2016 • Realign the HIM associate degree with workforce needs by 2016 • Prepare an effective qualified pool of HIM faculty by 2016

28. AHIMA HOD 2007: Vision 2016 • Conduct Educator Survey • Conduct Employer Surveys 2008 • Routine progress reports to HOD

29. AHIMA HOD 2007: Accreditation & Certification Governance • Consider required steps to increase the value of CAHIIM accreditation through third party quality recognition and accountability by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). • Begin the discussion on Master’s accreditation standards • Consider the value of third party recognition of the certification program. • Discuss ways to benefit from increased input of internal and external stakeholders on HIM higher education and workforce training. • Discuss ways to benefit from increased input of internal and external stakeholders in the credentialing process. • Determine what is needed for the HOD to move forward.

30. AHIMA HOD 2007: Accreditation & Certification Governance • Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) Accreditation • CHEA Eligibility: • “Demonstrates independence from any parent entity or sponsoring entity, for the conduct of accreditation activities and determination of accreditation status.”

31. AHIMA HOD 2007: Accreditation & Certification Governance • CHEA Accreditation would require an AHIMA Bylaws change • AHIMA to develop talking points • Goal is to hold vote by Summer 2008 • Pursue ANSI Accreditation for Certification once completed • Similar requirements to CHEA – “independence”

32. AHIMA HOD 2007: Certification Program Development • Provide input to the COC on Specialty Certifications • Health Data Analytics • Additional credential topics • Review and discuss how a modified process for providing input could address this issue • Determine what is needed for the HOD to move forward.

33. AHIMA HOD 2007: Global Trends in HIM • Discuss key findings in HIM Global Trends • Provide input from the HOD to AHIMA’s expanded multinational strategy • Review and discuss how a modified process for input could address this issue

34. AHIMA ACE Challenge ACE members lead and influence e-HIM®, making a difference in their organizations, communities, states, and at the national level. ACE members may: • Participate in regional Health Information Exchange activities • Lead data quality improvement efforts in their organizations • Speak at state or national HIM conferences • Influence the EHR discussions in their organizations • Contribute to the design of next generation applications for • e-HIM® • Collaborate to advance HIM practice in their communities • Mentor students and new professionals launching them into a great career

35. AHIMA ACE Challenge • The preferred resource pool for: • Mentoring • Speaking • Testifying • Writing • Media Interviewing • Volunteer Appointments

36. AHIMA ACE Challenge • Nominations • Nominate Others or Yourself • Sends an email to the nominee • They choose to pursue - or not

37. AHIMA ACE Challenge • Self-Assessment Categories • Job Title and Setting • Subject Matter Expertise/Areas of Practice • Personal Characteristics • Communication Skills • Example of Influencing Change • Educational Tools • Recognition and Personal Commitment

38. AHIMA ACE Challenge • Recognition • Provide Employer Letters and Certificates • Publish Names on AHIMA Website • Acknowledge at Annual Convention • Promote ACE members to CSAs and Members as: • Mentors • Speakers • Writers

39. www.ahima.org/ace

40. Current ACE Stats (as of 12/28/07) • Launched July 2007 • Approximately 360 AHIMA members now hold the ACE designation • 22 FHIMA members

42. Questions? Email: stacie@southeastrad.com