From the AHIMA Advantage Alert:
The House of Delegates meeting on
October 12 in Seattle, WA, was informative, interactive,
and discussion-filled. There were three action items
voted on at the meeting (Proposed Privacy and Security
Resolution, Proposed Bylaws Amendments on Certification
Governance/Third-party Accreditation, and Proposed
Credential in Health Data Analytics) and
all passed. Here is some additional
information on the items.
Action item one—Proposed
Privacy and Security Resolution, was developed for
members’ use with four specific resolutions for action
by members.
Action item two—The proposed bylaws
amendments on Certification Governance was needed to
advance AHIMA’s efforts to seek third-party
accreditation of the Council on Certification (COC) by
the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA)
and the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). To
obtain this accreditation, it was necessary to transfer
final authority for approval of the certification
standards for the profession from the House of Delegates
to the COC. The new name is Commission on Certification
of Health Informatics and Information Management
Professionals.
Action item three—Proposed
Credential in Health Data Analytics. The COC’s pursuit
of the new credential will expand AHIMA’s certification
portfolio with the focus of the credential being in the
area of health data analytics. For more information
about these action items and discussion from the
meeting, visit the “Resources” section of the State
Leaders and HOD CoP. Log into the CoP at
http://www.ahima.org.
