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Isn’t the weather
wonderful! I spent my weekend getting the garden ready for spring
planting. The birds are singing and the rabbits are already eating my
plants. Spring is such a great time of year. It is also a great time to
get some CEs. Have you registered for the annual meeting yet? It’s not too
late!
Marsha Dolan and her team
have put together an outstanding meeting that you will not want to miss.
There is something for everyone and so much more. Register today -
http://www.mohima.org/annualmeeting.html
Have a wonderful week!
Julie Wolter, MA, RHIA
President, MHIMA
 Presented
by:
Jeanne M. Donnelly, Ph.D., RHIA and
K. Jody Smith, Ph.D., RHIA, FAHIMA
Saint Louis University, Department of Health Informatics & Information
Management
Wednesday, April 30, 2008, 8:00 am – 11:30 am
Annual meeting pre-conference
To register:
http://www.mohima.org/annualmeeting.html
The Health
Information Management profession is facing an educator shortage. Research
shows that there are HIM professionals who are interested in making a career
change from practice to academia, but they are not sure how to go about it.
This session will focus on what it means to be an educator. Topics covered
will include the academic environment (public vs. private, 4-year vs.
2-year); the pros and cons of "academic life"; and the various roles of a
faculty member, including teaching, advising, service and research. There
will be discussion on the steps that a practitioner might want to consider
if they decide to become an educator.
 Join
your colleagues for the Long Term Care Spring Meeting co-sponsored by
AHIMA, the Long Term Care Community of Practice, and the Missouri Health
Information Management Association. The meeting takes place May
1—2 at the St. Charles Convention Center in St. Charles, MO. Information
and registration is available at
http://www.mohima.org/LTCmeeting.html
 The Midwest Gateway Chapter of the Healthcare Information
Management Systems Society, the world’s largest organization of health care
information professionals, will host a Public Forum and Round Table
Discussion on Health Information with government and business leaders on
Friday, April 18, 2008, at 2:00pm in the City Place Auditorium in Creve
Coeur, Missouri.
Titled Health Information Exchange: Vision and Value,
the Forum will address the many issues that affect the availability of
electronic health information in Missouri. Guest speakers will present the
current state of managing and securing personal health information in an
increasingly integrated healthcare environment.
Scheduled to speak are:
John Wade, HIMSS Chairman and Kansas City RHIO Leader
Hon. Sam Page, M.D., Missouri House of Representatives
Louise Probst, Executive Director, St. Louis Business
Coalition
Brooke Sehy, St. Louis Integrated Health Network
Linda Davis, Kansas City CareLink
Stephanie Rich, Vice-President, Medical Group, BJC
Healthcare
The program is complimentary for HIMSS Members. There is a
fee of $25.00 for other attendees, which may be paid at the door by check,
cash, MasterCard or Visa. For more information or to register, please visit
the HIMSS Midwest Gateway Chapter website at
http://www.himssmidwest.org/calendar/calendar.html
Last week federal officials announced plans to integrate the
nationwide health information network (NHIN) with personal health record
databases launched by Google and Microsoft, according to Charles Friedman,
PhD, chief operating officer of the Office of the National Coordinator for
Health IT, as reported byiHealthbeat. Friedman also said that ONC plans to
expand the NHIN this year to include electronic health record networks
operated by the Department of Defense and Veterans Affairs, as well as the
Indian Health Service and multi-community integrated healthcare systems. For
more information, visit
http://www.ihealthbeat.org/articles/2008/3/28/National-Health-Data-Network-To-Include-Google-Microsoft-PHRs.aspx.
Effective 02/01/2008, the copy cost for Missouri is $19.31 plus $0.46 per
page for the cost of supplies and labor.
 Come to the MHIMA Annual Meeting April 30, 2008
– May 2, 2008 and while you are there come visit the FORE booth. Missouri
will once again be hosting a FORE pledge drive. Last year we raised $4,300
for the Missouri/ Illinois show. Our goal for this year is to raise
$2,500. With a minimum donation of $10 you will be entered to win one of
our fabulous prizes drawings! So come on out and make a donation or just
give us your loose change, it all adds up for supporting a great cause.
 2008-2009 MHIMA Election
March 28, 2008 - April 11,
2008
We invite you to
participate in the Missouri Health Information
Management Association (MHIMA) Executive Board election!
Only
active voting members of MHIMA are eligible to vote in this
election. You are eligible to vote if you
have paid your AHIMA dues and have "Voting Member"
listing on your AHIMA membership card.
The election will
run from
8:00 am March 28-April 11, 2008 at 11:59 pm.
You will vote for:
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President-Elect (1)
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Director (2)
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Delegate (2)
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Nominating Committee (4)
Vote Today!
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Would
you like to post a job at the annual meeting? We'll have a poster board and
tacks available, so bring your job description along and add it to the
board!