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Greetings to all!
It is hard to
believe that we are in 2007 and it is February
already. In 2 months we will be having our Annual
Meeting in St. Charles, Missouri. As most of you are
aware we have combined forces with the Illinois
Health Information Management Association to hold a
Joint Annual Meeting conference this year. The
Annual Meeting Team from both states have been
working very hard on preparing a very resourceful
and exciting meeting this year for our memberships.
Please look for the
Annual Meeting Packet that will soon be coming your
way in the near future either by mail or e-mail. Be
sure to check out our website at
www.mohima.org for more information as well.
The MHIMA Board of
Directors have been very busy on the following
initiatives the past few months.
Here are a couple of areas that we
are working on currently:
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Continuing to work on the Annual
Meeting and Pre-conference Mini Sessions-April
2007. Please plan to attend this event.
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Working with Regional
Associations to develop Regional websites. (Eastern
HIMA and
Mid-Missouri are complete.)
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Networking with the Kansas HIM
Association to hold a Joint seminar in the
Kansas City area in June 2007.
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Networking with ARMA/EMHIMA to
hold a Joint seminar at the St. Louis Zoo in
June 2007.
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Serving on Industry Advisory
Council for the Missouri Career Education Task
Force at the state level. Involved to get our
profession recognized at the State Level.
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Working on a Library Project at
the state level. This project would allow us to
display HIM and what we do at the libraries
across the state.
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Several of the MHIMA Board of
Directors are serving on Committees within AHIMA
as well. This definitely helps get Missouri
recognized at the AHIMA level as well.
Please plan to
attend the
Joint
Annual Meeting Conference on April 18-20, 2007
in St. Charles, Missouri. It will be a great
time/place to network and have fun with your fellow
colleagues as we share our conference with a
neighboring CSA (Component State Association).
Best regards,
Clark Chaffin, RHIA, CCS
President
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The annual meeting program
information is now on the website.
Learn More About the Annual Meeting
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We want to bring to your attention
that the Embassy Suites Hotel has minimal room
reservations available for Tuesday, April 17, 2007
due to another conference going on. There are rooms
available on Wednesday, April 18th and Thursday,
April 19th, however Tuesday, April 17th is limited.
In order to accommodate you, MHIMA
has made arrangements with the Fairfield Inn which
is located near the Embassy Suites/St. Charles
Convention Center.
We have a room block available until
April 1st, 2007.
The room rate is $99.00 + tax.
Please contact the Fairfield Inn for
reservations by April 1st, 2007.
Please mention that you are with
MHIMA in order to get the Room Rate:
Fairfield Inn St. Louis St. Charles
801 Veterans Memorial Pkwy.
St. Charles, Missouri 63303
636.946.1900
Reservations 800.228.2800
We apologize for any inconvenience
this may have occurred.
Thank you.
2007 MHIMA Annual Meeting Team
Visit the Fairfield Inn Website
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During the annual
meeting in April, the AHIMA Foundation of Research
and Education will be represented by Julie Wolter,
FORE Board member. Stop by the FORE table and find
out what FORE is doing for the HIM profession and
AHIMA members.
Please consider
making a gift to FORE this year. If you are making a
gift in honor of a friend or colleague in HIM, a
mentor, a co-worker, or a classmate-- then don't
forget to request your FORE Shooting Star pin when
you make your gift! The gold lapel pin is for you to
present to your honoree in recognition of all they
contribute to the HIM profession. When you make a
gift of $25, a Shooting Star Pin will be given to
you to present to your honoree or FORE can mail it
to the individual on your behalf.
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By Stacie Durkin, RN, RHIA
The inaugural
meeting of the State Alliance for e-Health, an
initiative of the National Governors Association’s
Center for Best Practices met in Washington, D.C.,
Jan. 26. The Alliance’s primary charge is to advance
the widespread adoption of health information
technology and interoperable health information
exchange.
States have to be
partners to overcome the most pressing issues that
are impeding widespread adoption, such as privacy
and consumer protection. The 2014 deadline of the
health care sector to adopt electronic health
records is still far off.
The intent of the
initiative is to create a network of vendors that
would achieve the goal of interoperable EHRs while
providing choices to consumers. Under one possible
model, people would entrust stewardship, management
and release of health information to third-party
organizations, much the same way that consumers
entrust financial assets to banks. And just as the
country has a seamless telecommunications system
supported by competing telephone companies, a system
of EHRs built on disparate providers could provide
for the reliable exchange of health information.
Integral to the
success of the enterprise is the adoption of common
standards required to surmount data, technical and
security obstacles.
Mike Leavitt, HHS’
secretary, announced last week his acceptance of 30
standards recommended by the Healthcare Information
Technology Standards Panel.
The alliance,
created in October 2006 under a contract with HHS’
Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT,
aims “to improve the nation's health care system
through the formation of a collaborative body that
enables states to increase the efficiency and
effectiveness of the health information technology
initiatives they develop.”
In coming weeks, the
alliance will begin staffing three task forces
charged with investigating the implications of EHRs
with regards to protecting health information,
health care practices, and health information and
communication.
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The following is the joint statement
from AHIMA and AMIA concerning the personal health
record.
American Health Information
Management Association and American Medical
Informatics Association
July 2006
Position
The American Health
Information Management Association (AHIMA) and the
American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA)
advocate empowering individuals to manage their
healthcare through the use of a personal health
record (PHR). The PHR is a tool for collecting,
tracking and sharing important, up-to-date
information about an individual’s health or the
health of someone in their care. Using a PHR will
help people make better health decisions and
improves quality of care by allowing them to access
and use information needed to communicate
effectively with others about their healthcare.
Basic Principles
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Every person is ultimately
responsible for making decisions about his or
her health. - Every person should have access to
his or her complete health information. Ideally
it should be consolidated in a comprehensive
record.
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Information in the PHR should be
understandable to the individual.
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Information in the PHR should be
accurate, reliable, and complete.
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Every person should have control
over how their PHR information is used and
shared.
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The operator of a PHR must be
accountable to the individual for unauthorized
use or disclosure of personal health
information.
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A PHR may be separate from and
does not normally replace the legal medical
record of any provider.
Questions and Answers
Why should everyone have a PHR?
We believe that all
individuals should be able to readily access,
understand, and use their personal health
information. A PHR allows individuals to be more
active partners in their healthcare, and gives them
up-to-date information when and where they need it.
A PHR provides a single, detailed and comprehensive
profile of a person’s health status and healthcare
activity. It facilitates informed decisions about
the care of the individual. It may also reduce
duplicate procedures or processes – such as repeated
lab tests and x-rays – saving time and money. A PHR
helps people prepare for appointments, facilitates
care in emergency situations, and helps track health
changes.
What media should you use for a
PHR?
We encourage
individuals to begin tracking their health
information in whatever format works best for them,
even if the choice is paper. We recommend that
individuals use an electronic media to facilitate a
timely, accurate, and secure exchange of information
across healthcare institutions and providers. PHR
information should always be stored in a secure
manner just as you would store other confidential
personal information such as financial information.
How can an individual choose a
PHR supplier?
Individuals can
create their own PHR, or may be offered one by a
variety of sources, such as a healthcare provider,
insurer, employer or a commercial supplier of PHRs.
Each supplier has different policies and practices
regarding how they may use data they store for the
individual. Study the policies and procedures
carefully to make sure you understand how your
personal health information will be used and
protected. Policies to look for include privacy and
security; the ability of the individual, or those
they authorize, to access their information; and
control over accessibility by others. If the PHR
contains the same information that the doctor has
seen, it has more usefulness for tracking purposes
than information from insurance forms. For example,
insurance claims information may list the diagnosis
or medication but not the details (for example,
actual blood pressure reading or dose of the
medication taken).
What should a PHR contain?
Broader than a
medical record, the PHR should contain any
information relevant to an individual’s health. In
addition to medical information such as test results
and treatments, a PHR may include diet and exercise
logs or a list of over-the-counter medications.
A PHR should contain the following
information:
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Personal identification,
including name, birth date, and social security
number
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People to contact in case of
emergency
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Names, addresses, and phone
numbers of your physicians, dentists, and
specialists
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Health insurance information
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Living wills, advance
directives, or medical power of attorney
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Organ donor authorization
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A list and dates of significant
illnesses and surgical procedures
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Current medications and dosages
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Immunizations and their dates
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Allergies or sensitivities to
drugs or materials, such as latex
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Important events, dates, and
hereditary conditions in your family history
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Results from a recent physical
examination
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Opinions of specialists
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Important tests results; eye and
dental records
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Correspondence between an
individual and his or her provider(s)
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Current educational materials
(or appropriate web links) relating to one’s
health
Where individuals should begin:
A good place to
begin is with a visit to
www.myPHR.com (a site provided as a free public
service by AHIMA) for further information on
creating and managing a PHR. We suggest that people
find out if their healthcare providers, employer,
insurers, or another individual or organization
offers a PHR. If an individual needs to obtain
copies of medical records themselves, they can
contact doctors’ offices or each facility where they
have received treatment.
Each person can
create a PHR at his or her own pace, perhaps
starting with the next medical visit. The important
thing is to get started.
Note: Because the
use of personal health records is an issue of
importance to both organizations, AHIMA and AMIA
collaborated on the development of this joint
position statement.
Visit MyPHR.com
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Join the Mid-MO HIMA
for a day of affordable continuing education and
pampering. On Friday, March 2nd, the Mid-MO HIMA is
meeting on the campus of State Fair Community
College, Sedalia, Missouri.
Each member
attending will be connected with a student for a day
of mentoring. Back massages, hot wax hand
treatments, and pampering door prizes will be
available for all attendees. Come casual (Hawaiian
shirts are recommended as we will be awarding a
prize for the best) and be prepared for a fun,
stress-free day.
Approximately 6 hours of CEUs will
be available.
Register Online!
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MHIMA would like to
honor the excellence, dedication and service of
professionals whose efforts better the Health
Information Management field in the state of
Missouri.
Think of people who
have made an impact on your HIM career. What better
time than NOW to honor extraordinary colleagues,
educators, students, volunteers, and boosters with a
nomination to the state recognition they deserve.
No one can win
unless they are nominated. So, please take the time
to show your appreciation for contributions made by
a remarkable individual by nominating someone for a
2007 MHIMA Award.
Learn More and Nominate Someone Online!
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It is that time of
year when the Missouri Health Information Management
Association (MHIMA) will be accepting applications
for the 2007 student scholarships.
Please note the
deadline for submission to the Project Team is
Thursday, March 1, 2007.
We look forward to
receiving your application. If you have any
questions please feel free to contact me at
awards@mohima.org
or 660-827-9591.
Jeff McGraw, RHIT
Project Team Leader
MHIMA 2007 Scholarship Project Team
Learn More and Apply Online!
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The voting period
begins February 15, 2007 and will close on March 2,
2007. Please vote, it only takes a minute. MHIMA is
only as strong as the members who support it!
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Congratulations to the following
Shining Stars!
Mary Jellinek, RHIA - September
Andrea Koppelmann, RHIA - October
Carrie Compton-Ogle, RHIA - November
Keith Olenik, RHIA - December |
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