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President’s Message

MoHIMA Members!

I cannot believe that fall is upon us already!  We are definitely experiencing very busy times in healthcare and in our lives in general. The Pandemic has truly changed our lives in all spectrums and the HIM profession is definitely changing as well.

The MoHIMA Board of Directors are working hard to provide you with education during this Pandemic and working with the Regional Associations as well to strengthen our relationships. The MoHIMA Board of Directors met in June 2020 to review the current Strategic Plan and we discussed our plans for 2020-2021 at the Annual Business Meeting that was recorded and available to the membership on August 27, 2020. A link to the recording is available on Facebook, the MoHIMA webpage, and LinkedIn.

The Delegates will be meeting in the AHIMA House of Delegates virtually on Saturday, October 17, 2020. I want to give each of you, as Members, the opportunity to review the Proposed Bylaw amendments that your elected House of Delegates will be voting on next month. More details about the proposed amendments can be found below and by clicking here. Please feel free to contact any of the Delegates listed below if you need clarification or have questions on the Proposed Bylaw Amendments.

Bylaw Amendments Brief Description:

Article III-3.1: Article V-5.1: Article VII: 7.2, 7.7

  • AHIMA updated its mission in March 2019 and we need to update the Bylaws to reflect those changes.
  • In addition, update the name of the AHIMA’s conference name that changed in 2019, and we need to update Bylaws to reflect that as well.

Article IV Members, 4.8-4.12

  • The AHIMA Bylaws reviewed in spring 2020 and we have need to conduct business via virtual meetings, and we need to have this language in the Bylaws.

Article VII House of Delegates, 7.1-7.2

  • The Governance Task Force was created in 2019 and requesting the language in the Bylaws to reflect the House of Delegates purpose.

Article IV Members, 4.2-4.5

  • AHIMA would like to change the membership model from 5 types to 2 types.
    • Currently:
      • Active
      • Student
      • Honorary
      • Emeritus
      • Global
    • Future:
      • Professional (Active, Honorary, Emeritus and Global)
      • Student

MoHIMA 2020-2021 Delegates:

In closing, I look forward to serving as your 2020-2021 President. It is truly an honor to serve the MoHIMA membership. Please be safe out there and remember we are all in this together.  If there is anything that the MoHIMA Board of Directors can assist with, please reach out to us.

Yours in Service,

Clark Chaffin, MBA, RHIA, CCS
MoHIMA President, 2020-2021