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About Us
 

MeHIMA is a component state association of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) and has approximately 272 members. 
 

AHIMA is the professional organization of more than 50,000 experienced specialists in health information management.
 

 
 

HIM Professionals

National & State Associations

Consumer Advocacy


 

Mission Statement

MeHIMA promotes the responsible use of health information.
 
MeHIMA contributes to the advancement of health information technology by providing professional development and education for the health information professionals of Maine.  
 
MeHIMA collaborates with public and private agencies and associations on
health information issues.

Board of Directors
2008-2009

President

Sheri Conley, RHIT
Mayo Regional Hospital
897 West Main Street
Dover-Foxcroft, ME  04426
W: (207) 564-4272
F:  (207) 564-4360
sconley@mayohospital.com
 

President-elect

Connie Elliott, RHIT, CHP
35 Morrison Avenue
Corinth, ME  04427
W: (207) 262-1370
F:  (207) 262-1916
connie.elliott@sjhhealth.com
 

Past President/Director Paula Crosbie, RHIA
Goodall Hospital
25 June Street
Sanford, ME  04073
W: (207) 490-7355
F: (207) 490-7360
pcrosbie@goodallhospital.org
 
Secretary Cheryl Cropley
Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center
PO Box 926
Bangor, ME   04402-0926
W: (207) 941-4031
F:  (207) 941-4029
cheryl.cropley@maine.gov 
 
Treasurer Allan Purinton, RHIT
Stephens Memorial Hospital
181 Main Street
Norway, ME  04268
W: (207) 743-1562 x 452
F:  (207) 743-1585
purintona@wmhcc.org 
 
Director (2007-2009)

Edie Okenquist, RHIT, CCS, CCS-P
78 Highland Ave
Bethel, ME 04217
W: (207) 875-2141
F:  (207) 875-2133
okenqe@mmc.org
 

Director (2008-2010)

Elizabeth Hilchey, RN, CPHQ, RHIT
Penobscot Bay Medical Center
6 Glen Cove Drive
Rockport, ME  04856
W: (207) 596-8250
F: (207) 593-5294
lhilchey@penbayhealthcare.org

Committee Chairs

Bylaws

Connie Elliott, RHIA, CHP
35 Morrison Avenue
Corinth, ME  04427
W: (207) 262-1370
F:  (207) 262-1916
connie.elliott@sjhhealth.com
 

Community Education

 

Rhonda Edgecomb, RHIT, CHP
30 Pleasant Lane
Clifton, ME 04428
W: (207) 947-0366 x 5606
F:  (207) 990-0399
edgecomb@chcs-me.org
 

Data and Reimbursement

 

Rosanne Young, RHIT, CCS
Mayo Regional Hospital  
897 West Main Street        
Dover-Foxcroft, ME  04426
W: (207) 564-4171
F:  (207) 564-4360
ryoung@mayohospital.com
 

Legislative

Karen Theriault, BSHCA
Down East Community Hospital
RR1 Box 11
Machias, ME 04654
W: (207) 255-0272
F:  (207) 255-0214
karent@dech.org
 

Nominating (2008-2010) Elizabeth Hilchey, RN, CPHQ, RHIT
Penobscot Bay Medical Center
6 Glen Cove Drive
Rockport, ME  04856
W: (207) 596-8250
F: (207) 593-5294
lhilchey@penbayhealthcare.org
      
Program Co-Chairs

Donna Humphrey, RN, RHIT
43 Butter’s Road
Exeter, ME 04435
W: (207) 907-3170
F:  (207) 262-1103
donna.humphrey@sjhhealth.com

Deborah Kivlehan, RHIT
33 Chapman Ridge Road
Cornville, ME  04976
W: (207) 262-1376
F: (207) 262-1103
deborah.kivlehan@sjhhealth.com
 

Public Relations & Recruitment Rhonda Edgecomb, RHIT, CHP
Community Health & Counseling Services
PO Box 425
Bangor, ME.  04402-0425
W: (207) 947-0366  x5606
F:  (207) 990-0399
edgecomb@chcs-me.org
 
Scholarship/Tuition Reimbursement       Paula Crosbie, RHIA
Goodall Hospital
25 June Street
Sanford, ME  04073
W: (207) 490-7355
F: (207) 490-7360
pcrosbie@goodallhospital.org
 
Technology Committee

KRISHNA Anand Kumar Ginka
85 Metcalf Road
Winthrop, ME 04367
W: (207) 446-1013
anandginka@gmail.com
 

The County Connection Co-Chairs

Michelle Mathieu, RHIA          
RR1 Box 2280-9     
Eagle Lake, ME  04739   
W: (207) 834-3195  
F:  (207) 834-2311  
michelle.mathieu@nmmc.org    

Carolyn Taggett, RHIT
194 East Main Street
Fort Kent, ME  04743
W: (207) 834-3195
F: (207) 834-2311
carolyn.taggett@nmmc.org