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2021-2022 MeHIMA Board Election
2021-2022 MeHIMA Board Election All eligible voting members of the MeHIMA Health Information Management Association (MeHIMA) are invited to participate in the MeHIMA Board election. The election will run until midnight on April 21, 2021. You will vote for:...
MeHIMA Data & Reimbursement Survey
MeHIMA Data & Reimbursement SurveyAs we gear up for a NEW YEAR and NEW BOARD/COMMITTEE CHAIR members, we wanted to send this very short survey out to see what direction our members would like to see us grow. Our goal this year is to bring some "virtual"...
MeHIMA Call for Nominations
MeHIMA Call for NominationsThe Maine Health Information Management Association (MeHIMA) Nominating Committee would like you to suggest fellow members and/or yourself as possible candidates to serve MeHIMA in the upcoming year. All nominees must be active MeHIMA...
Tri-State Meeting with VTHIMA and NHHIMA – Canceled
Tri-State Meeting with VTHIMA and NHHIMA – Canceled Greetings: The committee chairs of the Tri-State AHIMA Conference want to thank you for your interest in the conference that was scheduled to be held in May of 2021. Like you, we were excited and looking forward to...
President’s Report AHIMA’s Annual Meeting 2020
President’s Report AHIMA’s Annual Meeting 2020For the first time that I am aware of, the AHIMA National Conference was 100% virtual due to the COVID-19 virus. In my opinion, this had its positive and its negative aspects. Having the conference be virtual, there was...
MeHIMA President’s Letter August 2020
MeHIMA President's Letter August 2020Greetings MeHIMA Members, To say this has been an unusual year is an understatement. I’m sure all of us have had similar situations that we have gone through and may still be going through. We are adjusting our work lives and our...
Open Positions on the MeHIMA Board
Open Positions on the MeHIMA BoardWould you like to hold a more active role within MeHIMA? Your MeHIMA Board is seeking to fill two Board positions this year. Being on the MeHIMA Board is a great opportunity to: Meet other HIM professionals Learn about what’s...
Tri-State Meeting Postponed Until September 20-22
Tri-State Meeting Postponed Until September 20-22Given the current pandemic, the Boards of New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine have unanimously agreed to postpone the Tri-State meeting originally scheduled for May 17-19 until September 20-22 at the same venue. In...
MeHIMA Annual Conference April 16th & 17th Cancelled
MeHIMA Annual Conference April 16th & 17th CancelledGreetings: The health and well-being of our members, speakers, vendors and guests are our first priority. With this in mind, after careful consideration and continued updates concerning the spread of the...
MeHIMA Bylaws Draft Changes For Your Review
MeHIMA Bylaws Draft Changes For Your ReviewGreetings MeHIMA Members. The MeHIMA Bylaws Committee has been working hard on our Bylaws. We have found that many changes were needed to bring our Bylaws more in line with AHIMA and to add in missing items that we used to...
Call for Speakers
Call for SpeakersThe Maine Health Information Management Association (MeHIMA) would like to extend a invitation to Health Information Management speakers to present at our bi-annual conferences. Our Program and Arrangement Committee are looking for topics that will...
2020 Tri-State HIM Conference
2020 Tri-State HIM Conference2020 Tri-State HIM ConferenceSeptember 20-22, 2020 Church Landing at Mill Falls Meredith, NH AHOY THERE!!! Are you ready to cruise into health information management! Wow. We are thrilled to share this bigger than ever three day...
Update: Recertification Cycle Revisions and CEU Reporting Domains
Update: Recertification Cycle Revisions and CEU Reporting DomainsAHIMA has updated the CEU reporting domains and these changes became effective 01/01/2020. Please review the attached letter for more information on these changes. In addition, there are links within the...
Leadership Symposium 2019 Summary Report
Leadership Symposium 2019 Summary Report Hello MeHIMA members,As President-Elect, I attended the AHIMA Leadership Symposium 2019 in Chicago. Please find a summary report attached. Thank you, Elizabeth L. Sheridan, RHIT
House of Delegates Report
House of Delegates Report Hello MeHIMA Members, As one of the Delegates that participated in the House of Delegates in Miami, I am attaching my report for the membership. As you will see, it was a very busy House of Delegates this year. AHIMA is working...
2018/2019 Exam Fee Reimbursement Application
2018/2019 Exam FeeReimbursement Application Hi Everyone, I hope you're all doing well. I am enjoying being the Past-President this year. As one of my duties as Past-President, I am Chair of the Awards/Exam Fee Reimbursement Committee. I have attached the...
Collection of Historical MeHIMA Documents
Collection of Historical MeHIMA Documents Greetings Members of MeHIMA, The MeHIMA board of directors would like to collect all historical MeHIMA documents and photographs you may have. This would include anything you may have stored in boxes, folders,...
New Law for Maine Death Certificates, Effective July 1, 2018
Hi Everyone, I am sending this out on behalf of Melissa Boynton from DHHS. There is a new Maine Law for Death Certificates that will go into effect on July 1, 2018. Please see the attached letter written by DHHS. I realize that letters have gone out to most hospitals...
House of Delegates and MeHIMA & AHIMA Updates – November 2017
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MeHIMA Summer President Letter – AHIMA Leadership Symposium
Hello, I hope you have each had a chance to enjoy at least a little sunshine and fresh air or taking a walk, bike ride, or hike on one of our many Maine trails and paths. Cindy Greathouse, our MeHIMA Treasurer, and I had the honor of traveling to Chicago, Illinois to...
Newly Approved Bylaws and Standing Rules
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MeHIMA Bylaws Revisions-Approved by AHIMA
Hello, The Bylaws Committee and the MeHIMA Board of Directors has been working diligently this year to revise the current Bylaws and Standing Rules. We have completed the review and revisions of the MeHIMA Bylaws and they have been approved by AHIMA. We are now...
President’s Letter April 2017
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President’s Letter January 2017
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A Message from the President
Hello to all my fellow MeHIMA supporters. What a year we have ahead of us…with the leaders you have voted into office this year, we are encouraged and excited to work with everyone in the coming year to build a stronger and more dynamic association. Congratulations to...
Patricia Gerrie
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of former President and MeHIMA mentor member Patricia ‘Pat’ Gerrie last week. A service will be held on Saturday May 28th at 2pm for anyone interested in attending. We were all so fortunate to have Mrs. Gerrie as...
Wound Care Coding – Getting Down to the Business Side
June 15, 2016 9:00 am - 12:00 pm EDT Please Join us for a great opportunity to hear Andrea Clark-Rubinowitz, a National AHIMA Speaker with her expertise to take a closer look at a focused approach to the Revenue Cycle surrounding Wound Care Coding! The Wound Care...
MeHIMA Meetings – Survey Response
Dear MeHIMA Members, The MeHIMA Program and Arrangements Committee would like to ThankYou for taking the “MeHIMA Meeting – How can we serve you better” survey we sent out on November 17 -December 15, 2015. We received 98 completed surveys. The Committee has taken your...