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THIMA eNews
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October 2, 2009 |
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President's
Message
Fall Greetings Everyone!!!!!
As we begin to feel the cool air in Tennessee, it reminds me of the
changing leaves and wondrous colors that we
have a great opportunity to see across our
state, but it also makes me realize the
changes that our profession is continuously
facing in our workforce. THIMA kicked off
the 2009 year with a bang, as usual, with
your THIMA delegates meeting in Washington
DC for the AHIMA Winter Team Talks in March,
having the Annual THIMA Meeting in April,
and attending the AHIMA Summer Team Talks in
Chicago in July. Needless to say we have
been busy, but as an association we are so
fortunate to have such a strong delegate
group to represent us at these national
forums.
Your delegates will be representing you at the AHIMA House of Delegates
meeting next week in Grapevine, TX. The
Resolution below, drafted by the THIMA
delegation, will be voted on during the
House.
Resolution For Professional Guidelines/Best Practices For Electronic
Documentation
I wanted to take this moment to thank all of our volunteers for all of
their hard work and dedication; I appreciate
you more than words can say! I also want to
remind all of our members to volunteer at a
local and state level, I can truly say that
this has been one of the best experiences I
have had in my professional career and the
friendships that you form through this
organization is something you carry with you
in life always. As always, please feel free
to reach out to your delegates, board of
directors, and local representative for any
questions or assistance, and remember to
visit our new website for many upcoming
events.
Sincerely,
Elizabeth A Delahoussaye, RHIA
President-THIMA |
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2009 THA Annual Meeting / THIMA Education Session
THA Annual Meeting - October 28 – 30,
Nashville Renaissance and Nashville
Convention Center. On Thursday,
October 29, plan to attend the THIMA
Educational Session: ARRA,
eHealth, and eHIM® - A Panel Discussion.
The low registration fee of $65 for
THIMA members allows you to attend the
entire THA meeting as well as the THIMA
Session. (A total of 8 CEUs are
available.)
For a complete copy of the brochure go to
http://www.tha.com/pdffiles/2009/2009-am-web-brochure.pdf
Sleeping Room Rate Cut-off extended to Friday, October 9
Call the Renaissance 615-255-8400 or 800-327-6618
or
click here to reserve online
If you need additional information
contact education at 1.800.258.9541 or
615.256.8240. |
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Important Message from TN Disability
Determination Section
The Tennessee Disability
Determination Section (DDS) has
recently been in the news media
due to a wrong FAX number being
released to our medical
providers, but also because of
human error on the part of some
providers who submit their
medical evidence via FAX. The
correct FAX number is
1-866-599-3866.
This problem could be avoided
with a simple solution---the use
of the Social Security
Administration’s secure
website---the Electronic Records
Express (ERE). Requests for
medical records can be sent out
electronically and they can be
received back that way as well.
This reduces the expense of
employee time, postage, paper
and toner. This is especially
beneficial for anyone who has
electronic records at present,
but, if not, a scanner and
computer with high speed
internet are the only items
needed to access ERE.
If you are interested in
signing up for this service,
please contact Betty Hood @
(615) 743-7774 or
betty.j.hood@ssa.gov
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AHIMA Foundation
Are you aware of the good work being
done by the AHIMA Foundation? Many
THIMA members support the
Foundation, and you can too. Click
here to learn more about it:
http://ahimafoundation.org/
One of the initiatives of the
Foundation is to award scholarships
to HIM students and professionals –
As is the case this year, THIMA
members and students are often
recipients of these scholarships.
Please get involved and consider
making a donation to this worthy
cause – it’s called ‘giving back’
and it’s something we all should
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THIMA Corporate Sponsors
The Tennessee Health Information Management
Association wishes to thank the following
sponsors for their support.
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