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President's Message - December 2009
I just wanted to update you on what has happened with the WVHIMA so far and what is planned for the future. Beverly Ellis, Vice President and myself attended Summer Team Talks in Chicago on July 17, 2009. Minutes from this meeting are posted on the Web. We found this meeting to be very informative which enabled us to bring upcoming issues from AHIMA back to the WVHIMA board for discussion. Our first board meeting was August 14, 2009 at Glenville State College and was very well attended and very positive. This face-to-face meeting gave everyone the opportunity to meet and become oriented to our roles on the board which allowed us to begin our journey toward a very successful year for our membership. Our next board meeting was held during the lunch break at the Fall Retreat on September 25, 2009 at Fairmont State University. This meeting was also well attended and very positive. The Fall Retreat itself was amazing. Beth Shanholtzer did an outstanding job! We had excellent speakers on several hot topics such as clinical documentation improvement, ICD-10 – Plan Forward, and IPPS Update and New Code - ICD-9 Codes for FY2010. The Fall Retreat was well attended with 90 attendees. We received very positive comments from the attendee surveys. Then on to the House of Delegates in Grapevine Texas where I was joined by the other delegates – Beverly Ellis, Vice President, Brett Randolph, President Elect, and Melissa Maston as alternate for Savithri Kamath, Past President. A House of Delegates Report is posted on the Web detailing this meeting. Wow- what an awesome experience this was. There were several issues addressed. I have attended in the past but had never been part of such a heated discussion as the proposed amendment to change the delegate apportionment. This created some very lively discussion and remains up for vote. As a result, a vote was posted to the website and e-blasted to the WVHIMA members to vote on which model they would want our delegates to support. The results of that vote indicate that our members prefer the current member base model with 48% of the votes. The senate model was a close second at 45% of the votes. After two rescheduling attempts, it was decided to have a paper meeting for our most recent board meeting which was originally scheduled for October 30, 2009 at the Physician Office Center at St. Joseph Hospital in Buckhannon. As a result I have asked for detailed reports from each committee chair. Our next board meeting is scheduled for January 29, 2010 at the United Hospital Center in Clarksburg (special thanks to Tina Williams). Future plans – The WVHIMA Annual Convention is scheduled for May 14, 2009 in Martinsburg again this year – please mark your calendar. I have asked for a one-day meeting to keep the cost low for our members and enable them to get the CE’s they need and also provide them with some great educational opportunities. Tammy Baker, our Annual Convention Chair is busy forming her committee to plan this great event. She is looking for some volunteers to help on the various committees. Please let her know if you are able to help. You can email Tammy at tbaker@hsc.wvu.edu. Beth Shanholtzer, our Education Chair, is busy recruiting speakers. If there are any specific topics you are interested in or know of any speakers, please let Beth or Tammy know. We hope to see you there. What an experience this has been so far but I can honestly say that all the hard work has been done behind the scenes by the board. Their job is to serve our membership and that they do. I am very proud of everything that has been accomplished so far and realize that each of the board members have full time jobs, families, and many other commitments but yet they volunteer their time to make this association run very efficiently. Without them, there would be no WVHIMA. I could never thank them enough for all they do. Last but not least I want to wish each of you a very Merry Christmas and healthy New Year. Blessings.... Debbie Parenti, RHIT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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