Congratulations Nancy Hageman, RHIA, CPHQ

Each year, WVHIMA recognizes one member who has made an outstanding contribution to the profession through volunteer services to WVHIMA, AHIMA, and other health information management affiliate organizations, outstanding achievement in professional practice, leadership in education, and contributions in research or published materials.

The 2010 recipient of the Distinguished Member award is Nancy Hageman, RHIA, CPHQ. She has been an active member with AHIMA for 35 years and of that, 22 years in the West Virginia association. She has also been a member of the Ohio and New York associations. Nancy is currently working for Greenbrier Valley Medical Center in Lewisburg, WV as a Director for Health Information Management. Nancy also serves as the Privacy officer.

Nancy has been very active with WVHIMA, serving on several committees such as Budget and Newsletter. She has also held many WVHIMA offices such as, Vice President, Treasurer, and First, Second, and Third year director. She has shared her knowledge of JCAHO regulations at not only the West Virginia annual meeting but also Michigan. Nancy’s contributions to Health Information do not stop at WVHIMA, she has published an article in a Healthcare journal regarding Advanced Directives, taught a medical terminology class at Mountain State University as well as many other educational facilities.

Nancy lives in Beckley, WV. She has truly been an asset to WVHIMA and the HIM profession. Congratulations Nancy you are more than deserving of the recognition of this years Distinguished Member award.

Award Application

Every year, WVHIMA recognizes one member for outstanding service within the organization.   This award is known as the WVHIMA Distinguished member award.   Nominations are accepted throughout the year until approximately April 1st.  

The nominations are tallied by a points system and the person nominated that receives the most points becomes the WVHIMA Distinguished Member for the year.   A person may only receive the distinguished member award once in their lifetime. View our list of distinguished members.

To be eligible for nomination the candidates must have made an outstanding contribution to the WVHIMA profession in more than one of the following areas.

1. Service to WVHIMA Members

2. Outstanding achievement in professional practice

3. Contributions in research or published materials.

4. Leadership in education

Candidates for WVHIMA distinguished member must have been an active member of WVHIMA for eight years or longer.

Only one nomination per member per year is accepted.