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LEADERSHIP: Kicking off Connect with Connie: President’s Message; Recognition Award Winners Celebrated; Ideas for Igniting the Future of CHIA
EDUCATION: CHIACON24 Ignites New Era; Just under 300 attendees; 18 CEUs
ADVOCACY: Community Chat July 26 AB 352 2024 Privacy Rule; LEADing in Advocacy Engagement
DISCOVERY: Discover What Matters to You for AHIMA; Website Shortcut to Latest News
Connect with Connie: 2024-25 President’s Message
Igniting the Future of CHIA | Asking Every Member to Invite 2 Colleagues to Join CHIA
CHIA’s FY 24-25 President Connie Renda is excited to kick off her Connect with Connie series...a
digital monthly message from her office to yours! Connie gives
thanks to the delegates and Bylaws Committee and all our members.
Connie ignites the future of CHIA by asking every member to invite
two colleagues to join CHIA this year.
LEADing in a New Era Means All Hands-on Deck
Collaboration is Key to Igniting the Future of CHIA | Leadership at its Best
Something from Sally - Immediate Past President
I am excited to share that I have taken on a new assignment with CHIA’s Component Group TaskForce. The goal of this six-month task force includes assembling a collaborative group of volunteer members with diverse health information and leadership experience, to develop the new ComponentGroup (CG) structure and design the procedures that will ensure its success. So far, we have an excellent group of member volunteers who will be reaching out to membership over the next few months. Please take the time to share your thoughts and discuss what your vision of the ComponentGroup structure should be to ensure long-term engagement.
Here are a few ideas for achieving our task force goals:
Review the CHIA Bylaws, CHIA CG Board Draft Framework, Draft Guiding Principles, and CGFAQs presented to delegates as the guiding oversight context for the implementation of Component Groups.
Work with CHIA Staff to understand the technological application of Component Groups
Review existing CLA policies to determine those to be eliminated or transitioned to Component Group operations, including the fiscal/budgeting process.
Finalize Component Group Guiding Principles.
Finalize the Application process.
Develop a rubric for ‘Board Approval’ of Component Groups.
Develop an Annual Report form to assess engagement, evaluate Component Group effectiveness, and identify opportunities for improvement.
I am encouraged to witness this special task force embracing CHIA’s values of LEAD- leadership, education, advocacy and discovery for Component Groups. We thank you in advance for your support and valuable input as we embark on this most important task.Together
we can Ignite the Future of CHIA.
Roberta’s Reflections – Past President
It has been an amazing two years for CHIA. It started with the House of Delegates, the CHIA Board and CLA Leaders, who directed an agile and streamlined CHIA governance model. Best practice research was conducted with other Component Associations and the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) and California’s members-at-large. Three significant changes through the revision of CHIA’s bylaws include:
Transition to one-member/one-vote (sunsetting of traditional House of Delegates)
Implementation of Component Groups providing an simplified and inclusive method of connecting California’s HI community (retirement of the Component Local Association model)
Expansion of the CHIA Board of Directors to nine versus seven members beginning in FY 25-26
Other significant changes include:
Introduction of the “GIG Economy”; bite-size volunteer workgroup opportunities
Two successful eHI Symposium programs designed to ignite fervor as HI professionals to uphold data quality and integrity through a greater understanding of the trends impacting electronic health information
Launch of a CHIA Membership Recruitment & Retention Committee
CHIA Board-sponsored complimentary Community Chats
Complete Virtualization of the CHIA Executive Office saving thousands of dollars for CHIA.
Raised more than $6,000 for Emerging Professional (Student) Membership funding through coordinated efforts of the Proud Past Presidents and CHiAUCTION24 in memory of Dr. Monica Thurston
Introduced CHIAxchange – an improved B2B meeting sessions promoting PowerMatches That Ignite Impact
LEADing California’s Health Information Professionals to Ignite Better Health Outcomes
We invite our professional colleagues to heed the Call for Proposals by submitting relevant and unique programs for our health information community. Currently accepting presentation proposals for CHIACON25. This is an exciting opportunity to share valuable solutions that address today’s challenges in HI at CHIA's annual Convention & Exhibit.
Discover more about CHIACON and submit a CHIACON25 proposal by October 14, 2024.
NEW eLearning Program: FY2025 Coding Updates
Elevate your expertise with our annual ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS and IPPS/MS-DRG coding update education – an essential event for all health information medical coding and clinical documentation integrity professionals. Stay ahead in your field with the latest updates to ensure accurate, compliant coding and optimized reimbursement. Don’t miss this opportunity to enhance your skills and drive excellence in healthcare coding and reimbursement.
Join your Board of Directors | Friday, July 26, 2024 | 11:00 AM | AB 352 Privacy Rule
In September 2023, the California governor signed Assembly Bill 352 into law. This legislation establishes wide-ranging restrictions on how healthcare providers and others disclose sensitive health information and mandates specific capabilities that EHRs must support to ensure privacy and access to sensitive health information.
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CHIA Legislative and Advocacy Committee: Watch List
The Legislation and Advocacy Committee identified the bills of importance to the health information profession for the 2024 legislative cycle. There are approximately 60 new pieces of legislation in California’s bill watch list.
AHIMA Legislative and Advocacy: The National Front
As California HI professionals on the national front, keeping an eye on both State and Federal legislation advocacy efforts are central to our work. AHIMA has announced new criteria for the annual AHIMA Grassroots Advocacy Award, that recognizes the top state or district that exhibits significant engagement on policy areas in its Advocacy Agenda. Help California to lead the nation, we are currently #Two!CHIA
can LEAD the Member Engagement in Advocacy.
Discover AHIMA-related Activities that Matter to You
2024 AHIMA Election Voting Opens July 8 | Make Your Voice Heard thru July 22, 5 PM
CHIA members are eligible to vote as Professional AHIMA members. Select officers who will lead the association and champion the national mission. Speak now
AHIMA President/Chair-elect (one position)
Directors for the AHIMA Board of Directors (three positions)
Commission on Certification for Health Informatics and Information Management (CCHIIM) (two commissioners)
Council for Excellence in Education (CEE) (three council members)
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