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Coding Webinar: Single Path CodingPlease join Barb Miller for this recorded coding webinar: Single Path Coding. This presentation will discuss the future of coding with single-path coding within the revenue cycle. We will discuss the coder training and consider a single-path coding process. The presentation will also explore and review the significance of single-path coding, the challenges that could occur, and the benefits. We will also review facility coding and professional fee coding and...

The 2022 Achievement Award WinnersCongratulations to the 2022 Achievement Award Winners!

2022-2023 MNHIMA Board MembersWe are excited to introduce our 2022-2023 Board of Directors and look forward to their leadership during this unprecedented time!

ACTION ALERT: It’s Patient ID WeekEmail and Tweet Your Members of Congress and Ask them to Repeal Section 510 It’s Patient ID Week! Take part by visiting AHIMA’s Action Center now to urge your members of Congress to protect patient privacy and safety by supporting the repeal of Section 510 in the Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS) appropriations bill. It’s essential this week that we make sure every US Senator and US...

MNHIMA State Hill DayAre you interested in learning how to advocate for the HIM profession and unsure how or where to start? Are you already active with advocacy and looking for more opportunities to get involved? If you said ‘yes’ to either of these questions, do not miss your chance to attend MNHIMA’s State Hill Day! Registration is now OPEN! Attendees will learn how to advocate effectively and understand how to contact their local elected officials. Date April 5, 20229:00 AM – 1:30 PM CST *...

MNHIMA 2022 Annual MeetingEarly Bird Registration Extended to March 28th The MNHIMA Board of Directors (BOD) and Annual Meeting Committee would like to personally invite each of you to attend the 2022 MNHIMA Annual Meeting at Treasure Island and Casino, April 27th-29th, 2022. This meeting will be held in person at this time. There will not be a virtual component to the Annual meeting. Our agenda is not completely finalized at this time, but we wanted to share it, along with the following...

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Our Keynote Speakers for 2022Courtney Godfrey is a local TV reporter at Fox 9 in Minneapolis. Her job has taken her all over the country, from San Francisco to New York City. She has reported on major news events, appearing on Fox News Channel and CNN.com. She has interviewed celebrities and sports icons, and covered major events including the death of George Floyd, the Super Bowl and multiple Kentucky Derbys. But her greatest joy comes from telling inspiring stories of everyday people doing...

February Webinar: Best Practices to Create Policies and Procedures in Telehealth During the Pandemic and BeyondTelehealth services are here to stay! Please join MNHIMA and Angela Rose to review the “Best Practices to Create Policies and Procedures in Telehealth During the Pandemic and Beyond”. The COVID pandemic has increased the use of Telehealth in health care, and it is essential that facilities have appropriate policies and procedures in place to appropriately provide telehealth services....

2022 MNHIMA Annual Meeting: Call for ExhibitorsThe 2022 MNHIMA Annual Meeting Exhibitor registration is open! Please plan to attend the MNHIMA Annual meeting which is scheduled live and In-Person at Treasure Island Casino in April. We look forward to seeing you there! WHY EXHIBIT? Our Annual Meeting is a premier event drawing an average of 450+ professionals each year. Many are employed in a management or consulting position or are the decision-makers for their organization who are interested...

February Coding RoundtablePlease join us on February 9th for a coding roundtable. We will be reviewing ICD-10-CM and CPT updates for 2022. Date February 9, 202212:00 PM – 1:00 PM CST Pricing MNHIMA Member  – $5.00 Non-MNHIMA Member  – $10.00 Student  – $0.00 CE # of CEs: 1.0

MNHIMA Advocacy 101WebinarHave you ever wondered how legislation works and does your voice really make a difference? Well, it does, and here is the opportunity for you to learn how you can become an advocate and what that means. When you advocate, you are sharing your knowledge and passion about things that matter to you and it can be for any reason, professionally or personally. Please join MNHIMA for a great educational session related to Advocacy. Date: February 11, 2022Time: 9:00 AM -...

Information Blocking WebinarPlease join Rita Bowen in this pre-recorded webinar titled: Information Blocking. Speaker Rita Bowen, MA, RHIA, CHPS, CHPC, SSGB Pricing MNHIMA Member: $25 Non-Member: $35 MNHIMA Student Member: $0 CE # of CEs: 1.0 – Information Protection: Access, Disclosure, Archival, Privacy and Security

MNHIMA January WebinarPlease join MNHIMA for the January webinar: "Line Charts, Bar Graphs, Pivot Tables... Oh, my!: Choosing the correct visual to represent your data." Melissa Cartier and Katie O'Hearn will be providing this educational session. Date January 19, 202212:00 PM – 1:00 PM CST Pricing MNHIMA Member: $25.00 Non-Member: $35.00 Student: Free CE # of CEs: 1.0 – Domain III. Informatics, Analytics, and Data Use

Information Blocking WebinarPlease join Rita Bowen in this pre-recorded webinar titled: Information Blocking. Speaker Rita Bowen, MA, RHIA, CHPS, CHPC, SSGB Pricing MNHIMA Member: $25 Non-Member: $35 CE # of CEs: 1.0   Registration will be opening soon! 

MNHIMA Region B Fall MeetingPlease join Region B as they hold their Fall meeting virtually on November 18, 2021. You can anticipate receiving 5 CEUs for this full day of education. We look forward to having you attend! Date November 18, 20218:15 AM – 3:15 PM CST Pricing Members:  $25 Nonmembers:  $50 Students:  Free CE # of CEs: 5.0

MNHIMA November WebinarJoin the MNHIMA Webinar scheduled for November 29, 2021, from 12pm-1pm. During this time, we will be discussing information related to databases. Databases are a huge part of our daily work as Health Information Management professionals. Whether we realize it or not, they’re behind everything from service and diagnosis code selection in an EHR, to denials tracking and trending, to the Master Patient Index at your local hospital. So, how do they work? What makes a...

Region D Fall Meeting – VirtualRegion D will be holding their Fall meeting on December 3, 2021, from 7:45 am until 12:40 pm. This will be a virtual meeting and will not be recorded. As an attendee, you have the opportunity to earn up to 4 CEUs. The agenda is currently TBD and will be posted as soon as it is available. Date December 3, 20217:45 AM – 12:40 PM CST * Live event only Pricing Member: $20 Non-Member: $40 Student: Free CE # of CEs: 4.0

MNHIMA has Won the Living the Pledge Competition!We would like to sincerely thank everyone for their vote! We would also like to ask everyone to please share our video about Jane with their departments and facilities to help understand the necessity for a Patient Naming Policy.

2021 Rising Star and Distinguished Member Awards PresentationsDistinguished Member - Jean MacDonellMNHIMA 2021 Rising Star Award - Jera Van Damme

MNHIMA Executive Director Position TransitionThe MNHIMA Board of Directors is pleased to announce that Sue Nathe has accepted the position as the MNHIMA Executive Director. A little about Sue: Sue started her healthcare career working with developmentally disabled individuals and worked within that field in a variety of settings (direct care and administration). In 1997, Sue graduated from Ridgewater College with an AAS in Health Information Technology. She then obtained her RHIT...

2021 MNHIMA Bylaw UpdateDear Membership, Per MHIMA’s Bylaws, I am sending you the proposed 2021 MHIMA Bylaw changes at least 30 days prior to MHIMA’s 2021 Annual Business meeting. The document, titled MHIMA 2021 Bylaw Changes, outlines each individual proposed Bylaw change by section, the proposed language and the explanation for the proposed change. The document titled MHIMA Proposed Bylaws 2021 is the actual Bylaws with the markups for the proposed changes. Please review the proposed...

NEW Registration Process: MNHIMA Strategies for Success Roundtable Series – Part 2As an organization, MNHIMA recognizes this past year has brought unprecedented change and challenges to our members, and whether you are a student, new graduate, displaced worker, or are re-entering the workforce, our new Strategies for Success Roundtable Series is here to assist you!  Our goal is for attendees to come away with a renewed sense of confidence as they search for employment.   Part 2, Leveraging...

MNHIMA Call for Nominations The Nominating Committee is currently seeking nominations and volunteers interested in having their names placed on the ballot for the 2021 MNHIMA election. The following positions open are: President-Elect (3-year term) Delegate Director – 2 members (2-year term) Secretary (1-year term) Audit Committee – 1 member (2-year term) Treasurer (2-year term) Eligibility: All candidates on the ballot must be active AHIMA/MNHIMA members. Credentialing requirements are listed...

Act Now to Urge Congress to Remove Section 510 from the FY2021 Labor-HHS Appropriations BillAction Alert From AHIMA   As we are seeing as a result of the worldwide pandemic, accurate and timely health and patient data to ensure patient safety is more important than ever. Yet even though the ECRI Institute names patient misidentification one of the top ten threats to patient safety, a two decade-old appropriations rider has stifled innovation and industry progress in advancing a nationwide...

2020 MHIMA Virtual Annual MeetingRegistration is now OPEN for the 2020 MHIMA Virtual Annual Meeting! We are excited to offer this new format with our great speakers and exhibitors, and at significantly lower registration prices: AHIMA/MHIMA Member – $150 Emeritus/Student AHIMA/MHIMA Member – $50 Non-Member – $225 The Virtual Meeting will be accessible from April 29 2020, through October 31, 2020, giving attendees ample time to listen to the available recordings and receive CEUs. The Business...

“Best Practices for Health Records Management in COVID-19” education is now available.Information about the webinar, and the link to register for it, can be found on the AHIMA Journal website at the link below. The webinar is available at no charge.  https://journal.ahima.org/ahima-webinar-addresses-covid-19-medical-record-documentation-challenges/ 

MHIMA Spring 2020 Connection e-NewsletterHello MHIMA Members and Corporate Partners! Your quarterly newsletter, the MHIMA Connection, is here! Please click on the newsletter to find the Spring 2020 issue. We have worked hard to bring you up-to-date with current information and announcements. Hope you enjoy! Stay Healthy. Thank you,MHIMA Marketing & Communications Committee