Day: 27 June 2023

SAVE THE DATE: HIMAA NSW Branch PD Event

Date: Monday 25th September 2023 Time: 12 noon to 3:30pm Focus: Professional Development sessions with guest speakers and networking Venue: NSW Ministry of Health, 1 Reserve Road St Leonards Getting there: Parking available and close to public transport Catering: Lunch and afternoon tea provided Capacity: Limited to 50 attendees Registration: Opening soon, with further details… Continue reading SAVE THE DATE: HIMAA NSW Branch PD Event

Membership Matters

A succession of monthly webinars and in-person Branch Professional Development days has brought us swiftly to the end of the first half of the year. We hope you are seeing the benefit of these opportunities for your professional development, and we thank you for your continued support. If your membership expires on 30 June 2023,… Continue reading Membership Matters

HIMAA Conference Scientific Chair – Academic and Scientific Chair – Industry 2024 EOI

The national HIMAA Conference is our flagship Health Information Management event, receiving local and international recognition for its high calibre speakers, quality content and value-for-money professional development offering for members and the wider industry. The 2024 Conference will be held in Melbourne, and we are looking to recruit two key roles in the Conference Committee… Continue reading HIMAA Conference Scientific Chair – Academic and Scientific Chair – Industry 2024 EOI

HIM Student under the Spotlight

Deborah Carlile is a mature aged student in the Bachelor of Health Information Management at Queensland University of Technology. She is currently in her 5th year of part time study, aiming to complete her degree in 2024. What are your background and interests and how did these lead to your enrolment in the in Bachelor… Continue reading HIM Student under the Spotlight

Latest from HIMJ

Two new papers published in HIMJ recently … Research article  Impact of clinical note format on diagnostic accuracy and efficiency Evita M Payton, Mark L Graber, Vasil Bachiashvili, Tapan Mehta, P Irushi Dissanayake, Eta S Berner. April27 24, 2023 | OnlineFirst This research explored the impact of note formats on diagnostic accuracy and documentation review… Continue reading Latest from HIMJ

Request for Tender (RFT) C9648 Health Data Integrity (HDI) and Victorian Admitted Episodes Dataset (VAED) Audit Panel

The Victorian Department of Health (Department) wishes to make you aware of Request for Tender (RFT) C9648 Health Data Integrity (HDI) and Victorian Admitted Episodes Dataset (VAED) Audit Panel. Information on the RFT can be found here: https://www.tenders.vic.gov.au/tender/view?id=253110 (you will need to register to download documents). The Department is seeking suitably qualified and experienced parties… Continue reading Request for Tender (RFT) C9648 Health Data Integrity (HDI) and Victorian Admitted Episodes Dataset (VAED) Audit Panel

The Qld Branch update is brought to you by TIMG

HIMAA Qld Branch hosted a seminar on Digital Transformation on 26 May, hosted at the Qld Head Office of the event’s sponsor – 3M. With 45 registered to attend, the day started with a presentation from Trudy Stone, who is currently a Project Manager with the Queensland Department of Health. Trudy has extensive experience managing… Continue reading The Qld Branch update is brought to you by TIMG

SA Branch Committee Update

The SA Branch Committee met over breakfast to discuss and plan futu re education session and social events for SA HIMAA Members. The main topics discussed were how the committee could influence and promote the Health Information Management / Clinical Coding industry in South Australia with possible collaboration with Tasmania. A survey was developed and… Continue reading SA Branch Committee Update

Education Committee Update

The Education Committee has been working very hard on behalf of all HIMAA Members. Following are some updates from its Sub-committee and Working Groups. Clinical Coder Performance Standards (CCWG) Thank you to all of the HIMAA members and others from the national clinical coding workforce who registered for, and completed, the survey distributed by the… Continue reading Education Committee Update

President’s report

It’s the Winter Solstice already.  I’m sure those of you working in hospital settings are dealing with your Winter activity and strategies to cope with the increased intake, the high demands on beds and possibly ambulance ramping, and overcrowding of your Emergency Department.  Amidst all of that, there is our experience relating to turnover of… Continue reading President’s report