Author: Andrea Gall

Stroke Clinical Coding & Documentation Education Program – 16 June 2022

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EOI – Clinical Documentation Integrity (Competency Standards) Working Group (CDIWG)

The Education Committee has responsibility for all educational standards for all categories and educational levels of the HIMAA membership. The CDIWG reports to the Education Committee, which reports to the Board of Directors. It is seeking expressions of interest (EoI) from eligible HIMAA members to join the new Clinical Documentation Integrity (Competency Standards) Working Group… Continue reading EOI – Clinical Documentation Integrity (Competency Standards) Working Group (CDIWG)

Education Committee Update

The Education Committee is HIMAA’s authoritative body on tertiary level education and professional development. Its Terms of Reference (v.2022) can be found on the HIMAA website.   The work The work is shared amongst the Education Committee and its sub-committee, working groups and working party: Professional Development Sub-Committee (PDSC) Clinical Coder (Performance Standards) Working Group… Continue reading Education Committee Update

Latest from HIMJ

Since the March edition of HIMAA Matters, HIMJ has published two online-first articles, and the May Issue of HIMJ.   HIMJ Volume 51, No 2 (May 2022) includes:   Forum Article  Options to enhance the veracity of Australian health service accreditation assessments Reece Hinchcliffe, Deborah Debono, David Carter, Miriam Glennie, Hamish Robertson, Joanne Travaglia  … Continue reading Latest from HIMJ

Privacy and Security Community of Practice

As Health Information Managers and Clinical Coders who work across a variety of domains in health, we are all highly aware of the need to treat people’s information with the utmost respect. Not everyone in the organisation is aware of this, however. There are still many anecdotal stories about privacy breaches that we hear on… Continue reading Privacy and Security Community of Practice

IFHIMA Implementation of ICD-11

IFHIMA has recently released a position statement affirming their commitment to the implementation of ICD-11. The statement may be found here.  A shout out to IFHIMA and HIMAA member, Ms. Filippa Pretty, for drafting the statement which articulates the importance of ICD-11 as it addresses data standardisation and higher quality data supporting the WHO’s Sustainable Development… Continue reading IFHIMA Implementation of ICD-11

QUT Faculty of Health Student Awards and Prizes Event

Award Winners      (L to R): Rebecca Kulak, Uniting Care Health Prize for HIM; Maryann Wood (HIM lecturer at QUT); Kaitlin Lovatt, IHPA Prize for Clinical Classification; Sue Walker (course coordinator, Bachelor of HIM); Krista Martin, HIMAA QLD Branch Prize for Excellence in HIM; Allison Chang, Teachers Union Health Fund Pursuit of Excellence Prize     (L to R):… Continue reading QUT Faculty of Health Student Awards and Prizes Event

IFHIMA Celebrates World Health Day April 7, 2022

                  Dear Friends and Colleagues,   Today, April 7th is World Health Day, and as part of our 2022 World Health Day activities, IFHIMA released a position statement affirming our commitment to the implementation of ICD-11. The statement may be found here.    Our sincere thanks to IFHIMA and HIMAA… Continue reading IFHIMA Celebrates World Health Day April 7, 2022

HIMAA National Conference – Abstract Submission Closing 2 May 2022

Health Information Management: Keeping health information human 26-28 October 2022, Hilton Adelaide   Abstracts and conference paper submissions are invited for the 2022 National Conference of the Health Information Management Association of Australia (HIMAA).   The theme of the Conference for 2022 is Keeping health information human. It is appropriate because behind every health statistic –… Continue reading HIMAA National Conference – Abstract Submission Closing 2 May 2022

Expressions of Interest – IFHIMA Global News Editor

The International Federation of Health Information Management Associations (IFHIMA) is looking for a volunteer to undertake the role of Editor of their online newsletter, Global News.   Global News includes approximately 10-20 articles per issue, and there are 3 issues produced per year. As the next IFHIMA President will be an Australian, Vicki Bennett, the… Continue reading Expressions of Interest – IFHIMA Global News Editor