News from NSW The NSW branch had their first meeting of the year which was very well attended. Our members provided feedback to us after the meeting saying how great it was to see everyone’s face. We are progressing with organising our professional development days for 2022 with our first one scheduled for July 2022.… Continue reading HIMAANSW Branch Update – March 2022
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Our member of the month for March is Kate Deighton who works at Central Coast Health in New South Wales. Membership Category: Full Member HIMAA Member since: 2020 What is your current role? I currently work as a Health Information Manager at Gosford Hospital. I have been with Central Coast Local Health District for the… Continue reading HIMAA Member Profile
Member Name: Rahimah Mah Membership Category: Senior AssociateFirst joined HIMAA: 2019 Event: HIMAA VIC Online Social & Games Night! (March 3rd 2022) What did you enjoy most about the evening? Getting to know friendly new faces. It was also interesting to meet different HIMs who are doing different jobs, yet we are all related to health information. Playing games online together… Continue reading From Our Members
News from NSW Well, another year of COVID throwing our plans into disarray. Our planned Professional Development events are again on hold. Thank you to all of our lined-up presenters and sponsors for understanding. We are still trying to maintain relevance in NSW; Branch member Cassandra Jordan has been liaising with the National Office… Continue reading HIMAANSW Branch Update – Feb 2022
Happy New Year! HIMAAQ has been busy planning exciting things for 2022, but let’s first start with a look back how we closed out 2021. Networking Dinner at Persone We were treated to a night of Italian fine dining, beautiful river views and catching up with HIMAAQ members right across the state, all… Continue reading HIMAAQ Branch Update
The stuff of HIM nightmares Data breaches can be the stuff of HIM nightmares. You may not be able to prevent them, so it’s a good idea to prepare for them. There may be scenarios that you have not even thought would happen in your workplace! Data breaches are defined as being illegal disclosures… Continue reading Privacy and Security Matters
Hello from the Accreditation Council! The Accreditation Council is a committee of HIMAA which reports to the HIMAA Board. The Council is responsible for the accreditation of ‘Health Information Management’ courses. Underpinning the accreditation program are the Health Information Management Competency Standards. You can find the Competency Standards on the Competency Standards homepage. Did you… Continue reading Accreditation Council
If you attended HIMAA’s virtual national conference last month you may be entitled to as many as 80 CPD points towards our Professional Credentialing Scheme. First time submissions only need 75 points in 12 months to be eligible to receive post nominal recognition, or 150 points in 24 months to renew your accreditation. The scheme… Continue reading 2021 National Conference CPD Points
La Trobe University is currently taking both Undergraduate and Master applications for their Health Information Management programs. For more information, visit: Bachelor of Health Information Management https://www.latrobe.edu.au/courses/bachelor-of-health-information-management Master of Health Information Management https://www.latrobe.edu.au/courses/master-of-health-information-management Master of Health Information Management webinars https://www.latrobe.edu.au/study/postgrad/pg-webinars
