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The Clinical Coder Working Group is seeking job descriptions for clinical coders and clinical coding auditors, educators and managers. They will be used to inform a new set of performance standards for clinical coders. If you have job descriptions that you would be willing to share with the group please send them to: educationcommittee@himaa.org.au… Continue reading Clinical Coder Working Group
The Health Information Management Association of Australia (HIMAA) is the premier association for health information management professionals in Australia and has been serving the profession since 1949. Predominant amongst our profession are the ANZSCO-recognised occupations of Health Information Manager (HIM) and Clinical Coder (CC)who operate in a broad range of roles supporting health information requirements… Continue reading Expressions of Interest – HIM Week Taskforce
We were saddened to hear that Jonette McDonnell (nee Jarvis), aged 77, passed away on Thursday, 3 February 2022, following a short illness. She will be remembered by many HIMs with whom she worked over the years, and particularly by members of the ACT HIMAA Branch. Jonette and I met in January, 1962 when… Continue reading Vale – Jonette McDonnell
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 preference… Continue reading Expressions of Interest – IFHIMA Global News Editor
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. As Australia will host the IFHIMA Congress in conjunction with the 2023 HIMAA Conference, planning for both the… Continue reading Call for Expression of Interest – HIMAA Conference Committee
The HIMAA Education Committee has responsibility for the professional content and focus of the HIMAA Professional Development Program. It is therefore re-establishing a HIMAA Professional Development Sub-Committee (PDSC), following its demise in recent years. The PDSC will report regularly to the Education Committee which in turn reports to the Board of Directors. The Education Committee… Continue reading Call for Expression of Interest – Membership of HIMAA Professional Development Sub-Committee
HIMAA is seeking Expressions of Interest (EoI’s) from members to join its national Education Committee. The Committee and its specialist Sub-committees and Working Groups have a busy agenda to: Keep abreast of trends and developments in the healthcare sector that impact upon the profession or require HIMAA members to acquire updated skills and knowledge Provide… Continue reading Call for Expression of Interest – Membership of HIMAA Education Committee
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) recently put out a call for submissions in relation to the review of the National Health (Privacy) Rules 2018. A submission prepared on behalf of HIMAA was developed and is now available on the OAIC website HERE. The submission was written and reviewed by the HIMAA Privacy and… Continue reading OAIC Privacy Rules Submission
Dear Members, Each year HIMAA and the State Branches recognise member service to the Association and/or significant achievements on behalf of the Association and the Health Information Management profession. There are two categories: Student of the Year and Practitioner of the Year. Awards in these categories are conferred at two levels: Branch and… Continue reading HIMAA BRANCH MEMBERSHIP AWARDS 2021 NOMINATIONS NOW OPEN