AHIMA Foundation in the News
11/16/2012 - The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) and the AHIMA announce a pilot program to expedite the adoption of electronic health recrds (EHRs) in the Delta region among healthcare provider by initiating a revolving micro-loan program. Read More...
07/27/2012 - AHIMA launches firs HIM Career Map. The Health Information Management (HIM) Career Map® is an interactive and visual representation of the HIM job titles and roles that compose the scope of the field and the promotional and transitional career paths associated with them. The map is a result of the partnership between the AHIMA Foundation and the Center for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL). It was possible in part by the philanthropic contribution from CareerStep. . Read More...
07/05/12 - The AHIMA and AHIMA Foundation's Health Information Innovation Leadership Conference is featured in July issue of Advance for Health Information Professionals. The article gives an overview of the upcoming AHIMA and AHIMA Foundation Innovation Conference to be held October 2-3 during the 84th AHIMA Annual Convention McCormick Place in Chicago. Read More...
07/02/12 - AHIMA and AHIMA Foundation announce the summer 2012 issue of Perspectives in Health Information Management spotlighting Health Information Management in education and discuss the link between education and care quality. Educational themes explored include course development, working characteristics, influencing consumers through education and information technology research, and putting education into action. Read More...
05/30/12 - AHIMA and AHIMA Foundation announce the spring 2012 issue of Perspectives in Health Information Management focused on potential of Electronic Health Records (EHR) and also frames the important issues regarding adoption, implementation and use. Read More...
01/20/12 – AHIMA and AHIMA Foundation announce the winter 2012 issue of Perspectives in Health Information Management has a special focus on ICD-10 and includes results from five studies in which health information management and health informatics professionals explain their finding after navigating the transition to ICD-10-CM/PCS. Read More...
12/14/11 – RAND announces a new online guide is available from the U. S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to help hospitals and other health care organizations anticipate, avoid and address problems that can occur when adopting and using electronic health records.. Read More...
10/03/11 – HHS, AHIMA and North Shore Medical Labs, Inc., announces partnership to provide health IT training and electronic health records. Read More...
03/24/10 – In the midst of the historic signing of the Health Reform legislation, executives from over 30 companies gathered at the seventh annual Corporate Industry Briefing held on March 24, 2010 in Washington DC. This annual event, presented by AHIMA and the AHIMA Foundation - sponsored this year by DeVry University - provides an exclusive forum for dynamic information exchange on important industry developments between invited corporate executives and health industry experts in the public and private sectors. A welcome reception was also held for attendees on March 23, and was sponsored by The Friedman Marketing Group. A highlights document was created to give an overview of the presentations and content discussed. Read More... 
12/09/09 – AHIMA Foundation announces AHRQ Award of $48,000 to Head Summit on Quality Improvement for Rural Health Information Technology
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09/01/09 – AHIMA Foundation announces HHS Award of $1.2M for State-Level Health Information Exchange Consensus Project through a national press release. Read More...
08/27/09 – AHIMA Foundation announces rebranded online Perspectives in Health Information Management Research Journal through a national press release. Read More...
04/10/09 – AHIMA Foundation announces new name and website through a national press release. Read More...
04/07/09 – AHIMA Foundation launches the inaugural issue of its newsletter Foundation Matters, an electronic newsletter distributed three times a year to 20,000 AHIMA Foundation donors. The newsletter provides information on how members can both benefit from and support the AHIMA Foundation, by highlighting current Foundation programs (including scholarships and research), events, and fundraising initiatives.
03/25/09 – AHIMA Foundation, along with AHIMA, hosts the 6th annual Corporate Industry Briefing in Washington, D.C. This event brought together executives from over 30 industry-leading companies to learn from experts in the public and private sector, presenting on the most recent developments relative to the nationwide adoption of health information technology, health information management, and healthcare reform. A highlights document was created to give an overview of the presentations and content discussed. Read More...