AKHIMA member Janie Batres, RHIT, CCS
featured in July JAHIMA article.
Learn more
"You're Not
Alone" Mentoring Program
Check out the new Alaska Mentoring Program! The Alaska
Mentoring Program was developed by Leslie
Gordon, RHIA, HIM Director at the University of Alaska Southeast Sitka. This
program provides an abundance of positive rewards for both the mentor and the
mentee. Learn more!
AHIMA HOD Team Creates a Clinical Practice Sites/Professional Practice
Experiences (PPE) Guide
In 2008, the House of Delegates (HOD) organized itself into
six teams to focus on different areas of the profession. The
six HOD Teams are:
Environmental
Scanning, Best Practices/Standards, Professional Development
and Recognition, Volunteer and Leadership Development, HOD
Operations and Health Information Management (HIM) Higher
Education and Workforce. The AHIMA Board of Directors sets
specific charges for each of the HOD Teams to work on
throughout the year.
One of
the charges for the HOD Team on HIM Higher Education and
Workforce is to provide support and recommendations to
increase the number of clinical practice sites and
opportunities for students to complete professional practice
experiences. To that end, the Team created a Clinical
Practice Sites/Professional Practice Experiences (PPE) Guide
that provides information and best practices about serving
as a clinical practice site and hosting students who are
completing their required professional practice experiences.
The Guide provides specific, helpful information to: site
managers, department mentors, Component State Associations
(CSA), academic programs and students. If you are involved
with or considering hosting students, take a few minutes to
review the helpful information found in the Guide. It can be
accessed in the AHIMA and State Leaders and HOD Communities
of Practice and on the AHIMA Web site or
click
here to download the Guide .
Check out the new Alaska Mentoring Program! The Alaska
Mentoring Program was developed by Leslie
Gordon, RHIA, HIM Director at the University of Alaska Southeast Sitka. This
program provides an abundance of positive rewards for both the mentor and the
mentee. 
Environmental
Scanning, Best Practices/Standards, Professional Development
and Recognition, Volunteer and Leadership Development, HOD
Operations and Health Information Management (HIM) Higher
Education and Workforce. The AHIMA Board of Directors sets
specific charges for each of the HOD Teams to work on
throughout the year. 
