HEALTH INFORMATION PROFESSIONALS WEEK!

March 22-28, 2015 is Health Information Professionals Week.  The theme this year is Reliable Information, Responsible Care.  To celebrate, we will be holding a Meet and Greet session on Wednesdsay, March 25 from 4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. in the Fleet Room at Charter Oak State College.  Frank Valier and Cindy Edgerton will be there to meet you and chat about the field of HIM.  It will be a great chance to meet us in person and ask any questions you might have.  This is an informal unstructured event where you may come and go as you wish.  At 6:00 p.m., Cindy will be presenting on "How to Get Your Foot in the Door.....and Other Important Steps to take in the HIM Profession".  This will also be via Webex so you may attend this presentation from anywhere you happen to be!

 

For more information click here:  http://www.ahima.org/events?tabid=hipweek

 

Be sure to mark this on your calendars!  We are looking forward to celebrating Health Information Management!

 

Cindy (Glewwe) Edgerton, M.Ed., RHIA  

Director, Health Information Management Program

Charter Oak State College

55 Paul J. Manafort Drive

New Britain, CT 06053

(Ph.) 860-515-3833

MORE EXCELLENT RESOURCES!!

Hi everyone, if you are in an 8 week course this term you are past mid-term - what a great feeling!  I hope Term I is going well.  Remember, if you are not registered for Term 2, now would be the perfect time to do that.  Connect with me or Frank and we will get you headed in the right direction!

In the mean time, it is all about learning!  Here are more excellent resources for you:

This is a FREE webinar on the basics of ICD-9-CM.  You will be learning ICD-10 coding here at Charter Oak so it would be interesting and valuable to take a peak at ICD-9 since it is the system being used at the present time.  If everything goes as planned, our country will be transitioning to ICD-10 on October 1st of this year.

https://event.on24.com/eventRegistration/EventLobbyServlet?target=registration.jsp&eventid=781221&sessionid=1&key=5F068E45BE06E1C7BBEA50BA9BE8D82A&sourcepage=register

Another great resource, and one you may be able to use for papers you are writing in certain classes, is a handbook called Healthcare: Millions of Jobs Now and in the Future.  Take a look and save it on your computer for later use!

http://www.bls.gov/careeroutlook/2014/spring/art03.pdf

Have a great week!

Cindy Glewwe Edgerton, M.Ed, RHIA
Director, Health Information Management Program 

Charter Oak State College
55 Paul J. Manafort Drive
New Britain, CT 06053
(860) 515-3833
cedgerton@charteroak.edu

www.charteroak.edu

FREE WEBINAR! Information Governance Practices

Here is a great opportunity for some extra learning!  Remember, you can add things like this to your resume under a heading of Continuing Education or Conferences/Webinars Attended or something similar.  This tells employers that you are engaged, involved and interested in always gaining new knowledge!

 

Register for a free webinar on February 25, "Results and Implications of the First Survey of Information Governance Practices in Healthcare," conducted by Deborah Green, MBA, RHIA, EVP and COO and leader of AHIMA’s IG initiatives.

FREE WEBINAR - BRUSH UP ON THOSE INTERVIEW SKILLS!

Career Prep Webinar—February 18, at 12 noon PM CT!
Join us on Wednesday, Feb 18, at 12 noon CT for our first Career Prep webinar of 2015: "Not About the Color of Your Shirt: Three Secrets to Showing Up as a Professional Every Day." This webinar, facilitated by Lyne Tumlinson, Founder/Career Coach at Lift Team Coaching, will cover how to be professional beyond just what you wear—including how you act and answer questions in an interview, and your overall mindset and attitude.  Don’t miss this webinar if you’ve got interviews coming up! Register today!

Cindy (Glewwe) Edgerton, M.Ed., RHIA  

Director, Health Information Management Program

Charter Oak State College

55 Paul J. Manafort Drive

New Britain, CT 06053

(Ph.) 860-515-3833

 

cedgerton@charteroak.edu

www.charteroak.edu
http://CharterOak.edu/facebook

HEALTH INFORMATIN MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR #27 OUT OF TOP 100 JOBS!

CNN Money just released its Top 100 Jobs list for 2015 and guess who's #27?  Health Information Management Director: 

http://money.cnn.com/gallery/pf/2015/01/27/best-jobs-2015/27.html

 

You have chosen a great profession to pursue!  I am so excited that you will be joining a group of professionals who already knows that their job is awesome!

 

Cindy (Glewwe) Edgerton, M.Ed., RHIA  

Director, Health Information Management Program

Charter Oak State College

55 Paul J. Manafort Drive

New Britain, CT 06053

(Ph.) 860-515-3833

HEALTH INFORMATION PROFESSIONAL WEEK - March 22-28

Did you know.......There is a week to celebrate you and everyone in this profession!  We will celebrate here at Charter Oak.  Stay tuned for details!

Health Information Professionals Week

The next Health Information Professionals (HIP) Week will be held March 22–28, 2015.
Health information management (HIM) is an allied health profession responsible for ensuring the availability, accuracy, and protection of the clinical information needed to provide healthcare-related decisions. Health information professionals work in a variety of settings, including hospitals, clinics, physician offices, and many other organizations. They play a key role in the effective management of health data and medical records needed to deliver quality healthcare to the public. The work HIM professionals do to ensure the integrity of health information is imperative to clinical and administrative decision making. Access to reliable information helps everyone make important decisions and leads to a healthy society.

AHIMA STUDENT OPEN HOUSE - VIRTUAL SO YOU ALL CAN ATTEND!

The AHIMA Foundation and AHIMA invite students from around the country to attend this year's Student Open House, online or in person at our headquarters on Friday, April 17. We will hold a morning session from 9 - 12 CT and an afternoon session from 1 - 4 CT.  A student need only participate in the annual student open house once during their degree program because the content covered is introductory and the same from year to year. You will need to register to participate either in-person or online.

 

Take advantage of this great event!  You will learn about career opportunities, preparing for the RHIA exam, and more!

 

Cindy