THE JAMAICA MEDICAL RECORDS ASSOCIATION - ifhima

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Reg. No. 44,107
TRN: 001-845-411
THE JAMAICA MEDICAL RECORDS ASSOCIATION
c/o Mrs. Veronica Miller Richards
Planning and Evaluation Branch
Ministry of Health
2-4 King Street, Kingston
Tel. 470-4703, 967-1103-9, Ext. 2335, Fax: 967-7687
To:
Cc:
From:
Regional Health Records Administrators
Health Records Administrators/Technicians/Clerks
Planning Committee Executives
Executive Officers – JMRA
Mrs. Nola Hill-Berry - UTECH
Ms. Janet Powell – Director, Patient Affairs, UHWI
Ms. Jacqueline Cammock, UHWI
Veronica Miller Richards
President
Date: September 20, 2011
Subject: Health Records Week Activities
This serves to inform you all that the week of activities is fast approaching. As you were
all informed, the Association will be celebrating its 40 th Anniversary. The week begins
on October 16 – 22, 2011 with the theme being “Health Information Management
Workforce: Changes and Opportunities”.
This year the South East Regional Health Records Group will be hosting the following
activities:
• Sunday, October 16, 2011 - Church Service – Coke Methodist Church, East
Parade (Downtown Kingston) – 9:30 a.m.
(uniform should be worn)
• Monday, October 17, 2011 - PUBLIC HOLIDAY
• Tuesday, October 18, 2011 - Proposed visit to Records Archive, Kingston
President – Veronica Miller Richards; 1 st Vice President – Janice Bryan, 2 nd Vice President – Diana Williams,
Secretary/Treasurer – Marjorie Hendricks; Assistant Secretary/Treasurer – Yvonne Gayle;
Public Relations Officer – Gail Simms; Assistant Public Relations Officer – Jermaine Martin

• Thursday, October 20, 2011 - Open Day, Maxfield Park Health Centre @
10:00 a.m. (uniform/shirts/polo shirts to be
worn)
• Saturday, October 22, 2011 - Fun Day, Iberostar Hotel, Montego Bay
@ 10:00 a.m.
For the Open Day the format that was used in the Western Region last year will be used
this year. There will be different booths set up representing the different aspects of
medical records and each region will be responsible as follows:-
1. Western Region - Medico legal, coding and abstracting, medical records in
general
2. Southern - Statistics
3. North East - Filing system, registration and appointments
4. South East - Births and Deaths
The cost for the day pass for the fun day is US$50.00. A deposit of 50 % is expected to
be paid to the hotel by October 5, 2011. As such, we are requesting that all interested
persons make their payments by September 30, 2011 to the Regional Health Records
Administrators who will then submit same to Miss Marjorie Hendricks,
Secretary/Treasurer, JMRA. A final count per region of participants for this activity is
urgently requested for final preparations/arrangements to be made.
It is expected that all regions support the planned activities.
President – Veronica Miller Richards; 1 st Vice President – Janice Bryan, 2 nd Vice President – Diana Williams,
Secretary/Treasurer – Marjorie Hendricks; Assistant Secretary/Treasurer – Yvonne Gayle;
Public Relations Officer – Gail Simms; Assistant Public Relations Officer – Jermaine Martin