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NEWS & WHO’S WHO POWEr Of 10 CamPaigN Attendees at ACE 2009 were the first to hear about AHDI’s new Power of 10, a year-long campaign to raise $10 from 10,000 MTs by 2010. Why? To support the association’s advocacy efforts in Washington, DC, where AHDI and MTIA are working hard to make sure all healthcare documentation professionals have a role in the future of the EHR. Our lobbying firm, along with our government relations staff, is making sure our sector is well represented in important meetings and discussions being held by our nation’s legislators and policymakers on healthcare reform, criteria and standards for EHR systems, and workforce development in allied health. All Power of 10 funds go directly to this effort. Thank you to all in attendance who stepped up to be the first to contribute to this important initiative—helping us raise nearly $2000 toward this goal. If you did not get a chance to contribute, you can donate to the Power of 10 campaign in the AHDI Online Store at www.ahdionline.org or by mail (see website for address). Make sure your funds are clearly marked for this campaign, and as a reminder, donations to this campaign are not tax deductable as charitable contributions. rECErtifiCatiON COurSE NOW availablE fOr rmts! The highly anticipated recredentialing process and course for RMTs went live June 1, 2009. Developed by AHDI and deployed in partnership with OAK Horizons, Inc., this course includes 11 chapters covering relevant topics to ensure that recredentialing RMTs remain current in their knowledge. Each chapter has a concluding quiz. To pass the course and renew the RMT credential, participants must complete all 11 chapters and quizzes, and pass the final exam. CMTs interested in earning continuing education credits toward their recertification may also enroll in this course. CMTs will receive 11 CECs upon successful completion of the course: 2 CM, 3 MTT, 3 ML, 2 TW, and 1 PD. If you have questions or would like more detailed information about the recredentialing process for the RMT credential, visit the RMT Recredentialing Web page at http://www.ahdionline.org/scriptcontent/rRecertification. cfm now. For those who are ready to sign up, you can either call the office toll free at 800-982-2182 or use the link below. http://www.ahdionline.org/Source/Meetings/cMeetingProcess- Search.cfm?section=events Cost: $100 RMT members $125 RMT nonmembers $100 CMT members $125 CMT nonmembers tHE rESultS arE iN! AHDI is proud to announce these newly elected directors, who will serve from 2010–2012: Sherry Doggett Brett McCutcheon, CMT, AHDI-F Lisa Johnson Williams, CMT, AHDI-F We are also happy to announce the Speaker-elect for the House of Delegates for 2009: Chad Sines, AHDI-F Thank you, elected leaders and candidates, for your commitment to excellence and support of the Association through advocacy, standards-setting, and education. Thank you, AHDI members, who took the time to cast your votes and help to shape the future of the association and industry. On behalf of AHDI members, board of directors and staff, we congratulate you! 24 novEMBER 2009 www.aHDIonLInE.oRg
fOllOW mE tO aHDi ON faCEbOOk! We at AHDI are encouraging all members to be a part of what is widely taking the Internet by storm—Facebook! Everyone is on it, and so is AHDI. Currently, members are discussing the following: • Credentialing • The Health Story Project • The Obama Stimulus Plan • American Recovery & Reinvestment Act • And more…you’ll have to join to find out! Not on Facebook yet? It’s free and anyone can join. When you visit www.facebook.com and create a profile, you will find us under “Association for Healthcare Documentation Integrity.” We already have over 800 fans and are growing every day. If you are a current member of the AHDI Facebook page and want to help us grow our numbers, add the tagline “Follow Me to AHDI on Facebook” to your email taglines with a link to the page. SPEECH rECOgNitiON EDitiNg ONliNE COurSE—NEW! When used in conjunction with properly trained medical transcription editors, speech recognition technology (SRT) has proven its worth by lowering healthcare costs and providing faster turn-around times. The technology serves as a bridge to the electronic health record by offering a familiar and efficient method of data entry to the medical community. The need for qualified SRT editors is expected to increase in correlation with the growing healthcare demands of an aging population. In partnership with TRSi and 3M, and with the contributions of a volunteer workgroup comprised of voLuME 5 • IssuE 6 novEMBER 2009 25
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