Iowa Health Information Management Association - IaHIMA

07/31/2025

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Support the Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2025

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AHIMA has endorsed HR 3514 / S 1816, the reintroduced, bipartisan, Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act, which would establish a standard process and increased transparency for prior authorization use with Medicare Advantage (MA) plans among other provisions. Please write to your members of Congress and ask that they support this legislation.

07/28/2025

Volunteer Opportunity!

We need one or more enthusiastic volunteers to help us keep our members informed and engaged with exciting updates and content!

What’s the role?

· Write for our newsletter! Share important updates, news, and tips with our vibrant community.

· Post on social media! Keep our platforms active, engaging, and informative.

· Keep our members informed! Help us stay connected and bring fresh, exciting content to the forefront.

Why Volunteer?

· Boost your professional experience and expand your network.

· Take on a leadership role within the HIM community.

· Have a direct impact on keeping our members engaged and empowered.

Whether you’re interested in one of these tasks or want to dive into all of them, we’re excited to hear from you. If you’ve got ideas and energy, we want you!

Ready to volunteer? Reach out to us today and let’s get started—together, we can make IaHIMA stronger than ever!

07/09/2025

Tomorrow!

Join us at an open forum with Commission on Certification for Health Informatics and Information Management (CCHIIM) leaders and listen to details about the proposed additional RHIA pathway and ask any questions you have.

We look forward to a thoughtful conversation July 10 at 2 p.m. CT.

📅 Reserve Your Spot: https://events.zoom.us/ev/At_ozeUlI_zFLNGrAli3Dx8UMMBIDZriMBbc4L0fHp5BQsaHYUwi~Ar9QpHzFF6ltB1Utyp3XGfVDiKWxvc3BCJvvPO9HCD8z19Kg50YuexRNcw

💡 Learn More & Share Feedback: https://www.ahima.org/news-publications/cchiim-criteria-change-for-rhit-to-rhia-pathway/

07/09/2025

AHIMA is having another Townhall via Zoom! This is your chance to have your voice heard and stay connected with the AHIMA community! AND – receive a CEU! They are going to cover topics that matter most to you and offer:

• Important organization and industry updates: Board members and senior leaders share information in real time.

• Interactive Q&A: AHIMA members will have the opportunity to unmute themselves to ask their questions live during Q&A. As a reminder, you’ll need a working microphone to ask questions.

• Earn a Complimentary CEU: Members who attend the town hall live will receive one complimentary CEU, which will be applied to their account within 30 days after the event.

Register here!

05/30/2025

Please see the recent announcement from AHIMA

Agency Will Begin Auditing All Eligible Medicare Advantage Contracts Each Payment Year and Add Resources to Expedite Completion of 2018 to 2024 Audits

05/29/2025

IaHIMA Members! Take Action!

AHIMA has re-endorsed the bipartisan, Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2025 (HR 3514/ S 1816) just reintroduced into the 119th Congress.

This legislation would:

· Establish an electronic prior authorization process for MA plans including standardization for transactions and clinical attachments.

· Increase transparency around MA prior authorization requirements and its use.

· Clarify HHS’ authority to establish timeframes for e-prior authorization requests including expedited determinations, real-time decisions for routinely approved items and services, and other prior authorization requests.

· Expand beneficiary protections to improve enrollee experiences and outcomes.

· Require HHS and other agencies to report to Congress on program integrity efforts and other ways to further improve the e-PA process.

Please take a moment to participate in the Seniors' Act campaign in the AHIMA Action Center by asking your Senators and Representatives to endorse this legislation.

Thank you for your help in raising awareness for this critical piece of legislation.

We use our understanding of the nuances of healthcare, technology, and business to advocate for legislation and regulation in healthcare & health data issues. Use your voice to be a catalyst of change for these issues.

05/29/2025

Where do you go — or who do you turn to — when you have coding questions you can’t figure out on your own?

I’m curious what resources, tools, or communities others rely on. Do you prefer coding books, websites, forums, or specific colleagues/mentors?

05/21/2025

Please join us in congratulating and welcoming our new and returning board members - https://champ.ly/nefDhIjU
Director: Shari Good, RHIT
Nominating Committee: Stacy Oakland, RHIT
Advocacy Director: Gayla Smith, RHIT

05/20/2025

Did you catch the article in AHIMA SmartBrief on May 9?
It’s called “How the MATCH IT Act Aims to Reduce Patient Misidentification” by Jill McKeon, and it’s a must-read.

The article breaks down how the MATCH IT Act—recently reintroduced in Congress—could help fix ongoing issues with patient misidentification. Duplicate records, mismatched info, and claim denials are still major problems in healthcare, costing systems billions and putting patients at risk. This bill would help by setting national standards for how we define and track patient matching and improving data quality across health IT systems.

AHIMA and other members of the Patient ID Now coalition are backing the bill—and now is the time to take action. AHIMA has made it easy for us to raise our voices and support this legislation.

Take action on the AHIMA website here: Advocacy at AHIMA https://www.ahima.org/advocacy/take-action/

Let’s help move the needle on patient safety and data integrity!

We use our understanding of the nuances of healthcare, technology, and business to advocate for legislation and regulation in healthcare & health data issues. Use your voice to be a catalyst of change for these issues.

05/05/2025

Eligible voting members of IaHIMA, we invite you to participate in the IaHIMA Board election. The election will run until 5/16/25. Go to https://tinyurl.com/46dut6hw.

04/21/2025

Hello Health Information Professionals,

Happy HIP Week!

This week is all about you — the dedicated, detail-driven, and often unsung heroes who keep the heart of healthcare beating. Whether you're ensuring accurate records, protecting patient privacy, or supporting quality care through your work, your impact is felt every single day.

Your commitment to excellence, integrity, and innovation helps improve outcomes, empower patients, and keep everything running behind the scenes. That’s no small feat — and it absolutely deserves to be celebrated.

Take a moment this week to recognize how important your role is in the bigger picture. YOU are a HIP — and that’s something to be proud of!

Thank you for everything you do.

With appreciation,

IaHIMA Board of Directors

Happy Health Information Professionals Week!

We are proud to celebrate you, the superheroes of health information, during Health Information Professionals Week! This week, and always, we honor and recognize your hard work to ensure health data is accurate, complete, and available to patients and clinicians. It is your commitment to improving patient outcomes, streamlining processes, and safeguarding sensitive health information that improves and transforms healthcare.

Wishing you a happy HIP Week!

Looking for ways to celebrate HIP Week with your organization? View our HIP Week Celebration Toolkit: https://hubs.la/Q03j27260

04/13/2025

Every year during our Annual Meeting, we hold a Silent Auction. The money raised from this funds our scholarships! So thank you to our donors, and our Iowa hospitals who helped put these packages together. We truly had some great items to bid on!

Thank you to everyone who bid on the items as well!