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Do you know an outstanding Health Information
Management professional who deserves recognition? If so, please
take a moment to NOMINATE that special person for an IHIMA
Achievement Award.
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Credentialed member in good standing with
IHIMA.
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If retired, credentialed member must have
been in good standing upon retirement.
The following two awards are offered to the
IHIMA membership. Award recipients will be honored during the
recognition luncheon at the IHIMA Annual Meeting.
As IHIMA's highest honor, this award has
been established to recognize a member of our Association
who has demonstrated, throughout their career, exceptional
service and leadership to IHIMA.
Guidelines
This award is designed to recognize
outstanding achievements and leadership in a specialized
area of our profession, or to recognize an individual who
exemplifies excellence in Health Information Management by
bringing credit to the Association and our professional
community. Criteria for selection includes any of the
following:
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Publication(s) in a recognized
professional textbook or journal;
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Presentation or publication of research
findings related to a HIM initiative;
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Recognized as a resource person through
consultation to others in the HIM field;
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Presentation of HIM-related topics at
seminars, etc.;
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Development or refinement of a
professional theory or technique related to HIM;
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Participation in clinical/professional
education of HIM students.
Guidelines
The Rising Star Award recognizes and encourages the best of
the fresh new talent being trained in health information
administration or health information technology
degree-granting programs in the state of Indiana. It honors
a gifted student or promising new professional who embodies
great hope as we look to the future of the HIM profession.
Qualifications
Qualified individuals are a) students enrolled at the time
of nomination in a CAHIIM accredited HIA or HIT degree
program in the state of Indiana, or b) who have graduated
from a CAHIIM accredited HIA or HIT degree program in the
state of Indiana in the last three months; or c) HIM
professionals who have been credentialed within the last
seven years. Nominees should be an active IHIMA member or
student member. Nominees must demonstrate significant
potential for future leadership, innovation, creativity, and
administrative capacity.
Potential sources for nominees include the following: CAHIIM
accredited HIA degree program enrolled students in
the state of Indiana, CAHIIM accredited HIT degree program
enrolled students in the state of Indiana, newly
graduated HIA and/ or HIT students, HIM credentialed
professionals who have distinguished themselves as leaders,
Fellows, State Leaders (Indiana) and ACE members.
Guidelines
Nomination criteria for this award include the following:
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Willingness to change tradition, take risks, think critically and to lead others
in these processes
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Exceptional problem-solving ability with the capacity to envision the “big
picture” in health information management and to make decisions accordingly
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Demonstrates excellence in the management of personnel, finances, or information
systems
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Demonstrates commitment to the HIM profession through active participation in
the state of Indiana, including regional level HIM activities-especially those
that promote HIM education
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Supports the mission and vision of IHIMA by helping to promote HIM professionals
by advancing best practices through education, professional development,
leadership, advocacy, and communication
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