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How do I
become a member of IHIMA?
If you would like to become a member of IHIMA, you will
first have to join as a member of our national organization
AHIMA (American Health Information Management Association).
You can find out more information about joining AHIMA at
http://www.ahima.org/membership or you can go to
http://www.ahima.org/directory to find a list of
contacts for the AHIMA organization.
Once you are a member of AHIMA, go to
www.ahima.org
and then click on the tab labeled Update Profile. You will
log-in with your AHIMA membership number and the assigned
password. The first letter of your password will be
capitalized if using the default AHIMA password (your last
name), otherwise it will be entered just as it was when
setting up your profile. In your Profile on the About Me
tab, there should be a field labeled State Association. That
is where you will need to select NC to be sure you are a
part of our state association.
How do I receive updates and notices from IHIMA?
If you go to
www.ahima.org
and then click the link at the top of the page to Update My
Profile, it will take you to a log-in screen where you will
enter the same information to log-in to the main AHIMA site.
Once logged in for your profile information, go to the
Communication Preferences tab. You will see options for
selecting contact. Under the CSA (Component State
Association) Selections heading select Yes or No for contact
by e-mail, phone, or fax. They all default to "No" for each
AHIMA member so you have to change certain ones to "Yes" to
get those communications.
What is the AHIMA CoP, how do I join/remove a community, and
how do I receive updates from the AHIMA CoP?
Log-in to the AHIMA website (from the main page - not
from Update Profile), you will be taken to a screen with a
lot of links, you will click on a link labeled Communities
of Practice. This will take you to your personal page. All
communities that you have joined will show as a link at the
bottom of the page. You would then click on Indiana to go to
the Indiana CoP or AHIMA to go to the main AHIMA CoP. There
are communities for states, job interests, students, recent
graduates, HIM disciplines, and for types of AHIMA
volunteers. The communities allow you to chat with other HIM
professionals all over the US and to find information
related to HIM.
If you are not a member of the Indiana CoP, on your personal
page will be a passport icon labeled "Join/Visit
Communities". You would click on that icon, it will take you
to an alphabetical list of communities to join, you will
find Indiana under "I", put a check mark in the Join column
next to the community name, and then click the Join
Communities button at the bottom of the page. This will add
the link for this community to your personal page. There are
many other communities to choose from, look though the
choices to find one that is meaningful to you.
To remove a community, click on the link labeled
“Unsubscribe” in the My Communities header on your Personal
Page of the CoP. A list of the communities that you are
currently a member of will come up on the screen, click on
the box next to each community name in the "Unsubscribe"
column and then click the "Unsubscribe" button at the bottom
of the screen. This will remove you as a member from the
selected communities and will remove the link to that
community from your Personal Page on the CoP.
To manage your communications from the Communities of
Practice, on your Personal Page, there should be a link at
the top called "Notification Management", click on that link
and select your communication preferences for all of the
communities that you are a member of on the AHIMA CoP.
Everything is defaulted to "Don't Notify". If you want to
change your communication preferences for a single CoP,
click on the link to that CoP, once in the community there
should be a link at the top called "Notifications", you can
click on this link to setup notifications for that specific
CoP, and you would then click the Set Notifications button
at the bottom to save your changes.
Why does my password no longer work for the AHIMA website?
Remember: Your password is now CASE SENSITIVE so if you
are using the default password, the first letter will be
capitalized. Your initial password for the AHIMA website is
your last name or if you have gotten married recently...it
would be your maiden name. The password will be just as it
is entered in your profile if it has been changed from the
initial password. If you still cannot gain access, please
click on the "I Forgot My Password" link on the main AHIMA
page (www.ahima.org).
Who do I contact if I have problems with the AHIMA website
or the AHIMA CoP?
If you have a technical issue with the AHIMA website, you
can send an e-mail to
info@ahima.org for assistance. This website has help
materials for the AHIMA site if you need further assistance
http://www.ahima.org/help/index.asp.
How do I
go about finding a mentor?
The student is responsible for selecting a mentor. It is
advisable to select a mentor in the area of study that you
would like to go in to for the HIM Industry.
The Student Mentor Program was established in 2003 to give
AHIMA students a method to get assistance from qualified HIM
professionals. There is a Mentor contact list on the Student
Community of Practice on the AHIMA website under Community
Resources. Each mentor should have a phone number and e-mail
address listed so that a student may contact them for
assistance. There is also a small description of each member
and their area of expertise so you can make a more specific
selection in the HIM professional you would like to work
with.
You should get a response from an AHIMA mentor within 3
business days. However, keep in mind, these are busy HIM
professionals and their responsibilities might not allow
them to respond to your request right away. If the person
you chose has not responded within a week, choose another
person on the list. The AHIMA mentor begins responsibilities
on September 1st of each year and their “term” goes to
September 1st of the next year. The mentor can continue to
help students for as long as they would like to do so.
If you have any questions about a mentor or would like to
volunteer to become a mentor through AHIMA, send an e-mail
to
StudentConnections@ahima.org to get more information. If
you can not find an "official" mentor through AHIMA to meet
your needs or you would like assistance from someone
locally, you can contact the Central Officer Coordinator at
centraloffice@ihima.org
How do I
run for an AHIMA position?
To run for an AHIMA elected position or to nominate
someone else, you must complete the online Application to
Serve. Link:
http://www.ahima.org/directory/vsapptoserve.asp. To be
considered to serve, you must complete the application. The
deadline for AHIMA elected positions and nomination forms is
in January. The deadline for volunteer committees is in
October.
How do I run for an IHIMA position or register to volunteer?
Click on the Volunteer link on the IHIMA web page and
fill out the form. You will be contacted.
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