CHIMA Membership

1
CHIMA Membership Continuing Education (CPE)
Credits

• Coding Quality Task Force Workshop
• Friday, September 22, 2006
• London, Ontario
• Tamara Stefanits, CCHRA (C)
• Director, Corporate Services

2
Presentation Outline

• Mission -Vision -Values
• Strategic Directions
• 3 Domains of Practice
• Name Change (College/Profession)
• NOC/Census
• Certification/Credentialing
• Academic Changes Standards
• Membership
• Mandatory CPE Credits
• PPeAT/CoP
• Other Initiatives
• Academics-Membership-CPE

3
CHIMA - Mission Vision Values

• MISSION
• Professionals contributing to health and
  wellness by leading, promoting and ensuring
  excellence in information and knowledge
  management.

4
CHIMA- Mission Vision Values contd

• VISION
• Innovative leaders in health information
  management.
• VALUES
• Integrity
• Respect
• Ethical conduct
• Accountability

5
CHIMA-Strategic Directions

• Provide Education Standards and Certification
• Increase Provision of Membership Programs and
  Services
• Promote Health Information Management Expertise
• Maintain Viability of the Association

6
CHIMA 3 Domains of Practice

• E-HIM
• The transition to the electronic health record
  the paper, hybrid record, E.H.R.
• Telehealth
• Data Data Quality
• Data collection coding and quality assurance
• Interpretation and analysis of health data
• Privacy
• Patient access to health information
• Security and confidentiality

7
Association College Name

• Canadian Health Information Management
  Association (CHIMA) - 2003
• College currently undergoing a name change to
  become the Canadian College of Health
  Information Management (CCHIM) -AGM June 2006
• The Canadian Health Information Management
  Association (CHIMA) and the Canadian College of
  Health Record Administrators (CCHRA)/Canadian
  College of Health Information Management
  (CCHIM) operate as one organization, under the
  acronym CHIMA.

8
Individual Professional Name

• 1979
• Health Record Administrator (HRA)
• Health Record Technician (HRT)
• 2004
• Health Information Management Professional (HIM
  Professional)

9
Certification / Credentialing

• Both credentials ( C ) and ( A ) are valid and
  continue to be recognized
• Credential can only be used if
• Member in good standing with CHIMA (Annual dues
  paid)
• Mandatory Credentialing in place
• Members not in good standing will be struck from
  the Register and notified in writing

10
National Occupational Code (NOC)

• Our profession categorized in a clerical code
  1413 - Records Management /Filing Clerks
• CHIMA met with HRSDC in September 05
• All reference to coding classification functions
  and CHIMA have been removed
• Temporarily reassigned to 1122 Professional
  Occupations in Business Services to Management

11
Statistics Canada Census 2006

• Census Day - May 16, 2006
• Critical to complete the census questions
  appropriately
• Final determination of the HIM professional NOC
  will be made based on census findings

12
Academic Changes

• Diploma and Degree Profession
• 2 year College (diploma)
• 4 year degree or 2 2
• Upon successful completion from a
  CHIMA-recognized academic institution, qualify to
  challenge the CHIMA National Certification Exam.

13
Academic Standards

• CHIMA the College through the Council on
  Education (COE) set the learning outcomes for our
  profession
• Diploma (College) curriculum LOHIM Learning
  Outcomes for Health Information Management
• Degree curriculum Guide to Baccalaureate
• Recognition and Re-recognition of Academic
  Centres.

14
Why Be A Member?

• Now more than any other time, HIM Professionals
  need an organized body to ensure that the
  interests and concerns of the profession are
  effectively addressed.   As a member of CHIMA,
  you
• Support professional advocacy initiatives
• Stay informed on current national issues related
  to HIM practice
• Access professional development and employment
  opportunities
• Network with other HIM Professionals either in
  the same domain of practice or in one of the
  other domains of practice
• Get a members-only price on continuing education
  workshops and conferences
• Get advice on workplace issues
• Can use your professional credentials
• Can assure your employer that you are a
  professional and hold true to the CHIMA Code of
  Ethics
• Support the national professional college which
  not only certifies HIM programs across Canada it
  also ensures these recognized programs teach to
  set entry-level HIM practice standards.

15
Membership CONSEQUENCES OF RESIGNATION

• Membership in CHIMA has always been
  mandatory from a College and Association
  perspective.
• Not a current member of CHIMA Not eligible
  to use the professional credential or
  designation.
• To date, non-members have not been removed
  from the College register, however with the
  implementation of mandatory continuing
  professional education (CPE) credits we
  will be enforcing long-standing bylaws. Your
  name will be removed from the college register
  for 2007 and until reinstatement occurs.

16
Membership

• gt 3,000 Members and Growing
• Membership Categories
• Active
• Inactive (under review)
• Student
• Affiliate

17
Mandatory CPE Credits

• Confirmed by the Board June 2005
• Process developed by COE
• Mandatory CPE is a relevant way to demonstrate
  continuing competence within a profession
  professional self-regulation by college (like
  other allied healthcare professionals)
• Start date September 2006 (but can go retroactive
  to September 2005)

18
Mandatory CPE Credit Sessions

• HIM professional association education programs
  and activities
• Formal HIM-related education programs of study
• Other association/vendor educational
  sessions/workshops/user groups on topics relevant
  to HIM
• Informal (including facility-specific) education
  programs related to HIM
• Professional and Association promotional
  activities specific to HIM
• Activities related to CHIMA recognized HIM
  programs
• Publication/Presentation of material relevant to
  HIM
• Association or related committees relevant to HIM
  
• Other non-HIM related activities (max. 20
  content- 7 credits - in 3 year cycle)

19
CPE Information

• www.echima.ca
• Education CPE
• CPE Seminars Workshops
• Mandatory CPE Credits Policy
• FAQ section
• Core HIM areas
• or contact
• Kelly Abrams, Director Education Prof. Practice
  kelly.abrams_at_echima.ca

20

• PPeAT CoP
• Partnership with Ontario MOHLTC OHIMA in the
  development of nine online coding education
  modules and a Communities of Practice (CoP)
• Initial implementation in Ontario then role out
  across Canada

21

• Other Initiatives
• Long Range Planning
• White Paper on Capacity
• North American Strategy
• International (IFHRO) Strategy

22
In closingAcademics-Membership-CPE

• Leaders in the management of Health Information
• Valuable Recognized Partner (professional
  resource) in the delivery of Quality Healthcare
• Advocate for Health Policy
• Innovator in HIM Education
• Experts in Health Information Management

23

• We have Moved.
• 1404-148 Fullarton Street
• London, Ontario
• N6A 5P3
• Tel [phone] or
• 1-877-3-ECHIMA
• Fax [phone]
• Website www.echima.ca

24

• ?????????????
• Thank you for your time!