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HIM RHIA / RHIT Exam Review Workshop

Friday and Saturday, June 7-8, 2013
Texas State University-San Marcos
Health Professions Building, Room 215-B

Registration Fee:     $175.00 if you pre-register by May 31, 2013 (payment received)
                                   $200.00 to register at the door

Click here to register for this workshop.


Speakers:  Texas State HIM Department Faculty

Schedule:

Friday, June 7
8:15 – 5:00
Topics to include preparing to take the exam and reviews of management/supervision, statistics/research, health data content and structure, coding/classification/reimbursement, and quality improvement
 
Saturday, June 8
8:00 – 12:00
Topics to include review of legal aspects, information technology and more about taking the exam
 

Materials: You will need to bring your code books and a calculator to fully participate in the review. 

 
Handouts: You will receive a binder of faclty-prepared review material.
 
Breaks will be provided.
 
Lunch will be on your own.
 

For more information contact: him-dept@txstate.edu

HIM Associate Professor Named Fellow of National Association

Jackie Moczygemba

Jackie Moczygemba MBA, RHIA, FAHIMA, Associate Professor in Health Information Management, was recently added to the ranks of the Fellows of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA). The Fellowship Program, which began in 2001, was put in place to recognize AHIMA members who make significant and sustained contributions to the profession.  Ms. Moczygemba was among the fellows recently recognized at the AHIMA National Convention in Chicago. Individuals who earn fellowship may use the designation Fellow of the American Health Information Management Association (FAHIMA), and their names will be maintained in the AHIMA Registry of Fellows.

HIM Assistant Professor Receives National Research Award

Susan Fenton

Dr. Susan H. Fenton, RHIA, FAHIMA, received the American Health Information Management Association’s 2012 Triumph Award for Research on October 1, 2012 at the AHIMA Convention in Chicago, IL.  This research award honors those who have made an outstanding contribution to original and applied HIM research.

Dr. Fenton was nominated for this award by her colleagues who noted that “Dr. Fenton has made tremendous contributions to advancing HIM research and fostering new generations of researchers within the HIM community.”  Since joining Texas State University, Dr. Fenton has received two major grants, the Professional and University Resources for Health Information Technology (PURE-HIT) grant for $5.4 million from the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the National Coordinator; and a $1.3 million Wagner-Peyser grant from the Governor of Texas Office to conduct a Health Information Technology Statewide Workforce Needs Assessment.   Dr. Fenton also leads the AHIMA Foundation Research Bootcamp, providing a framework for HIM professionals and educators to learn grant-writing skills.

Dr. Susan Fenton at White House Town Hall meeting in Washington D.C.HIM Faculty Invited to Washington D.C.

Dr. Susan H. Fenton, RHIA, FAHIMA, Assistant Professor in the Health Information Management Department, was invited to attend a White House Town Hall discussion titled “How HIT can Improve Quality Patient Health”  in Washington D. C. on Tuesday, June 19, 2012. Participating in the Town Hall were Cecilia Munoz, Director of the White House Domestic Policy Council, Dr. Farzad Mostashari, National Coordinator for HIT, and Liz Fowler, Special Assistant to the President for Healthcare and Economic Policy.

May 2012 HIM graduates

May 2012 Graduation

Here are some of the 2012 HIM graduates.

2012 HIM Spring Convention2012 HIM Spring Convention 

The 2012 HIM Spring Conference in April was a great success.  Our thanks to our speakers for sharing their expertise  on Health Information Exchange, Telemedicine, Clinical Data Warehouses, ICD-10, and Entrepreneurism.  Thank you also to our lunch sponsor CliniWorks, one of the leading companies in extracting data from electronic medical records.  Send your e-mail address to him-dept@txstate.edu to be put on the mailing list for this annual conference
 

 

HIM faculty and foreign exchange student HIM Student/Faculty Foreign Exchange Program

A formal student/faculty exchange agreement has been finalized between the Texas State HIM Department and  Fashhochschule Hannover (FHH) Univeristy of Applied Sciences and Arts in Hannover, Germany. This agreement provides the opportunity for both HIM faculty and student exchange opportunities between the two universities. Texas State faculty Sue Biedermann, Chair & Associate Professor, and Kim Murphy-Abdouch, Clinical Assistant Professor, traveled to Hannover in October 2011 to meet with faculty and staff there to discuss the exchange opportunities and to provide initial lectures to various groups of students, faculty, and staff.

Foreign exchange student, Lena Robbel Foreign Exchange Student

Lena Roebbel, a FHH student, is attending Texas State this spring enrolled in courses in the HIM Department and is living in Jackson Hall. At FHH, Lena is studying Medical Information Management, and will return to her studies in Hannover after the Spring semester. Three Texas State students are scheduled to attend classes at FHH in Hannover during Summer I, 2012.

Dr. Susan Fenton of the HIM DepartmentHIM Assistant Professor Named Fellow of National Association

Dr. Susan H. Fenton, RHIA, FAHIMA, Assistant Professor in Health Information Management, was recently added to the ranks of the Fellows of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA). The Fellowship Program, which began in 2001, was put in place to recognize AHIMA members who make significant and sustained contributions to the profession.  Dr. Fenton was among the fellows recently recognized at the AHIMA National Convention. Individuals who earn fellowship may use the designation Fellow of the American Health Information Management Association (FAHIMA), and their names will be maintained in the AHIMA Registry of Fellows.

 

Faculty at the 83rd AHIMA Convention83rd AHIMA Convention

Faculty and colleagues from across Texas enjoy networking and attending educational sessions at the 83rd AHIMA Convention and Exhibit in Salt Lake City, UT.

HIM faculty at the Texas HIT Summit in Dallas, Texas. Texas HIT Summit

Susan Fenton and Kim Murphy-Abdouch, HIM faculty, recently met with HIM graduate certificate students at the Texas HIT Summit in Dallas, Texas.

Article published by recent graduate of the HIM Graduate Certificate: 

Eric Weaver, one of the students in the first cohort in the HIM Graduate Certificate Program, recently had an article published in the August 2011 issue of the MGMA Connexion.  The article, Will the rush to EHRs harm patients?  Can be accessed at the following link: tmp/fckeditor/222fc228-da32-11e0-a323-05a72aeeb8f0/MGMA Connexion magazine - August 2011 - Discourse.pdf                 
 

 

For previous news items go to the HIM Archives.

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