Tag: American Health Information Management Association

College of Health Professions Celebrates Health Information Professionals Week

Written by Amber Carter

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Clinical Care

The 31st-annual Health Information Professionals (HIP) Week runs October 11-17. The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) celebrates health information professionals during the week with activities in their organizations and the community to raise awareness of the important work they perform. “As our health care ecosystem continues to evolve, health information professionals remain committed to… Read More

HIIM Student Hopes to Break Down Barriers to Quality Health Care

Written by Jackie Denton

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EducationPublic Service

Tamika Douglas, a student in Health Informatics and Information Management (HIIM) at UTHSC, considers herself a community activist. She is breaking down barriers as a volunteer for the Music City Riders United, a union group that advocates for bus riders, bus drivers, and mechanics in Nashville. She has spent more than 150 volunteer hours doing… Read More

UTHSC HIIM Student Among First Cohort of Sponsored Student Ambassadors for National Convention

Written by Jackie Denton

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Education

Tamika Douglas, a student in the Health Informatics and Information Management (HIIM) Program in the College of Health Professions at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, was one of 25 students in the country selected as a student ambassador for the recent American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) convention and exhibit recently held in… Read More

Reynolds Elected to the Commission on Certification for Health Informatics and Information Management

Written by Amber Carter

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Clinical CareEducation

Rebecca Reynolds, EdD, RHIA, CHPS, chair and professor of the Department of Health Informatics and Information Management and privacy coordinator in the College of Health Professions at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), has been elected to serve on the Commission on Certification for Health Informatics and Information Management (CCHIIM), beginning in 2018.… Read More