Dear Colleague,
Please join me in recognizing the outstanding work done every day by dedicated and compassionate Health Information Professionals (HIPs). We here at ICD10monitor, and Talk Ten Tuesdays extend our sincere appreciation to those healthcare workers who toil endlessly at their stations – either on the floor, bedside, or remotely, as so many operate these days.
The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) has declared that April 18 through April 24 is national Health Information Professionals Week.
Every day, in facilities ranging from small rural hospitals to large academic teaching facilities and health systems, these dedicated professionals are working to keep patient health information data accurate, secure, and most importantly, personal. Because when it’s personal, it’s relevant.
As part of our recognition of the importance of HIPs, please listen to HIP Voices, a podcast during which you’ll hear the stories of three dedicated professionals:
Thank you, and here’s to HIP Week!
Chuck Buck
Publisher of ICD10monitor
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HIP Week is here, and we celebrate the tireless contributions they make in the lives of patients and providers alike, especially now during the coronavirus era— a time when, unlike any before, the focus on data is intense. And thanks to the training and education provided by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), these dedicated professionals know how to keep patient health information data accurate, secure, and most importantly, personal. Because when it’s personal, it relevant. And that makes them relevant.
And now during HIP Week, when you subscribe to the annual ICD10monitor Educational Portal, you’ll receive the 13th month absolutely free. You can also share 12 months of superb educational content with a fellow colleague and get the 13th month free for your fellow worker.
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Now during HIP Week, you and your team will have access to new webcasts covering the most relevant and current issues, with new sessions being released every month.
For more information, check our website, give us a call, or send us an email, and mention “HIP Week.”
In the meantime, we will continue to work around the clock to ensure that our readers, listeners, and subscribers are informed on new developments, trends and are educated with the knowledge to uphold that data integrity.
Go HIP Week!
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