Get ready to attend the AHDI-West Conference & Advocacy Day, April 15-17, 2010, in Phoenix, Arizona because it’s going to be HOT – and I don’t mean the weather!
The conference will be held at the new Hilton Garden Inn-Phoenix Airport North, as well as a full day of sessions across the street at Gateway Community College.
AHDI-West will also be hosting a state Advocacy Day at the Arizona State Capitol on Thursday, April 15, 2010. A great opportunity to bring the message from the national level back to the state level following our trip to Washington, DC in March.
AHDI-West is partnering with AHDI to offer our members an opportunity to attend a Town Hall Meeting on Friday, April 16, 2010, from 9 a.m. to noon. The discussion will revolve around what members want from their association, what the trends are in healthcare documentation, and how to transition to this new environment that is emerging/evolving so quickly. This is the time to be thinking about what you want and what you can do to make it happen….and then join us for this important conversation.
Friday afternoon we have a workshop, “Healthcare Documentation in the 21st Century.” This will feature guest speakers on topics to include The Future of Documentation, Rules and Regulations, Speech Recognition Editing Tips, and Credentialing – Why Should We Do It?
Our Saturday line-up will include lots of excellent speakers. We also will have product demonstrations in the Computer Lab at the Gateway Community College (across the street from the hotel). What an exciting opportunity to see how things work!
It will be an exciting time to hear the news and the trends, meet up with friends and make new friends, and check out the newest products and books….you don’t want to miss it!
Opportunities for exhibitors, sponsors, and advertising in our program are NOW available. If interested, please contact Advertising.
Congratulations are in order for all of our awesome AHDI-West members who received their CMT and RMT credentials in 2009…
By Maggie Armbruster, CMT, AHDI-F
AHDI-West, Legislative Liaison
When I first got into advocacy, it was for reasons other than my understanding of government doings or that I felt I had a pressing need to go to the legislators with a message. I attended for the mere reason that I wanted to go to Sacramento with my friend, Sandy, for the experience of being in Sacramento. I knew I had to go to the capitol and participate, and maybe learn something; however, I was hoping we’d finish up that …
We’ve all been glued to our televisions this past 2 weeks, watching the disaster in Haiti unfold. It’s been incredible to watch the devastation, the rush to help the survivors, the incredible spirit of the Haitian people. I watched one woman who was buried alive and stuck for 36 hours before they got her out. Her husband waited the whole time, believing she was alive and focusing efforts to get her out. And when she was finally evacuated from the building, she sang a song of thankfulness.
Then I watched Anderson …
Join us for a Webinar on February 16, 2010
Time: 4 to 5 p.m. PST
Join Sandy Shumaker and Maggie Armbruster, Co-Chairs of the AHDI-West Advocacy Focus Group, in an informational webinar called ‘Advocacy for Beginners’. Sandy and Maggie will provide details regarding state advocacy, as well as national advocacy, the importance of advocacy, and the fun they have had volunteering for this cause. Advocacy is for everyone – whether you travel with the group for profession and fun, or stay put and provide information to our elected …
By Sandy Shumaker, CMT, AHDI-F
AHDI-West Legislative Liaison
Over the last year, fellow MTs have asked me this question often with regard to Advocacy and to be perfectly honest, I’m not quite sure. One day, I was registering for the annual California state meeting in Sacramento and the next, I’m advocating for our profession in Washington DC. Quite a stretch for an MT from Glendora, CA! But thinking back, perhaps it was a very logical step and one that needed to be taken on my part.
It was February 2009 …
