Congratulations to the following award nominees who exemplify AHDI’s goals for high-integrity impact on the healthcare documentation industry:

ADVOCATE OF THE YEAR
Laura Bryan, CMT, AHDI-F
Kathy Muelker, CMT
Lynette Shipp, CMT, AHDI-F

EMPLOYER OF THE YEAR
Amphion Medical Solutions
Transcription Relief Services (TRS)

EXCELLENCE IN CREDENTIALING
Carol Clark, CMT
Tammy Moore, CMT, AHDI-F

INNOVATION THROUGH TECHNOLOGY
Laura Bryan, CMT, AHDI-F
Scott Faulkner

MEMBER OF THE YEAR
Dianna Hall, CMT, AHDI-F
Pati Howard, CMT, AHDI-F
Kathy Muelker, CMT
Jeanne Nienhuis

MEMBERSHIP IMPACT
Capital Chapter
Pennsylvania Association for Healthcare Documentation Integrity
Wisconsin/Minnesota Association for Healthcare Documentation Integrity

RISING STAR
Kim Boyce
Judi Freeman
Kristy Gower
Allison Jaeger
Susan Keane-Ruth

Winners will be announced live at the Integrity Awards Red Carpet Event at ACE 2009 in Nashville, Tennessee (August 2, 2009).

If you have visited the AHDI website over the last few days, you’ve probably our transition to Personify, our new association management system, including changes in layout and functionality. You may also have encountered access errors and technical glitches. We apologize for the inconvenience as we work to address these issues and ensure the most dynamic online user experience for our members and guests. Please feel free to contact us if you encounter difficulties that prevent you from registering or interacting appropriately with our website (ahdi@ahdionline.org)

AHDI will be hosting two candidate webinars in the month of July. Registration is free for members to attend the debates. View the 2009 Candidate web page.

First Webinar
Was held 7/13/2009 (Monday)

Second Webinar
Date: 7/21/2009 (Tuesday)
Time: 4:00 p.m. PDT/7:00 P.M. EDT
Topics: (1) Membership Recruiting/Retention, (2) Governance/Components, (3) Platform issues, and (4) Personal Contributions
Reserve Your Seat Now

If you’re an ACE veteran willing to mentor a first-time attendee, we could use your expertise and insight. Mentoring involves getting connected to your first-timer prior to the convention, answering any questions about event preparation and logistics, and meeting up with your first-timer on site to help him/her plug in to the convention and to association life. Please email Lea Sims (lsims@ahdionline.org) if you are willing to serve in this capacity for ACE’09 in Nashville.

If you are an ACE first-time attendee and would like to be partnered with a mentor, please contact Lea Sims at the email address above. Mentors will not be assigned on site.

The annual face-to-face meeting of the House of Delegates will be held on Wednesday, July 29, in Nashville. The meeting begins at 8 a.m. and ends at 5 p.m. We have a packed agenda of association business items and educational presentations planned throughout the day.

New to this year’s agenda will be over two hours in the afternoon devoted to reveal some of the excellent work that has been done by a few of our component associations to accomplish our national initiatives. Representatives from these component associations will talk about which of the initiatives they chose, why they picked that one, how they did it, and what they gained from it. There will also be an opportunity for questions, as others can learn from the experiences that are shared.

We firmly believe that participation in national initiatives not only serves the national association in accomplishing important established goals, but that when this commitment involves our grassroots members it can unite the component association membership with a greater focus and purpose.

If you’re in Nashville on July 29, or arriving that day, come and join us at the HOD meeting—where you will see volunteers in action!

The AHDI group rate of $161 per night has been extended to Wednesday, July 8, 2009! Act now to reserve your room and take advantage of this significantly discounted rate. If you miss out on this special offer, you may be paying up to $264 per night!

Reserve your room through the link below or by phone. If reserving by phone, be sure to reference the code: “N-AAMT” to receive the AHDI group rate. If you are considering sharing a room, take advantage of our room-share program. Jacque Taylor, AHDI-F, has graciously volunteered to match up attendees. You could potentially stay for $80 a night at this four-star resort! Nothing can beat that price. Contact Jacque via email at taylor.jacque@gmail.com to find a roommate.

Reserve Hotel Room Now—Reserve your room to ensure the “AHDI” group rate of $161 (single/double occupancy).

Reserve by phone: Call the hotel toll free at 888-777-6779 and request the “N-AAMT” group rate.

If you are still undecided about attending, have a look at the ACE 2009 Interactive Schedule At-A-Glance to find detailed session overviews and speaker bios.