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MHIMA NEWS
December, 2010
MHIMA NEWS
Message from our President
Shelley Emerson, CHIM
MHIMA 2010-11 President
Inside this issue:
CHIMA Conference
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CPE Tracking tool
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More Introductions
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More Introductions
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Conflict of Interest
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Retention
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Membership Reimbursement
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Laughter is good
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More News
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Task Force
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CHIMA/3M Award
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As I step into the role of President it will be a pleasure keeping you informed of the
changes and opportunities that
face Health Information Management Professionals. Let me
start by introducing myself. I
am a Health Information Management Professional and am
proud to say that I have been in
the profession for 20 years. I
graduated from the Health Record Technician program at
Red River College in 1990. I
am currently employed at
Seven Regions Health Centre
in Gladstone as a Health Information Management Professional. Employed in a small
facility my roles include patient
registration, data quality, transcription, coding, onsite privacy officer, onsite IT coordinator, and regional dictation
system administrator.
I hope you enjoy reading
through this publication. I
would like to remind you that
you don’t have to be part of the
executive to submit articles.
MHIMA News is for sharing.
HIM professionals benefit from
an Association that addresses
the interests and the concerns
of the profession. When a
member's values and vision are
aligned with those of the association's, there can be a true
partnership that leads to success. To be motivated and successful, MHIMA must have a
clear and compelling vision of
what it is we are trying to create as a result of our efforts.
Who and what do we want to
be, and how are we going to
get there? In other words, in
order to succeed we need to
hear from all our members and
work together!
I also look forward to working
with the executive and committee members this upcoming
year.
“Striving for success without
hard work is like trying to harvest where you haven't
planted."
Bonnie Adamson
President-Elect
Sharon Klos, CHIM
President-Elect
I graduated from the HIT program at Red River in 1998 and
since then have held coding
technologist positions at the
Grace, Concordia and St. Boniface Hospitals. My current position is the supervisor of Coding and Data Quality in Health
Information Services at St.
Boniface Hospital.
On a personal note, on October
15th at 10:15am, I became a
first time mom. My husband
Mike and I welcomed a beautiful healthy baby boy, Colin
Curtis Klos weighing 6lb 14oz
and 19 inches long. I am very
much enjoying every minute of
motherhood and looking forward to spending the year at
home with my new bundle of
joy.
I have previously sat on the
programs and education committee, president elect, president, past president/ nominations and member at large for
MHIMA. I look forward to
once again hold the position as
president when I return from
mat leave in October 2011.
Charting your Course in Changing Winds
Shelley Emerson, CHIM
MHIMA President
In June I was fortunate to have the opportunity to represent our members at the CHIMA Conference in
Halifax, NS from June 9th – June 12th .
On the 9th I attended the NHIMA meeting where all of the Provincial Health Information Management
Association presidents met in person. This was the fourth meeting, the other three were by
teleconference throughout the year. It was a great opportunity to meet everyone in person to discuss
accomplishments and various issues that each provincial association is facing. The main discussion was
around trying to recruit and retain members both at the Provincial and National level as our Associations
need to exist to advance our profession.
The theme for this year’s Conference and AGM was “Charting Your Course in Changing Winds” ~ very
suiting indeed I might add as it definitely sums up our future as Health Information Management
Professionals……with the increasing use of technology and accumulation of large amounts of data being
generated electronically, we are in a unique position to utilize our knowledge and skills and we need to
be ready to move forward with the changes.
The Conference started off with a motivational speaker ~“This would be Funny…if it wasn’t Happening
to Me! ….How to Embrace Change with Enthusiasm and Vigor”.
Other topics included ”Building an Electronic Health Record: A provincial perspective on the uphill battle
to improving the health system in Canada”, “Charting the Electronic Health Record Journey for the
Federal Healthcare Partnership”, and Medical Identity Theft just to name a few, along with other
various informative topics relevant to the HIM Profession.
The AGM was conducted on the first day of the Conference opposed to the other years, when it was the
last day. Unfortunately (hate to be the bearer of bad news ) a motion was passed by the majority of
the delegates for a 5% Membership fee increase for 2011/12 in order to maintain viability to sustain our
profession and CHIMA’s future. Updates regarding the CPE Credit program were also reviewed and the
first audit cycle will be starting this year, further information will be provided to members in the near
future. CHIMA has also started working on an electronic CPE tracking tool which was demonstrated at
the Conference that will allow CHIMA members to track their CPE credits online and will streamline the
audit process. This is now available for members, after logging into the CHIMA website, select CPE
Tracking System and follow the instructions.
This year the Provincial Associations were asked to present at the CHIMA Conference as to “what is
happening in our regions”. The Western Region (BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan) presented on Data
Quality. Central Region (Manitoba and Ontario) – presented on Privacy. The Eastern Region ( Nova
Scotia, New Brunswick and Newfoundland) presented on the involvement of the HIM Professional in the
H1N1 pandemic in Eastern Canada.
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We were allotted 15 minutes per Region and the presentation was done via power point. Nancy Walton
(OHIMA- Ontario president) and I reviewed how privacy has always been a part of the Health Information
Management Department, how we act as patient advocates in our roles to collect, use, disclose and maintain
records of personal health information, the challenges in a hospital setting and outside of a hospital setting,
faxing of personal health information, etc. We confirmed even though provinces have their own privacy
legislations, the roles of handling health information and privacy as a Health Information Management
Professional are very similar.
Halifax is a beautiful place to visit, if anyone has the opportunity to travel out east I recommend doing so, you
would not be disappointed….as quoted from Carol Atkinson’s, President of the Nova Scotia Health Information
Management Association (NSHIMA), opening speech “We are very happy to be your host here in
Halifax, Nova Scotia, and hope you get to enjoy our city situated on the second
largest ice-free natural harbour in the world. Life here revolves around the sea….”
and I must agree the hospitality was astounding. She further added “This year our theme is “Charting
Your Course in Changing Winds.” We can’t do anything about which way the wind
blows, there’s tailwinds, headwinds and sometimes a good storm to take us
completely off course. It’s not so much the direction of the wind but how we adjust
our sails.
Over the next two days we will share experiences and receive advice
from one another to help adjust the sails in changing winds…..Chart your course,
our forecast is clear sailing ahead!”
This Conference was a very rewarding and
worthwhile experience and I would like to thank MHIMA for the opportunity to represent and
participate in this great learning opportunity. I encourage all HIM Professionals to get involved with the
Association so that you too may someday experience the same.
“HIM Professionals can and are making a difference…lets hope for clearer sailing
ahead”
The electronic continuing professional education (CPE) tracking tool is now available for CHIMA members to input their CPE credits. The tracking tool is located in the Members Only section of the CHIMA website
(www.echima.ca).
As a certified HIM professional, you are required to obtain 36 credits over a three year cycle. The CPE tracking
tool will allow you to easily input and monitor your progress. All credit cycle information must be entered into the
system prior to your cycle deadline date.
The instructions on how to use the electronic CPE tracking tool are on the website. Please read carefully before you
use the tool.
For information on the CPE credit policy, please go to https://www.echima.ca/continuing-education.
For information on credit cycle start and end dates, please go to https://www.echima.ca/continuing-education/
submission-of-credits.
If you have any questions following review of the documentation, please contact Kelly Abrams at
kelly.abrams@echima.ca.
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MHIMA NEWS
MHIMA SECRETARY
Bev McIntyre, CHIM, has over 20 years of experience in the Health Information Management field including patient registration, utilization management, program assistant,
manager of Health Records and Health Information Services. Bev has previously
worked as a Clinic Manager for the Kildonan Medical Centre, an Academic Family
Medicine Residency Clinic within Seven Oaks General Hospital.
She is a certified Health Information Management professional and became the Provincial Health Records Manager for Manitoba Health in March 2008.
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MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE CHAIR
Anita Niemczyk, CHIM
Committee, please let me know and we will do our very best to accommodate those
This
ideas
is. my second year as Membership Chairperson for MHIMA. I took on the role
as I felt it would help me familiarize myself a bit with who our peers/colleagues are
in the Health Information world.
I have been employed with the North Eastman RHA at the Beausejour Hospital for
the past 16 years; starting out as the Admitting Clerk and now Health Information
Tech for the past 10 years. I am one of those who evolved from using typewriter
and carbon paper, and coding with a 10 lb book and a pencil! I have two awesome
kids and a husband of 14 years who keep me busy at home and we live on an acreage outside of Beausejour.
To date, there are 79 members with MHIMA. If you know of a co-worker who isn’t
a member, please encourage them to join. All fees and registration information can
be found on our website. The MHIMA fees are very modes, and being a member
gives the opportunity to network with other colleagues as well as it keeps us informed about changes and happenings in the Health Information Management field
MHIMA TREASURER
I received my HRT designation through distance education from the Canadian
Healthcare Association. I’ve been very fortunate as my career in health information
has taken me to various locations and positions throughout Manitoba. I have
worked as a Health Records clerk, Health Records Officer, Health Records Technician, Access & Privacy Coordinator, Health Information Coordinator, Registry Integrity Analyst and am currently the Health Information Services Manager for the North
Eastman Health Association.
Lynne Hallam, CHIM
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MHIMA NEWS
PROGRAMS AND EDUCATION COMMITTEE CHAIR
Eileen Oleski, CHIM
I grew up in Gilbert Plains,
Manitoba and moved to
Winnipeg after completed
high school. Health Information Management was
not my first choice of a
career path, in fact I
wanted to be a Dental Hygienist or a Psychiatric
nurse and as you already
know that never occurred.
I have had absolutely no
regrets that my career path
has been a Health Information Professional. I was
working at the Rehabilitation Centre for Children on
Wellington Crescent as a
nurses aide, when I was
approached by the Director
of the Centre if I would be
interested in replacing the
Health Record person.
What did I know about the
position, but I thought it
was a great opportunity. It
was at that time, that I embarked on the Health Record Technician course
through the Canadian Hos-
pital Association. I completed my program and
started my HRT career at
Seven Oaks Hospital. I
started off as the assembler
and Quantative Analyst,
moved into a coding position and later into the Stats
position before leaving to
a Supervisory position
with Cancer Care Manitoba. I was not there long
before I started my family
and once I had my family,
working full time was not
something I wanted to
continue. I worked part
time both at Grace Hospital and later returned to
Seven Oaks. In 1997 I
went back full time at
Seven Oaks as the Statistical Analyst and later
moved into the Manager of
Health Records & Information Services. In the
fall of 2003 I was seconded to Manitoba Health
to prepare the province for
the implementation of the
ICD-10-CA/CCI system,
which included training all
the HIM professionals in
the province with the new
abstracting and coding
tools. I left Manitoba
Health at the end of December 2007 to go to Red
River College to teach the
HIM course. My life has
been enriched by each one
of these wonderful experiences and I look back with
both admiration and pride
of our profession, where
we have been and where
we have come, and where
we still need to go.
In my spare time, I enjoy
curling and I have to admit
I am a TV reality junkie. I
have two grown children
who have both moved on
their own, so I am an
“empty nester”, except of
course for my husband and
our cocker spaniel, Sadie.
I look forward to this year
with a new group of students and to be part of the
association again. Of note,
we are planning to have a
fall conference rather than
a spring conference. This
will not only benefit our
current student class, but
those sites that struggle
each spring with meeting
deadlines.
I continued my education
over the years. I obtained
my Health Care Administration Certificate through
the University of Saskatchewan, Departmental
Management through the
Canadian Hospital Association and Health Care
Management through Red
River College, as well as
continuing my education,
such as CIHI workshops. I am currently enrolled in the Adult Education Certificate Program at
RRC.
If you have suggestions for
the Education/Program
Who is this precious
little onr?
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Newsletter Title
MEMBER AT LARGE
Gail Charlo, CHIM
Membership in
MHIMA is about
learning and growing
as part of a revitalized
health information
management
profession in a climate
of change.
Gail Charlo has worked in
the health information field
since 1979. Initially Gail
completed a Medical Transcription Course at Herzing
Institute, but soon after completed her HIM course
through the Canadian Health
Care Association. During this
time she worked at the Gimli
Hospital, and then moved to a
Coding /Audit position at
Seven Oaks General Hospital. During her time at Seven
Oaks, Gail attended evening
classes at Red River College
to complete her Health Care
Management certificate, and
her Business Administration
Diploma. During her last 6
years at Seven Oaks Hospital,
Gail was the Manager, of
Health Records Services.
During her time as a stay- athome mom for 4 years, Gail
had an inclination to enter the
nursing profession. She attended university part-time
for several years, but decided
to stay in the Health Information field. She returned to
work at Cancer Care Manitoba where she worked with
the Community Cancer Programs Network, as the Information Systems Coordinator
for the program. In this position she travelled to many of
the rural sites throughout
Manitoba and this was a great
opportunity to see other facilities and meet many won-
derful people. In 2002, Gail
was given a new opportunity
to work in the Interlake RHA,
which is her home community. She is currently the
Regional Manager, Health
Information Services and
loves her job.
Gail lives in Petersfield, is
married to her husband, Tom,
and has three grown children.
Two daughters are attending
the University of Winnipeg
and her son is at Red River
College. Roxy, their Golden
Retriever is also considered
to be a member of the
is also considered to be a
member of the family.
Nancy’s office in Teulon Hospital
PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE CHAIR
Nancy Masson, CHIM
I’m Nancy Masson from Teulon, the Chair of the Publications Committee. Right now
it is a committee of one, so if
any of you would like to send
in an item for the next newsletter, email me at
nancy.masson@mts.net.
If anyone would like to vol-
unteer to help put the next
newsletter together your help
would me much appreciated.
I work at Teulon Hunter Memorial Hospital, which is part
of the Interlake Regional
Health Authority. I’ve been
here since I graduated from
Red River College in 2004.
When you work in a small
rural hospital you wear many
hats, and it can be a daunting
task to try to meet the coding
deadlines with all the other
demands on your time. But it
is rewarding work, and I enjoy meeting the all the people
who come in each day.
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Volume 1, Issue 1
BYLAWS, LEGISLATION & POLICY CHAIR
Hello, my name is Lynda
Hermanson. I have been in
the HIM profession for over
25 years. Over the past many
years, my profession has allowed me to work as a Coding Technologist at the
Health Sciences Centre and
as a HIM professional at
MATC. Remember….You
are never too young(!) to take
on new and challenging opportunities. In September
2009, I accepted a position as
a Health Information Analyst
at Deer Lodge Centre here in
Winnipeg Manitoba. I have
had the opportunity to take
on many new learning experiences and I have developed
many new skills.
On a personal note, I grew up
on a farm in the Interlake. I
currently live in Winnipeg
with my husband Dave and
our dog Pepper. I have one
son, Steven, who lives in
Kelowna BC. I enjoy gardening on hot summer days
and will do anything to avoid
going outside in the nasty
winter!
This is my second year as
Chairperson for the Bylaws,
Legislation & Policy Committee. I am looking forward
to the upcoming year. I
would encourage all MHIMA
members to take a chance
and become involved with
the association. You can
meet new people and encounter new possibilities.
Finalized Policies
On the following pages you
will find three policies that
that were recently finalized
after discussion among the
Bylaws, Legislation and Policy Committee along with the
MHIMA executive at the
November 23rd MHIMA
meeting. They are reproduced here in the hope that
each of us will familiarize
our self with them. There is
the policy which explains
MHIMA’s position on conflict of interest. The next one
included here explains the
retention policy for archived
MHIMA material. And finally, the membership reimbursement policy which provides reimbursement of
MHIMA membership dues to
those who serve on the executive of MHIMA or chair
committees. This provides
incentive for members to
promote their profession by
serving on the executive or
chairing a committee for one
fiscal year. Hopefully you
will read through these policies.
Where Do You Work?
At the left is a picture of
Teulon Hunter Memorial
Hospital. It is a 15-bed acute
care facility, with an attached
20-bed personal care home,
Goodwin Lodge, and part of
the Interlake Regional Health
Authority. There is also an
attached medical clinic with
three doctors .
My office is just inside the
emergency entrance, with a
huge window looking out on
lawn and parking lot.
Teulon is located about 65
km north of Winnipeg on
highway 7.
Teulon Hospital
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POLICY NUMBER: EX-10
MANITOBA HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
ASSOCIATION INC.
SUBJECT: Conflict of Interest
COMMITTEE:
PAGE 1 OF 1
DATE OF ORIGINAL:
Date Reviewed:
Date Revised
March 2010
May 2010
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
AUTHORIZATION
November 23, 2010
Executive
PREAMBLE
Members of MHIMA will maintain their professional independence in practice and shall maintain their judgement at all times.
Members should avoid acting in any manner which might result in or create the appearance of using their office/membership for
private gain. MHIMA is a non-profit association.
A member of MHIMA shall not engage in any MHIMA business or transaction that would compromise the fair and honest discharge
of the employee’s official duties in his/her workplace.
OBJECTIVES:
Pro-actively intervene and prevent conflict of interest situations from occurring.
GUIDELINES:
Members shall not engage directly or indirectly in any personal business transaction for personal profit which they
acquire from their official position or from confidential information which they gain by reason of their position or authority
with the MHIMA.
Members shall not divulge confidential information to any unauthorized person(s) or release such information in advance
of authorization for its release.
If a member finds themselves in a conflict of interest situation, they shall report the conflict of interest to the President of MHIMA
as soon as possible.
Members shall avoid circumstances where the member could confer or appear to confer a benefit on him/herself, a relative,
friend or business associate.
Members shall not demand or accept a reward, gift or favour of any kind from a person or organization with whom the member is
or may be dealing on behalf of MHIMA.
Where a member is found to be in a conflict of interest situation as a result of inappropriate conduct, disciplinary action may result
in mandatory resignation.
EXAMPLES OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST:
Conducting MHIMA business at your place of employment without permission from your employer (i.e. faxing MHIMA information
to another member).
Requesting MHIMA intervention and/or support in human resource issues within the members place of employment.
Releasing demographic information on a member without the member’s prior consent.
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POLICY NUMBER: EX-6
MANITOBA HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION INC.
SUBJECT: Retention of MHIMA Materials
COMMITTEE:
PAGE 1 OF 1
DATE OF ORIGINAL: April 1993
Date Reviewed
Date Revised
February 2010
February 28, 2010
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
AUTHORIZATION
November 23, 2010
Executive
POLICY:
It is understood, that with advances in technology, most documents created by the Manitoba Health Information Management Association Inc. can be stored in electronic format for distribution to the members and executive committee.
It is further understood that not all papers, pamphlets, booklets or other materials can be scanned for storage; however in consideration of storage and transferability, every effort possible shall be made to scan material for electronic storage.
All documents prior to 2008 shall be stored in paper format in a secure and accessible location. Archived material prior to 2008
need not be transferred between executive.
All past executive members shall make every effort to purge sensitive or private information from their personal computers.
Retention guidelines shall be followed using Exhibit 6A.
COMMITTEE CHAIRS:
At the last executive committee meeting of the year collect electronic copies or paper copies of minutes and other materials from
the committee members.
Using the Retention Policy (Exhibit 6A) sort through the information to determine whether there is anything which can be discarded
– e.g. minutes from previous years, duplicate minutes and other duplicate documents. Encourage all members to purge any
electronic information held on personal computers.
The secretary shall organize and store all information on one USB port. Give to the incoming committee chairperson for bylaws,
legislation and policies.
The committee chair for bylaws, legislation and policies shall distribute to the incoming executive at the Annual General Meeting in
June.
If either the new or old committee chair is unable to attend the executive exchange meeting the secretary shall distribute appropriately.
SECRETARY:
Ensure that, in accordance with the Retention Policy, that all older minutes and other documents have been discarded or stored
appropriately.
Ensure that all members of the Executive Committee have a USB port that includes the minutes of the previous year as well as the
current bylaws, policies and procedures.
Ensure that documents retained in archive storage are properly indexed.
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POLICY NUMBER: EX-11
MANITOBA HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
ASSOCIATION INC.
DATE OF ORIGINAL: March 2010
Date Reviewed
SUBJECT: Membership Reimbursement
COMMITTEE:
PAGE 1 OF 1
Date Revised
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
AUTHORIZATION
November 23, 2010
Executive
PREAMBLE:
MHIMA shall reimburse the executive members and committee chairs the provincial association membership fees at close of the fiscal
year.
The president for MHIMA shall also be reimbursed the national association membership fees at the close of the fiscal year.
The executive members and committee chairs must meet the criteria outlined in this policy to receive reimbursement.
Such dues and fees shall be disbursed at the last executive meeting, following a motion made by the outgoing chair.
OBJECTIVES:
To provide an incentive that will encourage MHIMA members to promote their profession by holding a position on the Executive
Committees.
CRITERIA:
Executive members and committee chairs shall make every effort to attend each executive meeting.
Committee chairs shall meet as outlined in the applicable policies.
Executive members and committee chairs shall submit a report for each publication.
In addition to the executive and committee reports, at least one article shall be written during the term in office.
The president shall meet with the students enrolled in the HIM program at Red River Community College during their term in office. If the president is unable to do so, they must appoint a delegate to perform this task.
The president shall attend all the National Health Information Management Association meetings.
All executive members and committee chairs must be a member in good standing with the Canadian Health Information Management Association.
Each executive member and committee chair shall make every effort to perform their tasks as outlined in the bylaws and policies.
The president must attend CHIMA’s national conference.
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LAUGHTER IS GOOD FOR THE SOUL
These are some of Nancy’s touchstones. The comments on post it notes were added by her part time assistant
at the end of an exceptionally busy day in Health Records.
Do you have a humorous story, photo, or blooper to share?
We’d love to place it on this page in our next issue.
Send it to Nancy at nancy.masson@mts.net
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Submitted by Shelley Emerson, MHIMA PRESIDENT
Because the health care industry is changing, CHIMA needs to change and influence the
change process… Now it is time to hear from us – the members to determine if we feel
CHIMA is heading in the right direction.
Over the past few months CHIMA has been working very hard to create a “new CHIMA” with a strategic
planning process for the future and the “new profession” of the HIMs. I encourage you to check out the
CHIMA FOCUS GROUP PACKAGE, pdf file located on MHIMA’s website for further details. There are
also focus group questions within the package that you as a member are more than welcome to
reply/submit feedback. There is also a link found within the package referencing to read the full Sector
Study Report. If you have not already done so, please take the time to check that out as well.
CHIMA is wanting to hear from you. CHIMA is us the members and therefore it is imperative for them
to understand what the members want. To truly understand the needs of the members, they feel the best
way would be to interview each member. Since that is not feasible in a short time frame the approach
CHIMA has chosen to do next is survey the membership .
The survey will be offered in the fall/winter 2010.
The results of the survey will be analyzed and
presented to the Board of Directors in the first quarter of 2011, and then posted on CHIMA’s website. The survey will
be online, it will be anonymous; it will be done by an outside agency further protecting the privacy of the
respondents, it will be time limited (about 20 minutes to answer). The survey will consist of a number multiple
choice and or ranking questions.
The feedback from the Focus Group Package and survey will drive the actions of CHIMA and
therefore it is imperative that members review the package and complete the survey!
Encourage your HIM co-workers, peers to read the focus group package, review the Sector
Study Report, and complete the survey when it becomes available.
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TASK FORCE
Hello, my name is Ardine Starodub and I am a HIM employed at the Selkirk and District General Hospital. I
have been with the Selkirk Hospital for the past 8 ½ years. Previous to that I was employed at the
Beausejour Hospital and Seven Oaks Hospital. I have worked with some really terrific people ! It’s nice to
be close to home though as I live in East Selkirk with my husband, Ron, and daughters, Janine, and Lauren.
As Task Force Chair I have been kept very busy! As many of you are aware, in January 2010, the Health
Information Management Professionals working in the Interlake Regional Health Authority forwarded a
letter and information package to our Director of Human Resources and to our union (CUPE) representative
requesting that our region begin the process of reclassifying HIM professionals to a technical-professional
designation. I shared this information with many of you. Our request was submitted to the Wage
Standardization Committee for consideration by our HR Director in May, 2010. In June 2010, I was
informed of the response from the Committee which said the following:
1. In order to be eligible for consideration for reclassification, there has to be another position in the
same bargaining unit to which the position could be reclassified. In this case, there is no such
position.
2. The position does not fit within the parameters of the Technical Professional group as the position
does not provide direct patient care.
I relayed this information at our October MHIMA Executive Committee meeting. It was suggested that I
contact the Saskatchewan Health Information Management Association (SHIMA) as it was our
understanding that Saskatchewan was recently able to attain a professional classification? I was surprised to
find out they recently obtained approval for what was termed a “Market Supplement”. The HIM positions in
the Saskatoon Health Region were deemed hard to recruit and had trouble filling vacancies for a couple of
years. The application was submitted and the decision was made that the HIMs qualified for a Market
Supplement after the committee reviewed all Health Regions in the Province for vacancies, etc. She also
commented on how she was quite surprised how low Manitoba wages were !
In October I received an e-mail from my contact in Saskatchewan stating that their contract was just settled
and their new wages for HIM’s were:
$23.53 - $24.37 - $25.22
The wages after April 1, 2011 will be:
$24.01 - $24.86 - $25.72
I forwarded this information onto our Director of Human Resources who in turn advised that I forward it
onto our union representation.
I received word in November 2010, from Saskatchewan that they just heard about their market supplement
and that it would amount to about 62 cents more per hour (as listed above). I also forwarded this
information onto our Director of HR and union representation.
At present MHIMA is contemplating how to best use this information to the benefit of Manitoba HIMs. As
you can see, we have a lot of work ahead of us. We will let you know how things progress
Sincerely,
Ardine Starodub,CHIM
Chair, Task Force
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Manitoba Health Information Management Association Inc.
P.O. Box 1544
Winnipeg, MB R3C 2Z4
Thank you to everyone
who submitted items
to this newsletter.
Please send any ideas
and articles to Nancy
for inclusion in the
next newsletter.
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CALL FOR SUBMISSION : CHIMA AND 3M AWARD
PARTNERSHIP
"Call for Submission" - CHIMA and
3M Award Partnership continues
Important health information initiatives are being planned and deployed
in hospitals and provinces across
Canada every day. The purpose of the
3M HIM Team Quality Award, presented by CHIMA, is to bring the
people behind those projects to the
forefront to achieve national recognition.
In 2011, CHIMA and 3M HIS, will
continue to recognize team initiatives
within the field of Health Information
Management that have created a significant, sustained change within an
organization.
The scope of eligible team projects
worthy of submission is broad.
Data Quality Initiatives, Consent
Management, Workflow Improvements, and Transitions from Paper to
Electronic Health Record, are just
some examples of projects that fall
within the submission criteria.
Both CHIMA and 3M HIS are proud
to offer an award that puts the spotlight on teams including HIM professionals whose hard work and dedication has an incredible impact the
quality of health services provided in
their local communities.
process by visiting https://
www.echima.ca/team-quality-award
or by contacting Cathy Brooks at 519
-438-6700 ext. 226.
We hope that all members of CHIMA
will take the time nominate their
"team", and receive the recognition
you deserve!
Don't delay ....nominate your Team
by March 1, 2011.
Interested HIM professionals can
learn more about the submission
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