AHIMA held a Member Exclusive Townhall to provide an update on the organization’s status: financial, membership, leadership, plans for 2025.

AHIMA held a Member Exclusive Townhall to provide an update on the organization’s status: financial, membership, leadership, plans for 2025.

AHIMA held the first Member Townhall to engage with members and learn their concerns and needs. Changes and updates are expected this year.

The AHIMA CHDA exam results for 2023 are published; the pass-rate decreased but the number of first-time testers increased; did we improve?

AHIMA and CCHIIM have made the decision to delay the CEU policy changes; the policy still applies – only delayed implementation Jan 1, 2025.

AHIMA has updated the Certified Health Data Analyst (CHDA) exam and Content Outline with changes to reflect the current state in Healthcare.

AHIMA has updated the policy to recertify their credentials and now requires that 40% of CEUs come directly from AHIMA events.

Celebrate Health Information Professionals April 17 – 21 for their contributions to managing the Medical Record.

The AHIMA CHDA has immense value for Healthcare and the Health Information Professional; we must improve the pass-rate and number of testers

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