How do I become a member of NCHIMA?
If you would like to become a member of NCHIMA, you will first have to join as a member of our national organization AHIMA (American Health Information Management Association). You can find out more information about joining AHIMA at http://www.ahima.org/membership/ or you can go to http://www.ahima.org/directory/ to find a list of contacts for the AHIMA organization.
Once you are a member of AHIMA, go to www.ahima.org and then click on the tab labeled Update Profile. You will log-in with your AHIMA membership number and the assigned password. The first letter of your password will be capitalized if using the default AHIMA password (your last name), otherwise it will be entered just as it was when setting up your profile. In your Profile on the About Me tab, there should be a field labeled State Association. That is where you will need to select NC to be sure you are a part of our state association.
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How do I receive updates and notices from NCHIMA?
If you go to www.ahima.org and then click the link at the top of the page to Update My Profile, it will take you to a log-in screen where you will enter the same information to log-in to the main AHIMA site. Once logged in for your profile information, go to the Communication Preferences tab. You will see options for selecting contact. Under the CSA (Component State Association) Selections heading select Yes or No for contact by e-mail, phone, or fax. They all default to "No" for each AHIMA member so you have to change certain ones to "Yes" to get those communications.
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What is the AHIMA CoP, how do I join/remove a community, and how do I receive updates from the AHIMA CoP?
Log-in to the AHIMA website (from the main page - not from Update Profile), you will be taken to a screen with a lot of links, you will click on a link labeled Communities of Practice. This will take you to your personal page. All communities that you have joined will show as a link at the bottom of the page. You would then click on North Carolina to go to the NC CoP or AHIMA to go to the main AHIMA CoP. There are communities for states, job interests, students, recent graduates, HIM disciplines, and for types of AHIMA volunteers. The communities allow you to chat with other HIM professionals all over the US and to find information related to HIM.
If you are not a member of the North Carolina CoP, on your personal page will be a passport icon labeled "Join/Visit Communities". You would click on that icon, it will take you to an alphabetical list of communities to join, you will find North Carolina under "N", put a check mark in the Join column next to the community name, and then click the Join Communities button at the bottom of the page. This will add the link for this community to your personal page. There are many other communities to choose from, look though the choices to find one that is meaningful to you.
To remove a community, click on the link labeled “Unsubscribe” in the My Communities header on your Personal Page of the CoP. A list of the communities that you are currently a member of will come up on the screen, click on the box next to each community name in the "Unsubscribe" column and then click the "Unsubscribe" button at the bottom of the screen. This will remove you as a member from the selected communities and will remove the link to that community from your Personal Page on the CoP.
To manage your communications from the Communities of Practice, on your Personal Page, there should be a link at the top called "Notification Management", click on that link and select your communication preferences for all of the communities that you are a member of on the AHIMA CoP. Everything is defaulted to "Don't Notify". If you want to change your communication preferences for a single CoP, click on the link to that CoP, once in the community there should be a link at the top called "Notifications", you can click on this link to setup notifications for that specific CoP, and you would then click the Set Notifications button at the bottom to save your changes.
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Why does my password no longer work for the AHIMA website?
Remember: Your password is now CASE SENSITIVE so if you are using the default password, the first letter will be capitalized. Your initial password for the AHIMA website is your last name or if you have gotten married recently...it would be your maiden name. The password will be just as it is entered in your profile if it has been changed from the initial password. If you still cannot gain access, please click on the "I Forgot My Password" link on the main AHIMA page (www.ahima.org).
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Who do I contact if I have problems with the AHIMA website or the AHIMA CoP?
If you have a technical issue with the AHIMA website, you can send an e-mail to info@ahima.org for assistance. This website has help materials for the AHIMA site if you need further assistance, http://www.ahima.org/help/index.asp.
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How do I go about finding a mentor?
The student is responsible for selecting a mentor. It is advisable to select a mentor in the area of study that you would like to go in to for the HIM Industry.
The Student Mentor Program was established in 2003 to give AHIMA students a method to get assistance from qualified HIM professionals. There is a Mentor contact list on the Student Community of Practice on the AHIMA website under Community Resources. Each mentor should have a phone number and e-mail address listed so that a student may contact them for assistance. There is also a small description of each member and their area of expertise so you can make a more specific selection in the HIM professional you would like to work with.
You should get a response from an AHIMA mentor within 3 business days. However, keep in mind, these are busy HIM professionals and their responsibilities might not allow them to respond to your request right away. If the person you chose has not responded within a week, choose another person on the list. The AHIMA mentor begins responsibilities on September 1st of each year and their “term” goes to September 1st of the next year. The mentor can continue to help students for as long as they would like to do so.
If you have any questions about a mentor or would like to volunteer to become a mentor through AHIMA, send an e-mail to StudentConnections@ahima.org to get more information. If you can not find an "official" mentor through AHIMA to meet your needs or you would like assistance from someone locally, you can contact Sherry King the NCHIMA Member Services Team Chair at snking@wakemed.org to request assistance.
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How do I run for an AHIMA position?
To run for an AHIMA elected position or to nominate someone else, you must complete the online Application to Serve. Link: http://www.ahima.org/directory/vsapptoserve.asp. To be considered to serve, you must complete the application. The deadline for AHIMA elected positions and nomination forms is January 29, 2010. The deadline for volunteer committees will be in October of 2010.
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How do I run for an NCHIMA position or register to volunteer?
Click on the Volunteer link on the NCHIMA web page and fill out the form. You will be contacted.
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