Please join one of the NEFHIMA Committees:

Nominating Committee

 Receives nominations for officers after January 1 of each year, and prepares a list of nominees for each office for presentation at the next regularly scheduled regional meeting following the call for nominations.

Membership Committee

 Responsible for recruiting new members to NEFHIMA and educating the general public about the Health Information Management profession.

Program Committee

 Organizes and schedules program and business meetings.  The committee finds qualified speakers to present programs relevant to the medical record/health care professions and organizes educational seminars of special interest to the membership according to continuing educational guidelines provided by AHIMA.  The committee also publicizes the programs and provides certificates of completion for each attendee.

Bylaws

 This committee reviews and updates NEFHIMA By-Laws annually.

Technology

 Works with local, state, and national members and vendors to explore the use of technology in health information, with a special aim to increase the participation and pursue networking opportunities for the members in order to stay abreast of changes in  the profession and health care through the use of technology (i.e. webinars, website management, IT, teleconferencing, etc.).

Scholarship

 Seels out, evaluates, and offers merit scholarships to outstanding undergraduate students pursuing degrees in health information administration and health information technology.

Advocacy and Legislation

 Responsible for updating the membership of any new legislative changes from FHIMA and/or AHIMA.

If you need more information, please contact any board member.

If you would like to make a donation to the scholarship fund, please mail a check to NEFHIMA, Attention: Katie Fowler, Treasurer @ PO BOX 25, Graham, Fl 32042. 

Please specify that it is for the scholarship fund.

FHIMA is also calling for volunteers.

The  F.I.R.E* 
Committee at the State level is asking for your help. 

If you have any interest in participating, please visit FHIMA.org.

If you are interested in submitting an article for publication, please contact eCoastlines at FHIMA.  They are always looking for new material for the online magazine.

* FIRE = Find, Inspire, Recruit, and Educate