AHIMA Needs You! Write Your Member of Congress to Support
the Updating of the
HIM Standard Occupational Classifications
AHIMA is working with
Congressman David Wu
(D-OR) to urge the
Department of Labor’s
Bureau of Labor
Statistics to update
their Standard
Occupational
Classifications (SOC)
for health information
management (HIM)
professionals. How can
you help update the SOCs?
You can visit the
AHIMA Advocacy Assistant
and send a letter to
your member of Congress
to encourage them to
contact Congressman Wu’s
office to sign onto the
letter to the Bureau of
Labor Statistics.
Helping AHIMA is simple.
All you need to do is go
to the Advocacy
Assistant, enter your
zip code, review the
letter, enter your
contact information, and
press “send.” AHIMA has
been working on this
issue for several years
and it has been an
integral part of our
Hill Day advocacy
effort. The SOCs are
outdated and need
revised to accurately
describe the HIM
profession and to insure
the BLS has accurate
statistics to identify
the HIM workforce needs
for the future.
AHIMA Community
Outreach Triumph Award
Recipient
Christine Staropoli, MS,
RHIA, CCS
Congratulations to
LVHIMA member
Christine Staropoli,
MS, RHIA, CCS,
recipient of the
AHIMA Community
Outreach Triumph
Award. The Community
Outreach Award
honors those HIM
professionals or
groups who have
embraced the need
for public outreach
and encouraged the
overall management
of health
information. The
nominee should have
provided information
on HIM topics to the
public (e.g.,
medical identity
theft, HIPAA, and
privacy/confidentiality.
Activities should
include
presentations,
development of
toolkits, innovative
programs, and other
forms of outreach
focused on
empowering consumers
to be proactive
participants in
their healthcare
using health
information.
Chris will receive
her award at the
82nd AHIMA
Convention and
Exhibit this
September in
Orlando, Florida.
Congratulations
Chris!
