Greater Cincinnati Health Information Management Association

Board Meeting

February, 28 2006

Executive Board Members: Pam Greenstone, President, Carrie Newport-Secretary, Gail Smith, University of Cincinnati liaison, Sherri Mallett, Cincinnati State liaison, and Theresa Hooker and Glenda Denson- co-President-Elects, June Bronnert, Treasurer, Carla Nadeja, Past President, and Candy Grannis, Network Director met.

The state of our GCHIMA Association was discussed:

• GCHIMA is holding all future elections online through OHIMA. The extended deadline for nominating candidates is February 28^th, with no President-Elect candidates nominated.
• All board members discussed which direction to take GCHIMA with lack of future leadership in an effort to prevent termination of GCHIMA..
• Discussed possible reasons for declining participation in GCHIMA, and how we need to change to continue meeting members’ needs.
• Gail suggested that instead of an official board, there be a program committee of approximately 8 members. This would begin by each current board member nominating a program committee member.
• Due to the difficulty of finding affordable meeting rooms and a lack of leadership, the suggestion was made to decrease the number of meetings per year.
• Suggestion made that GCHIMA should no longer have quarterly meetings but instead an annual Spring Workshop and a Fall Workshop.
• Each workshop will carry a fee eliminating need for annual dues.
• The program committee will continue to have a Treasurer and Committee Leader, however all committee members will be responsible for carrying out duties as needed by GCHIMA i.e. seeking out speakers and meeting rooms, deciding topics, etc.
• This conclusion is tentative upon approval by OHIMA. Pam will seek Amy Dotts’s approval before carrying out plan.

Carrie Wright

GCHIMA Secretary