Greater Cincinnati Health Information Management Association

Restructuring Meeting

March 13, 2007

Executive Board Members and Attendees: Carrie Wright-Secretary, Gail Smith, University of Cincinnati liaison, June Bronnert, and Candy Grannis, Network Director, Dianne Lindner, Treasurer, Carrie Birkle and Karen Salchli met.

• GCHIMA will retain its current structure of board with officer positions elected by the membership.
• There will continue to be two annual workshops in the Spring and Fall months with a fee per workshop to be determined by the board.
• Membership will no longer require membership forms.
• Bylaws will be amended (upon vote approval of membership) to change the President and President-Elect positions from a one-year term to two-year terms.
• The GCHIMA scholarship will be awarded $1000 each to Cincinnati State and University of Cincinnati for their HIM programs. Each program chair will report how the money was spent.
• Candy will contact Carla Nadeja for the Microsoft Word file of the GCHIMA bylaws.
• Brenda Cox will serve as the new Secretary of GCHIMA.
• Dianne Lindner will continue her 2^nd year of term as Treasurer.
• Once the bylaws are updated and approved, Carrie Wright will notify OHIMA to update the GCHIMA website with the new bylaws.
• GCHIMA communication will be handled solely through the e-mail blast and website developed by OHIMA.
• Fall 2007 Workshop Plan:
• Workshop is scheduled for Saturday, September 15^th from 8 am – 1 pm.
• Gail will write the meeting agenda for the Fall 2007 Workshop.
• Carrie Birkle will acquire the door prizes for the Fall 2007 Workshop.
• Dianne will buy raffle tickets for the Fall 2007 Workshop.
• Joanne Blackwell will type up the Continuing Education form for the Fall 2007 Workshop.
• Joanne Blackwell, Tina Schumacher, and Sue Blind-Suttmiller will lead issue groups, with help from students.
• Martha Fowler and Tiffany Wells will handle food, refreshments, and clean up.
• Carrie Birkle will design nametags.
• June will design survey to ask membership’s input on future workshops.
• Seek local managers to attend workshop to give update on current events in their facilities.
• Workshop theme will be Issue Groups/Panel Discussion of “What’s New?” in HIM.
• AHIMA and OHIMA update.
• Table talk among issue groups with a representative who will then recap the discussion.
• Dianne will develop a plan to divvy up attendees into groups.
• Next board meeting will be held July 17^th with the location yet to be determined to plan next election ballot and to plan the 2008 Spring Workshop.

Carrie Wright

GCHIMA Secretary