AHIMA Reacts in Support of NAHIT’s New Strategic and Operating Framework

CHICAGO, June 5 /PRNewswire/ — “AHIMA’s Board of Directors applauds this very clear and urgent direction that promises to strengthen the effort to address health IT from a strategic perspective that still embraces the pure technological issues for senior executives. In addressing the need to realize real benefits from health IT, NAHIT is focusing on a critical leadership challenge. AHIMA will continue working to support the NAHIT mission and strategic goals.

“As a founding NAHIT member, we are proud of the strides made by this coalition of healthcare entities to supply and implement standards that provide administrative simplification and uniformity in the delivery of healthcare services.”

Statement Attributable to: Linda L. Kloss, MA, RHIA

                           Chief Executive Officer                           American Health Information Management Association     For more information contact:  Craig May                                   AHIMA Public Relations Director                                   312-233-1544                                   773-716-8622 (cell)                                   craig.may@ahima.org  

Linda L. Kloss, MA, RHIA

CONTACT: Craig May, AHIMA Public Relations Director, +1-312-233-1544,cell, +1-773-716-8622, craig.may@ahima.org

Web site: http://www.ahima.org/