The Chapter Committee is composed of:

Lisa McKenzie, Chair

Susan Harding, Secretary-Treasurer

Tracy Burt, Communications Task Team

Chair

Brittany Wiseman, Education Task Team

Chair

Chapter Quarterly Newsletter

ISSUE 05– Fall 2018

A Message from Our Chair page 2

Regional Updates page 3

2018 CHIMA Conference page 4

News and Events page 5-7

Wow! What a beautiful summer we had here in Newfoundland and Labrador! Definite-ly one for the record books!

It was a busy Summer for everyone, I’m sure! There have been a lot changes this year for our provincial coding team, as we’ve experienced one of the most significant change years since moving from ICD-9 to ICD-10-CA. Many of our non-coding members have also experienced similar changes in workflow and systems, as we, as HIM professionals, continue to be involved in many facets of the health care system.

Mid-September, I attended the CHIMA Chapter Advisory Council meetings as well as the CHIMA Conference in beautiful Niagara Falls. The conference theme was “DATA: A VITAL RESOURCE” and it was a very engaging and educational conference. See page 4 for more details.

Don’t forget to check out our latest educational offering, a presentation on “Stroke Care and Outcomes: Referral and Documentation Gaps” by Cassie Chisholm which is availa-ble for all members to view. It’s a great presentation with a lot of detail on Stroke Care, particularly in Newfoundland and Labrador, and members who register and complete the session will receive 1.5 CPE credits! We hope you all will take advantage of this and all the other great education sessions offered by all the CHIMA Chapters – it’s an easy way to ensure you get your required CPE credits!

The CHIMA NL Chapter Education Task Team remains busy with securing presenters for other education sessions so keep your eyes out for new sessions to come.

The CHIMA Chapter Advisory Council has rolled out a new Leadership Recruitment program so if you are interested in becoming a member of the CHIMA NL Chapter , visit the Newfoundland and Labrador Chapter section on the CHIMA website for more information: https://nl.echima.ca/home

I hope you all have a wonderful Fall!

Eastern Health

Congratulations and Farewell to Diane Ryan, who retired on July 31,

2018.

Congratulations and welcome to Jill Oliger, Brenda Seymour and

Karyn Wicks, new coders with Eastern Health.

Welcome aboard to two new first year students—Melissa Holloway

and Katrina Wiseman, and to second year student Valerie Gaulton!

Central Health

Welcome aboard to new student Melissa Boone at Central Newfound-

land Regional Health Centre!

Labrador Grenfell

Welcome aboard to new coder Kevin Prinoski at Labrador Health Cen-

tre, and Congratulations to Christa Colbourne on her new job as Team

Lead, also at Labrador Health Centre!

Western Regional Health Authority Updates

Would you like see to see updates from your region? Please connect

with a CHIMA NL Chapter member or email nlchapter@echima.ca

with news and updates from your area.

2018 CHIMA Conference

I had the pleasure and honor of attending the 2018 CHIMA Confer-

ence in beautiful Niagara Falls, Ontario in mid-September, and what

a great conference it was!

The theme was, appropriately, “Data: A Vital Resource” and there

were some really wonderful and informative presenters, poster dis-

plays and vendors. The topics of the presentations ranged from

“Innovation and Collaboration, the Keys to a Healthier Health System

“ by CIHI and Canada Health Infoway, to “Advancing the Profession:

Supporting Health Care through HIM Specialization” by a panel of in-

dustry experts. We were treated to a very funny and engaging talk on

“The Technology Cannonball in the Information Governance Pool:

Technologies You Need to Know About!” by the very entertaining Seth

Johnson from Tennessee, as well as a great talk by the always ener-

getic and delightful Marci MacDonald, President, IFHIMA 2016-2019 .

This is just a highlight of the great sessions that were provided—if you

have any questions or would like to know more, please contact me and

I’d be glad to discuss.

One message that came through all presentations was how important

the HIM professionals are to quality health care, and how important it

is that we continue to invest in ourselves.

I would highly recommend any HIM professional attend one of these

conferences—they are a fantastic way to network, hear of new and ex-

citing innovations and meet some awesome HIM professionals from

across the country!

Lisa McKenzie, CHIMA NL Chapter Chair

CHIMA NL Chapter Free CPE session

STROKE CARE AND OUTCOMES: REFERRAL AND DOCUMENTATION GAPS

Host: Newfoundland & Labrador Chapter Modality: Online

Date: Feb 28, 2018—Feb. 28, 2019

Location: This 1-hour 37-minute presentation is available 24/7

The NL Chapter of CHIMA is pleased to offer a free 1-hour 37-minute session about stroke coding entitled: “Stroke Care and Outcomes: Referral and Documentation Gaps” Presented by Cassie Chisholm.

Cassie’s presentation focusses on stroke coding, and touches on such topics as critical steps in early stroke management as well as common post-stroke complications and metrics. Cassie, a trained physiotherapist who graduated from Dalhousie University in 2001, has worked almost exclusively in the Newfoundland public healthcare system in various capacities associated with stroke care. She acted as the Regional Stroke Coordi-nator in for Eastern Health for 6 years and is set to move into a new role as a Primary Health Care Manager.

The session is worth 1.5 CPE credits.

To register for this event please visit www.echima.ca under the News &

Events tab select Calendar of Events, then select Stroke Care and Outcomes:

Referral and Documentation Gaps, scroll to bottom of page and click Regis-

ter Now.

CHIMA has a new CEO!

Jeff Nesbit was appointed by the CHIMA Board of Di-

rectors as the new Chief Executive Officer and Regis-

trar, effective August 7, 2018. While we are sad to see

our former CEO, Gail Crook, move on to the next

chapter of her life, we are excited to see how Jeff

helps move CHIMA forward into the future.

For more information on Jeff and to see his welcome

message to the members, please visit https://

www.echima.ca/news.

On behalf of the CHIMA NL Chapter, welcome Jeff—

we look forward to moving CHIMA and the HIM pro-

fession into the future with you!

Did you know….

CHIMA currently has 9 free CPE sessions available on the website?

“AN HIM Perspective in Informatics”

“Connect Care—Shaping the Future of Healthcare in Alberta”

“Creating Your Healthy Workstation”

“Decision Support—Power in Numbers”

“It’s More Than Just Collecting Numbers”

“Moving Forward—The Start of a New Chapter”

“Rolling out EHRs for Ontarians”

“Stroke Care and Outcomes: Referral and Documentation Gaps”

“Supporting New Leaders in Gaining Foundational Skills”

https://www.echima.ca/news/other-events

Take some time to view each of these wonderful sessions—it’s great to

see the fantastic work that’s happening across the country and an awe-

some FREE way to get your CPE credits!