Welcome to the Wisconsin Health Information Management Association

About Us

The Wisconsin Health Information Management Association (WHIMA) is a component state association of our national organization, the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA).

To join WHIMA, you must be a member of AHIMA and designate Wisconsin as your state association. Learn more about AHIMA membership!

The Wisconsin Health Information Management Association is a not-for-profit organization providing leadership for the management of health records in the state of Wisconsin. WHIMA cultivates innovative concepts for improving the management of patient health record systems. WHIMA offers high-quality training in all aspects of health record management. Hundreds of health information specialists participate and attend WHIMA’s education programs annually. WHIMA’s products and services provide guidelines for confidentiality of patient information, advance workforce excellence and foster best practices in health information management.

Upcoming Events

  1. 2018 WHIMA Fall Conference

    September 13

  2. 2019 ROI Workshop

    March 28, 2019

  3. 2019 WHIMA Annual Conference

    May 8, 2019 - May 10, 2019

  4. 2019 Fall Conference

    October 10, 2019

  5. 2020 WHIMA Annual Conference

    May 6, 2020 - May 8, 2020

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News

WHIMA e-Alert – June 21, 2018

WHIMA e-Alert – June 21, 2018 Inside this Issue: Save the Date Wisconsin Acts 140 and 143 Wisconsin Act 252 AHIMA National Election Candidate Discussions in Engage CMS Releases the 2019 ICD-10-CM Code Changes New Time-Limited Eligibility Criteria for the...
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WHIMA e-Alert – June 14, 2018

WHIMA e-Alert – June 14, 2018 Inside this Issue: Save the Date WHIMA Annual Business Meeting Tell Your US Representative to Co-sponsor and Support the Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act Puzzles for Practice - ICD-10-PCS Related Terms Click here to...
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WHIMA e-Alert – June 7, 2018

WHIMA e-Alert – June 7, 2018 Inside this Issue: Save the Date Call for Speakers – 2018 Fall Conference Tell Your US Representative to Co-sponsor and Support the Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act Vote for AHIMA Leadership in July AHIMA Spring...
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Act Now: Support H.R. 5795

Act Now: Support H.R. 5795 Tell Your U.S. Representative to Co-sponsor and Support H.R. 5795, the Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act! 42 CFR Part 2 (Part 2) is a law that regulates the sharing of substance use disorder (SUD) records. Protecting...
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WHIMA e-Alert – June 1, 2018

WHIMA e-Alert – June 1, 2018 Inside this Issue: Save the Date Call for Speakers – 2018 Fall Conference Call for Volunteers! U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) Medical Record Fees and Challenges Associated with Patients’ Access AHIMA Hill Day 2018...
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Journal of AHIMA

AMA Passes Augmented Intelligence Policy
A Data Application for Monitoring Opioid Prescribing
Filling the Cybersecurity Skills Gap with Artificial Intelligence
World Health Organization Releases ICD-11
House of Representatives Passes Privacy Law Updates Governing Opioid Abuse Treatment
Informatics Professional Discusses Her Shift from HIM
Chicago Hospital Finds Glitch in Medicare’s Hospital Compare Statistical Calculations
Data Sharing Benefits Outweigh Risks for Clinical Trial Participants
Parsing Overweight and Obesity Coding
Healthcare Generates More Data Than It Can Use

Career Opportunities

HIM Application Analyst Job

Jun 18, 2018

HIM Application Analyst Job Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin Introduction: Come join our award winning team! See what is possible…. The Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin regional health care network is composed of an academic medical...

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HIM Access/Disclosure Analyst

Jun 15, 2018

HIM Access/Disclosure Analyst Children's Hosptial of WI Introduction: At Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, we believe kids deserve the best. Children’s Hospital is a nationally recognized health system dedicated solely to the health and well-being of...

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Our Leadership

Christine Williams, RHIA

President

Betty Rockendorf, MS, RHIA,CHTS-IM, CHPS

President-Elect

Jennifer (Laughlin) Mueller, MBA, RHIA, FACHE

Past President

Sheila Johnson-Siegler, RHIT

3rd Year Director

Kerry Heinecke, RHIA

3rd Year Director

Mary Faile, RHIA

2nd Year Director

Emmy Johnson, RHIA

2nd Year Director

Terianne Brunner, RHIA

1st Year Director

Kari Bjorge, RHIA, CCS

1st Year Director

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