The New York Health Information Management Association strives to offer a well-balanced schedule of programs of interest to professionals involved with the management of health information. NYHIMA offers a year-round calendar of educational events plus an Annual Conference each June that features an excellent three-day educational program, specialty tracks in coding and long term care, and exhibits by HIM-related businesses. NYHIMA seeks to promote the art and science of health information management in the State of New York, through education, and to ensure the quality of comprehensive health information services to benefit the public, the health consumer, providers, and other users of clinical data. *NYHIMA's Primary Mission is Education* Click on our AUDIO CONFERENCE/WEBINAR and ON-SITE SEMINARS pages for a full description of the educational courses now being offered. GENERAL INFORMATION Pre-registration is required no later than twenty-one (21) business days in advance of any event. Payment (by personal or facility check, money order, American Express, Discover, MasterCard, or VISA) must be included with your registration. Your registration confirmation is by email only so please be sure to fill out the registration form legibly. DRESS IS CORPORATE CASUAL FOR ON-SITE EVENTS. Since meeting room temperatures can vary, we suggest you wear comfortable, layered clothing. As a courtesy to your fellow attendees we request that all cell phones and pagers be set to ‘vibrate only’ or turned off during audio conferences and on-site presentations. Detailed information on each event can be found on the NYHIMA Web site: www.nyhima.org, under ‘Education and Training”, “Audio Conference/Webinar” or ‘On-site Seminars.’ Directions to the on-site seminar locations can be found on the NYHIMA Web site: www.nyhima.org, under ‘Education and Training”, ‘On-site Seminars.’ Audio Conferences / Webinars run from 1:00 to 3:00 pm and provide 2 AHIMA Continuing Education Units each. On-site seminars run from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm and provide 5 AHIMA Continuing Education Units each. Class size is limited to 50 attendees. CORE CONTENT AREAS FOR CEUs NYHIMA presentations provide the opportunity to earn CEUs in areas that meet AHIMA’s Council on Certification standards for maintenance of continuing education units in the HIM domain, including: Technology, Management Development, Clinical Data Management, Performance Improvement, External Forces, Clinical Foundations, and Privacy and Security. CANCELLATION / REFUND POLICY NYHIMA reserves the right to cancel any event based on insufficient registration. Registrants will be notified by email if an event is cancelled. Registrants may be entitled to a refund if written notice (postmarked or faxed) is received in the Central Office by noon no later than 72 hours in advance of any event. No-shows forfeit the right to a refund. Substitutions are permitted when you provide the participant’s name to the Central Office no later than two business days in advance of any event. MEMBERSHIP CATEGORIES Active $50 Active NonCredentialed $50 Senior (over 65) $25 Corporate Partner $100 Affiliate $50 Student $0 Tax Deduction: The expense of continuing education, when taken to maintain and improve skills relating to employment or business, may be tax deductible according to I.R.C. reg. 1.162-5. Please consult your tax advisor.