The American Association of Healthcare Administrative Management (AAHAM) is the premier professional organization in healthcare administrative management. AAHAM's mission is to provide education, certification, networking, and advocacy for healthcare revenue cycle professionals.
The Maryland Chapter continues this mission at a local level through our continual education.
A message from our Chapter President
Dear Maryland AAHAM Members,
I am very proud and honored to have been elected as President of Maryland AAHAM. Maryland AAHAM has a long and prestigious history. This year we will be celebrating our 40th Anniversary of the Annual Institute. We will be returning to the Princess Royale Hotel in Ocean City, Maryland the week of September 11-13, 2012. Kristina Mori, CPAM, 1st Vice-President will be Coordinating the Annual Institute this year. We are looking forward to another great week of strong educational sessions with a bit of fun thrown in. The theme this year is “Putting the Pieces of Healthcare Together.” You will soon be receiving a Save-the-Date card with more information.
We will continue our monthly education sessions at Snyder’s Willow Grove in Linthicum, Maryland. Erin Miskelly, 2nd Vice-President and Erika Berg, CPAT will be coordinating these education sessions. Once again, we will be combining efforts with the Maryland Chapter of HFMA as we host a joint session at Sheppard Pratt Conference Center on April 20, 2012. We are very excited to have Day Egusguiza as our guest speaker who will be discussing ICD-10 Effects on the Revenue Cycle. The joint meeting with Maryland HFMA will be an excellent session to attend, so please make sure you support the joint session.
We are very excited to inform the entire Maryland AAHAM Chapter the following news:
We WON Chapter Excellence!!!!!
What does that mean you ask......
1st PLACE has been awarded to the MARYLAND Chapter of AAHAM for the Excellence in Pursuing the goals of the American Associantion of Healthcare Administrative Management, the Alan Tabas Division Chapters with 121 or more national members.
Aspects of Chapter Excellence are:
Numbers of hours of Education available to membership including Annual Institute.
Number of Board Meetings.
Communication to membership - email on hot topics and quarterly newsletter, The MD AAHAM Connection.
Community Activites - such as the Solider Drive, Cookies for Soliders, Donations to Kennedy Krieger Institue and Donations to support our own members in need.
MD AAHAM members speaking at other AAHAM Chapter meetings or at the National AAHAM Annual Institute.
MD AAHAM members published journal articles for the MD AAHAM journal.
Thank you to everyone involved in obtaining this very prestigious award.
In the MD AAHAM newsletter, we discuss topics related to the current Maryland legislature, the impact to Medical Assistance funding, as well as an update on the 3808 process. The Board of Directors have picked up right where they left off last year. Goals for the BOD include:
- WebEx training Opportunities – for CPAM and CPAT and potentially future monthly meetings.
- Job Postings (has returned) to the Website.
- Chapter Excellence! - We WON!!!
Come out to the monthly meetings! The next MD AAHAM monthly meeting will be March 16th at Snyder's Willow Grove. The agenda for this meeting will be coming soon!
If I do not already know you personally, please introduce yourself to me at any of our MD AAHAM meetings and functions. We are always looking for additional volunteers and new ideas! Please don’t hesitate to get involved! If you are new to our organization, “Welcome to the Family! We are glad to have you!” I am proud to be your MD AAHAM President!
Be Safe and See you at the Next Meeting!
Beth
MD AAHAM Chapter President
Beth Franzak, CPAM