Editorial
1993-03-01 00:00:00
name? If so, please send them to me for discussion by the efore I proceed, I would like to record my personal thanks and appreciation to Barbara Anderson for Association. I envisage that the new name will commence . nurturing the Journal over so many years, from its with the March 1994 issue, to make cataloguing and days as a chatty record of Association events to the indexing by Librarians easier. In considering alternative professional and highly regarded publication that it is today, names, think how you wish the Journal to be perceived - is not only in Australia but worldwide. it just aimed at MRAs/HIMs or should it have a much broader audience and if so should this be reflected in the It is, therefore, with some trepidation that I follow in name. All contributions will be gratefully received. Barbara Anderson's footsteps and I would like to express my appreciation for the confidence expressed in my having If feasible, and this depends on contributors, I would been asked to take on the role of Editor. like to see different issues of the Journal devoted to different topics, for example: To those who think that there is not much new under the sun to discuss and read about, we have only just begun. As May issue - Casemix and the Health Information the role of Medical Record Administrators/Health Manager Information Managers expands with casemix, structural efficiency and devalued management structures, so too will September issue - Structural Efficiency the need to exchange ideas and information to assist in that change process. I see the Journal as the means to assist December isssue - How "I've" done things practitioners through the times ahead. I therefore implore you to be an active contributor to the Journal if you are I would be interested if you think this is a good idea. doing something innovative such as some of the projects in Again, the success of such a scheme depends on the this issue, please write and let others know about them. If contributions received. Suggestions for topics are also there is some piece of original research you are involved in, welcome. let others know. It doesn't even have to be an article, a letter to the Editor on some issue will suffice, to either pass on I look forward to receiving a range of challenging and some information or to seek assistance. The strength of the interesting papers and hope that under my Editorship, the Journal is only as strong as the contributors. Journal is able to maintain the high standards set by my predecessor. JoAnne Fisher As you are all aware, the MRAA has recently changed Editor its name to the Health Information Management Association of Australia. This will necessitate a change in ~ I 3E name for the Journal. Have you any suggestions for a new HIMAA HIMAA DISTANCE EDUCATION PROGRAM Training courses are now being offered by HIMAA, within its Distance Education Program. Courses currently available are: Training Course in Medical Terminology $350.00 Training Course in ICD-9-CM - Basic $750.00 (Note: prerequisite for this course is a sound knowledge of medical "terminology - tested by challenge examination, for which there is a fee of $50.00) These courses have been developed in accordance with the requirements of the Training Guarantee Legislation. For further information about the program, contact the Coordinator at: Distance Education Program, HIMAA P.O. Box 491, CARINA QLD 4152 Fax: (07) 864 1616 4 AMR JOURNAL VOL. 23 NO.1. 1993
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name? If so, please send them to me for discussion by the efore I proceed, I would like to record my personal thanks and appreciation to Barbara Anderson for Association. I envisage that the new name will commence . nurturing the Journal over so many years, from its with the March 1994 issue, to make cataloguing and days as a chatty record of Association events to the indexing by Librarians easier. In considering alternative professional and highly regarded publication that it is today, names, think how you wish the Journal to be perceived - is not only in Australia but worldwide. it just aimed at MRAs/HIMs or should it have a much broader audience and if so should this be reflected in the It is, therefore, with some trepidation that I follow in name. All contributions will be gratefully received. Barbara Anderson's footsteps and I would like to express my appreciation for the confidence expressed in my having If feasible, and this depends on contributors, I would been asked to take on the role of Editor. like to see different issues of the Journal devoted to different topics, for example: To those who think that there is not much new under the sun to discuss and read about, we have only just begun. As May issue - Casemix and the Health Information the role of Medical Record Administrators/Health Manager Information Managers expands with casemix, structural efficiency and devalued management structures, so too will September issue - Structural Efficiency the need to exchange ideas and information to assist in that change process. I see the Journal as the means to assist December isssue - How "I've" done things practitioners through the times ahead. I therefore implore you to be an active contributor to the Journal if you are I would be interested if you think this is a good idea. doing something innovative such as some of the projects in Again, the success of such a scheme depends on the this issue, please write and let others know about them. If contributions received. Suggestions for topics are also there is some piece of original research you are involved in, welcome. let others know. It doesn't even have to be an article, a letter to the Editor on some issue will suffice, to either pass on I look forward to receiving a range of challenging and some information or to seek assistance. The strength of the interesting papers and hope that under my Editorship, the Journal is only as strong as the contributors. Journal is able to maintain the high standards set by my predecessor. JoAnne Fisher As you are all aware, the MRAA has recently changed Editor its name to the Health Information Management Association of Australia. This will necessitate a change in ~ I 3E name for the Journal. Have you any suggestions for a new HIMAA HIMAA DISTANCE EDUCATION PROGRAM Training courses are now being offered by HIMAA, within its Distance Education Program. Courses currently available are: Training Course in Medical Terminology $350.00 Training Course in ICD-9-CM - Basic $750.00 (Note: prerequisite for this course is a sound knowledge of medical "terminology - tested by challenge examination, for which there is a fee of $50.00) These courses have been developed in accordance with the requirements of the Training Guarantee Legislation. For further information about the program, contact the Coordinator at: Distance Education Program, HIMAA P.O. Box 491, CARINA QLD 4152 Fax: (07) 864 1616 4 AMR JOURNAL VOL. 23 NO.1. 1993
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