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Report from Chairman of Editorial Board

Report from Chairman of Editorial Board Department. We trust this willbe the start of a mutually themes and possible venues. We also have plans to rewarding relationship between our professions. organise a DRG seminar locally in the near future. The Professional Officers' Association is currently Our members have been busy attending various con­ working on Australian Public Service Award Restruc­ tinuing education activities and reporting back to the turing under the National Wage Decisions' Structural Group. These have included a DRG meeting covering Efficiency Principle. This provides the establishment of developments in the US by Professor Altman, Chairman an integrated professional salary structure. of the Prospective Payments Committee; a training, seminar on the Privacy Act and how it impacts on hos­ Continuing education has been our major focus over the last six months. We have accepted the invitation pitals; the Medical Science update on AIDS held at from MRAA Council to host the 25th Annual General Cumberland College of Health Sciences; not to mention Meeting of the MRAA in conjunction with a national one the 13th Australian Conference on Medical Records which was well attended and thoroughly enjoyed by our day seminar. Nominations for Convener have been for­ warded to Council and a Seminar Committee has been Group members. formed, with one meeting held so far to discuss topics, We look forward to a very busy and rewarding year. as a member and has resigned her position. The Board The most important matter discussed at the last Editorial Board meeting on 15 February, 1990, was the expressed its thanks to Mary for her valuable counsel future financial situation for the Journal. The Council of during her term. This position and one other has to be the MRAA quite rightly feels that it can only support the filled and recommendations have been made to Journal financially to a certain extent. Hence the Coun­ Council. cil has agreed to provide the Journal with a sum of I would like to thank Barbara Anderson and all her money based on a "capitation" rate from different levels team for the 1989 issues of the Journal which were of membership of the Association. Another major clearly at a very high technical standard. I am sure that source of revenue for the Journal comes from adver­ the Journal will continue to be highly regarded by its tisements. Unfortunately these two sources of income readership. do not meet the expenses of the Journal. The Editorial Larry W. Osborne, Board, while appreciating the financial dilemma, does Victoria not wish to compromise the present high standard of production and the Board has asked Council to recon­ sider the present capitation arrangements. This would be an appropriate time to make a heartfelt plea to all members of the Association to support CHALLENGE '89 ­ YOUR Journal. It is not a given that the Journal will THE NEXT 40 YEARS continue and we need your support. We need articles for consideration, book reviews, news items, and so on. Please contact your local State liaison person with any material you have. It is also important for you to provide 13th Australian Conference us with contacts to follow up for advertising or other on Medical Records forms offinancial support. Again contact your State per­ son with details. While the Board does not see the situa­ tion as irredeemable at this time, it is very clear to us that CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS the Journal needs more grass roots support. Following extensive discussion it has been agreed that Proceedings are available from the MRAA Resource the Journal will not change its name but that a subtitle Centre, for $30.00 (price includes postage). will be included to indicate the publication's wide range of interests. In that regard it is becoming clear that the Please make cheques payable to the "Medical mission of the Journal is to provide medical record Record Association of Australia", and send order administrators with up-to-date information about their to: profession and its various activities as well as providing a broadly based review of current issues in the manage­ MRAA Resource Centre ment of health information for other professional PO Box 12 groups. NORTH MELBOURNE, VIC. 3051 As required by our constitution, a review of the mem­ bership of the Board took place. The Board noted with regret that Dr Mary Westbrook could no longer continue AMR .JOUR:"JAL, MARCH, 1990 http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Australian Medical Record Journal SAGE

Report from Chairman of Editorial Board

Osborne, Larry W.
Australian Medical Record Journal , Volume 20 (1): 1 – Mar 1, 1990
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© 1990 Health Information Management Association of Australia Limited
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0817-3907
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Department. We trust this willbe the start of a mutually themes and possible venues. We also have plans to rewarding relationship between our professions. organise a DRG seminar locally in the near future. The Professional Officers' Association is currently Our members have been busy attending various con­ working on Australian Public Service Award Restruc­ tinuing education activities and reporting back to the turing under the National Wage Decisions' Structural Group. These have included a DRG meeting covering Efficiency Principle. This provides the establishment of developments in the US by Professor Altman, Chairman an integrated professional salary structure. of the Prospective Payments Committee; a training, seminar on the Privacy Act and how it impacts on hos­ Continuing education has been our major focus over the last six months. We have accepted the invitation pitals; the Medical Science update on AIDS held at from MRAA Council to host the 25th Annual General Cumberland College of Health Sciences; not to mention Meeting of the MRAA in conjunction with a national one the 13th Australian Conference on Medical Records which was well attended and thoroughly enjoyed by our day seminar. Nominations for Convener have been for­ warded to Council and a Seminar Committee has been Group members. formed, with one meeting held so far to discuss topics, We look forward to a very busy and rewarding year. as a member and has resigned her position. The Board The most important matter discussed at the last Editorial Board meeting on 15 February, 1990, was the expressed its thanks to Mary for her valuable counsel future financial situation for the Journal. The Council of during her term. This position and one other has to be the MRAA quite rightly feels that it can only support the filled and recommendations have been made to Journal financially to a certain extent. Hence the Coun­ Council. cil has agreed to provide the Journal with a sum of I would like to thank Barbara Anderson and all her money based on a "capitation" rate from different levels team for the 1989 issues of the Journal which were of membership of the Association. Another major clearly at a very high technical standard. I am sure that source of revenue for the Journal comes from adver­ the Journal will continue to be highly regarded by its tisements. Unfortunately these two sources of income readership. do not meet the expenses of the Journal. The Editorial Larry W. Osborne, Board, while appreciating the financial dilemma, does Victoria not wish to compromise the present high standard of production and the Board has asked Council to recon­ sider the present capitation arrangements. This would be an appropriate time to make a heartfelt plea to all members of the Association to support CHALLENGE '89 ­ YOUR Journal. It is not a given that the Journal will THE NEXT 40 YEARS continue and we need your support. We need articles for consideration, book reviews, news items, and so on. Please contact your local State liaison person with any material you have. It is also important for you to provide 13th Australian Conference us with contacts to follow up for advertising or other on Medical Records forms offinancial support. Again contact your State per­ son with details. While the Board does not see the situa­ tion as irredeemable at this time, it is very clear to us that CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS the Journal needs more grass roots support. Following extensive discussion it has been agreed that Proceedings are available from the MRAA Resource the Journal will not change its name but that a subtitle Centre, for $30.00 (price includes postage). will be included to indicate the publication's wide range of interests. In that regard it is becoming clear that the Please make cheques payable to the "Medical mission of the Journal is to provide medical record Record Association of Australia", and send order administrators with up-to-date information about their to: profession and its various activities as well as providing a broadly based review of current issues in the manage­ MRAA Resource Centre ment of health information for other professional PO Box 12 groups. NORTH MELBOURNE, VIC. 3051 As required by our constitution, a review of the mem­ bership of the Board took place. The Board noted with regret that Dr Mary Westbrook could no longer continue AMR .JOUR:"JAL, MARCH, 1990

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