The Florida Health Information Management Association (FHIMA) is a component state association of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA).  Its mission is to empower health information management (HIM ) professionals to impact health by advancing best practices. Check out FHIMA by visiting: https://www.fhima.org/. 

BECOMING A MEMBER OF FHIMA:

If you are an active member of AHIMA, you are automatically a member of FHIMA with no additional dues,  plus,  you get reduced pricing on annual convention registration fees.

If you are an active member of AHIMA and have moved to Florida, update your contact information in AHIMA.  Then,  make sure you select Florida as your state association and visit your regional association.

HIM professionals and students, join AHIMA today and be part of FHIMA family. Together, we push forward to empower one another to impact health and improve quality of life for patients.

Click here to join AHIMA/FHIMA

FHIMA Board of Directors (2025-2026):

President- Phillip Duong, MS, RHIA, CCA

President-Elect- Geri Newman, RHIT, CHTS-IM

Past President -Erin Head, MBA, RHIA, CHDA, CCS, CHTS-TR

Chief Delegate-Jill Finkelstein, MBA, RHIA, FAHIMA, CHTS-TR
AHIMA Delegate - Kelly Wilson, MBA, RHIA, CHP, FAHIMA

Director- Julie A. Shay, MBA, RHIA, FAHIMA, FACHDM, ACUE

Director- Catrena King, JM, CCS, CCS-P, CHTS-PW, CPCO, CPC, CIC, CRC, CPC-I

Director- Vanessa Youmans, MA, RHIA, CCS, CPC

Director-Brandy Ziesemer, RHIA, CCS

Director- Stacie Buck, RHIA, CCS-P, RCC, RCCIR, CIRCC

Director- Rosalee Alston-Rivers, MSHCI, RHIA, CCS

Executive Director/Treasurer- Dee Kring, CAE, CM
Program Manager - Debra Kelly
Meeting Planner -Lindsey Spears

FHIMA UPCOMING EVENTS:

October 7, 2025

FHIMA Talk Tuesday Webinar 
October 7th, 2025 11:30 am ET
Speaker: Dr. Cathy Bush, Ph.D

July 13 to 15, 2026
FHIMA Annual Convention
JW Marriott Orlando Bonnet Creek
Orlando, FL