International Federation of Health Records Organizations IFHRO

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International Federation of Health Records
OrganizationsIFHRO

• Report from the President
• Jean S. Clark, RHIA

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IFHRO History

• Established in 1968
• As a forum for national organizations committed
  to improvement in the use of health records in
  their countries, and
• To support national associations and health
  records professionals to implement and improve
  health records and the systems which support
  them.
• IFHRO is a non-profit organization affiliated
  with the World Health Organization (WHO) as a
  non-governmental organization (NGO).

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IFHRO Mission

• promote the development and use of health
  records/information in all countries
• advance the development and use of
  international health records/information
• standards
• provide for the exchange of information on
  health records/information education
• requirements and training programs
• provide opportunities for education and
  communication between persons working
• in the field of health records/information in
  all countries
• promote the use of technology and the
  electronic health record

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Americas
Southeast Asia
Europe
EHRgtgtgtEducationgtgtgtClinical Data
ManagementgtgtgtPrivacy and ConfidentialitygtgtgtNeeds
of Developing Countriesgtgtgt
Western Pacific
The link for health records / information
management around the world
IFHRO
A non-governmental organization in official
relations with the World Health Organization
Africa
Eastern Mediterranean
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National Members

• Australia
• Canada
• China
• Denmark
• France
• Germany
• Indonesia
• Ireland
• Israel
• Italy
• Jamaica
• Japan
• Kenya
• Korea
• New Zealand
• The Philippines
• The Netherlands
• United Kingdom
• United States of America

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Accomplishments

• Adding to Our Numbers
• Kenya
• Italy
• Western Pacific
• Danish Medical Secretaries Association
• New Zealand
• France

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IFHROs Five Initiatives

• Education
• Published HIM Training Modules
• Published Best Practice examples
• Educators Special Interest Group Meeting and
  Education Program - 15th Congress
• Student-Educator web page on web site

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IFHROs Five Initiatives

• Clinical Data Management
• Co-Chair WHO-FIC-IFHRO Joint Collaboration
• Mortality Coder Certifications Awarded at 15th
  Congress
• General Assembly Surveyed to Determine Interest
  in Establishing a Special Interest Group for
  Coders and Trainers

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IFHROs Five Initiatives

• Privacy and Confidentiality
• General Assembly Adopted a Resolution on Privacy
  and Confidentiality of Personal Health
  Information

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IFHROs Five Initiatives

• Electronic Health Record
• Conducted a EHR status survey at General Assembly
• Results to be published on web site

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IFHROs Five Initiatives

• Needs of Developing Countries
• Training Modules Published on Web site

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Accomplishments

• Alliances
• World Health Organization
• WHO-FIC IFHRO
• HL7
• HIMSS
• IMIA

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Accomplishments

• Alliances
• WHO approved
• continued official
• relations with
• IFHRO as a
• non-governmental
• organization

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Accomplishments

• Web Site Redesign
• www.ifhro.org
• Next Steps
• Global News Page
• Online Member Application/Payment
• Members Only Section

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Accomplishments

• Training Modules
• Six Modules Published
• On Web site
• EHR on the way

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Accomplishments

• Mortality Coding Certification
• 12 coders received certificates

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Accomplishments

• Growing Our Presence
• IFHRO booth AHIMA National Convention 2005,
  2006
• China
• Tunis
• Japan
• Italy
• Assembly on Education
• WHO General Assembly
• WHO Regional Committee for Europe
• Canada
• Many More!

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Strategic Thinking

• Our Structure
• (National Member Role Defined)
• Regional Concept
• (GA approved Six Regions, Reconfirmed Regional
  Concept, Regional Director Roles Defined)
• Our Role
• (Surveyed at GA, Results on web site)
• Our Finances
• ( Reviewed, 3 year budget to be established)
• Our Communication with Members
• (Global News on web site, Use of Regional
  Directors)