Illinois Health Information Management Association

About Us ILHIMA is a component association of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA). AHIMA is a global nonprofit association of health information (HI) professionals with more than 71,000 members and more than 100,000 credentials in the field. The AHIMA mission of empowering people to impact health drives our members and credentialed HI professionals to ensure that health information is accurate, complete, and available to patients and providers. Our leaders work at the intersection of healthcare, technology, and business and are found in data integrity and information privacy job functions worldwide. Founded in 1928 to improve health record quality, AHIMA has played a leadership role in the effective management of health data and medical records needed to deliver quality healthcare to the public. Vision Transforming health and healthcare by connecting people, systems, and ideas in a global society. Mission Empowering people to impact health in Illinois. Diversity and Inclusion Statement The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) and Illinois Health Information Management Association (ILHIMA) Enterprises are committed to embracing the diversity of our staff, members, volunteers, and other stakeholders, and support the need for equity and inclusiveness in our organization, our profession, and in advocating for improved healthcare that is broadly accessible and equitable to all individuals. AHIMA’s mission is Empowering People to Impact Health. To support this, AHIMA and ILHIMA are committed to striving for equity for all patients and members. Equity for our patients means that everyone has access to healthcare without differences in access, treatments, or outcomes for certain populations. AHIMA is working across the healthcare landscape to educate, align, and advocate for purposeful and informed strategies that safeguard privacy, reduce cost, improve quality of care, and foster a patient-centered experience that is broadly accessible and equitable to the communities the health system serves. At AHIMA and ILHIMA a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace is one where all staff, members, volunteers, and other stakeholders feel valued and respected, whatever their gender, race, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, military/veteran status, sexual orientation or identity, education, or disability or on any other basis included in applicable state or federal laws.