Networking

The Coding Community within the Communities of Practice, offers you many ways to connect with your peers. Answers, support and career advice are available through this growing professional network. Coding Community members enjoy a wide continuum of benefits:

• Current coding news and practices
• Online forums
• Practical research materials
• Relevant education resources

Discussion Forums
Open up a forum to discuss your coding problems or join one - the topic choices are limitless..

Community Resources
Whether your concern is compliance, disease processes, or policy issues, use the Community Resources to ensure your organization's coding is timely and accurate. CodeWrite is located in the Community Resources of the Coding Community.

Community News
The latest information on today's hottest clinical coding topics awaits you in Community News.

Community Chat
Chat…your electronic "water cooler" offers you the opportunity to meet up with peers, network, and problem-solve, all online, all in real time.

Community Links
Vast arrays of professional and academic resources are just a click away.

Educational Resources
Numerous educational opportunities including an annual meeting, regional coding workshops, and coding roundtables - ideal ways to catch up on the very latest in clinical coding policies, practices, and procedures.

The Communities of Practice is a benefit of AHIMA membership. If you are already a member, go to http://cop.ahima.org. Your user name is your AHIMA member ID (include the initial zero(s). For information on becoming a member, click here.

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