About Us

We are the Rio Grande Valley Health Information Management Association (RGVHIMA). We are Region 11/Local Chapter 5 of the Texas Health Information Management Association (TxHIMA). TxHIMA, in turn, is a Component State Association (CSA) of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA). 

RGVHIMA is a nonprofit corporation that is committed to excellence in the management of health information for the benefit of patients, providers, and the public. Our mission is to lead the health informatics and health information management community to advance professional practice and standards in South Texas by providing affordable continuing education to health information professionals, providing scholarships to health information management students, and providing networking opportunities for all members.