NMHIMA News

New Mexico Health Information Management Association an affilate of AHIMA.

NMHIMA News vol. 3 July 2021 - Update 8/2/21

Welcome to NMHIMA News Vol. 3. - Update 8/2/21

We welcome our new and continuing Board members and give a well-deserved thank-you to the Board members who termed off.

Greetings from your new NMHIMA Board 2021-2022. Our board members represent almost every corner of New Mexico - Carlsbad, Los Lunas, Farmington, Rio Rancho, Albuquerque, Santa Fe, and Las Cruces.

  • Past-President - Patricia Garcia

  • President - Mechel McKinney

  • President-elect - Shawna Ramey

  • Secretary/Treasurer - Bonita Garcia

  • Member-at-Large (3rd year) - Laura De La Cruz

  • Member-at-Large (2nd year) - Beth McLeod

  • Member-at-Large (1st year) - Jennifer Jimenez

  • Nominating Committee - Pamela Burns

  • Nominating Committee - David Galano

  • CSA State Advocacy Leader - Kris Knight

  • CSA Student Liasion - Gail Fuller

  • Coding Roundtable Chair - Shannon Gibson

NMHIMA Delegates

  • Mechel McKinney

  • Shawna Ramey

  • Jennifer Jimenez

  • Cynthia Kinnaman

Join us

We are looking for NM CSA members to be part of our committees to work alongside our committee chairs for projects (big and small) this year (2021-22) and for members to join the Board next year (2022-23).

Micro-volunteering - assisting a committee with a small but important task.

  • Education/Planning Committee

  • Nominating Committee

  • Coding Roundtable

  • Student Liasion

  • State Advocacy

  • Social media

  • Database updates

Contact us at info@nmhima.org. Include "Volunteer" in the subject line.
We look forward to hearing from you!

Have questions regarding 2022-23 NMHIMA CSA Board member roles? Click here for training on Understanding NMHIMA Board Member Roles, responsibilities, and time commitments. You may also access the training here: https://360.articulate.com/review/content/8c306aae-5f05-44c4-b9ea-3af5d927f284/review

Coffee & Coding Series

NMHIMA is offering a networking opportunity with a focus on coding. Join us!

The next Coffee & Coding will be in October 2021.
Stay tuned for more information about CE opportunities!


If you have any questions please contact us at info@nmhima.org or Gail Fuller at grhfll@nmsu.edu.

UpCOMING AHIMA Conferences


AHIMA21 - September 20-22, 2021

Join us at AHIMA21. A Live Virtual Experience.

Health care professionals are navigating change at an unprecedented rate. And health information and patient privacy are at the center of this transformation. AHIMA is the leading voice of health information.

Register for AHIMA 21 -

  • Find out how leading hospitals are dealing with cybersecurity, patient data and privacy.

  • Learn how the pandemic impacts health care delivery and policy

  • Elevate the importance of data accuracy in delivering care

  • Gain information from your fellow practitioners in informal conversations