In support of AHDI’s professional programs, standards, and best practices, the association conducts an annual awards program to acknowledge the significant contributions of its members, other individuals, and organizations that have made an impact on the healthcare documentation sector over the previous year.Cognitive learning refers to the association is proud to promote and honor those who have supported the professional practice standards and goals that AHDI has developed for advancing the profession and positioning this sector for continued relevance in the future of healthcare delivery.Cognitive learning refers to

Below is the list of awards that address the areas of contribution that best align with AHDI’s strategic plan, goals, and objectives as an organization.Cognitive learning refers to in any given year, one or no award may be given based on scope and content of nominations submitted. Most require nomination by an AHDI member and many require that the nominee also be a member.Cognitive learning refers to please read the policy statements for each category carefully if you wish to nominate yourself or another individual or organization.

Nominations are submitted to the AHDI awards committee.Cognitive learning refers to awards committee members will review all nominations and has the authority to remove nominees from final nominees list if an award criteria is not met.Cognitive learning refers to all nominees will be notified once the final ballot is decided. Voting will be completed by all AHDI voting members (professional, sustaining, post graduate, student) via electronic survey.Cognitive learning refers to AHDI staff will collect voting results and the winners will be announced at the annual healthcare documentation integrity conference. Award winners will receive their awards within 2 weeks of the annual conference.Cognitive learning refers to

This award serves to recognize an individual for outstanding contribution to the AHDI through relevant service and activities that have advanced the mission, goals, and objectives of the association.Cognitive learning refers to unique, high-impact activities or contributions during the calendar year preceding nomination, such as a successful project or year of successful efforts, will be strongly preferred.Cognitive learning refers to ongoing long-term efforts on behalf of the profession will also be considered in making the selection. It should be noted that this highest award of the association is not designed to award a single contribution or to be used as retirement recognition

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This award serves to recognize a corporate member or individual professional member that employs healthcare documentation specialists (medical transcriptionists, healthcare documentation specialists, medical editors, speech recognition editors, and quality assurance specialists), for outstanding commitment to the professional development of our workforce and support of AHDI professional practice, credentialing, and continuing education goals.Cognitive learning refers to

This award serves to recognize an individual professional member who has demonstrated excellence in the area of medical transcription/healthcare documentation education, either as an educational program instructor/coordinator, as a contributor to AHDI educational programs/initiatives, or as a trainer/instructor of online or on-site continuing education programs for AHDI members and/or the industry.Cognitive learning refers to these activities can be from either sustained, long-term contributions as an educator or through a single unique, high-impact contribution made to industry education during the calendar year prior to nomination.Cognitive learning refers to

In honor of educator marilyn craddock, this award serves to recognize an outstanding industry student for a contemplative and informed response to the association’s annual essay contest.Cognitive learning refers to each year, staff and leadership determine an essay topic that is relevant and timely to the state of the industry. Students actively enrolled in a healthcare documentation (or related field) program have an opportunity to submit an essay for consideration by the awards committee.Cognitive learning refers to judging is based on clarity of content, organization, creativity, spelling, grammar, punctuation, and capitalization. There will be only one winner.Cognitive learning refers to

This award serves to recognize a credentialed professional who has demonstrated a unique and measurable contribution to the industry through promotion of professional credentialing through either sustained, long-term support or through a unique, high-impact contribution made to the credentialing program/process during the calendar year prior to nomination.Cognitive learning refers to

This award serves to recognize an AHDI component organization that has engaged in unique initiatives and activities deemed to have had a measurable impact on component growth, retention, and/or professional development of its members.Cognitive learning refers to such activities might include creative or innovative leadership in membership engagement and participation, program and event planning that creates dynamic member experiences, or any other activities that translated into measurable growth for the component over the 2-year period prior to nomination.Cognitive learning refers to

This award serves to recognize an individual or corporation for outstanding technology knowledge and/or innovation related to the profession of medical transcription/healthcare documentation.Cognitive learning refers to unique, high-impact activities or contributions during the calendar year preceding nomination, such as a successful project or year of successful efforts, will be strongly preferred.Cognitive learning refers to ongoing long-term efforts on behalf of the profession will also be considered in making the selection.

This award serves to recognize an individual for outstanding advocacy activities related to advancement of the healthcare documentation profession.Cognitive learning refers to unique, high-impact activities or contributions during the calendar year preceding nomination, such as a successful project or year of successful efforts, is strongly preferred.Cognitive learning refers to ongoing long-term efforts on behalf of the profession will also be considered in making the selection.