Archives Semi-Annual Report
May 1 through October 31, 2007
Statistics: No
Activity to Report
List of
Board/Committee Members
Committee
Meetings – (include/attach meeting dates, locations, and minutes)
List of
activities/projects since last meeting
Activity/Project:
What was done,
who was involved:
Present Goals
(include dates):
Completion:
Plan of Action:
Future Goals
(include dates):
Agenda Items For Board Meeting:
Awards Committee Semi-Annual Report
for May 1 through October 30, 2007
Handwritten report submitted by Eileen Wolke, Award Committee Chair, and received by the NAHUC
office on 11/27/2007 via fax from committee chair Eileen Wolke. Electronic report typed by office from
original handwritten report on file.
Statistics:
List of
Board/Committee Members:
Wolke, Eileen (KS) – chair 05/01/05-04/30/07, 02/16/07-04/30/09
Barnum, Dorothy
(FL) 05/01/04-04/30/06, 05/01/06-04/30/08,
02/16/07-04/30/09
Leavitt, Lyndee (UT) 05/01/04-04/30/06,
05/01/06-04/30/08
Seymour,
Mercedes (FL) 05/01/06-04/30/08
Brown, Jane (NH) 8/6/2007-4/30/2009
Committee
Meetings – (include/attach meeting dates, locations, and minutes)
List of
activities/projects since last meeting:
Activity/Project:
What was done,
who was involved:
Present Goals
(include dates):
To present awards for HUC of Year, Outstanding HUC and Provider at the
2008 conference
Completion:
Plan of Action:
Future Goals
(include dates):
Agenda Items For Board Meeting:
Bylaw/Policy Committee Semi-Annual Report
May 1, 2007 to October 31, 2007
Committee
Members:
Juliann Olsen
Pam Hernandez
|
1. Last Meeting of Committee |
August, 2007
in |
|
2. Policies Revised/ Accepted |
#107 NAHUC
Scholarship Fund #704 Outgoing
Board Members #1703 NAHUC
Chapter Affiliation Status #2204
Membership Contact Information |
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3.
Policies Retired |
None |
|
4.
Bylaws Ammended |
None |
Goals/Completion/Plan
of Action:
1. Policy Review per Policy #1603
|
Goals |
1. Assignments to be given for review of
Policies listed under “1st Fall” as per Policy
#1603. |
|
Completion |
1. Policies reviewed by Bylaw/Policy Committee
Members. |
|
Plan of Action |
1. Discuss the following at Winter
Board Meeting 2008: -Any
recommended changes to sections 100, 700, 1200, 1800, 2200, 2400, 2800, 2900 |
2. Bylaw Changes
|
Goals |
Ongoing review
of current Bylaws |
|
Completion |
Reviewed prior
to each Report |
|
Plan of Action |
1. Recommendation to Board to review the
qualifications for Executive Board and other BOD positions at Winter Board
Meeting 2008. |
3. New/Revised Policies to be reviewed
|
Goals |
1. #1209 Conference Refunds 2. #2501 Publication Committee 3. #2201 Membership Committee (from Michael
McKenzie) |
|
Completion |
|
|
Plan of Action |
1. Review and discuss at Winter Board Meeting
2008. |
CERTIFICATION BOARD
Semi- Annual Report
May 1, 2007 – October 31, 2007
Betty Lamb, CHUC, Certification Board
Director
List of Board
Member
Betty Lamb,
CHUC, Director
Cynthia Durbin,
CHUC, Member
Kathleen Zimbal, CHUC, Member
Mariam Farah, Public Member
Committee
Meetings – no formal meeting
Project
Activity:
Review of the
Certification Examination
May 8, 10, 15
& 16, 2007 – Review of 2 tests by each member of the committee.
Web review of Certification
Examination 30 hours
July 9, 11,
& 16, 2007 – Review of 2 test by each member of the committee
Web review of Certification Examination – 24 hours
September, 2007.
The group was asked to review test Number 1 and Number 2 for the last time and
enter comments. – 4-6 hours
September 12,
2007 – Virtual meeting for 2 hours – Final Review of test
People
involved: Priscilla Costin,
Betty Howe, Linda Lipuma, Marilyn Morin, Cynthia Ward, and Betty Lamb.
Plan of
Action: The test will be ready for
testing starting January 1, 2008. Periodically during 2008, AMP/NAHUC may not
provide immediate pass/fail examination results as we will be conducting
quality assurance evaluations to ensure the examination results provided are
valid. During these times, candidates will receive a provisional score report,
and the pass/fail score reports will be mailed several weeks later after the QA
assessment is complete.
August, 2007
Conference
Call with Myrna Brooks and Clark Vaughn from AMP regarding marking the Certification
examination.
Meeting with Donna Kuhns,
Marketing Chair regarding marketing plan for the Certification Examination...
The Marketing Department
will develop a survey and determine who it should be mailed to. When the survey
is completed, Donna Kuhns and Myrna Brooks will work
with AMP to develop a marketing tool, to send to Vocational Schools and
hospitals.
Agenda Items:
1
Reward
the people who worked on the examination project... Suggestions – Offer free or
discounted registration to the 2008 Conference.
2
Request
for lower fees for retired CHUC. We have a request from a retired CHUC to lower
the fee for Retired CHUC to re-certify.
3.
Certification
Pins – The office is low on 3rd renewal pins. I think we need to design one pin
for re-certification.
NAHUC Education Board Semi-Annual Report
May 1, 2007 to October 30, 2007
Statistics: Coordinator quizzes- 477 Spring
2007 Coordinator quizzes, 418 Fall 2007 Quizzes written and submitted for
contact hours-22 quizzes
Articles
written and submitted for contact hours-9 articles
E-learning and E-quizzes totaled $2970.00
Library loans- loans
totaled $410.00
CD Cert totaled $44.00
Contact Hour Conversion totaled $30
Contact Hour Program Application totaled
$55
Continuing Ed Booklet totaled $50
HUC Ed Program Guide totaled $540
DVD Sales $465
MEMBERS: Lori
Katz/Educator Term (2006-2009)
Frances Brooks/Educator Term (2006-2009)
Linda Winslow/Director-Term (2006-2009)
Goals/Completion/Plan
of Action:
1.
|
Goal |
1. Continue to develop the Speakers Bureau
with the Education Board hosting at least one workshop per year |
|
Completion |
1. On going |
|
Plan of Action |
1. Encourage each region rep to host a
workshop--encouraged each region rep to host workshops in 2007/2008 at the
Feb 2007 BOD meeting. Continuing to encourage hosting workshops and offer to
present at workshops. |
2.
|
Goals |
1 Develop one
new educational activity for NAHUC members |
|
Completion |
1. On going, |
|
Plan of Action |
1. Encouraged each BOD and each Ed Board
member to submit an article/quiz for publication in 2007. Deadline for the
challenge is January 2008. |
3.
|
Goals |
1. Develop an educational pamphlet about the
profession of health unit coordinating. Coordinate with the marketing
Committee. |
|
Completion |
On going |
|
Plan of Action |
1. Submit
draft to Marketing Committee for review by August 2007. On hold. Will contact Publication chairperson Donna Kuhns who was appointed chairperson at Aug 2007 BOD
meeting. |
4.
|
Goals |
1 Increase
membership |
|
Completion |
Ongoing |
|
Plan of Action |
1. Continue
the following: For all non members who submit quizzes a sticker will be
placed on return envelope encouraging membership in NAHUC. At annual
membership meeting continue to promote First Timers club and recognizing of
members. |
To be addressed
at BOD meeting in Feb 2008:
Ethics Committee
Semi-Annual Report
May 1, 2006 to October 31, 2007
Statistics:
No other
statistics submitted.
List of Board/Committee
Members:
Priscilla Costin (Chair)
Pamela Hernandez Ft. Worth,
Rosie Elder
Committee
Meetings – (include/attach meeting dates, locations, and minutes):
No meetings scheduled
at the present time. The committee did
not meet at the last NAHUC Education Conference.
List of
activities/projects since last meeting:
None
Activity/Project:
N/A
What was done,
who was involved:
N/A
Present Goals
(include dates):
Completion:
Plan of Action:
Future Goals
(include dates):
Review the
current NAHUC Code of Ethics to determine if any revisions are needed to meet the
demands of Health Unit Coordinators job descriptions (complete by 4/09).
Agenda Items For Board Meeting:
No
Recommendations for upcoming NAHUC Board meeting.
Marketing Committee Semi-Annual Report
for May 1, 2007 to October 31, 2007
Statistics:
List of
Board/Committee Members
Kuhns, Donna (WI) Chair
(414) 774-6494 djkuhns@sbcglobal.net
05/01/06-04/30/082/16/07-4/30/09 Boisselle, Rosemary (OH)
(419) 693-7356 thebluerose12@aol.com
05/01/05-04/30/072/17/07-4/30/09 Clements, Karen (WI)(608) 775-3193
kdclemen@gundluth.org
08/06-04/30/2008
Committee
Meetings – (include/attach meeting dates, locations, and minutes)
No formal
meetings. Had numerous
emails “meetings” regarding marketing ideas, conference get-together, upcoming
survey and article for Coordinator-marketing
List of
activities/projects since last meeting
Ø
Work
currently being done a survey to assist us in developing a marketing tool for
certification. Betty Lamb is assisting
with this as well.
Ø
Article for Coordinator-marketing
Activity/Project:
What was done,
who was involved: Discussions included
marketing cmt members, Betty Lamb, Myrna LaFleur, and representative from AMP.
See above-survey
is work in progress.
Present Goals
(include dates):
Ø
Determine
how to best distribute survey 12/10/07
Ø
Distribute
survey 1/5/08.
Ø
Tally
survey 1/26/08
Ø
Develop
marketing tool 1/29-2/28/08
Ø
Distribute
marketing 3/21/08
Completion:
Plan of Action:
Once survey is
completed, Goal is to develop a marketing tool for health unit coordinator
certification.
Future Goals
(include dates):
TBD, please see
recommendations
Agenda Items For Board Meeting:
During
conference I had conversations with numerous members and as the marketing chair
request the Board of Directors to consider the following questions. I
would appreciate a written response to these recommendations as well.
Ø
Can
NAHUC resume publishing all newly certified in the Coordinator?
Ø
Can
NAHUC publish the names of recently RE certified H U Cs?
Ø
Can
NAHUC have names of committee members posted for all members to see and or have
ribbons for committee members' (not just Board members) nametags?
Ø
Can
NAHUC have "professional" (possibly to be produced by
marketing?) Handouts regarding certification available at conference for
attendees to take back with them?
Ø
Can
we have printed NAHUC info (possibly to be produced by marketing?) available at
conference for attendees to take back to their facilities?
Publications Committee Semi-Annual Report
May 01 to October 31, 2007
By Rowland Ajaluwa,
Chair, Publications Committee
Statistics:
Rowland Ajaluwa, Chair, (2nd Term)
Maria Israel,
(2nd Term)
Nadine Stratford,
(1st Term)
Catherine L. Schwoerer (1st Term – 08/07 to 04/09)
Committee Meetings: We do not have meetings. We communicate and do all our work by e-mail
or telephone. The Office, led by Patty
Rice, coordinates all our activities.
List of
activities/projects since last meeting:
Meetings are not usually held.
When things are needed to be done they are usually communicated to us by
the office, and we go from there.
Activity/Project:
Several projects
and write-ups were done by members.
Present
Goal: Our goal is to support the NAHUC by
continuously giving relevant information to the members all over the country
and globally. This can be successfully
executed by reading, researching and writing on issues that concern the Health
Unit Coordinators. We believe and hope
that through the knowledge we pass on we will assist in making this profession
– Health Unit Coordinating – relevant to the hospitals and the health
sector.
Plan of
Action: Researching and writing for the
good of the NAHUC members and support for the organization to keep it afloat
and continuously make it relevant to the health sector.
Future
Goals: We propose to write and research
on health issues and present them to our members and readers.
Region 1 Semi-Annual Report
May 1, 2007 to October 31, 2007
-Nadine Stratford-
Statistics:
*Number of Members: 153
AZ-41, CA-42,
CO-15, HI-5, NM-16, NV-3, UT-15, WY-16
*Number of Chapters:
3
Desert Stompers,
Wasatch Rockies,
Kokopelli,
*Number of
IP’s: 2
Primary
Children’s
*Regional
Contacts:
Phone-53
Mailings-1 per
member
Email: submitted
in Communication Report to NAHUC President
In Person
Contacts: 2
Regional
Finances: No Region finances
Goals/Completion/Plan
of Action:
1. Promotion of
Membership/Certification/Institutional Providership
|
Goals |
1.
Increase awareness |
|
Completion |
1. I have sent personal letters to each person
in Region 1 who was listed on the monthly “Request for Info” report from the
Office. 2. I have continued to research HUC Education
Programs in the Region in order to send NAHUC information. I facilitated a member visit to the HUC
program at the |
|
Plan of Action |
1.
Continue to research HUC Educational Programs in Region 1, and send
letters/emails and NAHUC information. 2.
Continue Send a personal letter to each person listed on the monthly “request
for info” report from the Office, and follow up 3 months after initial
contact. |
2.
Chapter/Member Support
|
Goals |
1.
Communication with members and chapters |
|
Completion |
1. I
have received an increase of e-mail communication due to the links on the web
site. I have responded to these within 72 hours, and have sent follow
up emails 2-3 months later. 2. I have responded to referrals from the
Office when members have requested Chapter or Outreach Packets. |
|
Plan of Action |
1. I
will include a letter to members with next year’s Region Workshop Brochure. 2.
Continue to make myself available for in-person visits as requested, and
respond to correspondence in a timely manner. |
3. Region
Workshop
|
Goals |
1. Continue to work with members in |
|
Completion |
1. Met with Region Members at our Region
Meeting in |
|
Plan of Action |
1. Follow up with Region Members by January 1st
for the workshop site and date, and work with hosting members in the
planning. |
4. NAHUC Education Conference 2008
|
Goals |
1. Work with the BOD, Program Committee and
local HUC’s in |
|
Completion |
1. I have kept in contact with facilities in |
|
Plan of Action |
1. Continue to follow up with contacts in |
Recommendations
to the Board:
Region
3 Semi-Annual Report
May
1, 2007 to October 31, 2007
Sara
D. Brown, CHUC
Statistics:
*Number of Members – 173
AR = 4
IA = 15
KS = 8
LA = 7
MO = 9
NE = 3
OK = 7
TX = 120
*Number of Chapters - 5
1. AK
Razorbacks,
2.
3. Wild
Rose,
4. Sunflower,
5. Sooners,
*Number of IP’s – 6
1. 1.
2. 2.
3. 3.
4.
5.
6. Intergris Medical Center,
*Regional Meetings – August Tampa
conference met with region members attending the conference. Plans
for a regional work shop to happen in
*Regional Contacts :
June 1 :
Left message with
June 10 : posted note on region NAHUC site
June 17 : emailed Alice McAllister new certification and possible new chapter
June 27 : spoke with Cynthia Dang job description changes from unit secretary to HUC's
July 16 : Nameth Pickett
July 17 : Mailed 13 New Member Welcome letters(May, June, July)
July 19 : Joyce Davenport email information an starting a chapter
July 24 : Mailed 27 Renewing member thank you letters,
1 new student letter and 4 provider letters.
July 24 ; emailed Joyce Davenport\
July 31 : emailed Kristine Liwoch about cross training HUC”S
August Attended Board of Directors meeting
August Attended National Education Conference
August 15 : mailed conference handouts to Joyce Davenport
August 25 : emailed Joyce Davenport about handouts
September 15 : mailed 12 new member letters, 16 renewing member letters
September 27 : emailed Joyce Davenport just to check and see how everything is going
October 2 : emailed Monetta Allen about region workshop
October 5 :
emailed Nancy Piontkowski hospital names is planning
to move to
October 8 :
further response with
October 16 :
Lily
October 16 : mailed 8 Thank You letters to new and renewing member
October 21: Debra Saufley
October 24 : emailed Olge Montelongo about resource person for new chapter
Regional budget:
Goals:
1. Improve the communication between the different areas in the region
2. Increase the effort to process the proclamation to have H.U.C. Day recognized.
3. Improve the belief that we as H.U.C.’s are an integral part as a profession in the hospital setting.
4. Contact old region chapters about chapter activities.
Plan of Action:
Increase communication within the region by email or letter.
Future Goals:
2/2008 Active participant in BOD Meeting
3/2008 Regional Meeting in
8/2008 Active participation at National Conference
Agenda Items For Board of Directors:
1. Would like to see if NAHUC could develop or offer a review certification class as part of our service to Institutional Providers. As incentive to become providers
2. Increase NAHUC marketing abilities.
Region 4 Semi-Annual Report
For May 1, 2007__ to October 31, 2007
Statistics:
*Number of Members
685
DC=2
IL=24
IN=14
KY=15
MD=25
MI=120
OH=356
ON=01
WI=119
WV=09
Number of Chapters
7
Windy city
chapter of IL, President Rita Fox
Blue Chip, OH, President
Renee Willis
Beacons on the
Lake Shore WI, president Debbie Luebke
Heart of WI
chapter WI, President Donna Kuhns
Number of IP’s 15
Swedish American
Health system,
Northern
Regional Health System,
Sankora career services,Inc ,
Children’s’
Hospital Medicate Cincinati,OH
Trihealth,Bethesda
& Good Samaritan
Lutheran Midelfort,
St.Mary’s Hospital Medical ctr.of
Madison WI
Regional Meetings
– 1 Regional meeting August 08
Discuss the use
of the bank account. And how
we could possibly bring income to this account. Zit could be used
for education of the rep, traveling to speak to others about NAHUC. No one really had any ideas of ways to
generate funds to add to the account.
Left at they were free to contact me via e-mail or a phone call
with ideas about the use of funds.
What keeps you
in NAHUC ?
Some of the
responses were the comradeship of meeting with fellow HUCS, networking,seeing what issues we face across the country that
are simplar, what we are doing across the nation that are similar and what
we have already accomplish and are just trying in our respective facilities.
We discussed the
NAHUC vision and what it means to each of us, how we incorporate it in our
daily lives. How do we achieve this vision?
By setting the
example, let other know we exist by telling employers/employees, hospitals/long
term care facilities/schools about the organization. Possibly promote us in the
media as a profession. Talk to high schools/technical colleges and other means
as a profession to into.
*Regional
Contacts,
Mailings = 500
E-mailings =230
Corresponded
several times with Bettye Barn field regarding starting a chapter, she is from
Visits= 0
Telephone: 2 calls with Allison Mathews @ Doctors
Community Hospital- we are trying to arrange a speaking engagement for early in
the year to the ER Sectaries’
I have been
working with the
clinical educator here at AAMC to have a education workshop
possibly for early spring . From speaking to the secretaries, it seems what
would be most effective tool for them at this time, would be to have a
certification workshop.
*Regional
Finances and Budget
Balance of
account held at Associated Bank N.A Green Bay, WI as of 11/30/07
$841.55
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