Description: Healthcare is undergoing a profound transformation, with most U.S. health systems struggling with high turnover, evolving work models, and low employee engagement. While these models offer flexibility for staff, they also face skepticism about productivity, collaboration and trustworthiness. This session will delve into the challenges faced by health information leaders including understaffing, skill gaps, and fluctuating workloads. Attendees will gain a comprehensive understanding of these issues and discover innovative solutions to help leaders overcome these universal challenges. Don't miss this opportunity to stay ahead and lead your organization toward a successful and productive future.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand the landscape of today's work environments: Were organizations affected by the great resignation? How do you handle the shifts in HI employees who want greater flexibility?
• Identify the reality of challenges in HI: Understand common struggles of health information leaders, specifically, understaffing, skill gaps, and fluctuating workloads.
• Learn strategies to overcome common challenges: Discover practical solutions for overcoming staffing challenges through flexible workforce strategies, outsourcing, and technology-enabled partnerships.

Webinar Publish Date: This was presented as part of the OHIMA 2025 Annual Meeting & Trade Show - March 19, 2025.
Duration: 1 hour

Speaker: Darin Challacombe, Ph.D., SHRM-CP, is Director of Talent Development at Verisma. Darin has worked in the health information management (HIM) and release of information (ROI) fields for six years and has been in education for over 20 years. His vast experience includes work in nonprofit, government, and private business spaces. Darin currently serves as secretary of the Association of Health Information Outsourcing Solutions (AHIOS). He also worked on the team to create the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) ROI Microcredential. Darin serves as the Inclusion and Diversity chair for the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM) Georgia. Darin earned his Ph.D. in psychology from Northcentral University, and his master’s and bachelor’s degrees in psychology from Fort Hays State University.

Speaker:  Elizabeth McElhiney, MHA, CHPS, CPHIMS, CRIS, is Director of Compliance and Government Affairs at Verisma. Elizabeth is responsible for the administration of Verisma’s privacy and compliance programs, collaborating with clients to implement evidence-based best practices and overseeing Verisma’s thought leadership initiatives. Elizabeth has worked in health information management (HIM) and release of information (ROI) for over 15 years, covering all industry areas from customer service to compliance. She serves as a delegate to the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) House of Delegates. Elizabeth is also the current regulatory chair at the Association of Health Information Outsourcing Services (AHIOS). She earned a masters of health administration (MHA) with a specialization in health informatics from Capella University, and a bachelor’s degree in political science from Illinois Wesleyan University.

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Cost: $25 Members / $35 Non-Members
1 AHIMA CEU*
Domain: Organizational Management & Leadership

*AHIMA CEUs are also accepted by the AAPC! Check eligibility on the AAPC website.