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CHIA has a long and cherished tradition of honoring the excellence, dedication, and service of California's health information professionals whose steadfast efforts have enriched the HIM field and/or have contributed to the professional development of others. As part of CHIA's commitment to encourage, nurture and celebrate exceptional volunteer and professional leadership, the CHIA Recognition Awards honor exemplary service, reward contributions that build the HIM knowledge base, recognize excellence in preparing future HIM professionals, and encourage new talent and leadership.
For questions, email Nominations@CaliforniaHIA.org
View past CHIA Recognition Awards Recipients who make a world of difference in the health information community.
Nominations must be submitted by the annual March 1 deadline and include:
The CHIA Awards and Scholarship Committee will review all eligible nominations and evaluate based on the materials provided with the nomination and the award category criteria.
CHIA will notify each nominee if he/she was selected to receive the a CHIA Recognition Award in April. Award presentations and distributions are made at the annual CHIA Convention & Exhibit in June. Award recipients are encouraged to be present to receive their award, but recipients may designate an individual to accept the award on their behalf.
The Distinguished Member Award is CHIA’s highest honor. The purpose of this award is to recognize a member who has shown exemplary leadership within the Association and has made outstanding contributions to the HIM profession. Eligible candidates must have made meritorious and sustained contributions to the profession in more than one of the following areas:
The Educator Award honors those who demonstrate excellence in preparing the next generation of professionals for HIM careers and the field depends on a continual influx of well-trained new talent. Those who qualify are instructors who teach in a formal health information administration or health information technology program that grants associate, baccalaureate, or master’s degree, and who:
The HIM Industry Champion Award recognizes those who have worked tirelessly to support the HIM profession by advancing CHIA’s leadership position. Nominees need not be CHIA members; they may be individuals, organizations, or companies that worked for CHIA on a contractual basis. Documentation of the nominee’s support of CHIA must be submitted. Examples of commendable services include:
The Literary Award recognizes a member’s contribution to the published materials available to the HIM profession.Candidates must be an author, co-author, editor or co-editor of published material that meets the selection criteria:
The Mentor Award honors individuals that have demonstrated excellence in mentoring and encouraging students or colleagues to realize their full potential or have helped them find ways to achieve their best. The candidate should have made contributions to the profession in more than one of the following ways:
The Rising Star Award recognizes and encourages the best of the fresh new talent being trained in health information administration or health information technology degree granting-program. It honors a gifted student or promising new professional who embodies great hope as we look to the future of the HIM profession. Candidates must be CHIA members who are students enrolled at the time of nomination in an approved HIA or HIT degree program; have graduated in the last three months; or HIM professionals who have been credentialed within the last seven years.
Nominees must demonstrate significant potential for future leadership, innovation, creativity, and administrative capacity. Criteria includes:
The Volunteer Award honors members who have served as a consistent and exemplary volunteer supporting the mission of CHIA. Candidates have exceptional and consistent (minimum of three years) volunteer service that has contributed to the advancement of the profession. Criteria includes: