Who do I contact if I am interested in volunteering on the KHIMA Board? Most Board Assignments for project work are made prior to the start of the association year, which starts on June of current year.  If you are interested in volunteering click on this link and it will take you directly to our page for volunteer information and contacts:  http://www.khima.org/Volunteer/Volunteer.html . I would like to attend or get information on local meetings, how can I become involved? Please visit the Regional Association section of our web-site to view the associations in your area. You can attend any meeting throughout the state without being a member of each region, all meetings are open to any HIM member, all that is required is that you pay registration fees for meetings if there are any.  We do recommend and encourage you to join and become involved in the region of your choice to help us make the voice of HIM become loud and clear.  Follow this link to our Regional Sites page:  http://www.khima.org/regional/regional.html Here is the AHIMA Glossary of Values Memberships Form for you to print out:  Value of Membership Form Does KHIMA offer any educational Scholarships, etc?  Please go to our link under Education & CEU’s—All fields for Link that will give you information on Scholarships, Credential Exam Reimbursement, New Programs Available, CEU Meetings and Events, HITECH, etc:  http://www.khima.org/careersandcolleges/careersandcolleges1.html Where can I find help if I have a professional practice issue that I need answered? The Kentucky CoP is a good resource where you can post your question and find solutions from your peers. AHIMA also has wonderful resources in their Body of Knowledge.  We have added a CoP AHIMA page to our site to make it easy for you to get to the Kentucky CoP:  http://www.khima.org/CoP/CoP.html How do I become a KHIMA member and what is the cost? There is no cost to join.  See next section for more information. How do I update my personal information with KHIMA? If you are a member of AHIMA, you will need to choose Kentucky as your Designated State Association and then pick Kentucky as your Community of Practice.  Go to the AHIMA web-site to Join AHIMA. Or, Update Your Member Profile if you are already an AHIMA member and would like to choose Kentucky as your state association, even if you live out of state. KHIMA membership is FREE - no additional state dues apply once you are an AHIMA member. Note that you cannot just join KHIMA - you must be an active AHIMA member.  Click on our CoP Page Link to take you to AHIMA to join or update your profile:  http://www.khima.org/CoP/CoP.html Note:  Please ensure you add your e-mail address or it will not get into our database for you to receive important e-mails for meetings, events, classes or special updates. I am a KHIMA member but I am not receiving any e-mails from KHIMA. Ensure that your e-mail address is correct and that the appropriate Communication Preferences are correct by logging into your profile as above.  If everything is correct and you are still not receiving e-mails, check your e-mail spam blocker so that it is not blocking anything from the domain khima.org.  Note:  If you recently changed your e-mail address please fill out a Contact Us form to get it corrected right away but you will still need to make your corrections on AHIMA. We hope these FAQs help answer some questions for you.  Please feel free to research our site, ask for items that you would like to see on your region's pages or on any of our other pages. If you have any questions please feel free to contact us by filling out our Contact Us form:  KHIMA Contact Form