About Us

Long Island Health Information Management Association (LIHIMA) is a local component association of the New York Health Information Management Association (NYHIMA).

The objectives of this association are:

  • To promote the art and science of health information management practice in the counties of Nassau and Suffolk through education.
  • To encourage health information management practitioners in the counties of Nassau and Suffolk to attain the highest degree of competence possible through continuing education.
  • To sponsor continuing education programs for the purpose of promoting optimal health care and containment of health care costs in the counties of Nassau and Suffolk to the extent that health information managers may contribute toward this goal.
  • To provide an educational medium for the sharing of experience, problems and their solutions in the health information management field.
  • To maintain contact with educational institutions in the counties of Nassau and Suffolk offering health information
  • To foster communication with all health care institutions in the counties of Nassau and Suffolk to keep them informed personnel.
  • To participate actively in research and other programs related to the health information management profession.
  • To promote the health information management profession through educational concepts and good interpersonal and public relations.
  • To maintain and encourage adherence to a stated code of ethics through education.