Health information (HI) professionals from across the nation and around the globe will attend AHIMA25 Conference in Minneapolis October 12-14.
Not able to come to the conference in person? Don’t worry, you can still take part in the experience.
This year, AHIMA25 is a hybrid event with some educational sessions streamed live from the Minneapolis Convention Center and made available on-demand until February 13, 2026. AHIMA25 virtual sessions begin October 13. Sign up today before it's too late.
Here’s what virtual attendees can expect:
- Virtual conference-goers will enjoy over 20 sessions presented by industry experts while earning more than 20 CEUs and Nursing Contact Hours.
- Live-stream virtual sessions start October 13, and attending these sessions in real time gives you the chance to participate in Q&A sessions, connect with your community, and experience the energy of AHIMA25 as it happens.
- To view the Live Stream/On-Demand Only schedule, visit the AHIMA25 Conference agenda and search by “Delivery Method.” Select “Virtual” to see all the exciting sessions available to you.
- Recorded sessions will be available until February 13, 2026 – so you can keep learning and earning CEUs well into the new year!
AHIMA25 Virtual will offer three educational tracks:
- Coding. Get up to speed on the latest coding updates, best practices, and real-world applications.
- Career Advancement. Build your leadership skills and explore new opportunities in HI.
- Privacy and Security. Tackle today’s biggest challenges when it comes to keeping patient data safe.
Sessions in each track cover practical topics such as transforming processes for successful autonomous coding, creating a standout personal portfolio that showcases your skills, and navigating privacy, security, and ethical risks in healthcare artificial intelligence.
Get more information about AHIMA25 Virtual here.
Christina Christy, MBA-HM, RHIA, CPCS, will discuss how to be an effective leader during her presentation, “Effective Management for New Leaders: Understanding Communication, Micromanaging vs Delegation, and Controlling Imposter Syndrome.” Her discussion is part of the Career Advancement track and will be available in person, virtually, and on-demand.
The session will explore three key areas to help new leaders succeed:
- Understanding the major responsibilities of a manager and avoid micromanagement
- Developing effective communication skills
- Overcoming imposter syndrome
Becoming an Effective Leader
The Journal of AHIMA spoke with Christy, director of HIM at Phelps Health in Rolla, MO., about her presentation and guidance on becoming an effective leader:
What will you be discussing about communication in your presentation?
Christy: I'm going to talk about the different communication styles of your team members, and how it's important to learn how they speak and how you speak. Almost every problem that you have with a staff member is a misunderstanding. They didn't understand what you said to them or you didn't understand what they said to you. And so if you know their style of communication, as a leader, it's your job to tailor your communication to how they talk.
What are some of the challenges for staff members when a leader micro-manages them?
Christy: You have to step back from the actual work and let other people do it. That can be incredibly difficult for some people. It really comes down to a control issue. As a leader, a lot of times we feel like any successes that we have is a team success but any failures within the team feel like a personal failure.
Is micromanagement due to a manager’s personality, or are they just afraid that people are going to make them look bad?
Christy: There are some benefits to micromanaging; you know if your team needs help quicker. But I think that the main reason people get into micromanaging their team is because it's really a trust issue—they don't really trust their team to do what they're supposed to do. Even if you do think that your way is best, as long as the work is getting done, it shouldn't matter if they do it a different way, especially within HIM [health information management].
What was your experience like when you started as a manager?
Christy: I've kind of moved up quickly and I didn't get much training. I went from being an HIM tech to a manager within a year, so whenever I had to manage other people doing the job, it did take some practice to learn to step back and let them do it. I know people are looking at me for what my department is doing, and if they're making mistakes, I'm the one who's going to be taking the brunt of the blame for that. So it can be hard to let them make mistakes, but mistakes are how we learn.
What is imposter syndrome and how can it impact some leaders?
Christy: It's people who are put into positions of authority who doubt that they actually have that ability. So basically, it's just negative self-talk. But one of the things to help is to talk to yourself the way you would talk to a friend. If you had a friend who was having these doubts, what would you tell them? And don't keep it to yourself; share it with somebody—a mentor, a confidant, somebody that you can get it out in the open to because other people see things in you that you can't see.
Is there anything else you would like to tell conference-goers and other HI professionals?
Christy: I hope [the presentation] helps build confidence in them. Leadership isn't as hard as it sounds. It's mainly caring about other people. You should be guiding people to their best self. Of course, we're responsible for the metrics, the numbers, the things that we have to get done within our department. But the people of your department are the most important part because without them, you don't have a department.
Damon Adams is content production editor for AHIMA.