The Distinguished Member Award of the Pennsylvania Health Information Management Association is an honor whereby one outstanding member of the Association is recognized for loyal services to the Association and contributes to the profession.   It is the intent that this award be conferred at any point in a member’s career and not be limited to recognition at retirement.  Nominees may be submitted on a regional basis or by any PHIMA member throughout the year.

Several documents need to be completed when nominating a candidate.  These documents include:

1. Application

2. Individual letters of recommendation from the sponsor

3. Two references

 The nominee must meet the following requirements:

• Current AHIMA member and designated Pennsylvania as your Component State Association (CSA)

If you have the privilege of knowing someone who meets these criteria, please take the time to nominate them for this “distinguished” honor. 
 

2011 PHIMA Distinguished Member
Becky DeGrosky, RHIT

PHIMA’s 2011 Distinguished Member Award honor is being given to Rebecca DeGrosky, RHIT for her dedicated service to the PHIMA Community.

Ms. DeGrosky is currently the Product Manager for TruCode and brings over 35 years experience in health information management.  She worked for 11 years in HIM software development for QuadraMed and MedAssets, including product management, content maintenance, implementation and training, and client support.  She is an active member of the PHIMA, where she has served on multiple committees including Chairman of the Education Committee and the Coding Roundtable. She has been a speaker at the PHIMA Annual Meeting.  In addition, she has served in various HIM roles including Director of HIM (Shadyside Hospital, Pittsburgh PA), Manager of Data Services, Coding Trainer, and Consultant for a state-wide data collection organization, Hospital Utilization Project (HUP), and Coding Professional.

Below are a few positive attributes highlighted from her colleagues, peers and friends:

“We, at WPHIMA, are proud to claim her as one of our own.”

 ” I am proud of this attribute in Becky.  It was a gift to our Department and it is a gift to our Profession.  We are fortunate to have this expertise and Becky’s willingness to share it…”

“Her commitment to quality service made her a trusted advisor to the healthcare industry for over two decades.  Becky’s unique style and sense of humor made working with her a pleasure. “

We congratulate and thank Becky for her commitment and loyalty to Health Information Management.  PHIMA is proud to honor Becky with this exceptional award.