CHIMA Annual Team Learning Subscription
CHIMA’s annual team learning subscription is for organizations that would like their employees to have a greater knowledge of managing Canadians’ health information.
Offerings are available online 24/7 and can be completed throughout the year.
Benefits to the organization
- Enables cost-effective education for health care professionals
- Provides quality and timely content delivered by subject matter experts
- Inspires staff to connect and discuss topics of interest they have learned about
Enables cost-effective education for health information professionals
Provides assurance, knowing that subject matter experts are contracted to create offerings in their area of specialty
Inspires staff to connect and discuss topics of interest they learned
Enables cost-effective education for health information professionals
Provides assurance, knowing that subject matter experts are contracted to create offerings in their area of specialty
Inspires staff to connect and discuss topics of interest they learned
Benefits to the employee
- Enhances knowledge and skills for those working with health information
- Reinforces appreciation for the impact health information has on Canada’s health care system
- Prepares individuals for new opportunities to lead, manage, influence, coach, or mentor others
Enables cost-effective education for health information professionals
Provides assurance, knowing that subject matter experts are contracted to create offerings in their area of specialty
Inspires staff to connect and discuss topics of interest they learned
Enables cost-effective education for health information professionals
Provides assurance, knowing that subject matter experts are contracted to create offerings in their area of specialty
Inspires staff to connect and discuss topics of interest they learned
Featured offerings
HIP Week 2021: Futureproof
A collection
This collection of session recordings celebrated the work of health information professionals and discussed opportunities for the future. Topics included:
- Data stewardship
- Artifical intelligence
- Allyship with indigenous communities
- The impact of health information
Coding a Cholecystectomy
A workshop
This workshop will review your knowledge using documents on a surgical case. By the end of the workshop, you will have covered the coding standards pertaining to:
- Acute and chronic conditions
- Pre-admit comorbidities versus secondary
- Laparoscopic versus open approach
- Mandatory attributes when not “pink”
- Explanations are given to verify answers
Change Management for HIM professionals
A presentation
This presentation will give you a brief overview of several change management models, strategies, and practices. Dr. Candace Gibson, Ph.D., CHIM, will introduce you to leading theories and practices of change and some of the forces driving change in the HIM profession
Re.coach interactive leadership series
A five-part series
In this five-part interactive leadership series, each part will delve into a different aspect of leadership, including:
- Developing your inner leader
- Increasing resiliency
- Understanding your leadership approach
- Identifying your leadership brand
- Implementing coaching skills
Collaborative journey of partnerships: A success story at Surrey Memorial Hospital
A case study
This presentation highlights effective collaborations and partnerships among health care professionals in pursuit of quality improvement. Learn from seven speakers as they discuss patient quality, safety outcomes and clinical documentation improvement (CDI) results at Surrey Memorial Hospital – part of Fraser Health Authority in British Columbia.
Perspectives from three certified CDI specialists
An interview
CHIMA interviewed three clinical documentation improvement (CDI) specialists, certified through the Canadian College of Health Information Management. Learn about their roles and the types of diagnoses regularly reviewed across their respective health care settings from British Columbia to Ontario.
Physician documentation and quality improvement matters
A presentation
Learn from Susanne Burns, a Clinical Nurse Specialist, and Hanifa Ladhani, a Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI) Specialist as they reflect on the collaboration of multiple clinical teams at Ridge Meadows Hospital (RMH), a site within Fraser Health authority in British Columbia.
CancerCare Manitoba and health information: Insights from a clinical trials unit manager
An education session
Health information is vital to the work being done within cancer care across Canada. And while many health information professionals work within this space, those outside of it may not be as well-versed on the subtleties within cancer care. CHIMA’s education session—CancerCare Manitoba and health information—invites you to gain valuable insight from a clinical trials unit manager who is keenly aware of these nuances.
Emerging Privacy Management
Practices in Health Care
A five-module series & bonus ROI toolkit & guide
Each module will cover a privacy-related topic area including privacy awareness, release of information (ROI), access and disclosure, security/cybersecurity, and breach management.
Privacy and confidentiality in health care
An education session
This education session will cover key privacy and confidentiality key concepts such as definitions, an environment overview (e.g., legal or pandemic), possible consequences, best practices, and health information roles in this practice area.
Insights and advice from a privacy specialist
An education session
A career in privacy is one of ongoing learning and education. Individuals have a right to know what information is collected about them and health care organizations have a duty to protect that information in an evolving environment where cybersecurity risks pose the biggest threat. This interview provides tips, guidance, and advice from a privacy specialist who has worked in two provincial jurisdictions.
Artificial Intelligence
A professional practice brief & quiz
This PPB explores what AI is, current and future applications of AI for the health information profession, and the challenges of implementing AI in health care. It also includes a case study on using AI to help battle COVID-19.
The Use of New Technologies (IM/texting) in Supporting Provider–Patient Communications
A professional practice brief & quiz
There are benefits and uses to IM/texting in health care. Learn more about the best practices with an emphasis on security in this PPB module.
Clinical documentation Improvement
A professional practice brief & quiz
This PPB module will explore the role that HIM professionals play in the implementation and maintenance of a clinical documentation improvement (CDI) program .
Cloud Computing
A professional practice brief & quiz
In this module we define the essential characteristics of cloud computing and the applications in a Canadian health care context. Security and privacy challenges and the end benefits of adopting a cloud computing model are also highlighted.
Your Inner Leader
A five-module series
Make this course part of your personal journey to fulfill your leadership potential! This series is appropriate for all levels, from new graduates just beginning their careers to established
professionals seeking to hit the refresh button.
Upcoming offerings
Diversity and inclusion training
A two-part series
Diversity and inclusion training will be made available Winter 2021. The first session will cover unconscious biases as they relate to decision-making abilities and relationships with team members. The second session is about allyship and action and is designed to guide participants in promoting a more inclusive workplace.
Data analytics course
A five-part course
A five-lesson course on data analytics will be available Fall 2021 to cover topics such as indicators, business intelligence, and excel tools (e.g., pivot tables, data visualizations and messaging).
Coding training
On-going education
A few workshops and/or education sessions are being planned for this fiscal year. Stay tuned for more information.
Professional practice briefs (PPBS)
On-going education
A host of new professional practice briefs will also be launched this year, including topics related to coding, data analytics, terminology standards, and career development..
Example topics
Leadership
Data quality
Information governance
Clinical documentation improvement
Decision support
Classification & coding
Privacy & security
Release of information
Analytics
Artificial intelligence
Electronic health record
Patient safety
Project management
Career development
Terminology standards
& more
“SickKids was the first organization to pilot the CHIMA Annual Team Learning Subscription in 2019. Since then, we have been able to support our health information professionals with their continuing education. Our team members are able to have interesting discussions throughout the year as new content is released. I look forward to the expansion of this subscription service and encourage other organizations to consider it as an option for the professional development of their employees.”
Sandro Serino,
Director, Enterprise Information Management, The Hospital for Sick Children
Build an annual team learning subscription for your organization
By creating a scaling cost model, we are able to help small to large organizations better afford
continuing education for their employees.
| Number of employees* | Annual fees |
|---|---|
| 1-9 | $849 + $59/person |
| 10-24 | $1,999 + $59/person |
| 25-49 | $3,999 + $59/person |
| 50-99 | $5,999 + $59/person |
| 100-199 | $7,999 + $59/person |
| 200-349 | $11,999 + $59/person |
Contact us
Frequently asked questions
Absolutely! Please fill out the contact form on this page and a CHIMA team member will be in touch to book an appointment.
An organization pays an annual fee* that supports the regeneration of content into the ATLS. The organization fee is based on a scaling-cost model to help small to large organizations better afford continuing education for their employees.
Once you’ve determined the size of your team, a $59 annual fee* per subscriber is incorporated.
*Plus applicable taxes
Each team subscriber will need to individually sign into their account to access the ATLS collection. It is through here they can complete each offering in order to track the progress of their own professional development. For subscribers who are CHIMA professional members, it is especially important for tracking their continuing professional education credits with the Canadian College of Health Information Management.
We encourage employers to have deeper discussions on the key takeaways their employees have gained through their learning.
You will be able to see when subscribers have last logged in to their account with CHIMA.
They will need to sign in to their CHIMA account and click on their name in the top-right corner to access their dashboard. A ‘My annual team learning subscription’ card will appear. By clicking to explore, they will see their ATLS collection and can individually add items to their cart to gain access.
The person responsible for the payment of an ATLS is considered the owner of their organization’s team. The owner will be able to invite team subscribers by sharing a join link or by adding in email addresses directly. There is an option to assign managers to assist with subscription management.
Yes. A CHIMA administrator will be able to assist you with this.
The person who purchased the subscription and assigned managers can adjust who gets the number of seats an organization has purchased. That’s done through their dashboard.
They will no longer have access to the ATLS collection of products for $0.
This depends on the product. We suggest going through the dashboard to access the ATLS collection for items that will be $0. If the item is not included in the ATLS collection, then a person will pay either the public price or preferred pricing associated with being a CHIMA member (e.g., student, affiliate, professional or retired).
A CHIMA Annual Team Learning Subscription gives you access to over 100 offerings for your team to learn from (e.g., HIP Week 2021, a 5-part leadership series, professional practice briefs, etc.).
A corporate pass is offered for individual products for groups of 5+ more staff (e.g., HIP Week 2021 exclusively).