Position Purpose

The Director of Government Affairs is primarily responsible for helping to execute AHIMA’s lobbying and political strategies, developing and maintaining policy documents and tracking tools, and advocating with Members of Congress on important health information profession issues that align with AHIMA’s mission and vision.

This position reports directly to the VP of Policy and Government Affairs and does not have any supervisory responsibilities but will have substantive authority over several key policy issues, will directly engage with federal policymakers and will also oversee management of AHIMA’s grassroots program.

Responsibilities

• Lead advocacy efforts with congressional offices on health information and health IT legislative and public policy issues.
• Identify, monitor, and internally and externally communicate, relevant federal public policy-related issues and legislation that impact AHIMA and its members.
• Develop policy positions, collateral materials, and legislative strategy providing political context and knowledge of political environment; ability to successfully execute advocacy strategy.
• Present at important internal and external policy and stakeholder meetings as a policy expert for the organization.
• Support implementation of advocacy events, coalition building, and letter writing and grassroots work, including implementation of annual AHIMA Advocacy Summit.
• Other duties may be assigned.

About AHIMA

AHIMA is the premier association of health information management (HIM) professionals. AHIMA represents more than 101,000 health information professionals. AHIMA is committed to advancing the HIM profession in an increasingly electronic and global environment through leadership in advocacy, education, certification, and lifelong learning.

AHIMA is recognized as the premier source of “HIM knowledge,” the respected authority for rigorous professional certification, and one of the industry’s most active and influential advocates in Congress.