Ohio Health Information Management Association

What Ohio Health Information Management Association does

Ohio Health Information Management Association (OHIMA) is a non-profit professional association serving health information management (HIM) professionals across Ohio. It operates as a component state association affiliated with the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), which represents professionals working with health data for more than one billion patient visits annually. OHIMA delivers a portfolio of services including educational events (Annual Meeting & Trade Show, Virtual Coding Seminar, Summer Workshop, Educators Day, Member Town Halls), continuing education through an online Learning Management System, the annual Ohio HIM Salary Survey, a job board, specialty resource hubs (ROI Hub, Revenue Cycle Hub), scholarship and recognition programs, and virtual Collaborate Communities for HIM sub-specialties such as pediatric coding and release of information.

The association is organized around three functional pillars — Educate, Advocate, and Engage — and is supported by a lean central office of approximately four staff members, including Senior Executive Director Lauren Manson (RHIA, CAE) and a Manager of Events, Education & Membership. Operationally, OHIMA is structured with three regional chapters (Northeast Ohio HIM Association/NOHIMA, Northwest Ohio HIM Association/NWOHIMA, and Southwest Ohio HIM Association/SWOHIMA) that handle localized engagement under the statewide umbrella, with SWOHIMA itself formed from a recent merger of the Greater Cincinnati and Miami Valley associations.

OHIMA's business model is diversified across event registration fees (member pricing $45-$155 depending on event and tier), advertising and sponsorship revenue (web banners at $1,000-$1,750, email blasts at $0.25 per contact with a $500 minimum on ~4,000 contacts, eNewsletter ad inserts at $250), and ancillary sales such as the salary survey report ($30 for non-members). Membership itself is bundled with AHIMA at no separate dues — Ohio-based AHIMA members automatically become OHIMA members — meaning the association monetizes through engagement and ancillary services rather than membership fees. Annual reach includes 34,000+ website visitors, 156,000+ page views, 4,000+ email contacts, and 560+ in-person attendees at the Annual Meeting.

Name

Ohio Health Information Management Association

Legal name

Ohio Health Information Management Association

Website

https://ohima.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1932

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Ohio Health Information Management Association (OHIMA) is a non-profit professional association, affiliated with AHIMA, that provides education, certification support, networking, career resources, and advocacy for health information management professionals across Ohio through events, online CEU programs, and regional chapters.

Ownership category

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Headquarters

HQ city

Columbus

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: AHIMA and OHIMA membership integration - no separate OHIMA membership dues. Active AHIMA members who select Ohio as their state component automatically become OHIMA members.
2. Event Registration Fees: Revenue from registration fees for conferences, virtual seminars, and educational events including the Annual Meeting, Coding Seminar, and Summer Workshop.
3. Advertising & Sponsorship: Web banner ads ($1000/6 months or $1750/year), email advertisements, eNewsletter ad inserts ($250), event sponsorships, exhibit booth sales, and job board postings.
4. Salary Survey Reports: OHIMA 2022 Salary Survey report available for purchase at $30 for non-members, free for members and survey participants.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Ohio Health Information Management Association (OHIMA) is a non-profit professional association serving health information management (HIM) professionals in Ohio. Affiliated with AHIMA as a component state association, OHIMA delivers educational events, continuing education unit (CEU) programs, networking forums, advocacy, and career resources including a salary survey and job board.

Product overview

OHIMA is a non-profit professional association for health information management professionals in Ohio, operating as a component state association affiliated with AHIMA. The organization offers a portfolio of member services including educational events and CEU programs (Annual Meeting, Virtual Coding Seminar, Educators Day, virtual events), professional development resources (HIM Salary Survey, ROI Hub, Revenue Cycle Hub), scholarships and awards, a job board, and Collaborate Communities for peer networking. The association also maintains three regional chapters (NOHIMA, NWOHIMA, SWOHIMA) serving different geographic areas of Ohio.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• OHIMA Annual Meeting & Trade Show Annual multi-day educational conference featuring HIM sessions, CEU opportunities, vendor exhibits, and professional networking for Ohio health information professionals.
• Virtual Coding Seminar Online educational seminar focused on medical coding updates and best practices for HIM professionals and coders.
• HIM Salary Survey Report Compensation benchmark report based on a survey of Ohio HIM professionals, providing salary and workforce data to members and employers.
• OHIMA Job Board Online job posting and search platform connecting Ohio HIM employers with qualified health information management candidates.
• Collaborate Communities Online member-only community spaces for OHIMA members to discuss HIM topics, share resources, and network with peers.
• ROI Hub Resource hub providing release-of-information (ROI) related tools, articles, and references for HIM professionals managing health record disclosures.
• Revenue Cycle Hub Resource hub offering revenue cycle management tools, education, and references for HIM professionals involved in healthcare billing and reimbursement.
• OHIMA Regional Chapter Memberships Sub-state OHIMA chapters (Northeast, Northwest, Southwest) offering localized networking, education, and advocacy opportunities within Ohio.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 1,000 HIM professionals in Ohio participated in the 2022 salary survey
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOHIMA is a component state association affiliated with AHIMA. AHIMA represents professionals who work with health data for more than one billion patient visits each year. OHIMA members automatically become part of AHIMA's 80,000+ member professional community when they join through Ohio as their state association.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Illinois Health Information Management Association (ILHIMA): Another AHIMA-affiliated state HIM association serving Illinois HIM professionals with education, advocacy, and networking. Operates an essentially identical membership, events, and credentialing support model as OHIMA at the state level.
• Pennsylvania Health Information Management Association (PHIMA): Pennsylvania's AHIMA-affiliated state HIM association, providing comparable continuing education, networking, and advocacy services to the same HIM professional persona OHIMA serves.
• Texas Health Information Management Association (THIMA): AHIMA-affiliated state association for Texas HIM professionals. Closely comparable in mission, structure, and service portfolio (education, salary survey, advocacy, events) to OHIMA, but operating in a larger state.
• American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC): National association for medical coders, billing, and HIM-adjacent professionals offering certification, training, and conferences. Directly competes with OHIMA's coding seminars and serves a heavily overlapping member persona.
• California Health Information Management Association (CHIMA): State HIM association for California HIM professionals, an AHIMA component. Mirrors OHIMA's offerings—education, events, advocacy, salary data—and competes for the same HIM professional mindshare on the West Coast.
• New York Health Information Management Association (NYHIMA): AHIMA component state association serving New York HIM professionals. Closely comparable to OHIMA in structure, services, and target audience, providing a useful peer benchmark for membership and event economics.
• American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA): The national parent organization of which OHIMA is a component state association. AHIMA serves the same HIM professional audience with certification, advocacy, education, and conferences, making it the closest direct peer and the umbrella body OHIMA operates within.

Others

• Professional Association of Health Care Office Management (PAHCOM): Association serving medical office managers with overlapping educational, networking, and advocacy services. Adjacent rather than directly competing with OHIMA, but addressing some of the same healthcare administrative professional audience and sponsors.

Emerging players

• American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA): Professional association for informatics professionals intersecting with health information management. Less state-level and more academic/research-focused than OHIMA, but increasingly competing for the same HIM-adjacent talent pool.

Broad incumbents

• Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS): Larger, global healthcare IT and information professional organization with overlapping membership (HIM, HIT, informatics executives) and educational conferences. Broader in scope than OHIMA but competes for the same continuing-education and networking dollars.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/OhioHIMA
• Facebookfacebook.com/OhioHealthInformationManagementAssociation
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/51717743
• Instagraminstagram.com/ohiohima

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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