About AHDI
The Association for Healthcare Documentation Integrity (AHDI) was established in 1978 as part of an effort to achieve recognition for the medical transcription profession. In the beginning, the association focused on educating medical professionals about what medical transcriptionists do and how their work affects the quality of health care. When the U.S. Department of Labor granted medical transcriptionists their own job classification in 1999, it was an important milestone to getting the work recognized as much more than clerical. In 2012, AHDI adopted a new title—healthcare documentation specialists—to reflect the broad and extensive responsibilities and services they provide in the creation of accurate and comprehensive patient care records.
MISSION: To lead, educate, and promote professional excellence and integrity in healthcare documentation practices for both humans and animals.
VISION: To partner with healthcare professionals to ensure accurate health stores and optimal health outcomes for all patients, human and animal.
To fulfill our mission and work toward achieving our vision, we have established four strategic priority areas:
- Member Community: Providing a collaborative community that supports professional development.
- Career Development: Fostering a well-educated and credentialed healthcare documentation workforce globally.
- Best Practices: Promoting AHDI as the industry expert in new and updated healthcare documentation best practices.
- Visibility: Promiting the value of AHDI and its members to the healthcare community.
Learn More About AHDI
- Where We Stand: Learn more about the association’s mission, goals and objectives for helping healthcare documentation specialists stay relevant in the changing arena of healthcare documentation.
- Position Statements: Looking for an official statement on an industry trend or topic? You’ll find it here.
- Press Releases: Visit this page to stay abreast of the latest initiatives and announcements released by the association.
- AHDI Code of Ethics
- AHDI’s Antitrust Policy
- AHDI’s Strategic Plan (.pdf)
- AHDI Bylaws (.pdf)
- AHDI Board of Directors
