AHIMA names Sheridan as president

Patty Thierry Sheridan, MBA, has been elected president of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA).

Sheridan will serve a three-year term, consisting of president-elect in 2011, president in 2012 and past-president in 2013. 

Sheridan is currently president of Care Communications, a health information management consulting and staffing firm. She served Care Communications in several capacities, including as vice president of operations and chief information officer before becoming president in 2004. Sheridan’s past tenure at the AHIMA includes a volunteer term on the organization’s board of directors (2007-2009) and past experience serving as chief operating officer in 1993, acting executive director in 1994 and vice president of professional development from 1995 to 1998.

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