President's Message 

Incoming President's Message

Dear Members, Volunteers and Sponsors,

I am honored to be elected as the 2024-2025 President of the Long Island Health Information Management Association.  I know with the help and support of our dedicated Members, Board of Directors and fellow LIHIMA Committee members, I will be able to meet the challenges and goals during my term.  Our organization has been built on the support of our members and strong leadership foundation. I will continue to uphold this tradition of providing professional excellence towards the continued growth of our LIHIMA community.

Let me take this opportunity to thank our board and committee members for another wonderful year. Your commitment and generosity have been invaluable to our organization. Congratulations our immediate Past President, Adelaide La Rosa for a very successful year.  To our committee chairpersons for all of their knowledge and for leading us as we navigated through our 2024 Annual Conference together. To our volunteer members for their time and effort they devoted to LIHIMA.

We look forward to our many future conferences and meetings together.

We want to hear more from our members. Please feel free to email the board with any suggestions for future educational topics.
Thank you again for putting your faith in me to lead LIHIMA in the coming year.

Yours Truly

Donna Antignano
President


Outgoing President's Message

Over the past year, it has been my privilege to serve as the President of the Long Island Health Information Management Organization (LIHIMA). I want to take a moment to express my heartfelt thanks to each and every one of you for your support to our organization. Our members, board, chairpersons, committee members and volunteers did a wonderful job again bringing us all together to celebrate our profession this past year.

Together, we face challenges in the health care field. From navigating the complexities of the pandemic to adapting to ever-changing regulations and technologies, we have weathered each storm with resilience and grace. And through it all, your unwavering dedication to our mission has been nothing short of extraordinary.

As my tenure as President comes to a close, I am filled with optimism for the future of our organization. Congratulations to the incoming President Donna Antignano and President elect Thomas Owsinski. With a team as talented and dedicated as ours, I have no doubt that we will continue to achieve great things in the days and years to come. Thank you for all who serve on the board and are part of the committees for your time and dedication to keep this organization going.

Thank you to our past presidents, Michelle and Colleen for your guidance during my term. You are both so passionate and dedicated to your profession and LIHIMA.

So, from the bottom of my heart, thank you. Thank you for your hard work within our healthcare field and for your dedication and unwavering support. It has been an honor to serve as your President, and I am proud to call each and every one of you my colleagues.

Here's to the future of Long Island Health Information Management Organization, and to all the incredible things we will accomplish together.

Sincerely,

Adelaide LaRosa
LIHIMA President 2023-2024