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American Health Information Management Association, located in Chicago, is an association of health information management professionals. The association was established in 1928, and has more than 40,000 members providing management of personal health information for health care needs. It addresses various issues affecting health care, including implementation of electronic health records systems and creation of a national health information network. The association provides various certificates, master s and baccalaureate and associate degree programs approved by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education. It also offers distance learning programs in health information management, coding, and health care privacy and security. The association also offers a specialty advancement program and courses in applied informatics, such as physics and clinical terminology systems. The association s Foundation of Research and Education supports various education, research and leadership development activities.

About Foundation About Foundation Founded in 1976, the Dystonia Medical Research Foundation ( DMRF ) is a 501 ( c ) dedicated to serving all people with dystonia their families. Since its inception, the DMRF has grown from a small family-based foundation into a dynamic membership-driven organization led by a Board of Directors and network of volunteers with personal connections to dystonia. Because dystonia hits so close to home for our directors and volunteers, the DMRF leadership is motivated by an unrelenting drive to find a cure and an unwavering commitment to serving people affected by dystonia.