General Guidelines for Material Submission

Innovation Award entries will be accepted by email. Submissions on disk will also be accepted but email is preferred. Please follow the guidelines below in preparing your materials:

Software Requirements
Required file formats for Abstracts and Innovation Reports:

· Microsoft Word 2000/XP/97

· Acceptable File Formats for Supporting Materials
   (in addition to the above)

   · HTML, Adobe Acrobat (PDF), MS Excel,
       MSPowerpoint, MS Publisher and JPG or GIF for
       graphics

· Acceptable Disk Types
     · 3.5 inch diskettes and CD ROM

· Format Requirements
     · 12 point type
   · Double spaced

How to Submit Your Innovation Project

1. Read through the complete set of instructions in the section entitled "Preparing your Abstract"

2. To ensure anonymity in the review process, proposals will be submitted to the review committee blindly. Please eliminate all identifiers (ie. facility names, exact geographic locations, names of coworkers, etc.) from the abstract and report sections of your application.

3. Prepare your abstract, following the instructions given.

4. Prepare your report, following the instructions given.

5. Complete your application Cover Sheet completely

6. Prepare your Applications Package, ensuring that it includes the following items:

   1. Completed application Cover Sheet

   2. Innovation Abstract (hard copy and disk)

   3. Innovation Report (hard copy and disk)

   4. Supporting Materials (if applicable)
      

7. Send your comnplete Application Package, including all the above to: awards@himaa.org.au or mail your disk or CD to:

   ATT: iNNOVATION Awards
   Health Information Management Association of Australia Ltd
   Locked Bag 2045
   North Ryde NSW 1670
   (Note: Guidelines are adopted from AHIMA)