Health Information Management as a CareerWhere the Future Clicks
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What do you want to do in the future?
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Health Information Management Professional?Have you thought about.
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What is a health information management professional and why should you consider it as a career option?
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What is a health record?The patient health record is the primary legal record documenting the health care services provided to a person in any aspect of the health care system.
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Health Information Management (HIM)Maintenance and care of health records by traditional and electronic means in hospitals, physicians office, clinics, health departments, and other facilities that provide healthcare
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Health Information Management ProfessionalsMaintain, collect, and analyze the data that healthcare providers rely on to deliver quality healthcare.
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Health Information Management ProfessionalsAdministering computer information systemsCoding diagnoses and procedures Experts in Managing patient information and health records
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Health Information Management ProfessionalsCollecting and storing information Experts in Using and transmitting informationMaintaining patient confidentiality
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One of the fastest growing occupations Source: Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2010-11 Edition
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Employment Opportunities
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Employment Opportunities
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Education Levels & Potential Earnings
Bachelors Degree (4-year program) StartingAfter 5 yearsRegistered Health Information Administration (RHIA) Certification$30,000 - $50,000 $50,000 - $75,000Associates Degree (2-year program) Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) Certification$25,000 - $35,000$35,000 - $50,000
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Getting StartedWhere do you begin?
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CAHIIMThe Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM) defines standards which higher education health information management and technology programs must meet to qualify for accreditation.
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Why choose a CAHIIM Accredited program? Students who graduate from an accreditedassociates, bachelors, or certificate program are qualified to sit for their respective exams for certification as a Registered Health Information Technician(RHIT), Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA), or Certified Coding Specialist (CCS).
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Step Three
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Step FourDoctorate
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This presentation has been adapted by the Illinois Health Information Management Association using materials from the American Health Information Management Association.
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For More InfoIllinois Health Information Management Association www.ILHIMA.org
Health Information Careerswww.hicareers.com
American Health Information Management Associationwww.AHIMA.org
CAHIIM Accredited HIM programswww.CAHIIM.org
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***HIM is a very broad and successful field for health care professionals. There are several career opportunities in Health Information Management upon completion of an accredited program. There are traditional and non-traditional settings for an HIM professional to work within.Traditional settings include: Managing an HIM medical records department, cancer registry, coding, trauma registry, transcription, quality improvement, risk management, release of information, patient admissions, compliance auditor, physician accreditation, utilization review, physician offices.*
Non-traditional settings include: consulting firms, government agencies, law firms, insurance companies, correctional facilities, extended care facilities, pharmaceutical research, information technology and medical software companies***