Leadership Models for E-HIM®

The AHIMA Leadership Models for E-HIM® provide a comprehensive framework and suite of tools that both educate and guide HIM professionals to visualize, initiate and lead specific HIM domain initiatives at institutional, regional, and national levels. The tools and techniques contained in the models aspire to help HIM professionals apply theory and technical knowledge using leadership techniques to drive institutions and the healthcare industry toward achieving the vision of e-HIM®.

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Additional Leadership Resources

Data Content Standards Leadership Model

The challenges associated with maintaining high quality data in electronic information environments require a clear understanding of data content standards and effective coordination and management of the organization’s data requirements. As experts in the management and use of health records and secondary data, HIM professionals should serve as the leaders in healthcare organizations and in their professional community for ensuring that data content standards are identified, understood, implemented and managed.

Data Content Standards Leadership Model in Adobe PDF

Legal Health Record Leadership Model

The challenges associated with maintaining legally sound health records in the hybrid and electronic information environments require clear identification of the issues, re-thinking of traditional record and information management practices and development and application of new strategies for managing health information. As experts in the requirements for health records, HIM professionals serve as the leaders in healthcare organizations and in their professional community for ensuring that such requirements are identified and met.

Legal Health Record Leadership Model in Adobe PDF

ICD-10-CM/PCS Leadership Model

The International Classification of Diseases is used for a variety of clinical data management applications in today's health care systems. The replacement of ICD-9-CM with the ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS represents significant opportunities for improved data capture and information storage. High quality data in electronic environments requires leading organizations through the transition process. In addition the changes required presents many opportunities for improvement in workflow and more effective data integrity management. HIM professionals are uniquely qualified to lead the process and this model provides guidance and support for the process.

ICD-10-CM/PCS Leadership Model in Adobe PDF

ICD-10-CM/PCS Resources Links in Adobe PDF