HIM Education Reports

How will HIM education meet the challenges of the future? These documents describe the impact of e-HIM and a transition strategy for HIM programs.

• Academic Advisor Newsletter, Winter 2008      *New*
• 2006 HIM Educator Survey Results    
• "Building the Work Force for Health Information Transformation"
• "Embracing the Future: New Times, New Opportunities for Health Information Managers"
• "Vision of the e-HIM Future"
• Framework Document
• New Framework Journal Article
• Workforce Study
• Transition Timetable
• Glossary of terms for HIM educators
• Body of Knowledge
• AHIMA Bookstore 

Accredited Associate and Baccalaureate HIM Programs

• Entry-level competencies
• HIM - Associate Degree Entry-Level Competencies
• HIM - Baccalaureate Degree Entry-Level Competencies
• Knowledge Clusters
• HIT - Associate Degree Level
• HIA - Baccalaureate Degree Level
• Accreditation Standards
• Please visit www.cahiim.org.
• Model Curricula
• HIT - Associate
• HIA - Baccalaureate
• Curriculum Design
• Curriculum Gap Analysis Explanation Guide
• Gap Analysis for Associate Degree Level    
• Gap Analysis for Baccalaureate Degree Level
• Program Goals and Evaluation Plan
  • Definitions 
  • Sample Template
  • Template
• Certification
• Scholarships, Grants, and Stipends

Graduate-Level HIM Programs

• Graduate Degree Program Approval Manual and Model Curriculum 2006
• HIM Master's Degree Competencies (Draft 2007)
• Accreditation Standards
• Please visit www.cahiim.org.
• Scholarships, Grants, and Stipends

Approved Certified Coding Programs

• Coding Education Program Approval Manual

This link contains 2008 pricing structure - Coding Education Program Approval Process Manual  (doc)

•    A List of Commonly Used Coding Acronyms    Coding Abreviations (doc)

•   Coding Certification

  For information on the CCA, CCS and CCS-P certification exams, please click here: http://www.ahima.org/certification     

•   Coding Community of Practice
• If you are a coding instructor, you are also eligible to join the Assembly on Education (AOE) CoP.

Medical Transcription Programs

Please visit American Association for Medical Transcription for a list of approved transcription programs.

e-HIM Virtual Lab

The Virtual Lab is a project of the American Health Information Management Association, designed to make an array of healthcare technologies available for accredited health information management programs (associate, baccalaureate and master’s degree programs), to use to support the HIM curriculum, and provide students with access to state-of-the-art healthcare information system technologies.

• Please visit  http://campus.ahima.org/vlab/ for more information

Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM)

CAHIIM—the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education—is the accrediting organization for degree-granting programs in health informatics and information management

• Please visit http://www.cahiim.org for more information

Education Communities of Practice (CoP)

Three CoP's are dedicated to the educational community:

• The AOE CoP is open to any AHIMA member who is also a college instructor.
• The Associate Degree Educators CoP is open exclusively to accredited HIT programs.
• The Baccalaureate Degree Educators CoP is open exclusively to accredited HIA programs

The CoP's include: Community News and Links, the "Resources" section includes power point slides and instructor guides to complement textbooks and educational resources published by AHIMA. There is also a very lively discussion forum, where members can network with other educators about topics ranging from choice of software to teaching strategies and classroom management.

• Education CoP's

Student Resources

 An informative, easy- to- navigate website for all prospective HIM students.

• HealthInformationcareers.com

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