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Who are HIM Professionals?
Health information management (HIM) professionals manage
healthcare data and information resources. The profession encompasses
planning, collecting, aggregating, analyzing, and disseminating individual
patient and aggregate clinical data.
Where do HIM Professionals Work?
HIM professionals serve
the healthcare industry wherever health information is collected, organized,
and analyzed. HIM professionals work in:
- A variety of health
care settings,
- Payer organizations,
- Research and policy
agencies, and
- Accounting and legal
firms.
An increasing number of HIM professionals can also
be found working in the information systems environment. In such capacities
they develop, market, and implement software; see that systems comply with
standards and regulations; and work to ensure the quality, privacy, and
security of paper-based and electronic medical records.
What Skills Do HIM Professionals Possess?
HIM professionals bring unique skills to the healthcare
industry. These skills include the ability to:
- Manage medical records and health information systems
- Enhance the quality and uses of data within the healthcare industry
- Summarize data into useful information
- Comply with standards and regulations regarding health information
- Protect the privacy and security of patient health information
- Ensure health information is complete and available to legitimate users
- Code health information for reimbursement
and research.
What Positions Do HIM Professionals Hold?
As with any thriving profession, HIM professionals
evolve into divergent roles. Some of these roles include: *Click
on job title to view job description.
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