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Hitting the Moving Target: AHIMA' s New Specialty Advancement Training and Credentials
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Source: AHIMA Advantage
Publication Date: August 2002
When Jill Callahan Dennis graduated with a bachelor's of science degree in medical record administration in 1978, she was an expert when it came to confidentiality of patient information and privacy.
"I had a pretty good overview of privacy matters, and certainly a better one than professi....
CCA Frequently Asked Questions
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA
Publication Date: February 03, 2003
Why has AHIMA created this credential?
AHIMA recognizes that the demand for coders has never been greater-and this need is expected to continue for some years to come. By creating an entry-level coding credential based on job analysis standards and state-of-the-art test construction,....
Coders Today: Where They Work, What They Earn: Work Force Study Finds Credentials Influence Setting, Salary
Author: MacKenzie, Scott
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: July 2003
Coders are enjoying a growing importance in the healthcare industry, thanks to increased demand for services and increasingly complex regulations. AHIMAs own work force research finds a healthy job market and salaries shaped by credentials and education. Learn more about your coding pee....
Clinical Coding: Part of the HIM Mosaic
Author: Kloss, Linda L
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: July 2003
Many in healthcare today understand coding only in the context of billing, not recognizing that the very same coded data are used for important healthcare operations, policy, epidemiology, and many other uses. For 75 years, AHIMA has been the professional forum to advance the quality of health....
Student Recruitment
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA Talking Points
Publication Date: November 01, 2003
AHIMA has developed Talking Points on the issue of student recruitment for use in helping members and staff communicate key messages on issues of importance to the field of health information management. We encourage you to use this document when preparing a group presentation, writing an arti....
Academic Programs
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA Talking Points
Publication Date: November 01, 2003
AHIMA has developed Talking Points on the issue of academic programs for use in helping members and staff communicate key messages on issues of importance to the field of health information management. We encourage you to use these documents when preparing a group presentation, writing an artic....
AHIMA Credentials: Make Your Star Shine in the HIM Universe
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA Advantage
Publication Date: October 2004
When Erlanger Health System in Chattanooga, TN, began its transformation to an electronic information environment, Rita Bowen, MA, RHIA, CHPS, spearheaded the effort in the HIM department. She knew the expertise of her work force would be crucial to the success of Erlanger's endeavors. Working....
Health Record Professionals in Denmark, Education and Training 2004
Author: Petersen, Darley
Source: IFHRO Congress | AHIMA Convention
Publication Date: October 15, 2004
Admission Requirements
Commercial School--2 years
Languages (Danish and English)
Economics
IT
Social studies
Commercial
Entitles the person to apply for practice school in hospitals or at GP's.
Practice schools start every year in August and las....
Education of Health Record/Health Information Management Professionals in the United Kingdom
Author: Nicholson, Lorraine
Source: IFHRO Congress | AHIMA Convention
Publication Date: October 15, 2004
Historical Background
This history of the formal education of health records professionals in the United Kingdom commences relatively late in history (that is, in the 20 th century) although we know that medical records were kept for hundreds of years prior to this.
In the 193....
Global Trends in Health Information and Records Management Education: A Basic Certificate/Diploma Program in the Philippines
Author: Palapal, Lourdes L.
Source: IFHRO Congress | AHIMA Convention
Publication Date: October 15, 2004
Introduction
What's in this session for me, the participant?
This session can create awareness of developing countries' potential for market expansion.
Academic institutions can enhance their HIM curriculum if they compare notes with the ICE-HP of the DLSU-HSC on how the....
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