1 / 20

health information management

health information management. Home Profile Account. Rita the Health Information Administrator a.k.a. RHIA. Looking at Health Information Management as a Profession. View My Profile. 1. health information management. Home Profile Account. Rita the Health Information Administrator

jefferson
Download Presentation

health information management

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. health information management Home Profile Account Rita the Health Information Administrator a.k.a. RHIA Looking at Health Information Management as a Profession View My Profile 1

  2. health information management Home Profile Account Rita the Health Information Administrator a.k.a. RHIA Who are HIM professionals View My Profile 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. 2

  3. Where would I work? HIM professionals work where health information is created, collected, utilized or maintained any place in the world! Examples • Health Care Facilities • Insurance Companies • Computer Companies • Research Facilities • Federal, State and Local Governments 3

  4. Looking at Health Information Management as a Profession • Do you • want to work in healthcare, but not have hands on patient care? • like science, information technology, law and management? • want to work with physicians, nurses, lawyers, and administrators? • want to work on your own, with others, or both? • want to be a manager? • seek a field with an excellent outlook? 4

  5. If you answered yes to any of these questions then… A career in Health Information Management is for you! 5

  6. What is HIM? HIM is a combination of HIM 6

  7. What would I do? • Plan • Develop • Organize • Manage • Direct Medical Information Systems for health facilities 7

  8. What is my title? HIM Director Patient Safety Specialist eHealth Project Manager Coding Professional HIM Manager Auditor Coding Analyst Health Data Analyst Reimbursement Specialist • Privacy Officer • HIM College Instructor • Consultant • Research Analyst • Physician Practice Manager • Insurance Claims Analyst • Coding Compliance Analyst • Billing Coordinator • Cancer Registrar 8

  9. Job Forecast for HIM Professionals According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment of medical records and health information technicians is expected to increase by 20 percent, much faster than the average for all occupations through 2018. Demand exceeds number of qualified professionals today! 9

  10. What will I earn? http://www.ahima.org/membership/salarystudy08.aspx 10

  11. How do I get started? 11

  12. Education Students should take courses in English, Math, Anatomy and Physiology, Information Technology and Management, if offered. Coursework can let to a Certificate, an Associates, Bachelors, and/or a Masters Degree from an accredited HIM program at the community college and/or university level. Flexible educational options such as in-class or online! 12

  13. Medical Terminology Coding Fundamentals of Disease Processes Information Technology/Systems Management/Human Resources Health Law Business Communications Reimbursement for Healthcare Healthcare Quality Management Academic Curriculum 13

  14. Professional Recognition American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) awards the following credentials: Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) Certified Coding Specialist (CCS) Certified Coding Associate (CCA) Certified Coding Associate (CCS-P) Certified Health Data Analyst (CHDA) Healthcare Privacy and Security (CHPS) 14

  15. Health Information Certificate Programs • AHIMA Coding Basics Program* • Cancer Registry Management* 15

  16. Health Information Technology (HIT) Programs • Associates Degree: • Chattanooga State Community College* • Dyersburg State Community College* • Roane State Community College* • Volunteer State Community College* • Walters State Community College* • National College- Madison, TN • National College- Memphis, TN 16

  17. Baccalaureate Degree: Tennessee State University Graduate Degree: The University Of Tennessee Health Science Center* Health Information Administration (HIA) Programs 17

  18. American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) www.ahima.org www.hicareers.com Tennessee Health Information Management Association (THIMA) www.thima.org Where can I find more information? 18

  19. health information management Home Profile Account Rita the Health Information Administrator a.k.a. RHIA View My Profile AHIMA YouTube Videohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rriIXWudrX0 19

  20. health information management Home Profile Account Rita the Health Information Administrator a.k.a. RHIA Questions? View My Profile 20

More Related