Question

Identify the approiate professional organizations for the various specializations ofHIM

Answer 1

Health information management (HIM): It is a process of traditional and digital medical information analyzing, acquiring, and protecting practice. It is a combination of science, business and information technology.

HIM control is itself self explaining because management of health is not so easy whenever body prone to any disease and disorder. But most important word is information because without accurate and reliable information is most import to raise the quality of patient care.

In past there is no perfect system to store information and also health system is not in internet to keep such records but later on it is find that a patient history is very useful for the research as well as to prepare plan for the future patient. Hence nowadays it is very useful to store information and mostly computers with different software's were used for the storage of information.

Nowadays in the field of healthcare are a number of different organizations are present among them the five most prominent associations for healthcare management are

1. The American Association of Healthcare Administrative Management (AAHAM)

2. American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE)

3. American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA)

4. The Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA)

5. The National Association of Healthcare Access Management (NAHAM)

Ex: American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA)

AHIMA leads the health informatics and information management community to advance professional practice and standards.

AHIMA Values:

Members’ diversity, continuing education, leadership development, and professional credentialing

Adherence to AHIMA Code of Ethics

Research to advance innovative and ethical health informatics and information management practice

Advocacy and interdisciplinary collaboration with other professional organizations

The public’s right to accurate and confidential personal health information

The development, implementation, and use of electronic health records and other automated technologies, based on HIM best practices and standards, to facilitate health information exchange and quality healthcare.