Standards Applicable to HIM Professionals
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One method Health Information Management professionals use to stay current with standards applicable in the HIM profession is continuous professional development. HIM professionals have resorted to acquiring specialized advanced certificates that meet industry requirements outlined by the Standard Development Organization (SDO). The changing industry demands have prompted HIM professionals to acquire HIM’s master’s level training program. Such programs teach the professionals standard techniques through a broad curriculum that includes change management, project management, leadership skills, and skills that have become a priority in the HIM profession (Haux, 2015). The professionals are also seeking advanced certifications in fields such as EHR to meet the current requirements of SDO.
HIM professionals are increasingly playing managerial roles as a method of staying current to the changes in standard applicable to the profession. SDO has described the role of HIM professions as directors of information in a health institution. HIM professionals have focused on managing patients’ health records to keep up with the current standard requirement in making sure information is optimally used, and data in a health facility is accurate (Green & Bowie, 2017). The current changes in standards in the HIM are oriented towards the privacy of patients’ medical records. HIM professions are implementing SDO requirements by being information managers and custodians of patient privacy.
The standard Development Organizations insist on the need for HIM professions to be the custodians of patients’ information. HIM professionals have become the custodians of patients’ privacy as a method of staying current with changes in standards applicable in the profession. The professionals have continued to focus on patient information, but the field has been influenced by changes affecting the healthcare system, such as technology. HIM professionals’ standards include data format, data transport, security systems, and the meaning of terms or codes. Standards in the medical field are often maintained and updated by the Standard Development Organizations (SDO), who involve the HIM professionals who are the audience of the standards (LaTour & Eichenwald, 2014). Therefore, the HIM professionals must be protectors of patient information as required by changes in standards in the profession.
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Green, M., & Bowie, M. J. (2017). Essentials of health information management: Principles and practices. Cengage Learning.
Haux, R. (2015). Health information systems–past, present, future. International journal of medical informatics, 75(3-4), 268-281.
LaTour, K. M., & Eichenwald, S. (2014). Health information management: Concepts, principles, and practice. P. K. Oachs (Ed.). Ahima.