Ch 1 HIM professions Flashcards
Quiz 1
prior to hospital standardization, health records were
Not managed
The hospital standardization program was started by
American college of surgeons
Recommend a specialty professional organization for a coder
AAPC
Identify traditional HIM role
Tracking record completion
To be recognized as a profession, which of the following Does HIM require?
Preliminary training
Common pathways taken by HIM professionals in their HIM roles is found in
AHIMA’s career map
Identify the professional organization that focuses on information and technology
HIMSS?
HIM professionals are expected to behave in a professional way. This manner is described in AHIMA’s
Code of ethics
The curriculum taught in HIM programs across the country needs to be updated to keep up with the changes in the profession. This is done by the
Council for excellence in Education (CEE)
The accountability framework and decision rights to achieve enterprise information management is known as
Information governance
The healthcare organization wants to examine raw data to make conclusions about the future of healthcare
Data analytics