BY: Tina Reynoso, HIT Program Coordinator, Online
November 1–7, 2009, is Health Information and Technology (HI&T) Week! From the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) website (www.ahima.org):
“HI&T Week is a showcase for the thousands of health information management (HIM) professionals who perform their duties masterfully throughout the year. The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) is honored to provide support, representation, and training to HIM professionals for these valuable contributions to the healthcare industry.”
We would also like to take this week to celebrate our nearly 1300 HIT students across all Rasmussen campuses! Here are some of the many job titles and specialty areas our graduates can look forward to pursuing upon graduation:
Medical records coder
Health data analyst
Release of information
EMR implementation specialist
Departmental management
Systems analyst
Cancer registrar
Documentation specialist
Chargemaster auditor
Quality improvement
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Information privacy/security officer
Learn more about the field of Health Information Technology, as well as the American Health Information Management Association at www.AHIMA.org.