My Learning Activity for my Introduction to Informatics Class

1. Health Information Management Director Justin D. Hoeft

2. Do you: Enjoy working with computers? Like a career working with cutting-edge technology? Want a job with solid prospects for the future? Like to help others? Hoeft -

3. Consider a Career in Health Information Management! Hoeft -

5. Links clinicians, technology designers, and information technology.

6. Value-adding bridge between patients’ health information and payors, government, and regulating agencies.

7. HIM practitioners demonstrate leadership and management of health information in all formats (paper, scanned, or computerized forms) Hoeft -

9. Administering computer information systems

10. Collecting and analyzing patient data

11. Using classification systems and medical terminologies. ( AHIMA ) Hoeft -

13. Healthcare Administration

16. Interacts with all levels of an organization - clinical, financial, administrative, and information systems - that employ patient data in decision-making and everyday operations. ( AHIMA ) Hoeft -

17. Health Information Managers are a vital link in Healthcare! ( AHIMA ) Hoeft -

19. SLU is CAHIM Accredited ( AHIMA ) Hoeft -

22. Working Knowledge of HIPAA Hoeft -

26. Pass a rigorous examination on the Common Body of Knowledge of information security

30. Integrated Healthcare Delivery System: $102,129

31. (IDS's are associated healthcare providers who have joined together for the benefits of increased buying power and greater ability to negotiate with private and government payors)

32. ( AHIMA ) Hoeft -

33. Salary by Position and Setting ( AHIMA ) Hoeft -

35. Doctors Offices

36. Consulting Services

37. Education

38. Nursing Homes

39. Surgery Centers Hoeft -

40. Where do Health Information Management Directors Work? ( AHIMA ) Hoeft -

41. Average Salary by Work Setting ( AHIMA ) Hoeft -

43. Majority of work is done indoors in a well-lit, temperature controlled environment.

45. Able to perform repetitive standing, sitting, stooping, walking, and reaching. Performs minimal lifting of 15 lbs, carrying 15 lbs, push/pull of 20 lbs, and reaching over head 10 lbs. ( yvmc ) Hoeft -

47. Individuals with a strong understanding of technology and computer software will be in particularly high demand. ( bls )

48. Implementation of Electronic Health Records by the government and private industry will spur growth. Hoeft -

49. References http://www.ahima.org/certification/rhia/requirements.aspx http://www.ahima.org/certification/rhia/requirements.aspx#1 http://www.ahima.org/certification/epc.rhia.asp http://himcareers.ahima.org/whatishim1.html http://www.ahima.org/salarystudy/ http://www.issa.org/Resources/Industry-Certifications.html#CISSP http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos103.htm https://www.yvmc.org/Careers/job.aspx?jid=90&id=147&sid=1 Hoeft -