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Health information is a
vital resource to you and the doctors, nurses, and other healthcare
professionals who provide your treatment and care. It is the role of
Health Information Management (HIM) professionals to ensure your health
record is complete, accurate, and available when needed most. During
the first week of November, we celebrate Health Information and Technology (HI&T) Week. This
annual event recognizes the work of those professionals who manage patient
health information. This year's theme is:
"The Strength
of Technology -
The Power of Care"
HIM
professionals are responsible for the collection, storage, coding,
processing, analysis, interpretation, application, privacy, and sharing of
information for a wide range of purposes in healthcare settings.
Today, HIM professionals are increasingly performing these tasks using
emerging technology and helping healthcare professionals access the
information they need to support clinical decision-making, research
financial management, and personal health management.
HI&T
Week is sponsored by the American Health Information Management
Association (AHIMA) and the Canadian Health Information Management
Association (CHIMA). For more information about the HIM profession,
visit the AHIMA web site at www.ahima.org
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