Define Health Information Management (HIM).
The focus of health information and the management of it regardless of the medium or format.
What is vital for every individual patient's health record?
Quality, completeness and timeliness.
What are the 4 domains of HIM?
1. Privacy
2. E-HIM
3. Data Quality
4. HIM standards
What does privacy refer to as a domain and concepts are there?
Privacy is the right of an individual to decide how their health information will be used. It entails confidentiality and security.
What E-HIM refer to?
The transition to electronic information systems. In this case every clinician and certified professional must know the how to use the technology.
Why is data quality so important?
Because it can lead to:
- better communication between professionals, thus leading to
- better patient care and
- accurate data and information for the management of the health care system.
In HIM, why do we need standards in place?
So that information documenting, exchanging and interpreting a patient's health information is consistent.
What are some HIM standards in place?
- How everything is define and what they all mean have to be the same.
- Best practices of a company and how they might implement ideas to optimize info gathering and management: ex, using machine algorithms.
List the HIM lifecycle in order.
1. Information management plannin
2. Capture and collection
3. Preservation
4. Access, use and dissemination
5. Maintenance and protection
6. Disposition
7. Evaluation/Destruction
What does CCHIM and CHIMA mean?
Canadian College of Health Information Mangement and Canadian Health Information Management Association
What is the purpose of CHIMA's Code of Ethics?
To provide a framework for ethical behaviour from HIM professionals.
How does someone become a certified HIM professional?
1. Graduate from an accredited HIM program.
2. Successfully challenge the National Certification Exam (NCE)
What organization does CHIMA have a reciprocal agreement with?
AHIM
How do you maintain your CHIMA credential?
You must maintain at least 36 CPE credits over a period of 3 years and renew your CHIMA membership.
What does LOHIM stand for?
Learning Outcomes for Health Information Management
Who is responsible for creating LOHIM?
CCHIM
What is the purpose of LOHIM?
It providdes the learning content that must be taught in all accredited HIM programs in Canada.
What does PPB mean?
Professional Practice Briefs
What is the difference between Health Informatics (HI) and Health Information Management (HIM)?
HI is the creation of technology and fixing of technology in relation to health information and records. Whereas HIM is specifically only for the management of health information regardless of the format. Basically, HI makes technology for HIM's to use.
Why is lifelong learning so important?
Because we're learning something new everyday and we have to keep up to maintain our professional status.
What is the difference between CCHIM and CHIMA?
CHIMA is an association for CHIM professionals where they get their credentials and other information for their continued education; for support. CCHIM is responsible for setting the standards of learning and education for future CHIM professionals (LOHIM).
Why is program accreditation important?
So that what we're learning is kept up to the standards and students learn what they're meant to learn when they eventually get into the field.