The document discusses educational and career opportunities in health information management (HIM). It defines HIM and notes that HIM programs incorporate disciplines like medicine, management, finance, information technology and law. The presentation covers HIM degrees and certifications, common career pathways in HIM like coding and data analysis, and emerging careers in areas like health informatics. It also advertises upcoming educational events in Mississippi and provides contact information for speakers from Hinds Community College and the University of Mississippi, which both offer HIM programs.

1. Educational and Career Opportunities in
Health Information Management
March 17, 2015

2. Today’s
Agenda
▪ What is Health Information Management?
▪ HIM degrees and certifications
▪ HIM career opportunities
▪ The future of HIM
▪ Upcoming HIM educational opportunities
▪ HIM degree programs in our area
▪ Hinds Community College
▪ University of Mississippi Medical Center
▪ Resources and tips for your future in HIM
▪ Time for your questions

3. Today’s
Speakers
LeighWilliams, MHIIM, RHIA, CPC, CPHIMS
AHIMA Approved ICD-10Trainer & Ambassador
Epic Certified: PB Resolute
Director, Revenue Cycle / HIM
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Michelle McGuffee, RHIA
Chairperson, Health InformationTechnology
Hinds Community College
Angela Morey, MSM, RHIA, CPHIMS
Assistant Professor, Health Informatics &
Information Management
University of Mississippi Medical Center

4. What is Health Information
Management?

5. What is Health
Information
Management?
Educational & Career
Opportunities in HIM
Health Information Management
(HIM) is defined by the American
Health Information Management
Association (AHIMA) as the
practice of acquiring, analyzing,
and protecting digital and
traditional medical information
vital to providing quality patient
care.

6. What is Health
Information
Management?
▪ Health information technology refers to the
framework used to manage health
information, and the exchange of health
information in a digital format.
▪ Health Informatics (HI) is a science that
defines how health information is technically
captured, transmitted and utilized.
▪ HIM programs incorporate the disciplines of:
▪ medicine,
▪ management,
▪ finance,
▪ information technology, and
▪ law
Educational & Career
Opportunities in HIM

7. Degrees and Certifications in
Health Information Management

8. What is the difference between a degree and a
certification in HIM?
Degrees in HIM
Generally the education requirements are:
▪ 2 or 4 years of formal education in a
CAHIIM accredited health information
management program at associate,
bachelor or master’s level
▪ Campus, online or hybrid
▪ Public or private accredited schools
▪ Leads to the RHIT credential and may meet
coding certification eligibility requirements
Certifications in HIM
Generally the education requirements are:
▪ 6 months to 1 year of education and
training
▪ Campus, online or hybrid
▪ Public or private schools or organizations
▪ May meet coding certification eligibility
requirements

9. Why get a…
Degree?
▪ To qualify for positions requiring a degree,
such as most in positions in management
▪ To demonstrate deep and broad
knowledge of a variety of topics
▪ To demonstrate you are reliable and
capable of completing a term of work
▪ To demonstrate you are motivated
▪ To earn professional practice experience
▪ To develop a network of contacts
Certification?
▪ To qualify you for positions requiring a
certification only, usually staff level
▪ Management professionals may wish to
obtain certifications as well as degrees
▪ To demonstrate expertise in a certain topic
▪ To demonstrate you are motivated
▪ To earn standing with a professional
organization

10. Examples of Degrees and Certifications
Degrees
▪ Associate of Science in Health Information
Technology
▪ Bachelor of Science in Health Informatics &
Information Management
▪ Bachelor of Science in Health Information
Technology
▪ Master of Health Informatics & Information
Management
Certifications
▪ Certified Coding Specialist (CCS)
▪ Certified Coding Specialist – Professional (CCS-P)
▪ Certified Coding Associate (CCA)
▪ Certified Health Data Analyst (CHDA)
▪ Certified Documentation Improvement Practitioner
(CDIP)
▪ Certified Professional in Healthcare Information
Management Systems (CPHIMS)

11. Credentials: RHIA and RHIT
▪ Available only after you have graduated from a two or four year degree program
accredited by the Commission on the Accreditation of Health Informatics and
Information Management Education (CAHIIM) – see http://www.cahiim.org
▪ The Registered Health InformationTechnician (RHIT) ensures the quality of medical
records by verifying their completeness, accuracy, and proper entry into computer
systems
▪ Eligible after completion of a two-year degree program accredited by CAHIIM
▪ Often for line staff or entry level management positions
▪ The Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) is an expert in managing
patient health information and medical records, administering computer information
systems, collecting and analyzing patient data, and using classification systems and
medical terminologies
▪ Eligible after completion of a four-year degree program accredited by CAHIIM
▪ Often required for managerial positions in HIM

12. Career Opportunities in
Health Information Management

13. Common Career Pathways in
Health Information Management
HIM
Medical
Records
Coding
& CDI
Education
Data
Management
and Analysis
Information
Systems

14. Examples ofTraditional Careers in
Health Information Management
• Acute Care / Inpatient Hospital
• InpatientCoder
• Ambulatory Surgery Coder
• ClinicCoder
• Medical Records Analyst
• Privacy/ComplianceAnalyst
• Physician Practice
• Coder
• Medical Records Analyst
• Consultant / remote worker
• Education
• Instructor / Professor
• Program Director
• Textbook Author
• Skilled Care Facilities
• Nursing
• LongTerm Care
• RehabilitationCenters
• Information Systems
• EHR Analyst
• Business Applications Developer

15. Examples of Budding Careers in
Health Information Management
• Health Informaticist
• Health DataAnalyst
• Clinical IntelligenceAnalyst
• “Big Data”Analyst
• Clinical classifications specialist
(e.g., LOINC and SNOMED)
• Electronic Health Records Builder
• Physician work flow optimization
specialist
• Physician documentation
template builder
• ICD-10 optimization specialist
• Education
• Health informatics professor
• Textbook author: health informatics
• Information Systems
• Business systems administrator
• CIO or direct reports
• Revenue Cycle
• Mid-cycle specialist
• Cost control analyst
• ICD-10 coder / auditor

16. Where is HIM
Headed in the Future?

17. HIM is valuable
and expanding
▪ Bureau of Labor Statistics rates health
information management as one of the fastest
growing job sectors
▪ Projected to increase the number of jobs by
22% from 2012 through 2022
▪ The U.S. supported 186,300 HIM jobs in 2012
▪ CNNMoney/PayScale ranks HIM director as
number 27 out of America’s top 100 jobs with
big growth, great pay, and satisfying work
▪ Consultants with the right skill sets and
qualifications are in high demand with
Meaningful Use driving EHR adoption
across the U.S.

18. The Revenue Cycle of the Future
▪ As healthcare systems become more focused on the patient experience and quality
outcomes, the effective management of health data will become more important
▪ This includes care communications and data sharing in documents such as the
Continuity of Care Document and state health information networks
▪ As Meaningful Use continues to drive adoption of electronic health records (EHRs)
across the U.S., many HIM professionals will be needed to oversee data integrity,
applications build, and EHR management
▪ Reimbursement methodologies are shifting away from pay-for-service and towards
pay-for-performance, requiring strong health informatics and information
management knowledge and leadership within healthcare systems

19. Shifts in the Focus of HIM
Some skills are sunsetting
▪ Paper medical records knowledge and
management
▪ Physician babying
▪ Paper handling and archiving
▪ Checking for data manually
▪ Date and signature reviews
▪ Presence of dictation
▪ Dictation and transcription
Some skills are needed more
▪ Knowledge of electronic data management and use
▪ Understanding of physician work flows
▪ Lean process design and process improvement
▪ Data integrity and electronic data retrieval
▪ Clinical classification systems (ICD, CPT, SNOMED)
▪ Electronic health records design and optimization
▪ Clinical documentation improvement

20. Upcoming MSHIMA
Educational Opportunities

21. Health
Information
Professionals
Week
Visit ahima.org for HIP week
activities and information.
March 22-28, 2015

22. Clinical Documentation Improvement: Are you
ready for ICD-10 and CMS quality initiatives?
▪ Friday, April 10, 2015
▪ Itawamba Community College inTupelo, MS
▪ 8am to 3pm with 5.5 CEUs from AHIMA andACDIS with 3.0 with ICD-10 focus
▪ Learn how to start, develop, and optimize a Clinical Documentation Improvement
program at your facility or practice
▪ Identify certifications and organizations relevant to CDI professionals
▪ Take home CDI physician support materials, CDI query templates, and materials to
guide your organization through the early stages of CDI program development

23. MSHIMA ICD-10 CodingTraining & Roundtables
▪ In partnership with the Mississippi
HospitalAssociation, we will offer a six
month series of ICD-10 training courses
for coders
▪ Register at mhanet.org
▪ Hospital inpatient procedure coding
(ICD-10-PCS)
▪ Hospital and physician practice
diagnosis coding (ICD-10-CM)
▪ April 23: ICD-10 CodingAssessment
▪ May 12: ICD-10 Psychiatric Coding
▪ June 24-25: ICD-10 Boot Camp
▪ August 6: ICD-10-PCS
▪ August 14: ICD-10-CMOutpatient
▪ September 1: ICD-10Training
▪ October 29: ICD-10 and IPPS

25. Hinds Community College:
Associate’s Degree Program in
Health InformationTechnology
http://www.hindscc.edu/programs-of-study/nursing-and-health-
related-programs/Health-Information-Technology/

26. University of Mississippi Medical Center:
Bachelor and Master of Health
Informatics & Information Management
http://www.umc.edu/HIIM/

27. Resources &
action items
for your future
▪ ahima.org
▪ mshima.org
▪ himss.org
▪ aapc.com
▪ http://www.ahima.org/careers
▪ http://hicareers.com/CareerMap/
▪ AHIMA’s mentor match program
▪ Create a LinkedIn page
▪ Update your one page resume
▪ Find a CAHIIM accredited degree program at
http://www.cahiim.org
Educational & Career
Opportunities in HIM

28. Contact Our Speakers
▪ LeighWilliams, MHIIM, RHIA,
CPC, CPHIMS
Director, Revenue Cycle / HIM
University of Mississippi Medical
Center
linkedin.com/in/leighwilliams
@leightw
▪ Michelle McGuffee, RHIA
Chairperson, Health Information
Technology
Hinds Community College
MLMcGuffee@hindscc.edu
601.376.4823
▪ Angela Morey, MSM, RHIA, CPHIMS
Assistant Professor, Health Informatics
& Information Management
School of Health Related Professions
University of Mississippi Medical
Center
AMorey@umc.edu
601.984.6305

29. Educational and Career Opportunities in
Health Information Management
Time for your questions