Health Information Management Summary
The book describes health information management as the practice of safeguarding patient records within in compliance of regulatory, accrediting, quality, legal and ethical standards. In addition to these standards the health information manager must strive for the goal of interoperability, due to the diverse nature of the health care environment. However, before a health information manager begins their duties, they must meet certain education requirements and obtain certain certifications due to the sensitive nature of their work. The educational requirement to enter the field of health information management ranges widely from a high school diploma to graduate level degrees. Accompanying these degrees are a number of certifications,