Health Information Professions
Health Information Professions
Care for patients by caring for medical data.
Ensure patient’s health information is:• Complete • Accurate• Protected• Readily available
for healthcare providers when needed
Components of HIM and HI
Health Information Management (HIM)
Acquire, analyze, and protect digital and traditional medical information vital to provide quality patient care
Eligible to sit for RHIA
Health Information Technology (HIT)
• Provides methods for health care providers to better manage patient care through secure use and sharing of health information
• Framework used to manage health information and exchange of health information in a digital format.
• Focused on the technical side of managing health information, working with software and hardware used to manage and store patient data.
• Typically Information Technology backgrounds
Health Informatics (HI)
• Focuses on information systems, informatics principles, and information technology across the continuum of healthcare delivery
– management science, management engineering principles, healthcare delivery and public health, patient safety, information science and computer technology.
• 4 focus areas:
– Medical/Bio Informatics – physician/research based
– Nursing Informatics – clinical/research based
– Public Health Informatics – public health/biosurveillance based
– Applied Informatics –flow of electronic medical information including process, policy and technological solutions
Coding vs.
Health Information Technician (HIT)vs.
Health Information Management (HIM)vs.
Health Informatics (HI)
Credential Pathways* 2008 salary data
http://hicareers.com/
Coding
• Non credentialed and credentialed personnel
• Code medical information using different coding systems based on setting
– CPT-4
– ICD-9
– Snomed
– ICD-O
• Settings include: hospitals, ambulatory care, rehabilitation centers, drug and alcohol facilities, local health departments,, physician practice
Current Coding Jobs by Required Credential
http://hicareers.com/
Job CCA CCS/CCS-P
RHIT RHIA
Coding Manager
X X X X
Inpatient Coder X + 3 years experience
X X
Coding Manager
X X X
Senior Coding Consultant
X X X
Remote Coder/ Auditor
X
Health Information Technician
• Associate’s degree focusing on technical aspects in health information departments in a wide variety of health care settings.
– Settings include: hospitals, ambulatory care, rehabilitation centers, drug and alcohol facilities, local health departments, third-party payers, pharmaceutical companies, acute care, insurance companies, physician practice
• Eligible to sit for RHIT
• Education focused on:
– Health care delivery
– Coding and abstracting
– Terminology
– Quality Improvement
– Internship
Current HIT Jobs http://hicareers.com/
• Focused more on technical (coding, billing, abstraction) aspects of health information management.
Hospital coder/abstractor
Physician Biller Medical Record Technician
Tumor Registrar Compliance Specialist
Clinical Documentation Specialist
HIM Supervisor Revenue Analyst HIM Reimbursement Analyst
Health Information Manager - Education
Current RHIA Jobs http://hicareers.com/
• Employment settings include: ambulatory care, rehabilitation centers, drug and alcohol facilities, local health departments, third-party payers, pharmaceutical companies, acute care, insurance companies
Compliance Specialist/Privacy Officer
Business Development Project Manager
Hospital Compliance Auditor
Senior Practice Manager
Client Implementation Manager
Director, Health Information Manager
Decision Support Sr. Business Analyst
Manager, Electronic Clinical Applications
Director of Training & Education-Hospital Coding/Compliance Services
MS in Health Informatics
Not Eligible to sit for
RHIA
Health Information Manager - Education
Current Health Informatics Jobs http://hicareers.com/
Vice President, Client Audit Services
Chief Executive Officer
Medical Billing and Insurance Coding Program Chair/Instructor
Senior Practice Manager
Manager of Research/Medical Informatics
Healthcare Clinical Analyst
Regional Application Suite Director
Regional Director Organizational Readiness
Healthcare Terminologist
Health Information ProfessionsSalary and Job Market
Primary Work Settings http://www.ahima.org/membership/salarystudy08.aspx
Non-Provider Settings http://www.ahima.org/membership/salarystudy08.aspx
Average Salary by Work Settinghttp://www.ahima.org/membership/salarystudy08.aspx
Average Director Salary by Education http://www.ahima.org/membership/salarystudy08.aspx
Average Coder Salaries by Credential http://www.ahima.org/membership/salarystudy08.aspx
Bureau of Labor Statistics National HIM Employment Needs
http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos103.htm
• Increased demand is on the rise at all levels of education and credentialing.
• One of the 20 fastest growing occupations in the US• Employment increase of 20% -> much faster than other
professions • Over 35,000 new jobs by 2018
Contributing Factors to HIT Labor Shortage
• Graying of America - Bureau of Labor Statistics – Inadequate pool of newer workers to fill vacancies and
provide care when current workers retire. • ARRA requirement for “meaningful use” of electronic health
records by health care providers• Change from ICD-9 to ICD-10 in 2013
Southeastern PA HIM Employment Needs Philadelphia Workforce Investment Board
• 29% of jobs in SE PA in healthcare or education• 12 of the top 20 employers in Philadelphia in healthcare:
– PENN, CHOP, TJUH, TENET, TUHS, IBX, FRANKFORD, PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL, GSK
• Most in demand skills in Philadelphia Region:– Basic computer skills enhanced with literacy enabling
workers to locate and maintain office and clerical positions across industry sectors
– Mid-level computer support specialists
Temple’s Credit Bearing HIM/HI Programs
Temple University
• 39th largest comprehensive institution in U.S.• Annual investment of $100 M in programs and research• Philadelphia’s 6th largest employer• Recognized as one of the nation’s “most connected”
universities• One of the nation’s largest educators in the combined
fields of medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, podiatry and law. – 1 in 5 professionals in US graduated from Temple
• Health Information Management (HIM) Department:– Academic professional leadership since 1969– Accredited by CAHIIM
BS in HIM Program
Prerequisite Courses
Professional Courses – Junior Year
Fall Spring
Health Information System in Acute Care Legal Aspects of Health Information
U.S. Health Care System Health Information Systems in Non-acute Care
Language of Medicine Clinical Medicine I
Statistics, Research & Registries in Health Care
International Classification of Disease
Healthcare Database Administration Management in Health Information Systems
* Professional Practice Internship
Professional Courses – Senior Year
Fall Spring
Health Informatics: Infrastructure and Standards
Health Informatics: Systems and Design
CPT Coding Systems Analysis in Health Information Management
Quality Improvement in Health Care Political, Social and Ethical Aspects of Health Information
Clinical Medicine II Health Care Reimbursement Systems
Human Resource Management in Health Information Systems (WI)
Management Internship – 40 Hours x 4 weeks
*Professional Practice Internship HIM Case Studies (WI)
MSHI - Master’s of Science in Health Informatics
Admission Requirements
• Baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university.
• Cumulative GPA of 3.0 for admission to Graduate School– 3.25 GPA in 3 prerequisite courses, if HIM body of
knowledge is required, based on resume • Computer competency examination• Graduate Record Examination (GRE) • Career statement:• Two Graduate Recommendation forms • Interview with Health Informatics departmental faculty
COURSE SCHEDULE: PART-TIME
Post-BS Certificate in Health Care Informatics
PROPOSED
Post-BS Certificate Program- 4 tracks
Certificate Health InformaticsHealthcare Data
AnalyticsClinical Health Leader
Health Information Privacy and Security
HCM 5101- Health Systems Organization and Development - PRE-REQ
If no health care background
If no health care background
If no health care background
If no health care background
MIS 5001- Managing Information Technology
X X X X
HIM 8001- Information Technology for the HER
X X X X
HIM 8027- EHR: Ethical, Legal and Advocacy Aspects
X
HIM 8028- HIS:Standards and Electronic Applications
X
HIM 8011- Healthcare Reimbursement Systems
X
MIS 5101- Database Analysis and Design
X
OT 8509- Leadership in the Health Professions- The Art and Science of Influence
X
HIM 8029- Graduate Seminar X
MIS 5105- Emerging Technology- Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, and Information Security
X
HIM 8027- EHR: Ethical, Legal and Advocacy Aspects
X