Health Information Management

Health Information Management professionals enjoy a wide range of career opportunities throughout the vast health care industry, based on individual skills and interests. Job possibilities exist in any organization that uses health information, ranging from physician practices and hospitals, clinics, outpatient, rehabilitation, mental health facilities to insurance companies, law firms and health care product companies. A few examples of these positions include:

Clinical Coding Specialist
Cancer Registry
Credentialing Specialist
Health Data Analyst
Insurance Claims Analyst
Medical Transcription
Medical Office Manager

Clinical Coding Specialist
Medical Staff Coordinator
Record Technician Specialist
Physician Practice Manager
HIM Section Supervisor or Manager
HIM or EMR Software Vendor Sales, Trainer or Project Manager

Take a moment and review the videos below:

AHIMA's Quality Healthcare Through Quality Information Video: http://www.ahima.org/downloads/AHIMA_video_general.mpg
HIM Career Video:
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