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Health Information Management (HIM) is …….

• The practice of acquiring, analyzing, and protecting digital and traditional medical information vital to providing quality patient care
• A combination of business, science, and information technology

Health Information Management Professionals are experts in …….

• Managing patient information and health records
• Implementing and optimizing computer information systems
• Coding diagnoses and procedures in all care settings
• Maintaining patient confidentiality
• Collecting and storing information
• Using and transmitting information

A HIM career is right for you if you …….

• See yourself in a career that offers diverse opportunities
• Would like to work in healthcare, but not directly with patients
• Have an aptitude for science, but also like management, law, and computers
• Enjoy working with professionals: physicians, nurses, lawyers, administrators, and executives
• Want a career where you can choose to work on your own, with others, or some of both

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