Health Information Manager

 

Career Description

In handling patient records, the health information manager must respect individual patient privacy while contributing to quality care by organizing the medical data. These information specialists are skilled in the following areas: health care databases and database systems, medical classification systems, flow of clinical information, relationship of financial information to clinical data, uses and users of health care information, medical legal issues and security systems.

Academic Requirements

Positions in these careers usually are awarded to applicants with a bachelor’s degree in health information management. Medical records technicians generally have an associate’s degree from a two-year community college or a junior college program.

Schools

Missouri Western State University (St. Joseph)
816/271-4200

Ozarks Technical Community College (Springfield)
417/447-7500

Park University-Fort Leonard Wood Campus Center
573/329-4092

University of Missouri-Columbia
800/877-4764

Professional Associations

National
American Health Information Management Association

State
Missouri Health Information Management Association

Additional Information

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