Health Information Professions

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