It describes how the health care industry records, maintains, and shares patient health data, and the evolving role of the Registered
Health Information Technician.
The two organizations are exploring other areas for collaboration within the allied health-care industry, with discussions underway regarding the medical records and
health information technician field.
In all types of facilities, the
health information technician processes the knowledge and skills necessary to process, maintain, compile and report health information data for reimbursement, facility planning, marketing, risk management, utilization management, quality assessment, and research; to abstract and code clinical data; and to analyze health records.
Nineteen American academics, practitioners, and consultants contribute 18 chapters to a text developed for associate degree programs in health information technology, to prepare students for the Registered
Health Information Technician (RHIT) certification exam and future employment as an entry-level HIT professional.
When accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM) in cooperation with the American Health Information Management Association's Council on Accreditation, the Health Information Technology program prepares graduates to write the national accreditation examination for the Registered
Health Information Technician.
Regardless of whether the HIM employee is a registered
health information technician (RHIT), a registered health information administrator (RHIA), or is simply non-credentialed, proper training on HIM policies and procedures, specific duties, and relevant regulations is necessary for the department to be effective and meet facility goals.
In health information, key information management personnel are credentialed health information managers with a certification as either a registered health information administrator (RHIA) or a registered
health information technician (RHIT).
Horton (health information technology, Hutchinson Community College, Kansas) describes basic statistical computation methods for students in
health information technician and health information administrator programs.
Devenberg was able to prepare for a new career path by returning to school, ultimately earning an associate's degree in Applied Health Science, and receiving credentials as a Registered
Health Information Technician.
The occupation of cancer registrar is a specialty within the broader occupation of medical records and
health information technician.
After completing the associate degree, students are able to sit for the Registered
Health Information Technician (RHIT) exam.
She is also a registered
health information technician RHIT through AHIMA.
