Ch. 1 Assignment

MEDS 1420-91: Health Information Foundations Name: Alece Collins Chapter 1: Health Information Management Profession (25 points) Instructions : Complete the following activities, document your answers, save, and upload to the D2L Dropbox by the date/time indicated on your syllabus. You may use this document to enter your answers and submit your assignment. Assignment : 1. Visit the AHIMA Website at www.ahima.org and research the eligibility requirements for the following Certification examination(s) and the continuing education requirement(s) for maintaining each credential. What similarities and differences do you see? (15 points) ● Some of the similarities I see for the certification examinations are for any credential you have to complete some type of approved program by AHIMA. Also you have to have at least a High school diploma or GED education and experience in the Health care field. Another similarity I noticed was that you also have to some type of continuing education every 2 years in order to stay certified. Some of the differences I see are the credentials have different continuing educatuion requirements for example the RHIT,CCA,CCS/CCS-P require 20 CEU credits every 2 years while CHDA and CHPS are required to have 30 CEU credits every 2 years. I noticed that certain credentials have different requirements for levels of education like for example the RHIT credential requires a Associate degree of a HIM program and CHDS requires a Bachelor's degree or higher. Credential Definition Qualifications Continuing Ed Requirements RHIA Example: Registered Health Information Administrator ● BA degree from an accredited program ● Graduate from an approved foreign HIM program 30 CEU credits every 2 years RHIT Registered Health Information Technician ● Complete associate degree of a HIM program accredited by CAHIIM ● Graduate from an HIM program approved by a foreign association 20 CEU credits every 2 years CCA Certified Coding Associate ● High school 20 CEU credits every 2 years

Diploma ● 6 month experience applying codes ● Completion of AHIMA coding program ● Completion of other coding programs to include ( anatomy & physiology, medical terminology, basic ICD diagnostic/proc edural and basic CPT coding) CCS/CCS-P Certified Coding Specialist/ Certified Coding Specialist- Physician based ● Complete courses in anatomy & physiology, pathophysiolog y, pharmacology, medical terminology, reimbursement methodology, intermediate/ad vanced ICD diagnostic coding, and procedural coding and medical services (CPT/HCPCS) and also (1) year of coding experience directly applying codes ● Minimum of 2 years of coding experience ● Hold CCA credential ● Hold CCS- P,RHIT,RHIA 20 CEU credits every 2 years

experience in Healthcare privacy and security ● Masters degree or higher in relevant field 2. You have been asked what the HIM profession is by a friend. How will you explain it? Justify why you selected it as your future career. (5 points) ● A HIM professional is some one who links the patient, physicians, nurses, and the patients other healthcare team together by managing the patients health information in one place. So that patients can have the best quality care from their healthcare team without a HIM professional we would have missed information in patient's records and often causes a lot of different mistakes that can potentially be fatal to patients. They are vital to daily operations of the patient's health information and electronic health record to make sure they are complete, accurate and protected. 3. Visit AHIMA via its Website and list below, the steps to take to become a student member of AHIMA. (5 points) To become a student member—I would need to: ● Currently in enrolled full time in a formal certificate or degree-granting program ● Can not hold an AHIMA credential or be registered for an exam ● Student can be a member for up to 4 years if requirements are met