Expanding Career Options
Workforce development provides current and aspiring HIM professionals with opportunities to expand their career options and provide more financially secure futures for themselves and their families. The AHIMA Foundation workplace development program involves a holistic approach.
We work closely with trainees and employers to provide:
- Pre-assessments based on associated credential domains to evaluate current skill sets
- Focused learning plans based on pre-assessment outcomes
- Related technical instruction developed using AHIMA and partner training resources
- Post-assessments to evaluate learning and assistance with study plans for certification
- Soft skills training in Communication, Leadership, Social Media, Teamwork, Diversity and Telephone Etiquette
- On-the-job learning supported by employer mentors
- Achievement of industry-recognized professional credentials
The Foundation applies its tailored learning approach to provide training in six Health Information Professional roles registered with the United States Department of Labor:
Medical Coder/Biller
Use coding conventions and guidelines to abstract, analyze and accurately assign ICD (Internal Classification of Diseases) diagnosis codes and CPT (Current Procedural Terminology) principal and secondary procedural codes to ambulatory, clinic, provider and outpatient services.
Professional Fee Coder
Use coding conventions and guidelines to abstract, analyze and accurately assign ICD (Internal Classification of Diseases) diagnosis codes and CPT (Current Procedural Terminology) principal and secondary procedural codes to ambulatory, clinic, provider and outpatient services.
Privacy and Security Officer
Oversees all ongoing activities related to the development, implementation, maintenance of, and adherence to the organization’s policies and procedures covering the privacy of, and access to, patient health information in compliance with federal and state laws and the healthcare organization’s information privacy practices.
Hospital Coder/Coding Professional
Use coding conventions and guidelines to abstract, analyze and accurately assign ICD (Internal Classification of Diseases) and CPT (Current Procedural Terminology) principal and secondary and procedural codes to inpatient, ambulatory and outpatient medical records.
Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialist
The Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialist (CDIS) is responsible for competency in coordinating and performing day to day operations, providing concurrent and/or retrospective review, and improving documentation of all conditions, treatments, and care plans to ensure highest quality of care is provided to the patient.
Inpatient Coding Auditor
Resources
Description
While clinical documentation hasn’t exactly been a strength in many of today’s financially strapped skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), this may soon change as SNFs shift to a new payment methodology—the Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM)—in which these facilities...
Author
Eramo, Lisa. “Revolutionary Payment Changes Prompt Skilled Nursing Facilities to Eye CDI.” Journal of AHIMA 90, no. 6 (June 2019): 14-17.
Description
When Mary B. Parks, JD, RHIA, CCS, director of health information at St. Joseph’s/Candler in Savannah, GA was charged with replacing inpatient contract coders with in-house staff, she did what most directors do. She dove into a candidate search...
Author
Eramo, Lisa. "Investing in Apprentices Pays Dividends." Journal of AHIMA 90, no. 5 (May 2019): 16-20.
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Health data is a vital element of health care, including efforts to curb the pandemic.
By doing their jobs effectively, health Information professionals, enable providers more time to focus on patient care. Health Information professionals are making a tremendous difference as our world tries to curb COVID-19.