Aligning the American Health Information Management Association Entry-level Curricula Competencies and Career Map With Industry Job Postings: Cross-sectional Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The field of health information management (HIM) focuses on the protection and management of health information from a variety of sources. The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) Council for Excellence in Education (CEE) determines the needed skills and competencies for this field. AHIMA's HIM curricula competencies are divided into several domains among the associate, undergraduate, and graduate levels. Moreover, AHIMA's career map displays career paths for HIM professionals. What is not known is whether these competencies and the career map align with industry demands.

Objective

The primary aim of this study is to analyze HIM job postings on a US national job recruiting website to determine whether the job postings align with recognized HI

SUBMITTER: Fenton SH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9305438 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature