Career in Health Information
Kaplan University
Raven Pine

Health information management is the practice of attaining, evaluating, and protecting digital and traditional medical information providing quality patient care. Health information management is the combination of business, science, and information technology. HIM professionals work in a variety of settings and job titles. For example, Health information technology refers to manage health information and the exchange of health information in digital formats. HIT professionals are typically from information technology backgrounds. A career in HIM means you would work with physicians, nurses, lawyers, administrators, and executives. As a HIM professional one can choose from a variety of career paths some being; HIM Department director, Clinical coding specialist, and Physician practice manager. With the various roles comes with the variety of workplaces that HIM professionals could work in; Hospitals, Rehabilitation centers, Insurance providers, and more. HIM professionals collect patients health related information, ensure confidential patient information is kept private. Certifications show that you meet a standard of professional knowledge. The means of demand for obtaining certifications and/or degrees, to distinguish yourself in a growing competitive field, validate your knowledge, and credibility, also demonstrate commitment of continuing professional development, finally it also expands career opportunities. As the health care field continues to increase year after year, with new discoveries of cures and the development of new diseases, I personally think that the competition is going to continue to grow but that also means more jobs opening up. To keep everyone on their toes and for future employers to get the best of the best for their potential staff, the demand for certifications and/or