Health Information Manager

 

Career Description

In handling patient records, the health information manager must respect individual patient privacy while
contributing to quality care by organizing the medical data. These information specialists are skilled in the
following areas: health care databases and database systems, medical classification systems, flow of clinical information, relationship of financial information to clinical data, uses and users of health care information, medical legal issues and security systems.

Academic Requirements

Positions in these careers usually are awarded to applicants with a bachelor’s degree in health information management. Medical records technicians generally have an associate’s degree from a two-year community college or a junior college program.

Schools

Missouri College
314/909-5546

Sanford-Brown College - Hazelwood
314/731-1101

Sanford-Brown College - St. Charles
314/724-7100

Saint Louis University
800/SLU-FORU

Southwestern Illinois College
800/222-5131

St. Charles Community College
636/922-8000

Professional Associations

National
American Health Information Management Association

State
Missouri Health Information Management Association

Additional Information

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