scholarly journals Changing Roles of Health Information Managers: An Education Perspective

2009 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. 38-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helen Cooper
Keyword(s):  
Health Information ◽  
Information Management ◽  
Health Informatics ◽  
Professional Growth ◽  
Educational Programs ◽  
Health Sciences ◽  
Health Information Management ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Australian Health ◽  
Changing Roles

Health information management graduates are employed across health, education, corporate and other sectors. Common to all health information management professionals are foundational skills and knowledge in health sciences, information and management. Unique to each individual is their ongoing education and professional development; professional growth motivated by interest, change and/or opportunity. This presents both challenge and opportunity in the design and content of educational programs. The establishment of the Australian Health Informatics Education Council (AHIEC) (formerly the National Health Informatics Education Committee) provides both framework and opportunity for new ways and approaches to health informatics education in Australia. There are however process matters that proposed changes to education programs need to acknowledge.

scholarly journals Findings from 2017 on Health Information Management

2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (01) ◽  
pp. 067-073
Author(s):  
Meryl Bloomrosen ◽  
Eta Berner ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Health Information ◽  
Information Management ◽  
Information Exchange ◽  
Health Informatics ◽  
Health Information Exchange ◽  
Health Information Management ◽  
Bibliographic Databases ◽  
Major Theme ◽  
Multiple Sources ◽  
Exchange Governance

Objective: To summarize the recent literature and research and present a selection of the best papers published in 2017 in the field of Health Information Management (HIM) and Health Informatics. Methods: A systematic review of the literature was performed by the two HIM section editors of the International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA) Yearbook with the help of a medical librarian. We searched bibliographic databases for HIM-related papers using both MeSH descriptors and keywords in titles and abstracts. A shortlist of 15 candidate best papers was first selected by section editors before being peer-reviewed by independent external reviewers. Results: Health Information Exchange was a major theme within candidate best papers. The four papers ultimately selected as ‘Best Papers’ represent themes that include health information exchange, governance and policy issues, results of health information exchange, and methods of integrating information from multiple sources. Other articles within the candidate best papers include these themes as well as those focusing on authentication and de-identification and usability of information systems. Conclusions: The papers discussed in the HIM section of IMIA Yearbook reflect the overall theme of the 2018 edition of the Yearbook, i.e., the tension between privacy and access to information. While most of the papers focused on health information exchange, which reflects the “access” side of the equation, most of the others addressed privacy issues. This synopsis discusses these key issues at the intersection of HIM and informatics.

Evaluation of distance learning delivery of health information management and health informatics programmes: a UK perspective

2002 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 146-157 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine Urquhart ◽  
Mary Chambers ◽  
Samantha Connor ◽  
Leo Lewis ◽  
Jeannette Murphy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Information Management ◽  
Health Informatics ◽  
Health Information Management

scholarly journals Findings from the 2021 Yearbook Section on Health Information Management

2021 ◽  
Vol 30 (01) ◽  
pp. 084-090
Author(s):  
Meryl Bloomrosen ◽  
Eta S. Berner ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Data Quality ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Information Management ◽  
Information Exchange ◽  
Health Informatics ◽  
Health Information Exchange ◽  
Health Information Management ◽  
Bibliographic Databases ◽  
Public Health Informatics ◽  
Health Records

Objectives: To summarize the recent literature and research and present a selection of the best papers published in 2020 in the field of Health Information Management (HIM) and Health Informatics. Methods: A systematic review of the literature for the IMIA Yearbook HIM section was performed by the two section editors with the help of a medical librarian. We searched bibliographic databases for HIM-related papers using both MeSH headings and keywords in titles and abstracts. A shortlist of the fifteen best candidate papers was first selected by section editors before being peer-reviewed by independent external reviewers. Results: The three major themes of Health Information Exchange (transmitting, sharing, and accessing patient health-related data and information) (HIE), Data Quality, and Privacy and Security make up 80% of the fifteen papers, with individual papers on personal health records, information governance and the professionalism of the HIM field. Conclusions: Traditional HIM concerns about HIM practice and workforce as well as issues about the data in electronic health records (EHRs) including data quality, coding, health information exchange among entities within the healthcare systems and privacy and confidentiality continue to be a large part of the HIM research literature. Although there was little research applying these themes to pandemic concerns, HIM professionals have the expertise to make ccontributions to public health informatics research and this research would benefit from their involvement.

scholarly journals Findings from the Health Information Management Section of the 2020 International Medical Informatics Association Yearbook

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (01) ◽  
pp. 087-092
Author(s):  
Meryl Bloomrosen ◽  
Eta S. Berner ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Data Quality ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Information Management ◽  
Health Informatics ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
Health Information Management ◽  
Bibliographic Databases ◽  
Public Health Departments ◽  
Medical Librarian ◽  
Privacy And Confidentiality

Objectives: To summarize the recent literature and research and present a selection of the best papers published in 2019 in the field of Health Information Management (HIM) and Health Informatics. Methods: A systematic review of the literature was performed by the two section editors with the help of a medical librarian. The search through bibliographic databases for HIM-related papers was achieved using both MeSH headings and keywords in titles and abstracts. A shortlist of 15 candidate best papers was first selected by section editors before being peer-reviewed by independent external reviewers. Results: Over half of the 15 papers addressed the issue of data quality in the electronic health record (EHR). In addition to the focus on data quality, there were papers on other topics of long-standing interest to the field of HIM. These topics include privacy, security, and confidentiality of health information, comparability of different coding vocabularies, classifications and terminologies, and the HIM workforce. Finally, there were papers on newer topics for the HIM field, including mobile Health (mHealth), EHR use by public health departments, and usability of different strategies for displaying information in the EHR. Conclusions: Traditional HIM concerns about HIM practice and workforce as well as issues about data in the EHR including data quality, coding, and privacy and confidentiality continue to be a large part of the HIM research literature. However, newer topics which reflect innovative and emerging technologies, usability assessments, and the application of the EHR outside the traditional clinical setting are starting to appear and more research is needed on these newer areas.

scholarly journals Health Information Management Education at the Institute of Health Policy and Management of the Erasmus University Medical Center

2003 ◽  
Vol 12 (01) ◽  
pp. 179-183
Author(s):  
M. Berg ◽  
E. Huisman ◽  
J.E.C.M. Aarts
Keyword(s):  
Health Policy ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Information Management ◽  
Social Environment ◽  
Health Informatics ◽  
Management Education ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
Health Information Management

Abstract:This paper presents a review of the philosophy and content of the Master course of Health Information Management that is being taught at the Institute of Health Policy and Management of the Erasmus University Medical Center in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. We present our experiences of teaching this master course, including its predecessor. Our work, both teaching and researching, can be characterized by the sociotechnical approach of health informatics, which means that we focus on the interrelation of technology and its social environment.

Assessing the Distributed Nature of Home Health Information Management to Inform Human Factors Design

2005 ◽  
Vol 49 (18) ◽  
pp. 1747-1751 ◽  
Author(s):  
Teresa Zayas-Cabán
Keyword(s):  
Human Factors ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Information Management ◽  
Health Informatics ◽  
Home Health ◽  
Health Information Management ◽  
Information Storage ◽  
Consumer Health ◽  
Complete Understanding ◽  
Storage Patterns

In order to gain a deeper and more complete understanding of the job of health information management in the home, case studies of four families were carried out. Examination of household layouts, photographs and health information storage behaviors shows that health information is distributed across the household. This information is distributed across spaces. Storage patterns can be associated with where or when the information is used, frequency and urgency of use, and ownership. Using a human factors approach to understanding storage patterns can be of benefit to consumer health informatics designers in developing unique tools to support distributed home health information use.

scholarly journals Convergent evolution of health information management and health informatics

2015 ◽  
Vol 06 (01) ◽  
pp. 163-184 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. J. Gibson ◽  
K. Abrams ◽  
B.E. Dixon
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Information Management ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Health Informatics ◽  
Convergent Evolution ◽  
Health Information Management ◽  
Job Descriptions ◽  
Health Care Environment ◽  
The Future

SummaryClearly defined boundaries are disappearing among the activities, sources, and uses of health care data and information managed by health information management (HIM) and health informatics (HI) professionals. Definitions of the professional domains and scopes of practice for HIM and HI are converging with the proliferation of information and communication technologies in health care settings. Convergence is changing both the roles that HIM and HI professionals serve in their organizations as well as the competencies necessary for training future professionals. Many of these changes suggest a blurring of roles and responsibilities with increasingly overlapping curricula, job descriptions, and research agendas. Blurred lines in a highly competitive market create confusion for students and employers.In this essay, we provide some perspective on the changing landscape and suggest a course for the future. First we review the evolving definitions of HIM and HI. We next compare the current domains and competencies, review the characteristics as well as the education and credentialing of both disciplines, and examine areas of convergence. Given the current state, we suggest a path forward to strengthen the contributions HIM and HI professionals and educators make to the evolving health care environment.Citation: Gibson CJ, Dixon BE, Abrams K. Convergent evolution of health information management and health informatics – a perspective on the future of information professionals in health care. Appl Clin Inf 2015; 6: 163–184http://dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2014-09-RA-0077

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