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Health informatics enables health information management professionals to gather and analyze large amounts of data into useful information and is poised for a period of rapid growth and expansion as the healthcare industry continues to evolve and produce an increasing amount of yetunharnessed data power. Cahiim is the accrediting organization for degreegranting programs in health informatics and health information management him educational. The american health information management association ahima is a professional. Epidemics of related viruses, like sars, killed hundreds. An applied approach, fifth edition access code card. American health information management association ahima imia. Fundamentals of law for health informatics and information management by melanie s.
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Health information management him degree online program. The format for endnotes and references are listed below. Chapter content is expanded in the fifth edition to prepare students for transitional and changing roles in an electronic health information environment. Today, the association is known as the american health information management association ahima. The ahima foundation follows the chicago manual of style.
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