Health Information Management Professionals

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Chapter 2

Health Information
Management Professionals
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Careers
• Cancer Registrars
– Training
• College­based registry management programs

– Credentials
• Certified Tumor Registrar (CTR)

– Employment opportunities
• Cancer registries
• Consulting firms
• Private and government agencies

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Careers (Continued)
• Coding and Reimbursement Specialists
– Training
• College­based

– Professional associations
• American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC)
• American College of Medical Coding Specialists (ACMCS)
• American Health Information Management Association
(AHIMA)

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Careers (Continued)
• Health Information Managers
– Training
• College­based

– Credentials
• Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT)
• Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA)

– Employment opportunities

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Careers (Continued)
• Health Insurance Specialists
– Training
– Professional associations
• American Medical Billing Association (AMBA)
• International Claims Association (ICA)
• Medical Association of Billers

– Credentials
• Offered by organizations above

– Employment opportunities

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Careers (Continued)
• Health Service Managers
– Training
– Credentials
• Certified Nursing Home Administrator (CNHA)

– Employment opportunities

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Careers (Continued)
• Medical Assistants
– Training
• College­based

– Credentials
• Certified Medical Assistant (CMA)
• Registered Medical Assistant (RMA)

– Employment opportunities

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Careers (Continued)
• Medical Transcriptionists
– Training
• Postsecondary education

– Credentials
• Registered Medical Transcriptionist (RMT)

– Employment opportunities

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American Academy of
Professional Coders
• Coding certifications by AAPC





Certified Professional Coder (CPC)
Certified Professional Coder­Hospital (CPC­H)
Certified Professional Coder Apprentice (CPC­A)
Certified Professional Coder­Hospital­Apprentice
(CPC­H­A)
– Certified Professional Coder­Payer (CPC­P)