September 27-29, 2022
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Recently awarded a competitive internship with Health Level Seven (HL7) International, Hope Gray is a PhD student in Administration - Health Services with a concentration in Health Informatics at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
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CAHIIM Fall Festival 2022: Summit on Higher Education September 27, 2022 - September 29, 2022 Registration open now! - Learn More
The conference consists of two parts: a pre-conference event and a main conference, featuring a number of presentations selected from abstracts submitted to CAHIIM.
CAHIIM currently accredits over 350 programs in Health Informatics and Health Information Management. Search our Program Directory to find a program.
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Health informatics is an interprofessional specialty that exists at the confluence of three major domains: health, information science and technology, and social and behavioral science. As with all other health professions, health informatics is the practice of using data, information, and knowledge for clinical care, scientific inquiry, decision making, and problem solving to improve the health, safety, and effectiveness of those working and being cared for within the system of health care delivery.
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Health information management is the practice of managing medical information vital to providing quality patient care, sound fiscal management of medical resources, and data governance supporting confidentiality of patient records. Management of this data includes acquisition, analysis, and protection of digital and traditional types of information. Learn MoreAccreditation Standards
The CAHIIM Board of Directors consists of ten Directors and two Public Members. The Board is charged with developing accreditation standards, and then assessing whether the programs meet these standards. The Board is responsible for the accreditation of programs, and, in conjunction with the Accreditation Councils, the Board establishes and maintains accreditation standards, policies, and procedures for accreditation of educational programs in the health informatics and health information management professions.
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The Accreditation Councils make recommendations on program reviews through established practices, revise and update the Accreditation Standards and oversee the Peer Reviewers.
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CAHIIM relies on volunteers to participate in our peer review process. Learn more about the rewards and professional benefits of becoming a CAHIIM Peer Reviewer!
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