Also called: HIM Director, RHIA
Manages patient records, privacy, and data quality for a hospital.
Handles requests for patient records from lawyers and patients, makes sure HIPAA privacy rules are followed, and leads the coding team. Investigates when someone peeks at a celebrity's chart.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in health information management and RHIA certification.
Ways in: 4-year college, Certification. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Health Informatics, Health Information Management.
Growing about average. Steady.
Medium risk for 10 years. Records release and coding get automated; privacy decisions, HIPAA investigations and leading teams stay human.
Classes: Computer applications, Business, Health-science CTE.
Official data: O*NET occupation 11-9111.
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