🗂️ Health Information Manager
Healthcare IT & Health Informatics career path
HIM technician to HIM director: records governance, privacy, data quality and department leadership.
Typical roles
- HIM Technician
- Release of Information Specialist
- HIM Supervisor
- HIM Director
Suggested certifications, by phase
Foundation
- RHIT AHIMA Registered Health Information Technician
- CAHIMS HIMSS Certified Associate in Healthcare Information and Management Systems
- AHIMA CCA AHIMA Certified Coding Associate
Core
- RHIA AHIMA Registered Health Information Administrator
- CHPS AHIMA Certified in Healthcare Privacy and Security
- CHDA AHIMA Certified Health Data Analyst
Advanced
- CPHIMS HIMSS Certified Professional in Healthcare Information and Management Systems
- CDIP AHIMA Certified Documentation Integrity Practitioner
- CPHQ NAHQ Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality
Mastery
- CPDHTS HIMSS Certified Professional in Digital Health Transformation Strategy
- CHCIO CHIME Certified Healthcare CIO
A suggestion, not a set of prerequisites — one or two certifications per phase is plenty.