Healthcare IT Leader
Health-IT manager to CIO/CDO: delivery, service management, governance and digital-transformation strategy.
Typical roles: Health IT Manager · Director of Clinical Systems · VP Digital Health · Healthcare CIO / CDO
The track, phase by phase
Foundation
- CAHIMS HIMSS Certified Associate in Healthcare Information and Management Systems
- ITIL Fdn ITIL Foundation (on the Cybersecurity map)
Core
- CPHIMS HIMSS Certified Professional in Healthcare Information and Management Systems
- PMP PMI Project Management Professional (on the Cybersecurity map)
- CHPS AHIMA Certified in Healthcare Privacy and Security
Advanced
- CPDHTS HIMSS Certified Professional in Digital Health Transformation Strategy
- CPHQ NAHQ Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality
- CISM ISACA Certified Information Security Manager (on the Cybersecurity map)
Mastery
- CHCIO CHIME Certified Healthcare CIO
- CDH-E CHIME Certified Digital Health Executive
- CGEIT ISACA Certified in the Governance of Enterprise IT (on the Cybersecurity map)
A suggestion, not a set of prerequisites: one or two certifications per phase is plenty. 4 certifications are on another industry's map (or retired), so they are listed here only, with a link to their map.
Healthcare IT Leader on the Healthcare IT & Health Informatics map
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Health Information Management 5 certificationsnot on this track
Beginner, 2 certifications
Intermediate, 3 certifications
Expert, 0 certifications
None listed
Coding, Billing & CDI 41 certificationsnot on this track
Beginner, 5 certifications
Intermediate, 35 certifications
- CPMA, AAPC
- CDIP, AHIMA
- CCDS, ACDIS (HCPro)
- CCS, AHIMA
- CCS-P, AHIMA
- CRC, AAPC
- NHS ACC, NHS England (Terminology & Classifications Delivery Service)
+28 more+30 more intermediate Coding, Billing & CDI certifications
- CIC, AAPC
- COC, AAPC
- CSPR, HFMA
- AAPC CPCD, AAPC
- CANPC, AAPC
- CASCC, AAPC
- CCC, AAPC
- CCDS-O, ACDIS (HCPro)
- CCVTC, AAPC
- CDEI, AAPC
- CEDC, AAPC
- CEMC, AAPC
- CFPC, AAPC
- CGIC, AAPC
- CGSC, AAPC
- CHONC, AAPC
- CIRCC, AAPC
- COBGC, AAPC
- COPC, AAPC
- COSC, AAPC
- CPEDC, AAPC
- CRHC, AAPC
- CUC, AAPC
- CDEO, AAPC
- CHCRS, HFMA
- RCMS, AAPC
- CCP-KSA, AAPC
- RCMS-KSA, AAPC
Expert, 1 certification
Health & Clinical Informatics 8 certifications2 on this track
Beginner, 1 certification
Intermediate, 5 certifications
Expert, 2 certifications
Interoperability & EHR 7 certificationsnot on this track
Beginner, 2 certifications
Intermediate, 5 certifications
Expert, 0 certifications
None listed
Health Data & Quality 6 certifications1 on this track
Beginner, 0 certifications
None listed
Intermediate, 6 certifications
Expert, 0 certifications
None listed
Privacy & Compliance 6 certifications1 on this track
Beginner, 1 certification
Intermediate, 4 certifications
Expert, 1 certification
Health IT Leadership 11 certifications3 on this track
Beginner, 0 certifications
None listed
Intermediate, 4 certifications
Expert, 7 certifications
Other Healthcare IT & Health Informatics career tracks (6)
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