ASSESSING THE PREVALENCE OF AHIMA-IDENTIFIED HEALTH INFORMATICS AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT CAREERS AND RELATED SKILLS: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

Charisse Madlock-Brown; Marcia Sharp; Rebecca Reynolds

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ASSESSING THE PREVALENCE OF AHIMA-IDENTIFIED HEALTH INFORMATICS AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT CAREERS AND RELATED SKILLS: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

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ASSESSING THE PREVALENCE OF AHIMA-IDENTIFIED HEALTH INFORMATICS AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT CAREERS AND RELATED SKILLS: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

Charisse Madlock-Brown, Marcia Sharp and Rebecca Reynolds

Perspectives in health information management, Vol.18(Spring), pp.1-10

04/01/2021

PMCID: PMC8120672

PMID: 34035792

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Abstract

Abstract This study's objective was to identify the prevalence of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) career map jobs and determine which job categories, degrees, and skills are associated with higher pay. [...]the Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that HIM professionals' demand will grow 8 percent between 2019 and 2029.2 Therefore, as the job market changes and the healthcare industry moves toward more automation and increased use information technology to drive decisions and reimbursement, there is a need to continuously evaluate the HIM workforce skillset, job requirements, and job titles. Another workforce study outlined the overlap of HIM and HIT roles, which included project management, and privacy and security6; while DeAUmeida et at used data from AHIMA membership profiles to link jobs to STEM technology job titles.7 Marc et al studied the U.S. and global trends in HIM job announcements using relevant HIM keywords and identified current job domains.8,9 The purpose of our study was to obtain empirical data on current AHIMA job titles listed in SimplyHired. Of the job listings that mention education required/preferred, the distribution showed that 4,482 needed a Bachelor's degree; 1,964 required a high school diploma or GED; 1,456 required an Associate's degree; 1,004 required a Master's degree; and 96 required a Doctoral degree.

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Education

Electronic Health Records

Information Management

Information Technology

Careers

Confidence intervals

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Employment

Health informatics

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Job titles

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Workforce

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Title: Subtitle: ASSESSING THE PREVALENCE OF AHIMA-IDENTIFIED HEALTH INFORMATICS AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT CAREERS AND RELATED SKILLS: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY
Creators: Charisse Madlock-Brown
Marcia Sharp
Rebecca Reynolds
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Perspectives in health information management, Vol.18(Spring), pp.1-10
Publisher: American Health Information Management Association
PMID: 34035792
PMCID: PMC8120672
ISSN: 1559-4122
eISSN: 1559-4122
Language: English
Date published: 04/01/2021
Academic Unit: Nursing
Record Identifier: 9984446984602771

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