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Health Information Practitioners establish and maintain health records in accordance with departmental, regional and legislative requirements. They provide leadership and expertise in areas such as:
- data collection and coding
- data quality
- record content and retention
- record/systems management
- patient access to health information
- privacy, security and confidentiality
- interpretation and analysis of health data
- transition to the electronic health record
- E-HIM (electronic health information management)
Employment is available in a variety of settings including hospitals (within the departments of health information management, admitting, quality management, research and statistics, information systems, utilization management and risk management), community health clinics, primary care agencies, home care, mental health and outreach programs, nursing homes and long-term facilities.
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What:
Health Information Management Diploma
Where:
Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology (SIAST)
and other technical institutes across Canada
How Long:
Two years
Entrance Requirements:
Grade 12 with a minimum overall average of 65% in the following subjects: English Language Arts A30, English Language Arts B30, one of Social
Studies 30, History 30 or Native Studies 30, one Level 30 math and one
Level 30 science (one of Biology, Chemistry or Physics)
Minimum keyboarding speed of 30 words per minute
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