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HIM Without Walls

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Environmental Scan

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Physician Practice EHR Adoption

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Big Data

• Estimated 80% of data is unstructured and

clinically relevant

• Big data could save as much as $450 billion

in healthcare (McKinsey & Company)

• More data = greater risk of security breaches
• Creates challenges to combine data from

multiple systems or facilities

• Transition from “Big data” to “Long data” that

tells patient story over lifetime

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Mobile Health

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Recognition

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HIM Without Walls Workforce Study

Goals of the study were to examine:

• The skills currently required across the

health information management industry

• The forces that will drive change to the

industry in the future

• The projected skills that will be required in

the industry in 2024 and beyond.

The Caviart Group, LLC

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Response Demographics

16% of “Other” listed themselves as “Coder”

• r “Coding Professional”

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Key Findings

• 1. There is a core knowledge set but generally

diverse specialization within the HIM profession

• 2. Coding is the most important skill today, and

while it will continue to be the largest core skill

• f the profession, less time will be spent on it

 Coding will become a basis for other skills

• 3. Critical thinking/analytics skills are increasingly

important and valued by employers

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Top 10 HIM Skills: Now vs Future

(Sorted by employer importance)

Top 10 HIM Skills Today

1. Medical record coding 2. Information privacy & security 3. Analytical thinking 4. Ensuring data integrity 5. Critical thinking 6. Clinical documentation improvement 7. EHR management 8. Communication (written, spoken and/or presentation) 9. Problem solving

• 10. Developing and promoting health

information management standards

Top 10 Skills in 10 Years

1. EHR management 2. Information privacy & security 3. Analytical thinking 4. Critical thinking 5. Ensuring data integrity 6. Problem solving 7. Communication skills (written, spoken and/or presentation) 8. Clinical doc. improvement 9. Leadership

• 10. Analyzing big data

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Core Competencies

• Data Content, Structure & Standards
• Information Protection
• Informatics, Analytics & Data Use
• Revenue Management
• Compliance
• Leadership

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The Forest Through The Trees

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New Curriculum Competencies

• The core HIM skillset is contained within the

new academic competencies (the “trunk” of the tree)

• New emphasis in data analytics, information

governance, project management, and other emerging areas

• Competencies provide guidance both for

educational programs and for ongoing professional development throughout career Learn more and take a self-assessment: www.ahima.org/competency

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HIM Career Map

Learn more and access the tool: www.ahima.org/careermap

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Get Recognized!

What You Can Do

• Volunteer
• Pursue education or credential
• Learn a new skill to specialize
• Lead your team to a

Grace Award

• Leverage career resources

including the Career Prep Workbook and Virtual Career Fairs

How AHIMA is Helping

• Working with DoL to request changes

to the standard occupational classifications for HIM roles to reflect true scope of practice

• Standardizing HIM worldwide to

ensure that same quality is expected through global curriculum

• Initiating Registered Apprenticeship
• Assisting with CNBC Special: “Where

the Jobs Are”

• Connecting with HR personnel

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Influence

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Advocacy & Policy

• Over 101,000 HIM Professionals
• Recent Activities

– AHIMA testified before Congress for first time in 9 years – AHIMA was interviewed for the GAO report requested by Congress – Leads coalition meetings on Capitol Hill – Holds briefings on Capitol Hill for health legislative aides – AHIMA Hill Day in March

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ICD-10

Thanks to your grassroots efforts:

• Over 21,000 letters sent to Congress

supporting ICD-10 implementation

• Hundreds of meetings with

Members of Congress by CSAs

• 3 robo-calls to key congressional leaders

followed up by calls using Advocacy Assist

• Over 28,000 tweets to Congress using

#ICD10Matters hashtag

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Leadership

In 2015, AHIMA is working to:

• Connect and communicate with HR Professionals
• Launch a new Leadership Development Program
• Increase Leadership products available online
• Develop training opportunities for CSA leaders
• Increase Journal pieces on Leadership
• Conduct career map user sessions for

member benefit

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The Elevator Speech

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The Elevator Speech

1. Speak naturally – like talking to a friend, not your boss 2. Talk about what motivates you, not accomplishments 3. Look toward the future - why will you stay engaged? 4. Practice frequently (try it out at the next barbecue!) Questions to help you get started:

• Why do you like your work?
• Why have you been doing this for 10, 15, 20 years (or more)?
• What is it that you find interesting about it?
• Why is HIM important (to you on a personal level, and to

healthcare)?

• Why do you want to stay in this field?

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Innovation

In 2015, AHIMA is working to:

• Develop HIM Practice Standards for industry
• Continue the work of the Global Health

Workforce Council to standardize HIM educational programs

• Reinforce the Graduate Resource Alliance to

increase educational resource sharing

• Create a robust Foundation Research Network

to increase scholarly activity in HIM worldwide

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Public Good

In 2015, AHIMA is working to:

• Expand consumer awareness of Sharecare and

continue to add applicable resources

• Publish consumer facing Journal series which

promotes privacy and security practices

• Measure consumer reaction to MyPHR.com

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VALUE

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In 2015, AHIMA is working to:

• Enable HIM professionals to become

leaders in IG through resources, tools, and thought leadership

• Pilot a maturity model and application of

the IG principles in healthcare organizations

• Advocate for information governance as a means

to advance interoperability and health IT that improves U.S. health systems

Information Governance

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Informatics

In 2015, AHIMA will be working to:

• Develop comprehensive resources to support coding

professionals (inpatient/outpatient/physician practice)

• Implement new CDI training through a CDI Academy
• Encourage industry adoption of “health intelligence”

drawn from data analytics

• Increase use of clinical data for secondary purposes

(including public health)

• Promote the value of the CHDA credential and

education/experience in informatics field

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We Are All About YOU!

• “With my AHIMA Student Membership I have a connection

to the industry before I've started my career. Opportunities to learn about different specialties, find a mentor, and network are valuable. I also appreciate that textbooks, seminars and special events are usually discounted for student members.”

• Robin Hernandez
• “AHIMA allows me to become better at my job through

research and also makes me a source of help for my

• workers. I can help them find the source of the information

they are seeking – not just give them the answers.”

• Sarah Watters, RHIA, CCS-P

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Join Us in New Orleans!

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Thank You

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