"Are you searching for
the formula to success? Then consider combining
these ingredients for a career with tremendous
potential—healthcare and information technology.
The health information
management (HIM) field places you right where the
expanding arena of healthcare meets the cutting edge
of technology. As an HIM professional, you are the
expert on patient data that doctors, nurses, and
other providers rely on to perform their jobs. By
maintaining, collecting, and analyzing health
information, your work makes an important
contribution to the delivery of quality care." - AHIMA
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Members
High
and Dry — Are Apprenticeships the Answer to the Coder Shortage?
By Martin Smith, MEd, RHIT, CCA
For The Record
Vol. 19 No. 3 P. 20
To combat the dearth of medical coders, a college professor
proposes that hospitals invest the time and money to tutor new
coders—before it’s too late.
In 1998, the leaders of the Metropolitan Police Service at
London’s New Scotland Yard knew they were in trouble. For
centuries, they had been successful at policing one of the largest
cities in the world. However, they knew they needed to improve the
force’s corporate image and its service quality.
So, under much scrutiny and a large investment of time and money,
it launched the Plus Program. This action went against the core
beliefs and values that had existed for centuries and
significantly altered attitudes within the police service.
Today, the Metropolitan Police Service employs more than 45,000
people and has managed to progress into the 21st century, dealing
with numerous challenges while maintaining the public’s trust and
building on its historic roots.
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