Professional Skills

Excellence in patient care demands access to information which will significantly contribute to the quality of care, policy formation and decision making.  Health Information Management Professionals are vital members of the health care team and are involved in the many aspects of health information systems.

Health Record Professionals:

	develop, implement and maintain health information systems
	protect patient information and promote confidentiality awareness
	control the disclosure of medicolegal information
	evaluate standards of documentation according to established criteria
	provide essential information for clinical research, quality improvement, utilization reviews, budgeting, and other administrative applications
	collect, retrieve, organize, analyze and present statistical data
	advise other health care professionals and the public on health information issues

Business Applications

Health Information Management Professionals are expanding their role in the health care industry, the private sector and in government agencies.

Nationwide, some of these employers include:

	Acute Care Hospitals
	Specialized Hospitals (obstetric, oncologic, paediatric, psychiatry, long term care, rehabilitation...)
	Worker's Compensation Boards
	Health Surveillance Agencies (trauma, perinatal, cancer)
	Statistics Canada
	Ministries of Health
	Ambulatory Care Facilities
	Home Care Agencies
	Computer Companies
	Information Technology Systems
	Insurance Companies
	Regional Health Centres
	Health Record Consulting Firms
	Coroner's Offices
	Canadian Institute of Health Information (CIHI)
	Nosology Reference Centre
	Public Health Agencies
	Veterinary Hospitals