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MEDS 1420-91:
Health Information Foundations
Name:
Alece Collins
Chapter 1:
Health Information Management Profession (25 points)
Instructions
:
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Assignment
:
1.
Visit the AHIMA Website at
www.ahima.org
and research the eligibility requirements for the
following Certification examination(s) and the continuing education requirement(s) for
maintaining each credential. What similarities and differences do you see?
(15 points)
●
Some of the similarities I see for the certification examinations are for any credential you have to
complete some type of approved program by AHIMA. Also you have to have at least a High school
diploma or GED education and experience in the Health care field. Another similarity I noticed was
that you also have to some type of continuing education every 2 years in order to stay certified.
Some of the differences I see are the credentials have different continuing educatuion
requirements for example the RHIT,CCA,CCS/CCS-P require 20 CEU credits every 2 years while
CHDA and CHPS are required to have 30 CEU credits every 2 years. I noticed that certain
credentials have different requirements for levels of education like for example the RHIT credential
requires a Associate degree of a HIM program and CHDS requires a Bachelor's degree or higher.
Credential
Definition
Qualifications
Continuing Ed
Requirements
RHIA
Example:
Registered Health
Information
Administrator
●
BA degree from
an accredited
program
●
Graduate from
an approved
foreign HIM
program
30 CEU credits
every 2 years
RHIT
Registered Health
Information
Technician
●
Complete
associate
degree of a
HIM program
accredited by
CAHIIM
●
Graduate from
an HIM
program
approved by a
foreign
association
20 CEU credits
every 2 years
CCA
Certified Coding
Associate
●
High school
20 CEU credits
every 2 years
Diploma
●
6 month
experience
applying codes
●
Completion of
AHIMA coding
program
●
Completion of
other coding
programs to
include
( anatomy &
physiology,
medical
terminology,
basic ICD
diagnostic/proc
edural and
basic CPT
coding)
CCS/CCS-P
Certified Coding
Specialist/ Certified
Coding Specialist-
Physician based
●
Complete
courses in
anatomy &
physiology,
pathophysiolog
y,
pharmacology,
medical
terminology,
reimbursement
methodology,
intermediate/ad
vanced ICD
diagnostic
coding, and
procedural
coding and
medical
services
(CPT/HCPCS)
and also (1)
year of coding
experience
directly
applying codes
●
Minimum of 2
years of coding
experience
●
Hold CCA
credential
●
Hold CCS-
P,RHIT,RHIA
20 CEU credits
every 2 years
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