AHIMA: Health IT Pro certification is here
The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) has worked with the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) to develop health IT professional competency exams to help to fill the estimated 50,000 new positions that will be needed to implement the U.S. health system’s transition to EHRs.
Six initial Health Information Technology Professionals Examinations, aligned with the roles and training provided by ONC’s Community College Consortia program, were announced last month. These exams will be offered free to qualified U.S. citizens for a limited time, AHIMA stated.
The ONC has estimated that hospitals and physician practices will need an additional 50,000 health IT workers during the next five years to satisfy EHR meaningful use criteria, according to AHIMA, a Chicago-based professional society representing health information management professionals.
The Health IT Professional exams assess basic competency of individuals seeking to demonstrate their proficiency in certain health IT workforce roles integral to the implementation and management of electronic health information. Each of the six exams pertains to a specific HIT workforce role instrumental in the process of achieving meaningful use of EHR systems, AHIMA added.
Click here for more information about the health IT pro exam program.
Six initial Health Information Technology Professionals Examinations, aligned with the roles and training provided by ONC’s Community College Consortia program, were announced last month. These exams will be offered free to qualified U.S. citizens for a limited time, AHIMA stated.
The ONC has estimated that hospitals and physician practices will need an additional 50,000 health IT workers during the next five years to satisfy EHR meaningful use criteria, according to AHIMA, a Chicago-based professional society representing health information management professionals.
The Health IT Professional exams assess basic competency of individuals seeking to demonstrate their proficiency in certain health IT workforce roles integral to the implementation and management of electronic health information. Each of the six exams pertains to a specific HIT workforce role instrumental in the process of achieving meaningful use of EHR systems, AHIMA added.
Click here for more information about the health IT pro exam program.