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EHIM Chapter 2
Key Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| cancer registrar | Collects cancer data from a variety of sources and reports cancer statistics to government and health care agencies; also called tumor registrar. |
| case manager | Responsible for coordinating patient care to ensure the appropriate utilization of resources, delivery of health care services, and timely discharge or transfer; also called utilization manager. |
| Certified Documentation Improvement Practitioner (CDIP) | Credential validating an individual's knowledge and competency in ensuring that health record documentation captures the clinical information necessary to fully document patients' health care diagnoses and treatments. |
| Certified Healthcare Technology Specialist (CHTS) | Credential validating an individual's understanding of technologies and procedures relevant to information technology in the health care industry. |
| Certified Health Data Analyst (CHDA) | Credential validating an individual's expertise in health data analysis. |
| Certified in Healthcare Privacy and Security (CHPS) | Credential validating an individual's competency in health care data and information privacy and security issues. |
| Certified Professional in Health Informatics (CPHI) | AHIMA certification that validates an individual's knowledge of expertise to support and utilize health informatics. |
| Chief Information Officer (CIO) | Person responsible for the overall technological direction of an organization. |
| Chief Knowledge Officer (CKO) | Person who leads the development, management, and sharing of knowledge within an organization. |
| claims examiner | Reviews health-related claims to determine whether the costs are reasonable and medically necessary, based on the patient's diagnosis; also called health insurance specialist. |
| clinical documentation improvement (CDI) program | Helps health care facilities comply with government programs and other initiatives with the goal of improving health care quality. |
| coding and reimbursement specialist | Working knowledge of coding principles, gov't regulations, and 3rd-party payer requirements to ensure accurate coding for reimbursement, research, and statistics; AKA coding specialist |
| consultant | One who practices a profession. General term to be applied to any number of individuals with a wide variety of education backgrounds, knowledge, and skills. |
| ethics | Judgements about what is right and wrong. |
| health information manager | Expert in managing patient health information and medical records, administering computer information systems, and coding diagnoses/procedures for health services provided to patients. |
| health services manager | Plan, direct, coordinate, and supervise the delivery of health care; includes specialists who direct clinical depts. or services and generalists who manage an entire facility/system. |
| listserv | Internet-based or email discussion forum that covers a variety of topics and issues. |
| medical assistant | Perform routine administrative and clinical tasks to keep offices and clinics of physicians, podiatrists, chiropractors, and optometrists running smoothly. |
| medical office administrator | Coordinates the communication, contract, data, financial, human resource, health information, insurance, marketing, and risk mgmt. operations of a provider's office; AKA medical office manager. |
| medical staff coordinator | Responsible for managing the medical staff office functions and assisting with physician credentialing process. |
| medical transcriptionist | Transcribes prerecorded dictation, creating medical reports, correspondence, and other administrative documents. |
| privacy officer | Oversees all ongoing activities related to the development, implementation, maintenance, and adherence to the organization's privacy policies and procedures. |
| professional practice experience | Externship or internship |
| professional practice experience supervisor | Individual to whom the student reports while completing the professional practice experience at a health care facility. |
| quality manager | Coordinates a health care facility's quality improvement program to ensure qualit6y patient care, improve patient outcomes, confirm accreditation/regulatory compliance, and prepare for surveys. |
| reciprocity | Recognition of credentials by other entities. |
| risk manager | Responsible for gathering information and recommending settlements concerning professional and general liability incidents, claims, and lawsuits. |
| vendor salesperson | Manages a company's sales for a given territory, provides information about available consulting services, and demonstrates products to potential customers. |
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