Metamorphosis in the HIM Department: I.T. is helping push health information management further down the path of transformation.

From: Health Data Management | Date: October 1, 2006| Author: | Copyright information

Information technology is morphing medical records departments into new shapes and sizes as it becomes an agent of change across health care organizations.

Some might view the multi-dimensional changes as unsettling, with health information management departments adrift in the ether of rapid information technology advances. But in the eyes of many, the steady march of I.T. progress means that health information management professionals have greater opportunities to improve health care. It can lead to career growth as well.

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