Kforce is involved with the Health Information Management community at a national and local level. We belong to many organizations to keep up with industry news. Below are some helpful organizations for additional information.
American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) www.aapc.com
American Association for Medical Transcription (AAMT) www.aamt.org
American College of Surgeons www.facs.org
American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) www.ahima.org
AHIMA Body of Knowledge http://library.ahima.org
American Medical Association (AMA) www.ama-assn.org
American Society for Healthcare Risk Management (ASHRM) www.ashrm.org
American Trauma Society www.amtrauma.org
Case Management Society of America (CMSA) www.cmsa.org
Center for Healthcare Information Management (CHIM) www.chim.org
Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA) www.hcca-info.org
Health Care Resource Management Society (HCRMS) www.hcrms.com
Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) www.hfma.org
HCPRO www.hcpro.com
ICD-9-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting www.cdc.gov/nchs/datawh/ftpserv/ftpicd9/icdguide05.pdf
Joint Commission on Accreditations of Healthcare Organizations www.jcaho.org
Medical Group Management Association www.mgma.com
Medical Transcription Industry Alliance (MTIA) www.mtia.com
MedTropolis www.medtropolis.com
National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ) www.nahq.org
National Cancer Registrar’s Association www.ncra-usa.org
National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) www.ncqa.org
North American Association of Central Cancer Registries www.naaccr.org
Professional Association of Health Care Office Managers (PAHCOM) www.pahcom.com
If you would like to begin your career in the Health Information Management industry, but have questions on how to get experience, click on the link below to be routed to the AHIMA web site’s career center.www.ahima.org/careers/career_counseling.asp
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Contact an HIM representative at himsupport@kforce.com.