AHIMA/HIMSS new certification for health information privacy/security: formal endorsement of privacy/security skills is available from the two major healthcare information management associations.

Behavioral Health Management, November, 2002 by Peck, Richard L.

As your organization begins to scramble in earnest to comply with the federal government's new health information privacy and security regulations (HIPAA, for short), there is light at the end of the tunnel. The person or persons you have designated as HIPAA compliance officer(s) (and, for that matter, other healthcare information managers) can have their expertise both enhanced and acknowledged by formal certification from two national associations.

In a collaborative effort, the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) and the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) have developed a unique certification program for healthcare privacy and security. Testing is available to both members and nonmembers. AHIMA is offering...

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