Health Information
Management Professionals
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Careers
• Cancer Registrars
– Training
• Collegebased registry management programs
– Credentials
• Certified Tumor Registrar (CTR)
– Employment opportunities
• Cancer registries
• Consulting firms
• Private and government agencies
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Careers (Continued)
• Coding and Reimbursement Specialists
– Training
• Collegebased
– Professional associations
• American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC)
• American College of Medical Coding Specialists (ACMCS)
• American Health Information Management Association
(AHIMA)
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Careers (Continued)
• Health Information Managers
– Training
• Collegebased
– Credentials
• Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT)
• Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA)
– Employment opportunities
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Careers (Continued)
• Health Insurance Specialists
– Training
– Professional associations
• American Medical Billing Association (AMBA)
• International Claims Association (ICA)
• Medical Association of Billers
– Credentials
• Offered by organizations above
– Employment opportunities
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Careers (Continued)
• Health Service Managers
– Training
– Credentials
• Certified Nursing Home Administrator (CNHA)
– Employment opportunities
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Careers (Continued)
• Medical Assistants
– Training
• Collegebased
– Credentials
• Certified Medical Assistant (CMA)
• Registered Medical Assistant (RMA)
– Employment opportunities
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Careers (Continued)
• Medical Transcriptionists
– Training
• Postsecondary education
– Credentials
• Registered Medical Transcriptionist (RMT)
– Employment opportunities
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American Academy of
Professional Coders
• Coding certifications by AAPC
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Certified Professional Coder (CPC)
Certified Professional CoderHospital (CPCH)
Certified Professional Coder Apprentice (CPCA)
Certified Professional CoderHospitalApprentice
(CPCHA)
– Certified Professional CoderPayer (CPCP)