A healthcare documentation specialist should always be improving their abilities and skills. This is possible through doing online courses, attending workshops, conferences or seminars and joining professional networks, which would keep the healthcare documentation specialist up-to-date on technology and advancements made in the field of healthcare documentation.
PROFESSIONAL NETWORKS
Professional networks have the advantage of keeping members up-to-date with aspects of the profession through courses, conferences and various types of resources, for example, newsletters and journals.
Two professional networks are available:
HIMAA
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• Various categories of membership are available: Full member (HIM graduate), Associate membership, Student membership and Organisational membership. The costs of membership vary depending on the type of membership applied for.
- New Graduate Member of a HIM degree or transcripts indicating graduate status: AUS$135.00
- Full Member (Graduate of accredited Australian HIM university programme): AUD$270.00
- Affiliate Member: AUS$198.00
- Student Individual Subscriber: AUS$165.00
- Organisation Member (Full Member): AUS$216.00
- Organisational Member (Affiliate Member): AUS$158.40 …show more content…
AUSTRALIAN ONLINE COURSES
Australian Online Courses offers a touch typing course which is designed to teach the skills required to develop keyboard skills and type with speed and accuracy. A typing test is included and is marked according to Australian Standard 2708.
The course can be started at any time and has no expiry date.
A certificate is issued on successful completion of the course.
The cost of the course is