title: Career trends in health information management: a look toward 2006, Part I.
abstract: The transformation taking place in health information management is causing a shift in the role of HIM professionals. This article examines the influence this shift has had on current trends in the workforce and what it means to HIM professionals.
authors.affiliation: School of Biomedical and Health Information Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA.
authors.forename: D T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Mon
authors.forename: K R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Patena
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Khan
mesh_terms: D002322:Career Mobility; D003625:Data Collection; D003710:Demography; D004651:Employment / Q000639:trends; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019451:Information Management / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007587:Job Description; D008297:Male; D008497:Medical Record Administrators / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits / Q000639:trends; D014481:United States; D000078329:Workforce