title: Concentric circles: how laws, economics, and the healthcare environment have changed HIM.
abstract: From the early 20th century, HIM professionals have been part of the turbulent story of healthcare in America. How has the profession, and AHIMA, evolved along with the industry? The author describes the environmental changes that have shaped the profession.
authors.affiliation: Society and Health Program at Simmons College in Boston, MA, USA. ellen.borges@simmons.edu
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Borges
mesh_terms: D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000191:economics / Q000266:history* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006761:Hospitals / Q000266:history; D019451:Information Management / Q000266:history*; D007587:Job Description; D008484:Medicaid / Q000266:history / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D008490:Medical Informatics / Q000266:history; D008497:Medical Record Administrators / Q000266:history*; D006278:Medicare / Q000266:history / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D011364:Professional Practice / Q000266:history*; D012922:Social Change; D012952:Societies / Q000266:history; D014481:United States