title: The role of HIM professionals in quality management.
abstract: HIM professionals have always been actively involved in various aspects of healthcare quality management. In the decade since publication of To Err Is Human, the scope and volume of quality management activities have accelerated. Having quality at the forefront of the national agenda has inevitably created employment opportunities as well as expansion of professional responsibilities. This article describes the contemporary quality-related functions of HIM professionals and the core competencies necessary to support these functions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Services Administration at University of Alabama in Birmingham, AL, USA.
authors.forename: Patrice L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Spath
mesh_terms: D005568:Forms and Records Control; D006801:Humans; D019451:Information Management / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008490:Medical Informatics / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008497:Medical Record Administrators / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011361:Professional Competence; D024382:Professional Role; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States