I am a medical coder. Can I hold the HICA designation?

The Health Information Associate Curricular Standards that lead to a Health Information-Certified Associate (HICA) designation provide a high-level overview of medical coding, however, do not include sufficient content to prepare a medical coder for practice. The coding competencies are represented in the Health Information Fundamentals Curricular Standards that lead to becoming a Certified in Health Information Management (CHIM) professional.