{"id":1504886,"date":"2023-10-25T19:24:24","date_gmt":"2023-10-25T23:24:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/healthinfocanada.ca\/cihis-endorsement-what-does-it-mean\/"},"modified":"2023-10-25T19:24:24","modified_gmt":"2023-10-25T23:24:24","slug":"cihis-endorsement-what-does-it-mean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/healthinfocanada.ca\/?p=1504886","title":{"rendered":"CIHI\u2019s endorsement: What does it mean?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In January, the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) endorsed <\/a>the Canadian College of Health Information Management\u2019s (College) modernized standards and certifications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CIHI\u2019s endorsement recognizes the importance of certified health information professionals in ensuring the supply of high-quality health data and information in Canada. The significance of this recognition is two-pronged. First, it reinforces the legitimacy of certified health information professionals in Canada. Second, it underscores the College\u2019s modernized standards as a foundation of quality education and professional development for health information professionals in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What are the College\u2019s modernized standards?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The College\u2019s modernized standards combine remodelled professional certifications with badges and micro-credentials for an expanding audience of new and existing professionals (e.g., doctors, researchers, technology workers, etc.). The new standards bring:<\/p>\n\n\n\n