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What are the drivers for health terminology standards?

Date: April 4, 2024
By: Alisha Peto
Categories: Certified Terminology Standards Specialist (CTSS)

Are all health information programs accredited?

Date: April 4, 2024
By: Alisha Peto
Categories: General, General, Program directory - to be reviewed

What is an accredited program?

Date: April 4, 2024
By: Alisha Peto
Categories: General

What pathways lead to writing the HICA national certification examination (NCE)?

Date: April 4, 2024
By: Alisha Peto
Categories: HICA NCE, HICA pathways

What are the different salary ranges in the profession?

Date: April 4, 2024
By: Alisha Peto
Categories: Certified Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialist (CCDIS), Certified in Health Information Management (CHIM), Certified Terminology Standards Specialist (CTSS), Health Information-Certified Associate (HICA)

Does getting certified mean that I will be able to find a job?

Date: April 4, 2024
By: Alisha Peto
Categories: Certified Classification and Coding Specialist (CCCS), Certified Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialist (CCDIS), Certified Terminology Standards Specialist (CTSS)

I am interested in a career in the health care sector but not in direct contact with a person’s health care experience. Is a health information associate role right for me?

Date: April 4, 2024
By: Alisha Peto
Categories: HICA pathways

What are examples of health information associate roles?

Date: April 4, 2024
By: Alisha Peto
Categories: HICA pathways

What are the practice areas of the health information associate standards?

Date: April 3, 2024
By: Alisha Peto
Categories: Health Information-Certified Associate (HICA)

What is a health information associate program?

Date: April 3, 2024
By: Alisha Peto
Categories: Health Information-Certified Associate (HICA)