Publications & Resources
Explore articles, podcasts, webcasts, whitepapers, Global News and other resources covering important health information management topics such as the HIM workforce, data privacy, information governance, ICD-11, and COVID-19.
Whitepapers & Position Papers
March 2022: Examining Today’s HIM Workforce with Recommendations for Elevating the Profession
This whitepaper examines the status of the HIM profession in various environments, explores the impact of technology, policy, and other changes to the profession, thus informing international HIM workforce development.
April 2022: IFHIMA Endorses Implementation of ICD-11 for Improves Global Health
October 2021: Revisiting Information Governance
IFHIMA updated its Information Governance (IG) Whitepaper which reflects the heightened importance of IG and advances in the IG practice as the electronic/digital transformation in healthcare continues and the volume of data grows exponentially.
January 2021: IFHIMA Fosters Planning for ICD-11 Adoption with Global Case Studies
This whitepaper and global case studies delve into some of the specific challenges, and accomplishments to date, that countries and health information professionals may anticipate as they embark on their organizations’ journey to adopt ICD-11. Topics include benefits of ICD-11, planning, transition from ICD-10 to ICD-11, workforce development and education, language translation, field testing and implementation.
November 2019: Privacy of Health Information, an IFHIMA Global Perspective
This whitepaper includes perspectives on protecting privacy of health information from countries around the world and offers more detailed perspectives through case studies from Australia, the European Union, India, Qatar, the Republic of Korea (South Korea), and the USA.
Webcasts
HIM Leadership Webcast
IFHIMA is pleased to share industry insights from our HIM global colleagues.
- The Role of the HIM Professional during Covid -19 and Beyond – Guillermo Paluzie, MD, PhD
Podcasts
ICD-11 Podcast Series
This series highlights the progress of ICD-11 around the globe. Updates from select countries as part of the IFHIMA/SHIMA co-conference December 6-7, 2021. See more ICD-11 perspectives.
- Vicki Bennett- CHIM, FAIDH, CHIA, Australia
- Sharon Baker-ACC, CTSS, Canada
- Mary Stanfill- MBI, RHIA, CCS, FAHIMA, USA
- Dr. Islam Ibrahim, Kuwait
- Zahiyiah AlAmary, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
COVID-19 Series
IFHIMA Members Sharing Experiences in Addressing the COVID-19 Pandemic:
- COVID-19 Response – Terri Fiorenza, CHIM, Director of HIS, Northern Health, Melbourne, Australia and Mark Upton, MBA, CHIM, Acting CEO, HIMAA, Tasmania, Australia
- COVID-19 Response – Nona Gatchalian, MBA, CHIM, Board of Director, CHIMA National Directors to IFHIMA
- COVID 19 Response – Carolina Conejo Gómez, MD. Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Victoria, Malaga, Spain
- COVID-19 Response – Mujeeb Kandy, MASc, MS, CPHQ, RHIA. Head of Health Intelligence at Primary Health Care Corporation, Doha, Qatar
- COVID-19 Response – Selvakumar Swamy, RHIA, Director Business and Health Intelligence, Primary Care Corporation, Doha, Qatar
- COVID-19 Response – Maria Alizondo, MOL, MLC, RHIT, FAHIMA-Director, Health Information Management, UCLA Health, Los Angeles, California, USA
Global News
IFHIMA Global News is published several times a year and contains information for Association members, as well as people who are interested in Health Information Management globally.
If you would like to contribute an article to Global News, please send your article to editor@ifhima.org Please take note of our Editorial Guidelines.
Thank you in advance.
Upcoming submission deadlines
- October 25, 2024
See all Current and Archived Global News Here.
Global News & Communication
As an international umbrella organization, communication and information sharing between our members is a priority.
It is also important to our field of health information management that information circulates regularly, especially when great distances separate the members of an international organization like ours.