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Africa
The Importance of Defining and Applying Competencies
How To Create A Competencies Framework Competency is the ability of an individual to apply related...
Globalizing Health Information
The world has become smaller and more accessible thanks to technology. Growing up in Africa,...
The Kenya Records and Information Management Board
Background In Kenya, in late 1960s, the first Medical Records Officer was employed by Ministry of...
Americas
Digital Initiatives in St Lucia. Thanks to Margaret Biscettge from St Lucia.
Saint Lucia is an island - 238 square miles found in the West Indies, the eastern Caribbean. The...
BHIMA 2023: A year in review
With renewed interest and revitalizations efforts, the Barbados Health Information Management...
Electronic Health Records (EHR) Implementation – Jamaica
The Ministry of Health and Wellness in collaboration with the Inter-American Development Bank...
Eastern Mediterranean
Update from Saudi Arabia during COVID-19
Since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 outbreaks as a global pandemic on...
Empowering HIM roles through a global voice
Empowering HIM Roles through a Global Voice! On behalf of the Saudi Health Information Management...
Europe
The Spanish Society of Medical Documentation (SEDOM)
Recently, I had the opportunity to join the Education Community of Practice launched by IFHIMA....
Clinical Registeries at the DVMD Spring Symposiumon
The professional association for documentation and information management in medicine (DVMD)...
Resources from IHRIM, the Institution of Health Record and Information Management, serving the UK for over 75 years
IHRIM is “Committed to advancing the Health Records, Information Management, Clinical Coding and...
SouthEast Asia
IFHIMA Welcomes Our Newest National Member!
Please welcome the Indian Health Information Management and Health Informatics Association (IHIIM)...
Importance of managing time when working within a health record
Time is the most valuable commodity and time management is Self-Management/ Self Discipline. If...
A memorable visit by honourable guests to the Matrishishu Miteri Hospital, Pokhara-16, Nepal
It is rare and unexpected that a very important occasion comes into our lives and these occasions...
Western Pacific
Sue Walker: 30 Years With WHO-FIC
In early 1994, I was working in Queensland Health when I received a phone call from a colleague...
Strengthening International Ties: Tung Wah College Visits Sydney Local Health District. Thanks to Willy Chan for sharing visit highlights.
Recently, I had the pleasure of welcoming students and academic staff from Tung Wah College (TWC)...
HIMAA Education Services-Medical terminology and clinical coding courses, and The Australian Dictionary of Clinical Abbreviations Acronyms & Symbols
The Health Information Management Association of Australia Limited (HIMAA) has been delivering...
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