Information Governance

and the Role of the HIM

Professional
KENNETH VOLL
UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI-CLERMONT
 Information Governance and Current Landscape
Ambulatory care clinics to Major academic acute care settings collect data from many different systems, to be
useful data most be converted into Information. Making sure that the information is consistent and accurate
requires an Information Governance (IG) plan making information a strategic asset versus an enterprise liability.

Clinical Data
Quality:
Information • Patient care
Financial Data Governance • Reimbursement
Initiatives • Compliance
• Security
Resource Data

Flow of Data through the Lifecycle

 Health Care Slow to Adopt
A survey in 2015 between Cohasset Associates and AHIMA demonstrated the growing need for sound Information
Governance programs within their respective facility, representing the impact of AHIMA and it efforts. However, almost half
of the respondents felt they could not effectively train or educate staff on an effective IG program within their organizations
and there was not significant progress towards implementation.
Confident in Ability to Educate or Train Staff Are Enterprise Information Governance
on IG Principles₁ Goals Clear?
18% 8%
19%

35% 20%

22%

41%
37%
Strongly Agree Mostly Agree Strongly Agree Mostly Agree
Mostly Disagree Strongly Disagree Mostly Disagree Strongly Disagree

1. Knight, CCEP, K & Stainbrook, C. et.al. (2015). Professional readiness and opportunity,
 Impact of HIM Professionals Across the Enterprise
AHIMA membership support the health care enterprise from many different positions, it is from these positions
where Information Governance programs need to be implemented. HIM professionals need to begin positively
influencing leadership into moving toward implementation of an IG strategy.
•Impact budget •Provide support
•Resource allocations •Drive and understand
•Able to speak to non-clinical initiatives
program specifics •Committee participants

C-Suite Business
Office

IT &
Clinical
Infrastructure

•Project management •Provider engagement

•Testing •Committee participants
•Committee Participants •Testing
 Future State Landscape for HIM Professional
HIM professionals must continue to grow within their current functions to step into leadership roles to help
implement Information Governance programs. Transforming these roles will allow AHIMA certified
resources to impact the future landscape of health care positively.

Top 3 Needs of HIM AHIMA Certified Learning Top 3 Needs of Future HIM
Professionals Today₁ Programs Professionals₁

Coding EHR Management Skills

• CHDA
• CHPS
• CDIP
Information Management • CPHI Privacy and Security
• RHIT
• RHIA
Privacy and Security Analytics

1. The Caviart Group. (2014) A Workforce Study of the Future Direction and Skill Set for HIM professionals , pp. 8-10
 References
1. Cohasset Associates & AHIMA. (2015) @015 Information Governance in Health Care, retrieved from:
file:///C:/Users/Voll%20Main/Documents/UC%20Classes/Professional%20Practicum/Final%20Project/IGSurveyWhit
ePaperCR_7_27.pdf
2. Information Governance Taskforce. (2014), Information Governance: Principles for Healthcare (IGPHC)™, AHIMA,
retrieved from:
file:///C:/Users/Voll%20Main/Documents/UC%20Classes/Professional%20Practicum/Final%20Project/IG_Principles.
pdf
3. The Caviart Group, LLC. (2015 Mar). A Workforce Study of the Future Direction and Skills Set for HIM professionals,
retrieved from: http://bok.ahima.org/PdfView?oid=300801
4. AHIMA. (2016) 2016 Salary Snapshot, retrieved from:
file:///C:/Users/Voll%20Main/Documents/Cub%20Scouts/2017-
18%20Advancement%20Reports/2016_Salary_Snapshot_FINAL.pdf