International Perspectives in Health Information Management Angelika Hndel

International Perspectives in Health Information Management Angelika Händel, M. A. President of IFHIMA 2013 - 2016

International Perspectives in Health Information Management (HIM) Outline § Introduction to IFHIMA § Working Fields of HIM professionals globally § Health Care Predictions § Current and future challenges for our profession § Strategic initiatives

International Federation of Health Information Management Associations (IFHIMA) § IFHIMA is the global organization for Health Information Management - established in 1968 § It is a forum for exchange of Information on Health Information among the member nations § As an umbrella organization IFHIMA acts as “the global voice” of national HIM associations and individual members worldwide § IFHIMA is a non-profit, non-governmental organization with official relations to the World Health Organization (WHO)

IFHIMA - Objectives § To promote the quality and the use of patient records and health information globally § To provide best practices in Health Information Management § To elaborate international standards in Health Information Management § To support developing countries building up formalized training and education programs § To raise the profile of Health Information Management Professionals globally

22 Member Nations: Americas • Barbados • Canada Newly • USA formed • association Jamaica SHIMA Saudi • Health • Germany Spain Information Association • Israel Management • The Netherlands IFHIMA new Europe • Italy • United Kingdom member countries Eastern Mediterranean • Saudi Arabia Africa • Kenya • Nigeria • Ghana • Tanzania South East Asia • Indonesia • India Western Pacific • Australia • China • Japan • Korea • The Philippines www. ifhima. org

IFHIMA Relationships World Health Organization International Medical Informatics Association International Foundation for Integrated Care European Federation for Medical Informatics

IFHIMA Board of Directors Margaret Skurka, M. Sc US, past-president 2010 - 2013 Angelika Haendel, M. A. Germany, president 2013 -2016 Dra. Carolina Conejo Gómez, Dr. Ramón Romero Serrano Spain, Director Europe Marci Mac. Donald Canada, president-elect 2016 - 2019 Wole Ajayi, MSL Nigeria, Director Africa

Board of Directors Yukiko Yokobori Japan, Direktor Southeast Asia Sallyanne Wissmann, BBA, Australia, Director Western Pacific & Eastern Mediterranean Lorraine Fernandes US, Director Americas Yookyung Boo Korea, Director South East Asia Lorraine Nicholson UK, past-president chair membership

IFHIMA – Thought Leaders … and my Personal Mentors Prof. Dr. Phyllis Watson Australia IFHIMA president 1988 - 1992 Ulli Hoffmann Germany IFHIMA president 1992 - 1996 † Sep. 10, 2014 Carol Lewis USA IFHIMA president 1984 -1988

International Perspectives in Health Information Management (HIM) Outline § Introduction to IFHIMA § Working Fields of HIM professionals globally § Health Care Predictions § Current and future challenges for our profession § Strategic initiatives

Health Information Management Professionals Fields of work Data Management Clinical Coding Data Security and Privacy Health Information Statistics and Analyses Management Information Governance Electronic Patient Records Management

Resulting Challenges for Health Information Management Professionals Traditional Tasks • Administration and organization management of paper based patient records • Data collection, data analysis, conduction of statistics • Data protection, data security, security measures to prevent unauthorized access • Coding, classification of health data, diagnosis related groups (DRG) New asks New TSkills • Assistance in conception and planning of adoption of electronic patient records Strategic Planning Service Management • Merging and integrating of complex patient data from various sources Data Quality Management Decision Support • Comprehensive knowledge in differend rules of data protection, confidentiality as well as patient rights Information Governance • Implementation of new classification systems such as ICD -10, ICD 11, ICF Project Management

International Perspectives in Health Information Management (HIM) Outline § Introduction to IFHIMA § Working Fields of HIM professionals globally § Health Care Predictions § Current and future challenges for our profession § Strategic initiatives

Necessary Global Strategic Initiatives for Health Information Management Professionals 1. Develop key competency profiles 2. Create white paper(s) 3. Building up basic formalized health information management education in developing countries To raise the profile of health information professionals globally

1. Working Group with AHIMA • 13 appointed members from 11 different nations „Global Health Workforce Council (GHWC)“ • GHWC has elaborated a global academic curricula standard to guide educational programming and workforce training • Two face-to-face meetings: 08/2014 in Chicago and 01/2015 in Dublin www. ifhima. org www. ahima. org

2. IFHIMA Working Group Development of International Workforce for Health Information Management (DIWHIM) Co-Chairs: Angelika Haendel (Germany), Dr. Sabu Karakka Mandapam (India), Hussein Albishi (Saudi-Arabia) Members: Wole Ajayi (Nigeria), Dr. Ghulamuddin Delawar (Afghanistan), Andrea Malenya (Botswana), Deneice Marshall (Barbados), Sallyanne Wissmann (Australia), Yukiko Yokobori (Japan)

3. Working Group with WHO § Building up an international training strategy - Train the trainer - Capacity building for ICD training

on P e es r p - r e ost ti a t n This poster demonstrates the current situation of training programs in the field of ICD-coding in IFHIMA member countries www. ifhima. org

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4. NEW IFHIMA Working Group … in preparation § Information Governance § Patient Access to their health data Are you interested ? Please join ! contact: www. ifhima. org

SAVE THE DATE ! www. ifhima 2016. com October 12 – 14, 2016 Abstract submission: October 13, 2015 – March 7, 2016 www. ifhima. org