Spath Patrice L
Department of Health Services Administration at University of Alabama in Birmingham, AL, USA.
Perspect Health Inf Manag. 2009 Sep 16;6(Summer):1j.
HIM professionals have always been actively involved in various aspects of healthcare quality management. In the decade since publication of To Err Is Human, the scope and volume of quality management activities have accelerated. Having quality at the forefront of the national agenda has inevitably created employment opportunities as well as expansion of professional responsibilities. This article describes the contemporary quality-related functions of HIM professionals and the core competencies necessary to support these functions.