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.
健康信息管理（HIM）专业人员一直积极参与医疗质量管理的各个方面。自《人非圣贤，孰能无过》出版后的十年里，质量管理活动的范围和规模不断加速扩大。将质量置于国家议程的首要位置不可避免地创造了就业机会，也扩大了专业职责。本文描述了HIM专业人员与质量相关的当代职能以及支持这些职能所需的核心能力。
