Medical records are kept for seven years and may be retrieved through the HIM department. To obtain medical records, a valid authorization must be completed and signed by the patient if over 18 years ...

New research suggests that patients with duplicate medical records face substantially higher risks during hospital stays, ...

In my role as a subspecialist physician, I’ve worked in diverse settings—from independent outpatient practices to academic centers and hospital systems. Each environment presents unique challenges, ...

While many healthcare professionals focus on treating individual patients, others, such as population health managers, take a broader view by identifying health concerns and allocating resources to ...

Credit: Getty Images. Although convenient access to health information online has the potential to improve outcomes as the result of patients being more informed, ensuring the accuracy of that ...

What is the Health Management and Policy Masters Concentration? The Master of Public Health (MPH) in Health Management and Policy is an in-person, on-campus graduate degree program at the Drexel ...

Health information is changing our health and health care delivery. Saint Louis University's health information management minor introduces the management of the important asset of health information ...

Healthcare data and its use to create better patient outcomes can be found in most health professions, whether directly or indirectly. The minor in Health Information Management helps prepare students ...