{"id":248,"date":"2024-08-27T15:17:10","date_gmt":"2024-08-27T20:17:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aw-innovations.matrixdev.net\/cahiim\/?page_id=248"},"modified":"2025-01-13T08:05:08","modified_gmt":"2025-01-13T14:05:08","slug":"accreditation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aw-innovations.matrixdev.net\/cahiim\/accreditation\/","title":{"rendered":"Accreditation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CAHIIM strives to provide the public with effective and consistent quality monitoring of academic degree programs in health information management (HIM) and health informatics (HI) through maintenance of accreditation policies and processes. 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Management of this data includes acquisition, analysis, and protection of digital and traditional types of information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-03636771 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--3\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/aw-innovations.matrixdev.net\/cahiim\/accreditation\/health-information-management\/\">Learn more about Health information management accreditation<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-dividers-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<h3 id=\"certificate-accreditation\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-heading-decor\">Certificate Accreditation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to degree programs at the associate, baccalaureate, and master&#8217;s levels, CAHIIM accredits certificates, which can be offered in a variety of ways, such as tracks, focuses, or concentrations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-03636771 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/aw-innovations.matrixdev.net\/cahiim\/accreditation\/certificate-accreditation\/\">learn more about certificate accreditation<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignfull has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill is-style-decor-right-secondary has-base-color has-secondary-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-2\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<div style=\"height:32px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"mg-heading-4\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">Development &amp; Consultation Service<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CAHIIM offers assistance and advising service for programs who are in various stages of development and implementation. 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