AHIMA

AHIMA Vision:

Quality healthcare through quality information.

AHIMA Mission:

To be the professional community that improves healthcare by advancing best practices and standards for health information management and the trusted source for education, research, and professional credentialing.

AHIMA Values:

• The public’s right to accurate and confidential personal health information

• Innovation and leadership in advancing health information management practices and standards worldwide

• Adherence to the AHIMA Code of Ethics

• Advocacy and interdisciplinary collaboration with other professional organizations

TxHIMA

TxHIMA Vision:

TxHIMA is committed to being leaders in Health Information Management who are recognized as taking a proactive role, affecting change, while supporting and promoting diversity of our knowledge-base and viability of our profession and state association.

TxHIMA Mission:

Our mission statement at TxHIMA focuses on three main aspects:

• Provide dynamic leadership in the creation and utilization of systems and standards to ensure quality health information management.

• Influence governmental, educational, social, and business issues which impact on the management and use of health information for the benefit of patients and providers.

• Provide educational programs and other services to advance the professional competency of both members and others who work with health information.