Health Information Management Consultant Experience Essay

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Health Information Management is a vast field comprising of different job roles in various silos. Going through the various career opportunities that this course has to offer me has excited me to look into the Healthcare Consultant Job. A health care consultant can work either freelancing or for a particular healthcare organization. Most healthcare experts offer their services as a freelancer, as many organizations don't require them as a full-time employee.
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The job I searched and looked in depth into is “Rehabilitation Specialist/Healthcare Management Consultant” for Sunlife Financial group. This position correlates with my previous education that is in the rehabilitation field of Speech Language Therapy and Audiology. Having dealt …show more content…

Based on the organizations' operational efficiency, budget plans, financial sheets, data security and privacy plans, etc. he provides a full report on all areas that are in urgent need of improvement. Stakeholders/owners are made aware of areas that are not required and are wasting the organizations' budget. An improvement plan is sketched out and handed out to the group. And when requested, the consultant may assist with implementing the plan into action. It is highly important that the consultant should be able to work collaboratively in a dynamic environment with stakeholders, owners, employees, insurance department, legal department, and the government in order to improve patient safety and the quality of healthcare provided. A health care consultant should exhibit a high aptitude, analytical and leadership skills, have excellent communication skills, and should always be up-to-date on the latest technologies and changes in the healthcare field including legislations. This relates to the course with regards to patient safety, providing excellent data quality, management and leadership skills, and project management and helps in understanding on how to perform research on various healthcare policies. The healthcare consultant should be educated by an accredited certified CHIMA college and licensed by CHIMA. He/she should also have an education in Business Administration/ healthcare administration and have worked as a Business Analyst or have experience in various health care

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