Question

information, development used, and m ed 15. The AHMA Code of Ethics serves six purposes. Name at least three of them.

Answer 1

Ans) The HIM professional has an obligation to demonstrate actions that reflect values. The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) Code of Ethics sets forth these principles.

- The code is relevant to all AHIMA members, non-members with the Commission on Certification for Health Informatics and Information Management (CCHIIM) certifications, and students enrolled in a formal certificate or degree granting program directly relevant to AHIMA’s Purpose regardless of their professional functions, the settings in which they work, or the populations they serve.

- These purposes strengthen the HIM professional’s efforts to improve overall quality of healthcare.

- The AHIMA Code of Ethics serves six purposes:

• Promotes high standards of HIM practice.
Summarizes broad ethical principles that reflect the profession's core values.
• Establishes a set of ethical principles to be used to guide decision-making and actions.
• Establishes a framework for professional behavior and responsibilities when professional obligations conflict or ethical uncertainties arise.
• Provides ethical principles by which the general public can hold the HIM professional accountable.
• Mentors practitioners new to the field to HIM's mission, values, and ethical principles.
• The code includes principles that are enforceable and aspirational. The extent to which each principle is enforceable is a matter of professional judgment to be exercised by those responsible for reviewing alleged violations of ethical principle.