Learning Center

The Learning Center provides educational materials and best practice guidelines for health records/health information management professionals around the world.

The educational modules provided on the web site of the International Federation of Health Information Management Associations (IFHIMA)  are designed and provided by IFHIMA as educational resources to provide opportunities for education and communication between persons working in the field of health records/information management around the world.  Adherence to the guidelines and other information contained in the modules is completely voluntary and does not necessarily assure a successful outcome.  Nor should this information be considered inclusive of all proper policies and procedures or exclusive of others reasonably directed to obtaining the same results. 

IFHIMA makes no warranty of the accuracy, completeness or timeliness of the information contained in the modules, and shall not be liable for any decision made in reliance on this information.

Copyright © 2012 by the International Federation of Health Information Management Associations.

The compilation of information contained in these modules is the property of IFHIMA, which reserves all rights thereto, including copyrights.  Neither the modules nor any parts thereof may be altered, republished, resold, or duplicated, for commercial or any other purposes.

NOTE:  All of the IFHIMA Education Modules have now been revised and renumbered as of January 2012.

STUDENTS STUDYING FOR THE IHRIM OVERSEAS CERTIFICATE

For students studying for the IHRIM Overseas Certificate students will need to access the following renumbered modules for their course of study:

PAPER 1 - Health Records Management

Module 1: The Health Record

Module 2: Patient Identification, Registration & the Master Patient Index

Module 3: Record Identification Systems, Filing and Retention of Health Records

PAPER 2 - Healthcare Statistics

Module 4: Healthcare Statistics

PAPER 4 - Planning & Managing a Health Records Department

Module 7: Administration and Management of the Health Record Department

Module 8: Planning a Health Record Department

Education Modules for Basic Health Records Practice

• Modules Index
• Curriculum Outline
• Clinical Coding

• Module 1: The Health Record
• Module 2: Patient Identification and Master Patient Index
• Module 3: Record Identification Systems Filing and Retention of Health Records
• Module 4: Healthcare Statistics
• Module 5a: Disease & Procedure Classification and Indexing ICD-9
• Module 5b: Disease & Procedure Classification and Indexing ICD-10
• Module 5c(1): Coding Exercises ICD-9 Study Notes
• Module 5c(2): Coding Exercises ICD-9 Answers
• Module 5d: Coding Exercise ICD-9, Respiratory, Digestive & GU Study notes
• Module 5e(1): Coding Exercise Study Notes
• Module 5e(2): Coding Exercise Answers
• Module 6: Hospital Health Record Computer Applications
• Module 7: Administration & Management of a Health Record Department
• Module 8: Planning a Health Record Department
• Module 9: Educator's Manual