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The Health Information Management Department focuses on collection, integration, and analysis of primary and secondary healthcare data in an effort to ensure the availability of quality and timely information.
The "HIM" Staff interprets diagnoses and procedures into codes for payment to healthcare providers and third party payers. Healthcare providers' dictated reports are transcribed here. The patients' medical records are retained in this department. Release of information is processed by the "HIM" Staff with confidentiality and security of data maintained.