Curricula Competencies

2014 AHIMA Health Information Management Curricula Competencies

The 2014 AHIMA Curricula Competencies and all related resources, such as curricular considerations, Bloom’s Taxonomy (AHIMA revised), and curriculum mapping resources can be found on CourseShare.

2018 AHIMA Health Information Management Curricula Competencies

In response to the AHIMA’s HIM Reimagined (HIMR) initiative, the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) and the Council for Excellence in Education (CEE) developed the 2018 AHIMA Health Information Management Curricula Competencies and revised the required Bloom's Taxonomy levels. The competencies aim to align HIM education with the skills and knowledge required to meet long-term future HIM workforce needs.  

Each academic level is comprised of six common domains, representing the areas of mastery important for all HIM students and practitioners, regardless of academic degree. At the associate degree level, programs can choose one or both specialty tracks which include Data Management and Revenue Management. The Supporting Body of Knowledge has been updated to include math and statistics.

Competencies are broadly written to allow for program flexibility and attainment of the required Bloom’s levels regardless of academic program. The competencies represent progression across all academic levels.

Domain I. Data Structure, Content, and Information Governance
Domain II. Information Protection: Access, Use, Disclosure, Privacy, and Security
Domain III. Informatics, Analytics, and Data Use
Domain IV. Revenue Cycle Management
Domain V. Health Law & Compliance    
Domain VI. Organizational Management & Leadership

Associate degree level academic programs may elect to teach one or both specialty tracks: Data Management (DM) and Revenue Management (RM). The DM and/or RM competencies are to be completed in addition to the competencies of the common domains listed above.

A new AHIMA-revised Bloom’s taxonomy table specifies the expected verb usage. In addition, Curriculum Guidance documents have been developed for each academic level to provide educators and professionals with suggested learning resources, examples and other ideas for developing competency. The Curriculum Guidance documents will be maintained separately, to provide greater flexibility to adapt content according to evolving program needs. This structure also allows programs to adjust their content based upon their program needs using the associated curriculum guidance. These resources and other tools are available on CourseShare.

2018 AHIMA Health Information Management Curricula Competencies

The AHIMA Council for Excellence in Education has approved the 2018 AHIMA Health Information Management Curricula Competencies for implementation.

CAHIIM Curriculum Implementation Dates: 2018 AHIMA Health Information Management Curricula Competencies

Programs in the Continuing Accreditation program review process are using the 2014 AHIMA/Academic Competencies in effect when they began the process. 

New HIM associate, baccalaureate, and graduate degree programs applying for Candidacy Status after February 1, 2019 must implement the new 2018 AHIMA Health Information Management Curricula Competencies by the time of application submission.  

Accredited Programs beginning in the 2020-2021 Program Review Cycle, must have the 2018 AHIMA Health Information Management Curricula Competencies implemented in all courses. These programs will be notified in 2020. The Self-Assessment documentation will be due in the CAHIIM Accreditation System in 2021 by the assigned date.

All remaining CAHIIM HIM Accredited programs must implement the 2018 AHIMA Health Information Management Curricula Competencies by the CAHIIM designated date in 2021.  Visit the CAHIIM HIM page at http://cahiim.org/him/curriculumrequirements.html for more information and updates on the implementation of the 2018 Health Information Management Accreditation Standards for Associate and Baccalaureate Degree programs.

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