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HIM Professional Census

As an HIM Professional, you have been selected to participate in the HIM Professional Census. Your feedback is important to us. Please take a moment to fill out this brief survey. The purpose of this survey is to create benchmarks for the profession and project future trends. The survey will take two minutes to complete. Your personal information will be kept confidential, and aggregate answers will be available to the participants.

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* 1. Personal Information (confidential)

First Name *

Last Name *

Company

Title *

City

State *

Zip Code *

Email *

Phone:

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* 2. Which of the following credentials do you hold? (You may check more than one.)

CCA

CCS

CCS-P

CPC

COC

CIC

RHIT

RHIA

CTR

CHDA

CDIP

CHPS

RN / LPN

No credential

Other (please specify)

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* 3. Are You a Member of a Professional Organization? (You May Check More Than One.)

AHIMA

AAPC

ACDIS

MGMA

PAHCOM

NALTH

NAHC

NPCR

HIMSS

HFMA

Does not apply

Other (please specify)

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* 4. Please tell us more about your functional area. I am a: (You May Check More Than One)

Coder/Lead Coder

HIM Manager/Director

Auditor

Educator

Care Provider (Physician, Nurse, Therapist, Other)

Practice Manager/Office Manager/Medical Biller

Administrator/Executive

Discharge Analyst

Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialist / CDI Nurse

Other (please specify)

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* 5. What percentage of your time is spent working with codes and codesets?

Greater than 75%

50% - 75%

25% - 50%

Less than 25%

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* 6. On most days what type of coding do you work with? (You may check more than one.)

Inpatient

Observation

Surgical Day Care / Ambulatory Surgery

Emergency Department / Trauma

Ancillary, Labs and Radiology

Post Acute Care: SNF, LTAC, Home Health, Hospice

Interventional Radiology

Physician Office / Medical Practice

Ambulatory Clinic

I am not a coder

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* 7. What area of training do you anticipate needing for you or your staff in 2019?

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* 8. Which method of training do you feel is most effective for you personally? (You may choose more than one answer.)

Online course

Webinar

Boot Camp

Local Community College

Self-study

Internal Training

Conference Sessions

Other (please specify)

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* 9. If you have taken courses from one of the following education providers, please rate your overall educational experience from 1-5. 1-being very negative, 5- being very positive.

	Very Negative	Negative	Average	Positive	Very Positive
Elsevier	Elsevier Very Negative	Elsevier Negative	Elsevier Average	Elsevier Positive	Elsevier Very Positive
CareerStep	CareerStep Very Negative	CareerStep Negative	CareerStep Average	CareerStep Positive	CareerStep Very Positive
Libman Education	Libman Education Very Negative	Libman Education Negative	Libman Education Average	Libman Education Positive	Libman Education Very Positive
HCPro	HCPro Very Negative	HCPro Negative	HCPro Average	HCPro Positive	HCPro Very Positive
Relias	Relias Very Negative	Relias Negative	Relias Average	Relias Positive	Relias Very Positive
Cengage	Cengage Very Negative	Cengage Negative	Cengage Average	Cengage Positive	Cengage Very Positive
AHIMA	AHIMA Very Negative	AHIMA Negative	AHIMA Average	AHIMA Positive	AHIMA Very Positive
AAPC	AAPC Very Negative	AAPC Negative	AAPC Average	AAPC Positive	AAPC Very Positive
ACDIS	ACDIS Very Negative	ACDIS Negative	ACDIS Average	ACDIS Positive	ACDIS Very Positive

Other (please specify)

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* 10. Does your organization pay for or reimburse you for the following training-related costs? You may check all that apply.

Training with CEUs

Training without CEUs

Training with academic / college credit

Conference / Association / professional training

Time for training

None

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* 11. As you consider your future in the profession, your greatest concern is:

Keeping up to date on changes to coding systems

Looking for opportunities to use my skills in new ways

Keeping current with advances in technology that affect my job

Retirement

Changing jobs in your organization

Looking for the first time coding job

Keeping up with the complex changes

Other (please specify)