Career Goals For Healthcare Information Management

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Healthcare Information Management

When I was a kid in high school it was no surprise to my parents to see me taking all the possible business classes offered, graduating high school with the future business leader award. So when I ended up in business school after high school, again no surprise and when I walked out of college with an administrative assistant degree, again no surprise to my family. Using my administrative skills for the past 17 years, I have been keeping three kids with busy schedules at the right place, at the right time. Ensuring homework assignments got done, doctor 's appointments are met, and endless sporting events are participated in, these are just some of the task that come with raising a family. As I prepare to go back into the traditional working world I would like to put my administrative skills and my technology know-how to good use. A career that provides a lifestyle for me to do work I enjoy and helping others and creating a balanced work/home life is priority to me.

My career goal is to become a healthcare information manager using the administrative skills and technology background I already have will help me to become a dedicated professional in this field. I have chosen this career because, I like being a part of a team, working towards the good health of
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Technology is being used more and more by doctors and their patients. Today many facilities have online portals for their patients to have access to their individual personal health care information from their own devices. Being in a position to help someone who is not familiar with all the online options would be rewarding to me. Ensuring the information is accurately recorded and safely maintained is a priority. In addition to providing and safely managing individuals ' information, healthcare information managers are required to analyze data to improve the management and costs of their

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