▁medical ▁records ▁department , ▁cancer ▁registry , ▁coding , ▁tra uma ▁registry , ▁trans cription , ▁quality ▁improvement , ▁release ▁of ▁information , ▁patient ▁adm issions , ▁comp liance ▁aud itor , ▁phys ician ▁acc red itation , ▁util ization ▁review , ▁phys ician ▁offices ▁and ▁risk ▁management . ▁Non - trad itional ▁settings ▁include : ▁consult ing ▁fir ms , ▁government ▁ag encies , ▁law ▁fir ms , ▁ins urance ▁companies , ▁correction al ▁facilities , ▁extended ▁care ▁facilities , ▁ph arma ce ut ical ▁research , ▁information ▁technology ▁and ▁medical ▁software ▁companies . ▁ ▁Health ▁information ▁man agers ▁Professional ▁health ▁information ▁man agers ▁manage ▁and ▁construct ▁health ▁information ▁programs ▁to ▁guarantee ▁they ▁accommod ate ▁medical , ▁legal , ▁and ▁eth ical ▁standards . ▁They ▁play ▁a ▁cru cial ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁maintenance , ▁collection , ▁and ▁analyz ing ▁of ▁data ▁that ▁is ▁received ▁by ▁do ctors , ▁n urs es , ▁and ▁other ▁health care ▁players . ▁In ▁return ▁these ▁health care ▁data ▁contrib utors ▁rely ▁on ▁the ▁information ▁to ▁deliver ▁quality ▁health care . ▁Man agers ▁must ▁work ▁with ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁information ▁techn icians ▁to ▁guarantee ▁that ▁the ▁patient ' s ▁medical ▁records ▁are ▁accurate ▁and ▁are ▁available ▁when ▁needed . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁health ▁information ▁man agers ▁are ▁typically ▁cert ified ▁as ▁a ▁Register ed ▁Health ▁Information ▁Administr ator ▁( R H IA ) ▁after ▁ach ieving ▁a ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁health ▁inform at ics ▁or ▁health ▁information ▁management ▁from ▁a