▁Europe , ▁Asia ▁Pacific , ▁and ▁Middle ▁Eastern ▁branches . ▁ ▁Acc red ited ▁H IM ▁educational ▁program ▁development ▁The ▁Commission ▁on ▁Acc red itation ▁for ▁Health ▁In format ics ▁and ▁Information ▁Management ▁Education ▁( CA H II M ) ▁defines ▁standards ▁which ▁higher ▁education ▁health ▁information ▁management ▁and ▁technology ▁programs ▁must ▁meet ▁to ▁qual ify ▁for ▁acc red itation . ▁Stud ents ▁who ▁gradu ate ▁from ▁an ▁acc red ited ▁associate ' s , ▁b ach elor ' s ▁or ▁certificate ▁program ▁are ▁qualified ▁to ▁sit ▁for ▁their ▁respective ▁ex ams ▁for ▁cert ification ▁as ▁a ▁Register ed ▁Health ▁Information ▁Techn ician ▁( R H IT ) ▁– ▁via ▁gradu ation ▁from ▁an ▁acc red ited ▁associate ▁or ▁cert ification ▁program ▁or ▁Register ed ▁Health ▁Information ▁Administr ator ▁( R H IA ), ▁which ▁requires ▁education ▁through ▁an ▁acc red ited ▁b ach elor ▁or ▁cert ification ▁program . ▁Compet ency ▁requirements ▁are ▁maintained ▁by ▁CA H II M ▁in ▁their ▁associate ▁degree ▁Entry - Level ▁Comp eten cies ▁and ▁Bac cala ure ate ▁D eg ree ▁Entry - Level ▁Comp eten cies ▁definitions . ▁ ▁Modern ▁development ▁ ▁Electron ic ▁health ▁records ▁ ▁The ▁electronic ▁health ▁record ▁has ▁been ▁contin ually ▁expressed ▁as ▁an ▁evol vement ▁of ▁health ▁record - keep ing . ▁Because ▁it ▁is ▁electronic , ▁this ▁means ▁of ▁record ▁keeping ▁has ▁been ▁both ▁supported ▁and ▁deb ated ▁in ▁the ▁health ▁professional ▁community ▁and ▁within ▁the ▁public ▁real m . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁ 8 9