- int ensive ▁and ▁information - re li ant ▁health care ▁system ". ▁ ▁The ▁World ▁Health ▁Organ ization ▁( W HO ) ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁proper ▁collection , ▁management ▁and ▁use ▁of ▁information ▁within ▁health care ▁systems ▁" will ▁determine ▁the ▁system ' s ▁effect iveness ▁in ▁detect ing ▁health ▁problems , ▁defining ▁prior ities , ▁ident ifying ▁innov ative ▁solutions ▁and ▁alloc ating ▁resources ▁to ▁improve ▁health ▁out comes ". ▁ ▁History ▁and ▁development ▁of ▁H IM ▁standards ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁ ▁H IM ▁standards ▁began ▁with ▁establishment ▁of ▁A H IMA ▁Health ▁information ▁management ' s ▁standards ▁history ▁is ▁dated ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁introduction ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Health ▁Information ▁Management ▁Association , ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁" when ▁the ▁American ▁College ▁of ▁Sur ge ons ▁established ▁the ▁Association ▁of ▁Record ▁L ibr ari ans ▁of ▁North ▁America ▁( AR L NA ) ▁to ▁' e lev ate ▁the ▁standards ▁of ▁clin ical ▁records ▁in ▁hosp it als ▁and ▁other ▁medical ▁institutions .' " ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 8 , ▁A H IMA ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁American ▁Association ▁of ▁Medical ▁Record ▁L ibr ari ans ▁( A AM RL ) ▁and ▁its ▁members ▁were ▁known ▁as ▁medical ▁record ▁exper ts ▁or ▁li br ari ans ▁who ▁studied ▁medical ▁record ▁science . ▁The ▁goal ▁was ▁to ▁raise ▁the ▁standards ▁of ▁records ▁keeping ▁in ▁hosp it als ▁and ▁other ▁health care ▁facilities . ▁The ▁individuals ▁involved ▁in ▁this ▁profession ▁were ▁prom ot ers ▁for ▁the ▁successful ▁management