▁of ▁clin ical ▁records ▁to ▁guarantee ▁accuracy ▁and ▁precision . ▁Over ▁time , ▁the ▁organization ' s ▁name ▁changed ▁to ▁reflect ▁the ▁evol ving ▁field ▁of ▁health ▁information ▁management ▁practices , ▁eventually ▁becoming ▁the ▁American ▁Health ▁Information ▁Management ▁Association . ▁The ▁association ' s ▁current ▁name ▁is ▁meant ▁to ▁cover ▁the ▁wide ▁variety ▁of ▁areas ▁which ▁health ▁profession als ▁work ▁in ▁today . ▁ ▁A H IMA ▁members ▁affect ▁the ▁quality ▁of ▁patient ▁information ▁and ▁patient ▁care ▁at ▁every ▁touch ▁point ▁in ▁the ▁health care ▁delivery ▁cycle . ▁They ▁often ▁serve ▁in ▁bridge ▁roles , ▁connecting ▁clin ical , ▁oper ational , ▁and ▁administrative ▁functions . ▁ ▁H IM SS ▁establishment ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁increased ▁industry ▁knowledge ▁The ▁Health care ▁Information ▁and ▁Management ▁Systems ▁Society ▁( H IM SS ) ▁was ▁organized ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁as ▁the ▁Hospital ▁Management ▁Systems ▁Society ▁( H M SS ), ▁an ▁independent , ▁un in cor por ated , ▁non pro fit , ▁volunt ary ▁association ▁of ▁individuals . ▁It ▁was ▁preced ed ▁by ▁increasing ▁amounts ▁of ▁management ▁engineering ▁activity ▁in ▁health care ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁when ▁teach ings ▁of ▁Frederick ▁W ins low ▁Taylor ▁and ▁Frank ▁B unker ▁Gil bre th , ▁Sr . ▁began ▁to ▁attract ▁the ▁attention ▁of ▁health ▁leaders . ▁ ▁The ▁H IM SS ▁grew ▁to ▁include ▁chap ters , ▁membership ▁categories , ▁publications , ▁convent ions , ▁and ▁continues ▁to ▁grow ▁in ▁different ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁world ▁via ▁its