▁school ▁acc red ited ▁by ▁the ▁Commission ▁on ▁Acc red itation ▁for ▁Health ▁In format ics ▁and ▁Information ▁Management ▁Education ▁( CA H II M ) ▁and ▁after ▁passing ▁their ▁respective ▁cert ification ▁exam . ▁ ▁The ▁Cert ified ▁Health ▁In format ics ▁Systems ▁Professional ▁( CH IS P ) ▁cert ification ▁offered ▁by ▁American ▁Society ▁of ▁Health ▁In format ics ▁Man agers ▁( ASH IM ) ▁is ▁to ▁credit ▁a ▁working ▁level ▁IT ▁or ▁clin ical ▁professional ▁who ▁is ▁able ▁to ▁support ▁phys ician ▁ad option ▁of ▁Health ▁IT . ▁ ▁A ▁CH IS P ▁professional ▁needs ▁to ▁process ▁knowledge ▁of ▁the ▁health ▁care ▁environment , ▁Health ▁IT , ▁IT , ▁and ▁soft ▁skills ▁including ▁communication ▁skills . ▁ ▁R HI As ▁usually ▁assume ▁a ▁manager ial ▁position ▁that ▁interact s ▁with ▁all ▁levels ▁of ▁an ▁organization ▁that ▁use ▁patient ▁data ▁in ▁decision ▁making ▁and ▁every day ▁operations . ▁They ▁may ▁work ▁in ▁a ▁broad ▁range ▁of ▁settings ▁that ▁span ▁the ▁continu um ▁of ▁health care ▁including ▁office ▁based ▁phys ician ▁practices , ▁n urs ing ▁homes , ▁home ▁health ▁ag encies , ▁mental ▁health ▁facilities , ▁and ▁public ▁health ▁ag encies . ▁ ▁Health ▁information ▁man agers ▁may ▁special ize ▁in ▁registry ▁management , ▁data ▁management , ▁and ▁data ▁quality ▁among ▁other ▁areas . ▁ ▁Medical ▁records ▁and ▁Health ▁information ▁techn icians ▁ ▁Medical ▁records ▁( MR ) ▁and ▁Health ▁information ▁techn icians ▁( H IT ) ▁are ▁described ▁as ▁having ▁the ▁following ▁duties ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁U . S .