% ▁of ▁those ▁who ▁respond ed ▁to ▁a ▁recent ▁Wall ▁Street ▁Journal ▁poll ▁described ▁themselves ▁as ▁" V ery / Some what ▁Conf ident " ▁in ▁their ▁health ▁care ▁provider ▁who ▁used ▁electronic ▁health ▁records ▁compared ▁to ▁ 7 1 % ▁of ▁respond ents ▁who ▁respond ed ▁posit ively ▁about ▁their ▁prov iders ▁who ▁didn ' t ▁or ▁don ' t ▁use ▁electronic ▁health ▁records . ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁more ▁than ▁fifty - percent ▁of ▁Chief ▁Information ▁Offic ers ▁pol led ▁listed ▁that ▁they ▁wanted ▁amb ul atory ▁electronic ▁health ▁records ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁have ▁the ▁health ▁information ▁record ▁available ▁to ▁move ▁across ▁each ▁stage ▁of ▁health ▁care . ▁ ▁Health ▁information ▁man agers ▁are ▁charged ▁with ▁the ▁protection ▁of ▁patient ▁priv acy ▁and ▁are ▁responsible ▁for ▁training ▁their ▁employees ▁in ▁the ▁proper ▁handling ▁and ▁usage ▁of ▁the ▁confident ial ▁information ▁entr usted ▁to ▁them . ▁With ▁the ▁rise ▁of ▁technology ' s ▁importance ▁in ▁health care , ▁health ▁information ▁man agers ▁must ▁remain ▁compet ent ▁with ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁information ▁databases ▁that ▁generate ▁cru cial ▁reports ▁for ▁administr ators ▁and ▁phys icians . ▁ ▁Edu c ational ▁programs ▁▁ ▁The ▁requ is ites ▁and ▁acc red itation ▁processes ▁for ▁health ▁information ▁management ▁education ▁and ▁professional ▁activity ▁vary ▁across ▁juris dict ions . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁the ▁CA H II M ▁requires ▁continued ▁acc red itation ▁for ▁acc red ited ▁programs ▁in ▁health ▁information ▁management . ▁The ▁current ▁standard ▁is ▁that ▁acc red itation ▁may