PERSPECTIVES

Advocating For the Issues that Help Us Live Healthier Lives

While our patients don’t often see us, we see our patients in a way no other healthcare professional does. Health information professionals see the person connected to the data, ensuring their information stays human—because when information stays human, it stays relevant.

Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) and Patient Identification Matching are two critical issues affecting health information professionals and the wider healthcare community. Read about AHIMA’s perspective on these issues below and learn how you can join them in advocating for support.