The Canadian Organization for Advancement of Computers in Health (COACH), Canada's not-for-profit health informatics association headquartered in Toronto, has collaborated with the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) of Chicago, to establish a new professional credential for healthcare informatics professionals.
The Certified Professional in Healthcare Information and Management Systems (CPHIMS) credential will be awarded to individuals who pass an examination develop by COACH and HIMSS, as well as a Canadian supplemental examination. The first examination will be offered at the e-Health 2009 conference, starting May 31, 2009, in Quebec City.
Candidates must meet the requirements of having a bachelor's degree and five years of associated IT experience, three of which must be healthcare-specific, or a graduate degree with three years of associated IT experience, two years of which must be healthcare-specific. Associated imaging and management systems experience is defined as working in the fields of IT administration/management, information systems, e-health, and/or management engineering.
The CPHIMS credential is intended to confirm professional competence in healthcare informatics. Information may be obtained from Alison Gardner, COACH programs director, at [email protected].
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