I'm applying for health insurance and want to know what information regarding my past is obtainable.

When you sign the application, you give them permission to access all your prior medical records. So . . . all your prior medical records.

I have to write a one page paper on careers in the health information management field in which medical terminology plays a critical role. It sounds easy, but I'm having trouble narrowing all the information down to one page. Can someone help me?

Careers requiring knowledge in medical terminology would include;Hospital medical records staff,Medical office assistants,school nurses or health assistants,Insurance company claims adjustors,human resources staff with any company offering health benefits to their employees,and the list goes on.

If I get a Bachelors degree in Health Information Management I would take the RHIA exam and would be a Registered Health Information Administrator(RHIA) but am wondered that I might not get a job in this field when I graduate from college.

If you have a degree - or any extra qualification - then you'll already be in advace of of the crowd when it comes to hunting for professions. My mate has a degree and he wasn't certain what direction to go with it, but he unearthed some great instruction on the website in the resource box below which helped him to settle that he wanted to be a lab assistant. There is plenty of assistance on the website regarding extra professions.

I was wanting to know should I get my associates in Health Information Technology or my bachelor's in Health Information Administration and what are the entry level yearly salaries for both of them.

I would think that the bachelor's degree would open up a lot more doors though it would require a much greater amount of time and money.

For general career info: http://www.bls.gov/oco and can search 'medical and health services managers', 'medical records and health information technicians' or such.

Please only consider programs that are accredited within the industry.

http://www.ahima.org

With schooling, please steer clear of those online, for-profit schools (may have 'bricks and mortar' buildings and may be 'accredited') such as penn foster, capella, sanford brown, university of phoenix, everest, ashworth, kaplan, walden and others as they are merely out to make a profit (and course credits may not transfer): http://www.ripoffreport.com

For US colleges: http://www.utexas.edu/world/univ

I am looking for a website (or other resource)…like a "Consumer Reports" for health insurance where I can get comparison information regarding coverage options, most trustworthy companies, claims received/granted/denied, insured satisfaction with the various companies, etc. I am sure this exists, I just can't find it.

health-quotes.isgreat.org - here is my health insurance plan. As I remember they can provide such a service.

The book came with a workbook and is Second Edition Health Information Management- Concepts, Principles, and Practice by Kathleen LaTour and Shirley Eichenwald-Maki. The main answers I need to confirm are from Chapter 10. But any answers from Chapters 9-12 would be greatly appreciated. Thank You!

Speak to your teacher about obtaining the answers./

In other words, is there any way that someone could find your medical records with just your name and social security number?

The key is do not give your social security number and pay cash. Do not bill your insurance company.

Do not give other sources of identification such as your driver's license.

You can even give a false name if you have to.

Use small individual Doctors Avoid large multiple practice clinics.

And will civil liberties and women's rights groups support it if it does?

Any info would be helpful.

Thanks.
The government is making the issue its business.

All health records will be collected by the government and the Federal Council (new agenciy) will have to approve all procedures based on a formula that divides the cost of the procedure by the expected benefit in years.

Is there a form that an elderly parent can sign to give permission for an adult child to (1) talk to doctors and/or nurses about the parent's health records, etc. and (2) make decisions for the parent if the parent's health becomes very frail?

I'm not sure if a "Health Care Power of Attorney" does this.

Your help is appreciated.

A Durable Health Care Power of Attorney would be the place to start. Additional forms may be necessary, depending on your particular state laws.

You will need at least three notarized originals - one for you, one for your parent, and one for your parent's doctor. If it were me, I would give a fourth notarized original to a trusted relative who doesn't live with either you or your parent.

Before the time arrives that you would have to use it, make sure that you and your parent (going there together) give one of the originals to your parent's doctor, that your parent states their wishes (the ones in your question), and you confirm with the doctor that they now have all they need to grant those wishes IN ANY CIRCUMSTANCE. You need your parent to be there when the form is given to the doctor so the doctor has no doubt that your parent was of sound mind when they signed the form.

The main reason for giving an original to a trusted relative is that if you take your parent to the hospital, this relative could bring their original to the hospital if needed. You wouldn't have to leave the hospital to go get it. There's also a chance (especially if your parent lives with you) that both of your originals could be lost or destroyed, and this provides for a backup original.

Good luck!

My background is Commerce - Business Administration. That degree almost seems useless here. I am considering Health information technology as a career. To get started I'll have get an Associates degree and then get the certification to get started. Is all this worth it?

No , it is not. "Health Information Technology" is a bogus title made up by trade schools.

There really is a need for organizing health information, but the professionals doing that do not start with an Associate's Diploma.