At last, the first textbook to cover every aspect of health information management (HIM) as a healthcare career choice. Editors Kathleen M. LaTour, MA, RHIA, and Shirley Eichenwald, MBA, RHIA, CPHIMS, and their distinguished colleagues have brought together straightforward, real-world examples of HIM concepts in one easy-to-understand resource. Health Information Management: Concepts, Principles, and Practice creates a guidebook for success in the HIM field. This textbook promises to serve as a valuable reference tool, useful in every healthcare setting. In this one volume, students and practicing HIM professionals will find content that explains the major principles of HIM. No other book so thoroughly outlines the path to a rewarding career in HIM. Book jacket.