The American Health Information Management Association developed a code of ethics that must be followed by Health Information Management staff at all times. According to the American Health Information Management Association they developed the code of ethics for Health Information Management staff simply because patients are more apprehensive about security and the possible demise of privacy and the lack of ability to govern in what manner their particular health information is handled and released. Major health information topics include what data should be collected; by what means the data should be managed, who ought to control access to the information, what circumstances the information should be disclosed, by what means the data is
