Professional Identity is at the heart of the health care system, relating directly to health and service delivery and establishing the way professionals conduct themselves in the workplace, highlighting its vital importance in the health profession. Together with health care responsibilities and rules and regulations; limitations, appropriate practice and effective communication will be explored. This essay will discuss the relationship between professional identity and the Health Information management discipline and will further consider how associations lead the discipline in respecting and protecting clients to deliver an effective health system.
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Due to limited or lack of access to health care, remote areas have overall poorer health than people living in major cities (Nikolopoulos, 2018). Since there are fewer educational institutions in remote areas, individuals' opportunities to understand health services are restricted and specifically, health information professionals such as clinical coders are forced to be autonomous in their learning (Gardiner, 2015, p.23 ). Furthermore, there is a heavy reliance on digital technology in the health information profession whereby electronic health records are used to store patient data, however, rural regions are behind in their development of digital information systems, using outdated systems such as Excel Spreadsheets and paper-based records to understand health activity (Gardiner, 2015, p.22). Contrastingly, major city areas have adequate educational facilities, providing sufficient knowledge regarding health information and proper development of electronic data technology, allowing retention of health data to be efficient and effective. 'According to Australian Institute of Health and Welfare', "in 2009-2011, people living in Remote and Very remote areas had mortality rates 1.4 times as high as people living in Major cities" (2010, p. 1), thus, urban health literacy allows individuals to work in rural areas, benefiting their healthcare system and promotion of public health in an attempt to alter these statistics. Health promotion plays a vital role in the execution of patient care, influencing the community's health, and the choices they make based on Australia's health priorities. Health promotion can cover a range of areas from supportive environments to the development of social skills, each attempting to better public health and encourage consumers to seek better care (Nikolopoulos, 2018). In regard to the health information management discipline, patient
Despite its broad terms, professional identity is developed through the values and ethics …show more content…
Due to limited or lack of access to health care, remote areas have overall poorer health than people living in major cities (Nikolopoulos, 2018). Since there are fewer educational institutions in remote areas, individuals' opportunities to understand health services are restricted and specifically, health information professionals such as clinical coders are forced to be autonomous in their learning (Gardiner, 2015, p.23 ). Furthermore, there is a heavy reliance on digital technology in the health information profession whereby electronic health records are used to store patient data, however, rural regions are behind in their development of digital information systems, using outdated systems such as Excel Spreadsheets and paper-based records to understand health activity (Gardiner, 2015, p.22). Contrastingly, major city areas have adequate educational facilities, providing sufficient knowledge regarding health information and proper development of electronic data technology, allowing retention of health data to be efficient and effective. 'According to Australian Institute of Health and Welfare', "in 2009-2011, people living in Remote and Very remote areas had mortality rates 1.4 times as high as people living in Major cities" (2010, p. 1), thus, urban health literacy allows individuals to work in rural areas, benefiting their healthcare system and promotion of public health in an attempt to alter these statistics. Health promotion plays a vital role in the execution of patient care, influencing the community's health, and the choices they make based on Australia's health priorities. Health promotion can cover a range of areas from supportive environments to the development of social skills, each attempting to better public health and encourage consumers to seek better care (Nikolopoulos, 2018). In regard to the health information management discipline, patient