AHIMA and CAHIIM require candidates to complete certain academic requirements, such as a bachelor's or master's degree in health information management or a related post-degree program. People who hold an RHIT certification may also qualify for RHIA under certain conditions. The RHIA exam is fo...
Alternatively, an RHIT must have graduated from a health information management program that has been approved by a foreign association -- such as the Canadian Health Information Management Association -- that has a reciprocity agreement with AHIMA. RHITs must renew their certification every three yea...
hospital administration programme will include training in an affiliated hospital, while the health informatics programme will see students have to pass exams that will give them certification as either a registered health information administrator (RHIA) or a registered health information technician (RHIT...