The drivers of the health information workforce shortage

Sixty-six percent of organizations have reported experiencing a health information workforce shortage in the last two years, according to an October survey from the American Health Information Management Association. 

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The American Health Information Management Association surveyed 2,526 health information professionals to assess workforce challenges and found the following:

  • Limitations on compensation and a lack of local talent have been contributing to health information staffing issues.
  • Understaffing of health information talent has been increasing burnout and dissatisfaction.
  • Understaffing of health information talent lowered data quality at organizations.
  • Fifty-nine percent of health information professionals surveyed reported that COVID-19 made staffing workloads worse.

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