This week's lecture and reading material review the skills needed to be a leader as well as specific leadership roles related to health information management. For this assignment, choose an HIM leadership role (you can use one listed on pages 583-589 of your HIM Tech: An Applied Approach text or another of your choice) and research this position. Summarize the role, including the following information in your summary, and submit it as a word document:

1) Job title (2 points for selection of an appropriate HIM leadership position)

2) Description of roles/responsibilities (7 points for a thorough, accurate description of at least five job roles/responsibilities)

3) HIM skills/knowledge/education required for the job (3 points)

4) Choose five of the leadership skills listed in the AHIMA article "Ten Skills That Make a Great Leader" that you feel would be most important in the role you chose and explain in 2-3 sentences per skill why that skill would be important in the role. (10 pts - 2 pts per skill for the explanation which demonstrates student understanding of the relationship of skill to the position.) A copy of the article has been provided in this folder for your convenience.

5) List all sources used. (3 pts for using at least two sources other than textbook)

Total points possible: 25 points

Some resources for your research may include the AHIMA website, and job postings on websites such as indeed.com, or, if you know/work with someone in one of these positions, you could interview them or use a job description to obtain information.