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ICT Office Offers Scholarship Program t o Generate Specialized ICT Skills for the
IndustryPosted: Jul 08, 2013
The Department of Science and Technology-Information and Communications Technology Office (DOST-
ICT Office) has partnered with t he Healthcare Information Management Outsourcing Associat ion of the
Philippines (HIMOAP) to implement theMedical Coding and Billing Training a nd Certification
Project as both c ontinue to seek a globally competitive and innovative healthcare informationmanagement (HIM) services sector contributing to inclusive growth and employment generation.
On the 5th of April, 2013, a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed between the ICT Office
and HIMOAP to work on a partnership to coordinate and mobilize activities to strengthen the
competitiveness of the HIM industry, t hrough programs in talent development, marketing, research and
industry capability. One of the Projects arising from the MOU is the implementation of a project that will
help ensure the steady supply of qualified professionals with specific skills in order to sustain the
continued growth of said industry. It has been determined therefore that these professionals have to be
certified according to globally recognized international standards. With this, both the ICT Office and
HIMOAP entered into a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to jointly implement the Medical Coding
and Billing Training a nd Certification Project.
One of the objectives of the Project is to increase the number of medical coding and billing professionals
by training them on established HIM-related certification procedures, medical coding concepts,
principles, and skills. The Project will also provide the opportunity for the training participants to
contribute to the development of the necessary instruments and structures for the countrys medicalcoding and billing profession. It therefore becomes necessary that the scholars who would be selected
must come from the local HIM sector, who will likewise be subjected to the Certified Professional
Coders Certification Exam by the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC), the largest
medical coding training and certification association for medical coders and medical coding jobs in the
United States.
As the rising healthcare cost and unemployment in the United States increasingly puts pressure on the
health insurers to come up with strategies to mitigate what would be the negative effects of this
scenario, our own HIM sector considers it the best time to leverage this opportunities and position the
industry and its players as a provider of such services. Should these outsourced services be brought to
the Philippines, this would potentially create better employment opportunities to thousands of medical
and nursing graduates in the Philippines. HIMOAP brings the opportunity to the medical professionals to
consider a career in the medical coding and billing field. Such a profession currently monopolized by
those in the US can now be enjoyed by their counterparts here in the Philippines.
Furthermore, The Medical Coding and Certification Training Project is congruent to a larger program
under the signed MOU that is set to launch more future projects as the ICT Office continues to
implement its long-term strategy to strengthen and promote the countrys global position in the
information technology-business process management (IT-BPM) industry in general, and in particular its
high growth segments including healthcare information management outsourcing; finance, accounting
and insurance outsourcing; human resources outsourcing; multilingual BPO; IT outsourcing; creative
process outsourcing; engineering services outsourcing; and, voice BPO/contact center.
Download more information about t his program here.
About the ICT Office
The Information and Communications Technology Office of the Department of Science and Technology
is the Philippine Governments lead agency on ICT related matters. Its primary thrusts are in the ICT
Industry Development, eGovernment, ICT policy development, Internet for all and Cybersecurity.
About HIMOAP
The Healthcare Information Management Outsourcing Association of the Philippines is the main
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proponent for initiatives in the healthcare information management industry in the country related to
developing a suitable workforce, pursuing marketing and advocacy campaigns, improving the business
environment, conducting information and research, and implementing other programs to improve the
industrys overall global competit iveness.
For further information please visit this link (insert Medical Coding and Certification Training Project
Announcement). For inquiries, please email [email protected] or call (+632)218-764.
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