Our health information (HI) professionals are super!   You’ve heard the expression, “Not all superheroes wear capes.”   This directly applies to DataGen’s team of experts, who work tirelessly to help clients with our HIM medical coding solution and SPARCS submission tool, UDS (UIS Data System™) .   For the past two years, we’ve celebrated members of our top-notch team during the American Health Information Management Association’s (AHIMA’s) Health Information Professionals (HIP) Week , which occurs every April.   “The meticulous work of UDS team members in troubleshooting and enhancing the flow of health information within New York State directly contributes to improved patient care and organizational efficiency,” says Kevin Tedesco, senior director, advanced analytics, DataGen. “Their efforts ensure that high-quality data is captured and utilized for trending illness, setting payment rates, addressing community health needs and ensuring the quality healthcare provi...

What you learned about health information (HI) careers  Throughout HIP Week 2025 , we ran a daily LinkedIn quiz to highlight the essential work of health information (HI) professionals.   If you followed along, great! If you missed a question or two, don’t worry — we’ve recapped all the correct answers (and explained why the others were off the mark). Or, you can take the quiz if you missed it altogether!  Monday’s topic: Who are HI professionals? Poll question: What’s the core focus of HI pros?  Managing patient records Providing medical treatment  Prescribing medications  Poll answer: What’s the core focus of HI pros?  ✅ Managing patient records (Correct)  ❌ Providing medical treatment  ❌ Prescribing medications  Why: HI professionals specialize in handling patient data — making sure it’s accurate, secure and accessible. They don’t treat or diagnose patients directly.  Tuesday’s topic: Where do HI professionals work?  ...