AHIMA Foundation's Core Values

AHIMA Foundation's Core Values

The AHIMA Foundation champions every person's right to access, understand, and use their health information with confidence.

What We Believe

Health information is a force for greater good.

The healthcare community has a responsibility
to unlock this potential for public benefit.

Power must be in the hands of consumers.

People must be heard, and have agency drive their own health journey and legacy their information.

Serving the whole person, families, and communities

For health information to become truly meaningful it must transcend sick care and individual benefit.

Trust and technology are cornerstones

to realize benefits of health information – cultivating trust is an imperative to drive individual agency and public benefit.

Leadership and partnership across the expansive and evolving ecosystem is required

a call-to-action to steward health information to deliver its potential as it flows from and through existing and new territories.

How we act on our Beliefs

We are passionate about empowering consumers and communities to be engaged and activated participants in their everyday health and wellness journey, using trusted health information from traditional and emerging sources.

We help people access, understand, and use their health information with confidence.
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We view healthy literacy as the nexus of wellness, technology, and self-advocacy.
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We connect with community health partners to make a difference in people's lives.
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We help healthcare professionals spark patient access, engagement, and activation.
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