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For this assignment, first review the assigned article:

• Article: Database Design – What HIM Professionals Need to Know
  Used with Copyright Permission received from AHIMA in April 2017.

Then, in a 1 page paper, written in APA format using proper spelling/grammar, address the following:

1. What purposes can relational databases fulfill for healthcare organizations?
2. Explain at least 5 skills the HIM professional should have for using databases. 
   • Remember to explain them; do not just list them. 
   • You may use the article as a basis, but you should expand upon items using your own impressions and ideas.
3. What have you learned about the needs of end users (such as physicians, HIM professionals, etc.) and the kinds of communications skills HIM professionals may use to determine the needs of end users such as physicians, charge nurses, etc.?
4. Describe any personal experience you have had so far with using databases at work or school.

Be sure to write your paper in APA format and to provide APA citations for any additional resources you used as references.