<s>
A	O
records	B-General_Concept
manager	I-General_Concept
is	O
the	O
professional	O
responsible	O
for	O
records	O
management	O
in	O
an	O
organization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Records	B-General_Concept
managers	I-General_Concept
are	O
found	O
in	O
all	O
types	O
of	O
organizations	O
,	O
including	O
business	O
,	O
government	O
,	O
and	O
nonprofit	O
sectors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Generally	O
,	O
dedicated	O
(	O
i.e.	O
,	O
full-time	O
)	O
records	B-General_Concept
managers	I-General_Concept
are	O
found	O
in	O
larger	O
organizations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Records	B-General_Concept
managers	I-General_Concept
became	O
specialists	O
that	O
bridged	O
the	O
gap	O
between	O
file	O
clerks	O
and	O
archivists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
records	B-General_Concept
manager	I-General_Concept
generally	O
provides	O
expertise	O
in	O
records	O
management	O
,	O
constituting	O
knowledge	O
areas	O
of	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Records	B-General_Concept
Manager	I-General_Concept
may	O
also	O
have	O
subject	O
matter	O
expertise	O
in	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Records	B-General_Concept
managers	I-General_Concept
are	O
present	O
in	O
virtually	O
every	O
type	O
of	O
organization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Records	B-General_Concept
managers	I-General_Concept
may	O
focus	O
on	O
operational	O
responsibilities	O
,	O
design	O
strategies	O
and	O
policies	O
for	O
maintaining	O
and	O
utilizing	O
information	O
,	O
or	O
combine	O
elements	O
of	O
those	O
jobs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Health	O
information	B-Application
management	I-Application
involves	O
not	O
only	O
maintaining	O
patient	O
files	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
coding	O
the	O
files	O
to	O
reflect	O
the	O
diagnoses	O
of	O
the	O
conditions	O
suffered	O
by	O
patients	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
American	O
Health	O
Information	B-Application
Management	I-Application
Association	O
(	O
AHIMA	O
)	O
is	O
the	O
professional	O
organization	O
in	O
this	O
space	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Records	B-General_Concept
managers	I-General_Concept
in	O
the	O
pharmaceutical	O
industry	O
are	O
responsible	O
for	O
maintaining	O
laboratory	O
research	O
,	O
clinical	O
trials	O
data	O
,	O
and	O
manufacturing	O
information	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Records	B-General_Concept
managers	I-General_Concept
in	O
law	O
firms	O
often	O
have	O
responsibility	O
for	O
managing	O
conflicts	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
managing	O
client	O
matter	O
files	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
records	B-General_Concept
managers	I-General_Concept
in	O
nuclear	O
power	O
plants	O
specialize	O
in	O
compliance	O
with	O
the	O
Nuclear	O
Regulatory	O
Commission	O
rules	O
regarding	O
the	O
handling	O
of	O
nuclear	O
materials	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Records	B-General_Concept
managers	I-General_Concept
may	O
have	O
degrees	O
in	O
a	O
wide	O
variety	O
of	O
subjects	O
in	O
all	O
disciplines	O
,	O
and	O
few	O
universities	O
offer	O
formal	O
records	O
management	O
education	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Governmental	O
archives	O
and	O
records	O
management	O
departments	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
National	O
Archives	O
and	O
Records	O
Administration	O
offer	O
educational	O
programs	O
of	O
interest	O
to	O
government	O
records	B-General_Concept
managers	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
professional	O
certification	O
,	O
the	O
Certified	O
Records	B-General_Concept
Manager	I-General_Concept
credential	O
is	O
offered	O
by	O
the	O
Institute	O
of	O
Certified	O
Records	B-General_Concept
Managers	I-General_Concept
.	O
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