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Purpose of the American Health Information Management Association Code of Ethics. The HIM professional has an obligation to demonstrate actions that reflect values, ethical principles, and ethical guidelines. The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) Code of Ethics sets forth these values and principles to guide conduct.
 Ethical standards help to:  Educate members about sound ethical conduct  Provide a mechanism of accountability  Improve professional practice  The ACAâs Code of Ethics is based on Kitchenerâs five moral principles: autonomy, justice, beneficence, nonmaleficence, and fidelity.These codes of ethics and guidelines parallel ACAâs Code of Ethics but speak more directly to the specialty area  Best practice guidelines are not ethics, per se, but do recommend practice standards that professional counselors should strive to uphold.