U.S. Dept. of Labor code 29-9021.00Market Standard — pending BLS/OEWS enrichment

Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars

Apply knowledge of healthcare and information systems to assist in the design, development, and continued modification and analysis of computerized healthcare systems. Abstract, collect, and analyze treatment and followup information of patients. May educate staff and assist in problem solving to promote the implementation of the healthcare information system. May design, develop, test, and implement databases with complete history, diagnosis, treatment, and health status to help monitor diseases.

What this job is about

Ensure accurate management and security of health information.

What this work involves, step by step

AI can help most with the planning, drafting, and paperwork below — not the hands-on parts.

1
Assign patients to diagnosis-related groups
Use appropriate software to categorize patients based on their diagnoses.
2
Compile medical data for reports
Gather and analyze data on diseases treated and hospital resource usage.
3
Design secure healthcare databases
Create databases that prioritize security, performance, and reliability for healthcare applications.
4
Train medical records staff
Provide education and training to staff on medical records management and coding.
5
Monitor information security legislation
Stay updated on laws affecting healthcare information security and privacy.

Tools used in this work

eClinicalWorks EHR softwareEpic SystemsHenry Schein DentrixIBM SPSS StatisticsMEDITECH softwareMicrosoft AccessMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft Office softwareMicrosoft OutlookMicrosoft PowerPointMicrosoft ProjectMicrosoft SQL ServerMicrosoft SQL Server Reporting Services SSRSMicrosoft VisioMicrosoft Visual BasicMicrosoft WindowsMicrosoft WordRSASStructured query language SQLTableauTeradata Database

Free — no credit card required. 200 messages included.