How do they match: Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars

  • Clinical Data Specialist
  • Health Data Analyst
  • Healthcare Data Analyst
  • Medical Data Analyst

  • 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.

  • Compile medical care and census data for statistical reports on diseases treated, surgery performed, or use of hospital beds.
  • Design databases to support healthcare applications, ensuring security, performance and reliability.
  • Identify, compile, abstract, and code patient data, using standard classification systems.
  • Manage the department or supervise clerical workers, directing or controlling activities of personnel in the medical records department.
  • Prepare statistical reports, narrative reports, or graphic presentations of information, such as tumor registry data for use by hospital staff, researchers, or other users.
  • Retrieve patient medical records for physicians, technicians, or other medical personnel.

  • Code data or other information.
  • Create databases to store electronic data.
  • Develop procedures for data management.
  • Supervise medical support personnel.
  • Train caregivers or other non-medical personnel.