How do they match: Health Informatics Specialists

  • Health Information Technology Specialist

  • Apply knowledge of nursing and informatics to assist in the design, development, and ongoing modification of computerized health care systems. May educate staff and assist in problem solving to promote the implementation of the health care system.

  • Analyze computer and information technologies to determine applicability to nursing practice, education, administration, and research.
  • Apply knowledge of computer science, information science, nursing, and informatics theory to nursing practice, education, administration, or research, in collaboration with other health informatics specialists.
  • Design, develop, select, test, implement, and evaluate new or modified informatics solutions, data structures, and decision-support mechanisms to support patients, health care professionals, and their information management and human-computer and human-technology interactions within health care contexts.
  • Develop or deliver training programs for health information technology, creating operating manuals as needed.
  • Develop strategies, policies or procedures for introducing, evaluating, or modifying information technology applied to nursing practice, administration, education, or research.
  • Develop, implement, or evaluate health information technology applications, tools, processes, or structures to assist nurses with data management.
  • Plan, install, repair, or troubleshoot telehealth technology applications or systems in homes.
  • Translate nursing practice information between nurses and systems engineers, analysts, or designers, using object-oriented models or other techniques.
  • Use informatics science to design or implement health information technology applications for resolution of clinical or health care administrative problems.

  • Apply information technology to solve business or other applied problems.
  • Develop computer or information security policies or procedures.
  • Evaluate utility of software or hardware technologies.
  • Implement security measures for computer or information systems.
  • Install computer software.
  • Provide recommendations to others about computer hardware.
  • Test computer system operations to ensure proper functioning.
  • Train others in computer interface or software use.
  • Troubleshoot issues with computer applications or systems.
  • Update knowledge about emerging industry or technology trends.