How do they match: Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars

  • 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.

  • Assign the patient to diagnosis-related groups (DRGs), using appropriate computer software.
  • 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.
  • Develop in-service educational materials.
  • Evaluate and recommend upgrades or improvements to existing computerized healthcare systems.
  • Identify, compile, abstract, and code patient data, using standard classification systems.
  • Monitor changes in legislation and accreditation standards that affect information security or privacy in the computerized healthcare system.
  • Prepare statistical reports, narrative reports, or graphic presentations of information, such as tumor registry data for use by hospital staff, researchers, or other users.

  • Code data or other information.
  • Create databases to store electronic data.
  • Develop procedures for data management.
  • Market products, services, or events.
  • Recommend changes to improve computer or information systems.
  • Test computer hardware performance.
  • Test software performance.