How do they match: Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars

  • Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars

  • Health Information Systems Technician

  • 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.

  • Plan, develop, maintain, or operate a variety of health record indexes or storage and retrieval systems to collect, classify, store, or analyze information.
  • Manage the department or supervise clerical workers, directing or controlling activities of personnel in the medical records department.
  • 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.

  • Manage healthcare operations.
  • Classify materials according to standard systems.
  • Communicate with management or other staff to resolve problems.
  • Develop procedures for data management.
  • Evaluate applicable laws and regulations to determine impact on organizational activities.
  • Recommend changes to improve computer or information systems.