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Description
Health information management workers collect, code, record, review and manage health information. They are employed by hospitals, clinics, workplace health and safety boards, health record consulting firms and other health care establishments. Health information management occupations who are supervisors are included in this unit group.
Job Titles
- Cancer registrar
- Clinical data coordinator
- Health information management coder
- Health information management practitioner
- Health information management professional
- Health information management supervisor
- Health information management technician
- Health records classifier
- Health records management coder
- Health records management supervisor
- Health records technician
- Medical archivist
- Medical records supervisor
- Medical records technician
- Medical records technicians supervisor
- Medical records unit supervisor
- Tumour registrar
Main Duties
- Classify and code diseases according to an established classification system
- Collect, code, cross-reference and store health records and related information
- Abstract, assemble and analyze clinical data and related demographic information from health records according to established policies and procedures
- Operate information systems to maintain indexes for classification systems and to manage and retrieve health records information
- Prepare medical, social and administrative statistics
- Use and maintain software or information technology systems
- May implement and update health information systems and also provide support and training
- May supervise other health information management technicians and related workers.
Workplaces
- Clinics
- Health record consulting firms
- Hospitals
- Other health care establishments
- Workplace health and safety boards
Skills
- Digital Literacy
- Evaluation
- Numeracy
- Oral Communication: Oral Expression
- Reading Comprehension
Abilities
- Near Vision
- Categorization Flexibility
- Deductive Reasoning
- Far Vision
- Fluency of Ideas
Personal Attributes
- Attention to Detail
- Collaboration
- Social Orientation
- Adaptability
- Analytical Thinking
Similar Occupations
- Records management technicians (12112)
Source: OaSIS
Employment Outlook
An employment outlook has not been assigned due to low levels of employment for this occupation in PEI.
Source: Job Bank
Prevailing Wages
| AREA | LOW | MEDIAN | HIGH |
|---|---|---|---|
| PEI | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Canada | $19.86 | $30.26 | $41.00 |
Training
There are no known training programs for this occupation in PEI. If you are aware of a local training program, please contact us.
More Info
View the full occupational profile with details on work characteristics, interests, employment requirements and more on the Occupational and Skills Information System (OaSIS) website.
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