Career
Health Information Managers
Healthcare & Medical
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Career stats
Weekly pay
$1,560
Prospects
Low
Employed in Australia
1,600
Growth
Relatively steady
Overview
Health information managers combine knowledge of healthcare processes, health records and administration, information management and human resource management to provide services that meet the medical, legal, ethical and administrative requirements of the healthcare system.
Job Titles
Job Tasks
This occupation may include associated occupations with varying tasks.
- Plan and develop health information systems for various types of health care facilities including
- computerised patient identification systems coding and analysis of diseases and procedures
- and the design of health record forms.
- Revise and test the effectiveness of existing health information record services in hospitals and
- other health care facilities.
- Develop and implement new policies and procedures for handling health information in
- accordance with professional ethics institutional requirements and relevant legislation including
- the Freedom of Information Act.
- Select supervise and manage staff.
- Instruct health record service and other staff in the policies and procedures associated with the
- control use and retrieval of health information.
- Develop in-service training programs for health record and other health professional staff.
- Control the transfer of relevant health service activity data to state health departments.
- Perform management functions such as workplace design financial planning budgetary
- control quality assurance activities and selection of equipment and supplies.
- Assist in medical research and health care projects.
Training & Qualifications
Industry
Healthcare & Medical
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