Health Information Technologist and Medical Registrar
Other Titles
Medical Records Analyst, Medical Records Director
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 follow-up 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, 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.
Facilitate and promote activities, such as lunches, seminars, or tours, to foster healthcare information privacy or security awareness within the organization.
Identify, compile, abstract, and code patient data, using standard classification systems.
Manage the department or supervise clerical workers, directing or controlling activities of personnel in the medical records department.
Monitor changes in legislation and accreditation standards that affect information security or privacy in the computerized healthcare system.
Plan, develop, maintain, or operate a variety of health record indexes or storage and retrieval systems to collect, classify, store, or analyze information.
Prepare statistical reports, narrative reports, or graphic presentations of information, such as tumor registry data for use by hospital staff, researchers, or other users.
Protect the security of medical records to ensure that confidentiality is maintained.
Resolve or clarify codes or diagnoses with conflicting, missing, or unclear information by consulting with doctors or others or by participating in the coding team's regular meetings.
Retrieve patient medical records for physicians, technicians, or other medical personnel.
Train medical records staff.
Write or maintain archived procedures, procedural codes, or queries for applications.
Code data or other information.
Classify materials according to standard systems.
Collect medical information from patients, family members, or other medical professionals.
Communicate with management or other staff to resolve problems.
Create databases to store electronic data.
Develop procedures for data management.
Evaluate applicable laws and regulations to determine impact on organizational activities.
Gather medical information from patient histories.
Maintain medical facility records.
Maintain security.
Manage healthcare operations.
Market products, services, or events.
Monitor external affairs or events affecting business operations.
Perform clerical work in medical settings.
Prepare healthcare training materials.
Present medical research reports.
Promote educational institutions or programs.
Recommend changes to improve computer or information systems.
Supervise medical support personnel.
Test computer hardware performance.
Test software performance.
Train caregivers or other non-medical personnel.
Accounting software -- Billing software; Claims management software
Analytical or scientific software -- Statistical software; Data analysis software; IBM SPSS Statistics; Minitab; SAS; StataCorp Stata
Business intelligence and data analysis software -- Data visualization software; Visual analytics software; IBM Cognos Impromptu; MicroStrategy; Qlik Tech QlikView; Tableau
Calendar and scheduling software -- Medical appointment scheduling software; Scheduling software
Categorization or classification software -- Computerized indexing systems; Medical coding software; Grouping software; Medical Association guidelines
Database management system software -- Teradata Database
Database reporting software -- e.g., Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services; SAP Crystal Reports
Database user interface and query software -- Data entry software; Structured query language SQL; Electronic medical records software; Encoded archival system EAD; Entity software; Microsoft Access; Microsoft SQL Server
Desktop communications software -- Mobile messaging software; Workplace communications applications
Development environment software -- e.g., Microsoft Visual Basic; Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition VBScript
Document management software -- Content management software; Medical management software; Patient database software
Electronic mail software -- Email software; Zoho Mail; Gogle Mail; Microsoft Exchange; Microsoft Outlook
Enterprise application integration software -- e.g., IBM InfoSphere DataStage
Enterprise resource planning ERP software -- e.g., Infor; Workday; sage; Microsoft Dynamics
Expert system software -- Medical coding catalogue
Graphics or photo imaging software -- Graphics software; Scribus; Microsoft Visio
Information retrieval or search software -- Coding database software
Internet browser software -- Web browser software
Medical software -- Electronic medical record EMR software; Electronic medical record EMR systems; Digital Imaging Communications in Medicine DICOM medical imaging software; Healthcare common procedure coding system HCPCS; Medical condition coding software; Medical procedure coding software
Metadata management software -- Data modeling software; Database design software
Network security and virtual private network VPN equipment software -- Virtual private networking VPN software
Object or component oriented development software -- e.g., R
Office suite software -- e.g., Google Workspace; Corel WordPerfect; Microsoft Office
Operating system software -- e.g., Apple OS; Microsoft Windows; Android
Optical character reader OCR or scanning software -- Image-based data collection software
Presentation software -- e.g., Google Slides; Microsoft PowerPoint
Project management software -- e.g., Microsoft Project
Spreadsheet software -- e.g., Google Sheets; IBM Lotus 1-2-3; Microsoft Excel
Transaction security and virus protection software -- Encoder software
Voice recognition software -- Speech recognition software; Voice dictation software
Word processing software -- e.g., Google Docs; Microsoft Word
Bar code reader equipment — Barcode scanners
Compact disc CD or labeling printers — Label printers
Desktop calculator — 10-key calculators
Desktop computers
Dictation machines — Dictaphones
Encoder decoder equipment — Encoders
Laser fax machine — Laser facsimile machines
Laser printers Light stylus — Light pens
Magnetic stripe readers and encoders — Credit card processing machines
Medical paper charting systems — Barcode attachment equipment
Microfiche or microfilm viewer components or accessories — Microfiche viewing machines; Microfilm viewing machines
Notebook computers
Optical character recognition systems — Optical readers and writers
Paper shredding machines or accessories — Paper shredders
Personal computers
Postal scales
Premise branch exchange PBX systems — Switchboards
Scanners — Flat-top scanners
Special purpose telephones — Multi-line telephone systems
Tablet computers
Touch screen monitors