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Health Information Manager
Alternative Titles:
Medical Records Administrator
Health information managers combine knowledge of health
care processes, health records and administration, information
management and human resource management to provide services
which meet the medical, legal, ethical and administrative
requirements of the health care system.
A health information manager may perform the following
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.
Health information managers usually work in hospitals or
other health facilities where they liaise with medical,
nursing, other health professionals and administrative staff.
They may have some contact with the public. Some positions
have a substantial managerial responsibility.
Required Skills - Health Information Manager
- organisational ability
- potential to manage staff
- good written and oral communication skills
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