Health Informatics

​Health Informatics

Careers in informatics focus on essential everyday service needs, including patient documentation services, medical record management, administration services, appointment booking, hospital unit coordination, and much more.

•Extremely important

•Does not require direct patient contact

•Advocates for the patient

•Supports health care providers by making their job easier

Soft ​Skills Hard Skills

•Analysis

•Informatics systems

•Documentation

•Operations
Customer Service
Efficency
Communication

Abstracting and coding
•Informatics systems

•Documentation
Billing
Scheduling
Computer operations
Insurance

•Varies widely depending on the job.
Anywhere from a certificate to Masters (6 weeks to 8 years)

​Education

•Health Care Administrator

•Health Information Technician

•Medical Administrative Assistant

•Medical Billing and Coding

•Medical Illustrator

•Nurse Manager

•Medical Transcriptionist

•Public Health Educator