Careers in health information technology

Contributors

Foreword / Margaret Schulte, DBA, FACHE, CPHIMS

Preface

Acknowledgments

I. Introduction to Careers in Health Information Technology

1. What Is Health Information Technology? / Brian T. Malec

2. What Is the Field of Health Informatics? / Brian T. Malec

Interview / Rika Fukamachi

3. Educational Programs in Health Information Technology / David Wyant

4. Finding a Career in Health Information Technology / Brian T. Malec

5. The Future of HIT Careers / David E. Garets / John Glaser

II. Introduction to Job Descriptions and Interviews in Health Information Technology / Brian T. Malec

6. The HIT Job Environment in the Hospital Sector

1. Help-Desk and Customer Support

2. Help-Desk Staff/Support (Example #1)

3. Help-Desk and Applications Support Specialist (Example #2)

4. Customer Service Support Manager (Example #3)

Interview / Daniel Nimoy

5. Data Analyst

6. Analytics Manager

7. Information Technology Business Analyst (General Description)

8. Information Technology Business Analyst (Example #1)

9. Lead Business Analyst/Senior Business Analyst (Example #2)

10. Information Security Analyst (General Description)

11. Information Security Analyst (Example #1)

12. Information Security Analyst (Example #2)

13. Data Security (Example #3)

14. Senior Positions in Information Security

15. Chief Information Security Officer (Example #1)

16. Chief Information Security Officer (Example #2)

17. Clinical Integration Analyst

18. Clinical Systems Analyst

19. Senior Clinical Informatics Specialist

Interview / Carrie Roberts

20. Compliance Analyst

21. Health Information Data Compliance Manager

22. Health Information Management (General Description)

23. Health Information Management Director (Example #1)

24. Health Information Management Director (Example #2)

25. Chief Technology Officer

Interview / Timothy Moore

26. Electronic Medical Records-Related Jobs

27. Electronic Medical Records Application Coordinator (Example #1)

28. Electronic Medical Records Technician (Example #2)

29. Health Level 7 Interface Analyst, Information Technology

30. Operations Analyst

31. Systems Analyst (General Description)

32. Systems Analyst (Example #1)

33. Systems Analyst (Example #2)

34. Systems Engineer (Example #3)

Interview / Waleed Bassyoni

35. Health Care Project Manager (General Description)

36. Information Technology Project Manager (Example #1)

37. Project Coordinator/Senior Analyst (Example #2)

38. Health Services Information Technology Project Manager (Example #3)

39. Chief Medical Information Officer

40. Information Systems Auditor

41. Director of Clinical Applications

42. Vice President and Chief Information Officer

Interview / Scott Joslyn

7. HIT Careers in the Vendor Sector

43. Health Care Information Technology Project Manager

44. Project Manager, Information Technology

Interview / Arvind P. Kumar

45. Clinical Applications Project Manager

46. Programmer/Analyst

47. Health Information Exchange Manager

48. Health Information Technology Specialist

Interview / Scott Cebula

49. Network Engineer

50. Computer and Information Systems Manager

51. Health Information Technology Consultant

52. Product Specialist

53. Business Analyst

54. Information Security/eDiscovery Specialist

Interview / Mona Karaguozian

8. HIT Careers in the Physician Practice and Medical Group Sectors

Interview Chris Pensinger

55. Registered Health Information Technician and Registered Health Information Administrator (General Descriptions)

56. Registered Health Information Technician

57. Registered Health Information Administrator

58. Coding Review Manager/Coder Trainer Auditor

59. Director of Health Information Management for Coding Operations

60. RHIT and RHIA Medical Coder Positions Found Primarily in Medical Groups

61. Health Information Coder 2, HIM

62. Medical and Health Services Manager

63. Medical Coder or Technician

64. Physician Coding Compliance Educator

65. Information Systems Auditor-Certified

66. Meaningful Use Project Coordinator

67. IT Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Compliance Analyst

68. Health Information Management Clinical Documentation Spec I

69. Senior Data Warehouse Analyst

70. Director of Physician Practice Informatics

9. HIT Careers in the Managed Care and Insurance Sector

71. Help-Desk Analyst

72. Field Support Analyst (Senior)

73. Sales Internship

74. MBA Consultant Internship (MBA Students)

75. Information Technology Internship (Computer Science or Information Systems Students)

Interview Randall R. Barker

76. Systems Analyst III (Senior)

77. Information Technology Business Analyst

78. Information Technology Business Systems Analyst

79. Systems Analyst Advisor

80. Senior Information Technology Technical Writer

81. Project Manager

82. Portfolio Manager

Interview / Robert Aboulache

83. Developer Advisor

84. Information Technology Business Implementation Liaison

85. Database Administrator

10. HIT Careers in the Public Health Sector

86. Public Health Informatics (General Description)

87. Public Health Informatics Specialist

Interview Stacy Cooreman

88. Principal Information Systems Analyst (Electronic Health Records)

89. Project Manager for Electronic Health Records

11. HIT Careers in the Education and Training Sector

90. Clinical Educator/Electronic Medical Record Implementation and Training Specialist

91. Information Technology Trainer

92. Instructor, Health Information Technology Program

Interview Anthony Blash

93. Education and Training Director

94. Tenure-Track Assistant Professor

Index