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12111 – Health information management occupations
Health information management workers collect, code, record, review and manage health information. They are employed by hospitals, clinics, workplace health and safety boards, health record consulting firms and other health care establishments. Health information management occupations who are supervisors are included in this unit group.
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Example titles
- Health information management supervisor
- Health information management technician
- Health records technician
- Medical records unit supervisor
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
- Classify and code diseases according to an established classification system
- Collect, code, cross-reference and store health records and related information
- Abstract, assemble and analyze clinical data and related demographic information from health records according to established policies and procedures
- Operate information systems to maintain indexes for classification systems and to manage and retrieve health records information
- Prepare medical, social and administrative statistics
- Use and maintain software or information technology systems
- May implement and update health information systems and also provide support and training
- May supervise other health information management technicians and related workers.
Employment requirements
- Health information management technicians and related workers require completion of a recognized two-year college diploma program in health record technology or health information management.
- Health information management technicians and related workers are eligible to write the Canadian Health Information Management Association national certification examination which may be required by employers.
Additional information
- Progression to management positions is possible with additional training and experience.
- Progression to supervisory positions is possible with experience.
Exclusions
- Health information management consultant (in 11201 Professional occupations in business management consulting)
- Health records administrator (in 10019 Other administrative services managers)
- Records management technicians (12112)
- Health records clerk (in 14100 General office support workers)
Breakdown summary
- Broad occupational category
- 1 – Business, finance and administration occupations
- TEER
- 2 – Occupations usually require a college diploma or apprenticeship training of two or more years; or supervisory occupations
- Major group
- 12 – Administrative and financial supervisors and specialized administrative occupations
- Sub-major group
- 121 – Specialized administrative occupations
- Minor group
- 1211 – Court reporters, transcriptionists, records management technicians and statistical officers
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- NOC 2021 Version 1.0