Health Information Manager
ANZSCO Code: 224213 / Group B
Health Information Managers plan, create, put into action, and handle health information services, like patient information systems, and data related to both clinical and administrative aspects, to meet the needs of healthcare delivery, including medical, legal, ethical, and administrative requirements.
Occupation Descriptions
Health Information Managers organize and oversee health information services, including patient information systems and data related to clinical and administrative aspects. Their goal is to ensure that these services meet the medical, legal, ethical, and administrative needs of healthcare delivery.
Occupations considered suitable under this ANZSCO code:
- Clinical Trial Data Manager
- Health Data Administrator
Occupations not considered suitable under this ANZSCO code:
- Records Manager
- Clinical Coder
These occupations are classified elsewhere in ANZSCO.
Health Information Manager is a VETASSESS Group B occupation
To meet the requirements for this occupation, individuals must have a qualification that is assessed as equivalent to an Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) Bachelor degree or higher.
There are four ways applicants can fulfill the assessment criteria for this occupation.
If an applicant’s employment occurred before completing the required qualification, they must have at least one year of highly relevant employment at an appropriate skill level within the last five years. The remaining five years of the pre-qualifying period may be within the last ten years.
For a positive Skills Assessment outcome, both the qualification level and the duration of employment need to receive a positive assessment
Group B Previous
Additional qualifications in a highly relevant field of study include those comparable to the following levels:
- AQF Diploma
- AQF Advanced Diploma
- AQF Associate Degree or AQF Graduate Diploma
Bachelor degree or higher degree includes:
- AQF Master Degree or
- AQF Doctoral Degree
Highly relevant paid employment duration (20 hours or more per week)
Applicants must have a minimum of four years of relevant employment, with at least one year being highly relevant and completed at an appropriate skill level within the five years before the date of application for a Skills Assessment.
Additionally, three years of relevant employment, which can be outside the last five-year period, are required, totaling a minimum of four years of relevant employment.
Qualification and Employment Criteria
Qualification
This occupation mandates a qualification in Health Information Management or Medical Records Management. Other major fields of study will be evaluated individually.
The necessary competencies include managing health data and records, both manually and electronically, data collection, content management, identification systems, retention, storage, retrieval, healthcare record functions, and understanding standards, regulations, and legal aspects of managing health information.
This includes qualifications assessed at AQF Bachelor, Master and Doctoral level.
Employment
Highly relevant tasks include:
Tasks include designing and updating medical record forms, maintaining computerized and other record management systems, and advising on their usage.
They also involve overseeing access to confidential information, recommending codes of practice, and developing cataloging, coding, and classification systems for records.
If employment precedes the completion of the required qualification, applicants need at least one year of highly relevant employment within the last five years, with the remaining pre-qualifying period occurring within the last ten years.
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Employment information
Health Information Managers typically work in hospitals, medical research centers, government health departments, cancer registries, and professional bodies. They need knowledge and skills in healthcare processes, health records, administration, and information management, including technology used in this field. Some managerial positions may require human resource management skills.
Roles such as Administrative Staff or Receptionists in medical or allied health practices, which only involve the use of a patient registry/management system, are not considered suitable for this occupation.
Supporting material for assessment
If you are nominating this occupation, you must provide an organizational chart. This chart should include the company letterhead and detail your job position, as well as those of your superiors and subordinates. It should also outline all positions reporting to your immediate supervisor and your direct subordinates. If you cannot obtain an organizational chart from your employer, you may provide a statutory declaration explaining why this information cannot be obtained.
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