National Occupation Code (NOC): 12111

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 workers who are supervisors are included in this unit group.

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Job Duties for Health information management occupations

• 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.

Alternate Job Titles

• Cancer Registrar
• Clinical Data Coordinator
• Health Information Management Coder
• Health Information Management Practitioner
• Health Information Management Professional
• Health Information Management Supervisor
• Health Information Management Technician
• Health Records Classifier
• Health Records Management Coder
• Health Records Management Supervisor
• Health Records Technician
• Medical Archivist
• Medical Records Supervisor
• Medical Records Technician
• Medical Records Technicians Supervisor
• Medical Records Unit Supervisor
• Tumour Registrar