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What is Health Information Management?
The role of the Health Information Management professional is dynamic
and involves close liaison with medical, nursing and administrative
staff, other health professionals, and the public. Health information
management professionals hold managerial positions and are involved
in the innovation and development of information systems that support
patient care, health planning, health care evaluation, financial
management and medical research.
Professional association membership
The Health Information Management
Association of Australia officially
represents the profession and promotes the continuing education
of its members through regular seminars, workshops and conferences.
All fulltime Health Information Management students are eligible
for student membership in the Association and upon satisfactory
completion of the Bachelor of Applied Science (Health Information
Management)
or Master of Health Information
Management are eligible for full membership.
Current developments in
Health Information
Management
Health Informatics have expanded the role of health
information managers. Advances in IT (e.g. Smart Cards, Voice Recognition Technology, Electronic Health Records, Decision Support Systems) are creating very exciting opportunities for health information
managers in a range of organisations including IT firms,
government departments and health funds.
Career opportunities
Health Information Management professionals
are highly sought after. Their specialist skills and expertise
make them indispensable
to the health care system and demand for qualified health information
managers is extremely high.
Positions include:
- Information Systems Manager in a public, private
or specialist hospital
- Quality Improvement Coordinator in a hospital
- Casemix Coordinator in a hospital, health dept or health insurance company
- Systems Administrator in an area health service
- Clinical Manager in an Area Health
Service
- Disease & Operation Classification Officer in a hospital
- Data Manager in a clinical trials centre or research unit
- Clinical
Researcher in a clinical research unit or clinical trials
centre
- Clinical Information Analyst in a pharmaceutical company
- Systems
Analyst, Project Manager or Sales Executive in an IT company
- Health Consultant in a State or Federal health department
Salaries
Salaries depend on the job responsibilities and location of the
job.
Award salary scales
- 1st year graduate $36,000 - $41,000
- 2nd year graduate $42,000 - $50,000
- 3rd year graduate $51,000 - $56,000
- 4th year graduate $57,000 - $62,000
- 5th year graduate $63,000 - $75,000
Experienced Health Information Managers negotiate salaries above
the award with their employers.
Graduates with qualifications from this School have worked in
many countries including: USA; UK; Canada; Hong Kong; New
Zealand; Saudi Arabia; Italy; Singapore and Thailand.
Our courses and graduates are regarded highly overseas. Senior members of the profession
have served on the Executive of the International
Federation of Health Records Organisations.
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