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Canada Good
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 workers who are supervisors are included in this unit group.
Employment Outlooks
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Salary Information
National wage data for this occupation
Entry-level
CA$22.00
/hr
Typical
CA$30.51
/hr
Experienced
CA$46.19
/hr
Average: CA$33.08/hr
97.9% of workers in this occupation receive non-wage benefits
Source: Job Bank Canada. Wages may vary by region and experience.
Examples
Illustrative Examples
- health information management supervisor
- health information management technician
- health records technician
- medical records unit supervisor
All Examples
- 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
Main Duties
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.
Requirements
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.