Foreword / Margaret Schulte, DBA, FACHE, CPHIMS
I. Introduction to Careers in Health Information Technology
1. What Is Health Information Technology? / Brian T. Malec
2. What Is the Field of Health Informatics? / Brian T. Malec
Interview / Rika Fukamachi
3. Educational Programs in Health Information Technology / David Wyant
4. Finding a Career in Health Information Technology / Brian T. Malec
5. The Future of HIT Careers / David E. Garets / John Glaser
II. Introduction to Job Descriptions and Interviews in Health Information Technology / Brian T. Malec
6. The HIT Job Environment in the Hospital Sector
1. Help-Desk and Customer Support
2. Help-Desk Staff/Support (Example #1)
3. Help-Desk and Applications Support Specialist (Example #2)
4. Customer Service Support Manager (Example #3)
7. Information Technology Business Analyst (General Description)
8. Information Technology Business Analyst (Example #1)
9. Lead Business Analyst/Senior Business Analyst (Example #2)
10. Information Security Analyst (General Description)
11. Information Security Analyst (Example #1)
12. Information Security Analyst (Example #2)
13. Data Security (Example #3)
14. Senior Positions in Information Security
15. Chief Information Security Officer (Example #1)
16. Chief Information Security Officer (Example #2)
17. Clinical Integration Analyst
18. Clinical Systems Analyst
19. Senior Clinical Informatics Specialist
Interview / Carrie Roberts
21. Health Information Data Compliance Manager
22. Health Information Management (General Description)
23. Health Information Management Director (Example #1)
24. Health Information Management Director (Example #2)
25. Chief Technology Officer
Interview / Timothy Moore
26. Electronic Medical Records-Related Jobs
27. Electronic Medical Records Application Coordinator (Example #1)
28. Electronic Medical Records Technician (Example #2)
29. Health Level 7 Interface Analyst, Information Technology
31. Systems Analyst (General Description)
32. Systems Analyst (Example #1)
33. Systems Analyst (Example #2)
34. Systems Engineer (Example #3)
Interview / Waleed Bassyoni
35. Health Care Project Manager (General Description)
36. Information Technology Project Manager (Example #1)
37. Project Coordinator/Senior Analyst (Example #2)
38. Health Services Information Technology Project Manager (Example #3)
39. Chief Medical Information Officer
40. Information Systems Auditor
41. Director of Clinical Applications
42. Vice President and Chief Information Officer
7. HIT Careers in the Vendor Sector
43. Health Care Information Technology Project Manager
44. Project Manager, Information Technology
Interview / Arvind P. Kumar
45. Clinical Applications Project Manager
47. Health Information Exchange Manager
48. Health Information Technology Specialist
50. Computer and Information Systems Manager
51. Health Information Technology Consultant
54. Information Security/eDiscovery Specialist
Interview / Mona Karaguozian
8. HIT Careers in the Physician Practice and Medical Group Sectors
Interview Chris Pensinger
55. Registered Health Information Technician and Registered Health Information Administrator (General Descriptions)
56. Registered Health Information Technician
57. Registered Health Information Administrator
58. Coding Review Manager/Coder Trainer Auditor
59. Director of Health Information Management for Coding Operations
60. RHIT and RHIA Medical Coder Positions Found Primarily in Medical Groups
61. Health Information Coder 2, HIM
62. Medical and Health Services Manager
63. Medical Coder or Technician
64. Physician Coding Compliance Educator
65. Information Systems Auditor-Certified
66. Meaningful Use Project Coordinator
67. IT Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Compliance Analyst
68. Health Information Management Clinical Documentation Spec I
69. Senior Data Warehouse Analyst
70. Director of Physician Practice Informatics
9. HIT Careers in the Managed Care and Insurance Sector
72. Field Support Analyst (Senior)
74. MBA Consultant Internship (MBA Students)
75. Information Technology Internship (Computer Science or Information Systems Students)
Interview Randall R. Barker
76. Systems Analyst III (Senior)
77. Information Technology Business Analyst
78. Information Technology Business Systems Analyst
79. Systems Analyst Advisor
80. Senior Information Technology Technical Writer
Interview / Robert Aboulache
84. Information Technology Business Implementation Liaison
85. Database Administrator
10. HIT Careers in the Public Health Sector
86. Public Health Informatics (General Description)
87. Public Health Informatics Specialist
88. Principal Information Systems Analyst (Electronic Health Records)
89. Project Manager for Electronic Health Records
11. HIT Careers in the Education and Training Sector
90. Clinical Educator/Electronic Medical Record Implementation and Training Specialist
91. Information Technology Trainer
92. Instructor, Health Information Technology Program
93. Education and Training Director
94. Tenure-Track Assistant Professor
