Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars
29-9021.00
Bright Outlook
Updated 2025
Apply knowledge of healthcare and information systems to assist in the design, development, and continued modification and analysis of computerized healthcare systems. Abstract, collect, and analyze treatment and followup information of patients. May educate staff and assist in problem solving to promote the implementation of the healthcare information system. May design, develop, test, and implement databases with complete history, diagnosis, treatment, and health status to help monitor diseases.
Sample of reported job titles: Medical Records Analyst, Medical Records Director
Occupation-Specific Information
Tasks
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Assign the patient to diagnosis-related groups (DRGs), using appropriate computer software.
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Compile medical care and census data for statistical reports on diseases treated, surgery performed, or use of hospital beds.
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Design databases to support healthcare applications, ensuring security, performance and reliability.
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Develop in-service educational materials.
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Evaluate and recommend upgrades or improvements to existing computerized healthcare systems.
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Facilitate and promote activities, such as lunches, seminars, or tours, to foster healthcare information privacy or security awareness within the organization.
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Identify, compile, abstract, and code patient data, using standard classification systems.
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Manage the department or supervise clerical workers, directing or controlling activities of personnel in the medical records department.
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Monitor changes in legislation and accreditation standards that affect information security or privacy in the computerized healthcare system.
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Plan, develop, maintain, or operate a variety of health record indexes or storage and retrieval systems to collect, classify, store, or analyze information.
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Prepare statistical reports, narrative reports, or graphic presentations of information, such as tumor registry data for use by hospital staff, researchers, or other users.
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Protect the security of medical records to ensure that confidentiality is maintained.
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Resolve or clarify codes or diagnoses with conflicting, missing, or unclear information by consulting with doctors or others or by participating in the coding team's regular meetings.
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Retrieve patient medical records for physicians, technicians, or other medical personnel.
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Train medical records staff.
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Write or maintain archived procedures, procedural codes, or queries for applications.
Technology Skills
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Accounting software — Billing software; NDCMedisoft; QMSoftware Receivables Management; Siemens Soarian Financials
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Calendar and scheduling software — MD Synergy Medical Appointment Scheduling; Scheduling software; Siemens Soarian Scheduling
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Categorization or classification software — 3M Encoder; American Medical Association CodeManager; Computerized indexing systems; DRG grouping software
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Data base user interface and query software — Encoded archival system EAD; Microsoft Access
; Microsoft SQL Server
; Structured query language SQL
; 5 more
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Desktop communications software — Eko
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Document management software — Hyland Software OnBase; IDX Systems Patient Chart Tracking; SoftMed ChartLocater; SoftMed ChartReserve; 2 more
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Enterprise application integration software — IBM InfoSphere DataStage
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Expert system software — Information Resource Products Clinical Coding Expert
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Graphics or photo imaging software — Graphics software
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Information retrieval or search software — Coding database software
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Internet browser software — Web browser software
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Medical software — eClinicalWorks EHR software
; Epic Systems
; Henry Schein Dentrix
; MEDITECH software
; 36 more
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Metadata management software — Quest Erwin Data Modeler
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Network security and virtual private network VPN equipment software — Virtual private networking VPN software
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Optical character reader OCR or scanning software — Scantron imaging software
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Transaction security and virus protection software — Encoder software
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Voice recognition software — Cyber Records MediChart Express; ScanSoft Naturally Speaking; Speech recognition software; Voice dictation software
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Occupational Requirements
Detailed Work Activities
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Code data or other information.
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Classify materials according to standard systems.
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Collect medical information from patients, family members, or other medical professionals.
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Communicate with management or other staff to resolve problems.
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Create databases to store electronic data.
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Develop procedures for data management.
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Evaluate applicable laws and regulations to determine impact on organizational activities.
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Gather medical information from patient histories.
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Maintain medical facility records.
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Maintain security.
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Manage healthcare operations.
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Market products, services, or events.
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Monitor external affairs or events affecting business operations.
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Perform clerical work in medical settings.
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Prepare healthcare training materials.
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Present medical research reports.
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Promote educational institutions or programs.
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Recommend changes to improve computer or information systems.
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Supervise medical support personnel.
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Test computer hardware performance.
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Test software performance.
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Train caregivers or other non-medical personnel.
Experience Requirements
Job Zone
- Title
- Job Zone Three: Medium Preparation Needed
- Education
- Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
- Related Experience
- Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.
- Job Training
- Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.
- Job Zone Examples
- These occupations usually involve using communication and organizational skills to coordinate, supervise, manage, or train others to accomplish goals. Examples include hydroelectric production managers, desktop publishers, electricians, agricultural technicians, barbers, court reporters and simultaneous captioners, and medical assistants.
- SVP Range
- (6.0 to < 7.0)
Training & Credentials
- State training
- Local training
- Certifications
- State licenses
Apprenticeship Opportunities
Example apprenticeship titles for this occupation:
- Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialist
- Tumor Registrar
Specific title(s) listed above are vetted by industry and approved by the U.S. Department of Labor for use in a Registered Apprenticeship Program.
Worker Characteristics
Interests
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Conventional — Work involves following procedures and regulations to organize information or data, typically in a business setting. Conventional occupations are often associated with office work, accounting, mathematics/statistics, information technology, finance, or human resources.
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Investigative — Work involves studying and researching non-living objects, living organisms, disease or other forms of impairment, or human behavior. Investigative occupations are often associated with physical, life, medical, or social sciences, and can be found in the fields of humanities, mathematics/statistics, information technology, or health care service.
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Social — Work involves helping, teaching, advising, assisting, or providing service to others. Social occupations are often associated with social, health care, personal service, teaching/education, or religious activities.
Workforce Characteristics
Wages & Employment Trends
- Median wages (2024)
- $32.36 hourly, $67,310 annual
- State wages
- Local wages
- Employment (2023)
- 39,100 employees
- Projected growth (2023-2033)
- Much faster than average (9% or higher)
- Projected job openings (2023-2033)
- 3,200
- State trends
- Top industries (2023)
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024 wage data external site and 2023-2033 employment projections external site. “Projected growth” represents the estimated change in total employment over the projections period (2023-2033). “Projected job openings” represent openings due to growth and replacement.
Job Openings on the Web
- State job openings
- Local job openings
More Information
Related Occupations
Professional Associations
Disclaimer: Sources are listed to provide additional information on related jobs, specialties, and/or industries. Links to non-DOL Internet sites are provided for your convenience and do not constitute an endorsement.
- American Association of Healthcare Administrative Management external site
- American Medical Informatics Association external site
- American Nursing Informatics Association external site
- American Public Health Association external site
- American Telemedicine Association external site
- Association for Healthcare Documentation Integrity external site
- Association for Information Science and Technology external site
- Association of Health Information Outsourcing Services external site
- Association of Medical Directors of Information Systems external site
- Australasian Institute of Digital Health external site
- Healthcare Financial Management Association external site
- Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society external site
- International Federation of Health Information Management Associations external site
- International Society for Quality in Health Care external site
- Medical Billing and Coding external site
- Medical Group Management Association external site
- National Cancer Registrars Association external site
- National Society of Certified Healthcare Business Consultants external site
- Southern Medical Association external site
Regional Associations
- AAPC external site
- American Health Information Management Association external site
- Association of Clinical Documentation Integrity Specialists external site
- Association of Healthcare Internal Auditors external site
- Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education external site
- National Healthcareer Association external site
- Professional Association of Health Care Office Management external site