How do they match: Health Informatics Specialists

  • Health Information Technology Specialist

  • Analyze computer and information technologies to determine applicability to nursing practice, education, administration, and research.
  • Design, develop, select, test, implement, and evaluate new or modified informatics solutions, data structures, and decision-support mechanisms to support patients, health care professionals, and their information management and human-computer and human-technology interactions within health care contexts.
  • Develop or deliver training programs for health information technology, creating operating manuals as needed.
  • Develop strategies, policies or procedures for introducing, evaluating, or modifying information technology applied to nursing practice, administration, education, or research.
  • Develop, implement, or evaluate health information technology applications, tools, processes, or structures to assist nurses with data management.
  • Plan, install, repair, or troubleshoot telehealth technology applications or systems in homes.
  • Translate nursing practice information between nurses and systems engineers, analysts, or designers, using object-oriented models or other techniques.
  • Use informatics science to design or implement health information technology applications for resolution of clinical or health care administrative problems.

  • Apply information technology to solve business or other applied problems.
  • Evaluate utility of software or hardware technologies.
  • Provide technical information or assistance to public.
  • Provide technical support for software maintenance or use.
  • Update knowledge about emerging industry or technology trends.