In this blog post we are going to go over the differences between health informatics and health information management.
Health informatics is the process of transforming and manipulating healthcare data into information, to uncover insights and drive patient outcomes.
Health information management more focuses on the management and documentation of health records. This is key for billing and claim purposes and to mitigate risk for patients.
| Health Informatics | Health Information Management | |
| Certification | Masters of Health Informatics | Masters of Health Information Management |
| Skillset | Writing SQL queries Experience with data visualization tools (e.g. Power BI, Tableau etc…) Strong analytical skills (e.g. foundation in statistics) | Expertise in ICD-9/10-CM (International Classification of Diseases) HL7 standards and interoperability Understanding regulations as they relate to health information Strong project management skills and understanding of clinical workflows |
| Job Titles | System Analyst Clinical Business Analyst Clinical Decision Support Analyst | Medical Coder Clinical Documentation Specialist Standards Specialist |
| Departments where they work | BI & Reporting Team Clinical Decision Support Department Information Technology or Information System Department | Privacy Officer Medical Billing/Claims Risk Management |
I hope this post clears up the differences between the health informatics and the health information management field. Both fields at their core exist to improve care for the patient whether it is analyzing long-term trends to improve clinical practice (health informatics) or ensuring the medical record is correctly coded and the health record is correctly transferred over from the lab to the hospital (health information management).
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