# Tasks & work activities — information manager

Source: O*NET 30.3, occupation 29-9021.00 (Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars).

## Task statements

- **[nan]** Assign the patient to diagnosis-related groups (DRGs), using appropriate computer software.
- **[nan]** Compile medical care and census data for statistical reports on diseases treated, surgery performed, or use of hospital beds.
- **[nan]** Design databases to support healthcare applications, ensuring security, performance and reliability.
- **[nan]** Develop in-service educational materials.
- **[nan]** Evaluate and recommend upgrades or improvements to existing computerized healthcare systems.
- **[nan]** Facilitate and promote activities, such as lunches, seminars, or tours, to foster healthcare information privacy or security awareness within the organization.
- **[nan]** Identify, compile, abstract, and code patient data, using standard classification systems.
- **[nan]** Manage the department or supervise clerical workers, directing or controlling activities of personnel in the medical records department.
- **[nan]** Monitor changes in legislation and accreditation standards that affect information security or privacy in the computerized healthcare system.
- **[nan]** Plan, develop, maintain, or operate a variety of health record indexes or storage and retrieval systems to collect, classify, store, or analyze information.
- **[nan]** Prepare statistical reports, narrative reports, or graphic presentations of information, such as tumor registry data for use by hospital staff, researchers, or other users.
- **[nan]** Protect the security of medical records to ensure that confidentiality is maintained.
- **[nan]** 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.
- **[nan]** Retrieve patient medical records for physicians, technicians, or other medical personnel.
- **[nan]** Train medical records staff.
- **[nan]** Write or maintain archived procedures, procedural codes, or queries for applications.

## Detailed work activities

- Classify materials according to standard systems.
- Code data or other information.
- Collect medical information from patients, family members, or other medical professionals.
- Communicate with management or other staff to resolve problems.
- Create databases to store electronic data.
- Develop procedures for data management.
- Evaluate applicable laws and regulations to determine impact on organizational activities.
- Gather medical information from patient histories.
- Maintain medical facility records.
- Maintain security.
- Manage healthcare operations.
- Market products, services, or events.
- Monitor external affairs or events affecting business operations.
- Perform clerical work in medical settings.
- Prepare healthcare training materials.
- Present medical research reports.
- Promote educational institutions or programs.
- Recommend changes to improve computer or information systems.
- Supervise medical support personnel.
- Test computer hardware performance.
- Test software performance.
- Train caregivers or other non-medical personnel.