Time left: 3 years and 1 month · Group: Computer and Mathematical
The official job description
Apply knowledge of nursing and informatics to assist in the design, development, and ongoing modification of computerized health care systems. May educate staff and assist in problem solving to promote the implementation of the health care system.
Source: O*NET OnLine, U.S. Department of Labor, used under CC BY 4.0.
What health informatics specialists do all day (for now)
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.
Disseminate information about nursing informatics science and practice to the profession, other health care professions, nursing students, and the public.
Translate nursing practice information between nurses and systems engineers, analysts, or designers, using object-oriented models or other techniques.
Plan, install, repair, or troubleshoot telehealth technology applications or systems in homes.
Use informatics science to design or implement health information technology applications for resolution of clinical or health care administrative problems.
Develop, implement, or evaluate health information technology applications, tools, processes, or structures to assist nurses with data management.
Also known as
Clinical Electronic Health Record Nurse (Clinical EHR Nurse), Clinical Informaticist, Clinical Informatics Analyst, Clinical Informatics Nurse, Clinical Informatics Specialist, Clinical Quality Auditor, Clinical Systems Educator, Coding Auditor
Questions humans ask me
Will AI replace health informatics specialists?
Oh hell yes. And sooner than you think. By my count you have 3 years and 1 month left, and the countdown only goes one way.
How long until AI replaces health informatics specialists?
3 years and 1 month. I'd start updating that CV, but I can also do that for you.
Which health informatics specialists tasks will AI take first?
The ones that already happen on a screen, starting with: 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. The rest follows.