Health Informatics Specialists

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.

• 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.
• Develop or implement policies or practices to ensure the privacy, confidentiality, or security of patient information.
• Analyze and interpret patient, nursing, or information systems data to improve nursing services.
• Identify, collect, record, or analyze data relevant to the nursing care of patients.
• Apply knowledge of computer science, information science, nursing, and informatics theory to nursing practice, education, administration, or research, in collaboration with other health informatics specialists.