ArticleApplied clinical informatics2021
What Industry Wants: An Empirical Analysis of Health Informatics Job Postings.
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- A Longitudinal Graduate Medical Education Curriculum in Clinical Informatics: Function, Structure, and Evaluation.Applied clinical informatics · 2025Article
- Topics and Trends of Health Informatics Education Research: Scientometric Analysis.JMIR medical education · 2024Article
- Impact of Health Informatics Analyst Education on Job Role, Career Transition, and Skill Development: Survey Study.JMIR medical education · 2024Article
- Lessons Learned from OpenEMR Implementation in Graduate Health Informatics Curriculum.AMIA ... Annual Symposium proceedings. AMIA Symposium · 2024Article
- Expectations of employers in the United States for entry-level public health job skills with a bachelor's degree: an analysis of the positions advertised in an online job portal.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- A Data-Driven Assessment of the U.S. Health Informatics Programs and Job Market.Applied clinical informatics · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo describe the education, experience, skills, and knowledge required for health informatics jobs in the United States.
methodsHealth informatics job postings (
resultsA large percentage (76.2%) of posts were for clinical informaticians, with 62.1% of posts requiring a minimum of a bachelor's education. Registered nurse (RN) licensure was required for 40.8% of posts, and only 7.3% required formal education in health informatics. The average experience overall was 1.6 years (standard deviation = 2.2), with bachelor's and master's education levels increasing mean experience to 3.5 and 5.8 years, respectively. Electronic health record support, training, and other clinical systems were the most sought-after skills.
conclusionThis cross-sectional study revealed the importance of a clinical background as an entree into health informatics positions, with RN licensure and clinical experience as common requirements. The finding that informatics-specific graduate education was rarely required may indicate that there is a lack of alignment between academia and industry, with practical experience preferred over specific curricular components. Clarity and shared understanding of terms across academia and industry are needed for defining and advancing the preparation for and practice of health informatics.
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