Institute for Health Informatics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States.
Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, Virginia, United States.
Appl Clin Inform. 2021 Mar;12(2):285-292. doi: 10.1055/s-0041-1726423. Epub 2021 Mar 31.
To describe the education, experience, skills, and knowledge required for health informatics jobs in the United States.
Health informatics job postings ( = 206) from Indeed.com on April 14, 2020 were analyzed in an empirical analysis, with the abstraction of attributes relating to requirements for average years and types of experience, minimum and desired education, licensure, certification, and informatics skills.
A 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.
This 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.
描述美国健康信息学工作所需的教育、经验、技能和知识。
对 2020 年 4 月 14 日 Indeed.com 上的健康信息学工作岗位（ = 206）进行实证分析，提取与平均工作年限和经验类型、最低和期望教育程度、许可、认证和信息学技能相关的属性。
很大比例（76.2%）的职位是临床信息员，其中 62.1%的职位要求最低学士学位。40.8%的职位需要注册护士（RN）执照，只有 7.3%的职位需要健康信息学的正规教育。总体平均经验为 1.6 年（标准差 = 2.2），学士学位和硕士学位教育水平分别将平均经验提高到 3.5 年和 5.8 年。电子健康记录支持、培训和其他临床系统是最受欢迎的技能。
这项横断面研究表明，临床背景是进入健康信息学职位的重要途径，RN 执照和临床经验是常见要求。信息学专业研究生教育很少被要求的发现可能表明学术界和工业界之间存在脱节，实际经验比具体课程内容更受青睐。需要在学术界和工业界之间明确和共享术语，以定义和推进健康信息学的准备和实践。
