Gjorgioski Stephanie, Riley Merilyn, Lee Jenn, Prasad Natasha, Tassos Melanie, Nexhip Abbey, Richardson Sally, Robinson Kerin
La Trobe University, Australia.
Goulburn Valley Health, Australia.
Health Inf Manag. 2025 Jan;54(1):43-54. doi: 10.1177/18333583231197936. Epub 2023 Sep 27.
Employment outcomes of La Trobe University's 2012-2016 health information manager (HIM) graduate cohort were reported previously. To identify the 2017-2021 Australia-based, graduate HIMs' early career employment experiences; identify employment roles and destinations; investigate knowledge and skill sets utilised in professional performance; and compare outcomes with the previous study. A cross-sectional design was utilised. An online survey elicited: demographic data, position-related details and knowledge-skills applied in the workplace. Inter- and intra-cohort comparisons were calculated. Of contactable graduates, 75% ( = 150) completed the survey; 90% ( = 132) had held at least one profession-related position postgraduation; 51% gained employment before final examinations and 92% within 6 months. In their first role, 87% joined the public healthcare sector, 47% had worked in two or more positions and 12.3% in three or more positions. Categorisation of position titles showed that 40% had undertaken "health information management" roles, 14.9% "health classification," 16.6% "data management and analytics," 17.4% "health ICT" and 11.1% "other," roles. Almost two-thirds (64.1%) had utilised three or four of the four professional knowledge-skill domains. There was an increase, from the 2012 to 2016 cohort, in those undertaking "data management and analytics" and "health ICT" roles, and a decrease in "health classification" role uptake. Early-career HIMs have very high employability. They engage throughout health care, predominately in the public health sector. Their mobility reflects national workforce trends. The majority utilise all or most of the professional knowledge-skill domains studied at university.
此前已报告了拉筹伯大学2012 - 2016年健康信息管理（HIM）专业毕业生群体的就业成果。旨在确定2017 - 2021年澳大利亚本土的健康信息管理专业毕业生的早期职业就业经历；确定就业角色和去向；调查专业表现中所运用的知识和技能集；并将结果与之前的研究进行比较。采用了横断面设计。通过在线调查获取了人口统计学数据、与职位相关的详细信息以及在工作场所应用的知识技能。计算了不同群体之间以及群体内部的比较结果。在可联系到的毕业生中，75%（n = 150）完成了调查；90%（n = 132）在毕业后至少担任过一个与专业相关的职位；51%在期末考试前就获得了工作，92%在6个月内获得了工作。在他们的第一份工作中，87%加入了公共医疗保健部门，47%曾在两个或更多职位工作，12.3%曾在三个或更多职位工作。职位头衔分类显示，40%承担过“健康信息管理”角色，14.9%为“健康分类”，16.6%为“数据管理与分析”，17.4%为“健康信息通信技术”，11.1%为“其他”角色。几乎三分之二（64.1%）的人运用了四个专业知识技能领域中的三个或四个。与2012 - 2016年的群体相比，从事“数据管理与分析”和“健康信息通信技术”角色的人数有所增加，而从事“健康分类”角色的人数有所减少。早期职业的健康信息管理专业人员就业能力非常高。他们在整个医疗保健领域就业，主要在公共卫生部门。他们的流动性反映了国家劳动力趋势。大多数人运用了在大学所学的全部或大部分专业知识技能领域。
