What Industry Wants: An Empirical Analysis of Health Informatics Job Postings.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To describe the education, experience, skills, and knowledge required for health informatics jobs in the United States.

Methods

Health informatics job postings (n = 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.

Results

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 devi

SUBMITTER: McLane TM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8013781 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature