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A glimpse at the Australian Health Information Workforce: findings from the first Australian census
conference contribution
posted on 2023-05-23, 14:14 authored by Kerryn Butler-HendersonKerryn Butler-Henderson, Gray, KThe Australian Health Information Workforce is a critical discipline in the health sector as the investment in digital technologies increases. Yet historically there was no standardized reporting about the workforce and its six professional areas: clinical coding, costing analysts, data analysts, health informaticians, health information managers and health librarians. This paper presents the findings from the inaugural Australian Health Information Workforce Census. Analysis of 1,596 responses indicates this is an aging (56.1% ≥45 years) workforce with a large (78.1%) female population. Working in permanent (82%), public hospital (72%) roles, in professional or managerial roles (84%). The majority (93.2%) of respondents hold a tertiary qualification in health information, one-quarter of these at masters or doctoral level. Fewer than 30% of respondents hold a health information credential from a professional or industry association. The data from the ongoing national census will inform workforce planning and enable forecasting of the future workforce needs.
Funding
Australasian College of Health Informatics
Australian Digital Health Agency
Australian Library and Information Association Ltd
Department of Health and Human Services Victoria
Health Informatics Society of Australia Limited
Health Information Management Association of Australia
History
Publication title
Studies in Health Technology and InformaticsVolume
264Editors
L Ohno-Machado and B SeroussiPagination
1145-1149ISBN
978-1-64368-002-6Department/School
School of Health SciencesPublisher
IOS PressPlace of publication
NetherlandsEvent title
17th World Congress on Medical and Health InformaticsEvent Venue
Lyon, FranceDate of Event (Start Date)
2019-08-25Date of Event (End Date)
2019-08-30Rights statement
Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License 4.0 (CC BY-NC 4.0).Repository Status
- Open