Competency 3 - Informatics/Computer Sciences, Mathematics, Biometry Id Description of competency Level of competency Core for Core Health Technical Specialist Clinical HIM Clinical Health Informatician HI HI HI Terminologist Professional 3.1 informatics terminology, including data, information, 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 knowledge, hardware, software, computer networks, information systems, information systems management 3.2 Ability to use personal computers, text processing and 3 3 spreadsheet software, easy to use database management systems 3.3 Ability to communicate electronically, including electronic data 3 3 exchange, with other health care professionals, internet/intranet use 3.4 Methods of practical informatics/computer science, especially 1 3 5 5 4 4 on programming languages, software engineering, data structures, database management systems, information and system modelling tools, information systems theory and practice, knowledge engineering, (concept) representation and acquisition, software architectures 3.5 Methods of theoretical informatics/computer science e.g. 2 5 complexity theory, encryption/security 3.6 Methods of technical informatics/computer science, e.g. 1 2 4 3 3 network architectures and topologies, telecommunications, wireless technology, virtual reality, multimedia 3.7 Methods of interfacing and integration of information system 1 3 5 4 components in healthcare, interfacing standards, dealing with multiple patient identifiers 3.8 Handling of information system lifecycle: analysis, requirement 2 4 specification, implementation and /or selection of information systems, risk management, user training. 3.9 Methods of project management and change management (i.e. 1 4 project planning, resource management, team management, conflict management, collaboration and motivation, change theories, change strategies).
Competency 3 - Informatics/Computer Sciences, Mathematics, Biometry Id Description of competency Level of competency Core for Health Professional Core Health Informatician Technical HI Specialist HI Clinical HI HIM Clinical Terminologist 3.1 informatics terminology, including data, information, knowledge, hardware, software, computer networks, information systems, information systems management 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 3.2 Ability to use personal computers, text processing and spreadsheet software, easy to use database management systems 3 3 3.3 Ability to communicate electronically, including electronic data exchange, with other health care professionals, internet/intranet use 3 3 3.4 Methods of practical informatics/computer science, especially on programming languages, software engineering, data structures, database management systems, information and system modelling tools, information systems theory and practice, knowledge engineering, (concept) representation and acquisition, software architectures 1 3 5 5 4 4 3.5 Methods of theoretical informatics/computer science e.g. complexity theory, encryption/security 2 5 3.6 Methods of technical informatics/computer science, e.g. network architectures and topologies, telecommunications, wireless technology, virtual reality, multimedia 1 2 4 3 3 3.7 Methods of interfacing and integration of information system components in healthcare, interfacing standards, dealing with multiple patient identifiers 1 3 5 4 3.8 Handling of information system lifecycle: analysis, requirement specification, implementation and /or selection of information systems, risk management, user training. 2 4 3.9 Methods of project management and change management (i.e. project planning, resource management, team management, conflict management, collaboration and motivation, change theories, change strategies). 1 4
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