# Health Informatics Specialists > Apply knowledge of nursing and informatics to assist in the design, development, and ongoing modification of computerized health care systems. May educate staff and assist in problem solving to promote the implementation of the health care system. - Code: 15-1211.01 (O*NET-SOC; SOC 2018 15-1211) - Family: [Computer & Mathematical](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations#family-15), one of its 38 occupations - Tasks: 17 tasks (16 core and 1 supplemental) - Page: https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/15-1211.01 - JSON: https://foundation.org.ai/data/tasks/15-1211.01.json ## What the work is made of 1. Translate nursing practice information between nurses and systems engineers, analysts, or designers, using object-oriented models or other techniques. Core task · Task 18090 · Rated by 21 occupational experts, August 2024 2. Use informatics science to design or implement health information technology applications for resolution of clinical or health care administrative problems. Core task · Task 18092 · Rated by 21 occupational experts, August 2024 3. Develop or implement policies or practices to ensure the privacy, confidentiality, or security of patient information. Core task · Task 18097 · Rated by 21 occupational experts, August 2024 4. Analyze and interpret patient, nursing, or information systems data to improve nursing services. Core task · Task 18094 · Rated by 21 occupational experts, August 2024 5. Identify, collect, record, or analyze data relevant to the nursing care of patients. Core task · Task 18101 · Rated by 21 occupational experts, August 2024 6. Apply knowledge of computer science, information science, nursing, and informatics theory to nursing practice, education, administration, or research, in collaboration with other health informatics specialists. Core task · Task 18096 · Rated by 21 occupational experts, August 2024 7. Develop, implement, or evaluate health information technology applications, tools, processes, or structures to assist nurses with data management. Core task · Task 18093 · Rated by 21 occupational experts, August 2024 8. Design, develop, select, test, implement, and evaluate new or modified informatics solutions, data structures, and decision-support mechanisms to support patients, health care professionals, and their information management and human-computer and human-technology interactions within health care contexts. Core task · Task 18088 · Rated by 21 occupational experts, August 2024 9. Disseminate information about nursing informatics science and practice to the profession, other health care professions, nursing students, and the public. Core task · Task 18089 · Rated by 21 occupational experts, August 2024 10. Analyze computer and information technologies to determine applicability to nursing practice, education, administration, and research. Core task · Task 18095 · Rated by 21 occupational experts, August 2024 11. Develop strategies, policies or procedures for introducing, evaluating, or modifying information technology applied to nursing practice, administration, education, or research. Core task · Task 18100 · Rated by 21 occupational experts, August 2024 12. Read current literature, talk with colleagues, and participate in professional organizations or conferences to keep abreast of developments in informatics. Core task · Task 18102 · Rated by 21 occupational experts, August 2024 13. Develop or deliver training programs for health information technology, creating operating manuals as needed. Core task · Task 18099 · Rated by 21 occupational experts, August 2024 14. Design, conduct, or provide support to nursing informatics research. Core task · Task 18098 · Rated by 21 occupational experts, August 2024 15. Inform local, state, national, and international health policies related to information management and communication, confidentiality and security, patient safety, infrastructure development, and economics. Core task · Task 18104 · Rated by 21 occupational experts, August 2024 16. Provide consultation to nurses regarding hardware or software configuration. Core task · Task 18103 · Rated by 21 occupational experts, August 2024 17. Plan, install, repair, or troubleshoot telehealth technology applications or systems in homes. 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