An Analyst Perspective Bojay Hansen, CHIM

Current Role Strategic Analyst at North York General Hospital (NYGH) – Program focus in the Department of Medicine. Work collaboratively with staff, physicians and program leaders providing evidence based decision making by leveraging health information. Relationships: – Know your client/know your business – Become a part of the clinical teams – Attend committee and project meetings Research: – Literature review (remain current - NGM,JAMA,BMJ,) – Participate in productions of white papers and research projects. – Remain current on all thing HIM/DS (CIHI, UMNO, eCHIMA) Development – Technical proficiencies in program languages (SQL,VB,DB2,etc.) – Using various reporting tools (Cognos BI, Crystal, SAS) and mapping software (GIS) – Presentations, Executive Summaries, and Business Cases Collaboration – Work with local and regional partners to develop and participate in standardize reporting and special projects – Work within the DS/HIM team to achieve internal goals and support broader corporate projects

Education / CertificationParticipationMotivation / Aspiration Career Path Health Information Specialist Program Support Partner Strategic Health Care Analyst

Growth and Opportunities Decision Support Specific – Decisions and funding increasingly linked to health information and performance Increase use of the Heath Record as the billing record – Near Real time / Predictive Analytics (see the future) – Tell a story with data (go beyond the number) Degree, Masters, Advanced Certification – Mathematics & Statistics – Finance – IT – Research/Publication – Project Management / Quality Improvement / Risk Management Increase Visibility, Understanding and intake of the Profession – We need more HIM’s stepping up into Leadership roles – We need to expand our membership to integrate more multidisciplinary professionals – HIM should not be found by accident – **Between 6,200 – 12,200 More HI & HIM Professionals Needed by 2019