Planning Steps for Standard Occupational Classification Modifications Related to the HIT Workforce Michelle Dougherty, MA, RHIA, CHP Director of Research & Development AHIMA Foundation

Step 1: How is the Health IT workforce defined? Continue our work to define (internally or for external communication) who is under the umbrella of a health IT workforce ▫Build on the 3 pillars we identified earlier  Clinical  Informatics/analytics/information management  Information systems This builds the foundation for identifying and categorizing occupations

Step 2: Brainstorm the key occupations Get further advice/input from O*NET and BLS on difference between an occupations vs. jobs/role and how determination’s are made? ▫Granularity of occupations Under the Pillars identified in Step 1: ▫Brainstorm the key occupations that fall under each pillar

Step 3: Evaluate how SOC and O*NET categorizes and recognizes the pillars and occupations ▫What types of occupations identified in step 2 fall under these classifications in the SOC: (see next slide)  Computer and Mathematical  Healthcare Practitioner, Technical and Support ▫Do we agree with how health IT occupations would fit into the healthcare classification and/or computer classification  How would we justify health care IT jobs as a separate classification from the current classes? What are the specific skills that differentiate? ▫Is there anything missing?  Informatics is not recognized in the SOC, but is under computer/mathematical classification in O*NET -- how should “information-worker” occupations be classified?  Is computer/mathematical the correct designation? Should it be under Healthcare or is it a separate designation?  Other occupations we identified missing?

2010 SOC Major Groups Management Occupations Business and Financial Operations Occupations Business and Financial Operations Occupations Computer and Mathematical Occupations Computer and Mathematical Occupations Architecture and Engineering Occupations Architecture and Engineering Occupations Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations Community and Social Services Occupations Community and Social Services Occupations Legal Occupations Education, Training, and Library Occupations Education, Training, and Library Occupations Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations Healthcare Support Occupations Healthcare Support Occupations Protective Service Occupations Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations Personal Care and Service Occupations Personal Care and Service Occupations Sales and Related Occupations Sales and Related Occupations Office and Administrative Support Occupations Office and Administrative Support Occupations Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations Construction and Extraction Occupations Construction and Extraction Occupations Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations Production Occupations Transportation and Material Moving Occupations Transportation and Material Moving Occupations Military Specific Occupations Each occupation in the SOC is placed within one of these 23 major groups

Step 4: Identification of occupations missing (or requiring modification) that must be advanced in either the SOC or O*NET? Based on steps 1 – 3: ▫What gaps were identified in HIT occupations in the SOC or in O*NET? ▫Are they current or emerging occupations? ▫Are there priorities occupations that must be advanced? ▫Are there groups/association/organizations that can assist with proposals for those priority occupations? ▫Are there recommendations which should come from the HIT Policy Committee to the SOC Policy Committee related to the HIT Workforce classifications?