1. Planning Steps for Standard Occupational Classification Modifications Related to the HIT Workforce Michelle Dougherty, MA, RHIA, CHP Director of Research & Development AHIMA Foundation michelle.dougherty@ahimafoundation.org 312-233-1914

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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?

5. 2010 SOC Major Groups 11-0000 Management Occupations 13-0000 Business and Financial Operations Occupations13-0000 Business and Financial Operations Occupations 15-0000 Computer and Mathematical Occupations15-0000 Computer and Mathematical Occupations 17-0000 Architecture and Engineering Occupations17-0000 Architecture and Engineering Occupations 19-0000 Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations19-0000 Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations 21-0000 Community and Social Services Occupations21-0000 Community and Social Services Occupations 23-0000 Legal Occupations 25-0000 Education, Training, and Library Occupations25-0000 Education, Training, and Library Occupations 27-0000 Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations27-0000 Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations 29-0000 Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations29-0000 Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations 31-0000 Healthcare Support Occupations31-0000 Healthcare Support Occupations 33-0000 Protective Service Occupations 35-0000 Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations35-0000 Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations 37-0000 Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations37-0000 Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations 39-0000 Personal Care and Service Occupations39-0000 Personal Care and Service Occupations 41-0000 Sales and Related Occupations41-0000 Sales and Related Occupations 43-0000 Office and Administrative Support Occupations43-0000 Office and Administrative Support Occupations 45-0000 Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations45-0000 Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations 47-0000 Construction and Extraction Occupations47-0000 Construction and Extraction Occupations 49-0000 Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations49-0000 Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations 51-0000 Production Occupations 53-0000 Transportation and Material Moving Occupations53-0000 Transportation and Material Moving Occupations 55-0000 Military Specific Occupations Each occupation in the SOC is placed within one of these 23 major groups

6. 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?