Defining the Health Information Technology discipline: Results from the 2018 Australian and New Zealand censuses

Abstract

The health information technology specialist group is a hidden workforce supporting the information technology and system needs in the healthcare sector. For the first time, this paper explores the demographic, educational, and occupational characteristics of this specialist group in Australia and New Zealand. A total of 227 responses from the 2018 Australian Health Information Workforce Census and the 2018 New Zealand Health Information Workforce Census were analysed. The analysis reports two-third of respondents were born in Australia or New Zealand, with the majority (98.3%) citizens or permanent residents. Most of this specialist group is male (58.1%) aged 45 year or older (53.3%), and n..