Healthcare
Technical
Skills
1.
Complete
Skills
List
Every
skill
below
is
listed
in
shorthand
form
.
Domain
breakdowns
with
context
follow
in
Section
2.
Epic
(
Hyperspace
,
Beaker
,
Resolute
)
Cerner
Millennium
/
Oracle
Health
MEDITECH
Expanse
Allscripts
&
Veradigm
athenahealth
NextGen
Healthcare
eClinicalWorks
VistA
/
CPRS
ICD
-10-
CM
diagnosis
coding
ICD
-10-
PCS
procedure
coding
CPT
&
HCPCS
Level
II
SNOMED
CT
LOINC
RxNorm
DRG
&
APC
assignment
HCC
risk
adjustment
Clinical
Documentation
Integrity
(
CDI
)
HL
7
v
2.
x
messaging
HL
7
FHIR
(
R
4 /
R
5)
C
-
CDA
document
exchange
X
12
EDI
837 / 835 / 270 / 271
DICOM
imaging
standard
IHE
integration
profiles
Mirth
Connect
/
NextGen
Connect
Rhapsody
Integration
Engine
Corepoint
/
Cloverleaf
Health
Information
Exchange
(
HIE
)
SQL
(
T
-
SQL
,
PostgreSQL
)
Python
(
pandas
,
NumPy
,
scikit
-
learn
)
R
for
biostatistics
SAS
Base
&
Enterprise
Guide
Tableau
/
Power
BI
Qlik
Sense
/
Looker
Advanced
Excel
&
Power
Query
HEDIS
quality
measure
reporting
Population
health
analytics
Risk
stratification
&
predictive
modeling
Good
Clinical
Practice
(
GCP
)
IRB
submissions
&
protocol
compliance
21
CFR
Part
11
validation
CDISC
SDTM
&
ADaM
MedDRA
coding
REDCap
/
Medidata
Rave
Veeva
Vault
eTMF
&
CTMS
Pharmacovigilance
&
adverse
event
reporting
Remote
Patient
Monitoring
(
RPM
)
Telehealth
platforms
&
virtual
care
workflows
Patient
portals
(
MyChart
,
FollowMyHealth
)
Wearable
&
device
data
integration
PACS
&
RIS
administration
DICOM
viewers
&
modality
worklists
Biomedical
equipment
calibration
&
QA
HIPAA
Privacy
&
Security
Rule
HITECH
Act
compliance
HITRUST
CSF
framework
NIST
SP
800-66
risk
assessment
SOC
2
&
ISO
27001
for
health
data
Identity
&
access
management
(
SSO
,
MFA
,
RBAC
)
Encryption
at
rest
&
in
transit
Charge
capture
&
revenue
integrity
Claims
scrubbing
&
clearinghouse
operations
Denial
management
&
appeals
Prior
authorization
workflows
Availity
/
Waystar
/
Change
Healthcare
1 / 4
2.
Skills
by
Domain
The
same
skills
grouped
by
the
domain
in
which
they
are
typically
applied
,
with
the
systems
and
standards
that
most
often
accompany
them
.
2.1
Electronic
Health
Records
&
Clinical
Systems
Core
platform
competency
—
build
,
configuration
,
order
sets
,
templates
,
and
day
-
to
-
day
clinical
workflow
support
.
Epic
Hyperspace
Epic
Beaker
Epic
Resolute
Epic
MyChart
Cerner
Millennium
Oracle
Health
MEDITECH
Expanse
Allscripts
athenahealth
NextGen
eClinicalWorks
VistA
/
CPRS
Order
set
build
SmartForms
Clinical
workflow
mapping
2.2
Clinical
Coding
,
Terminology
&
Documentation
Translating
clinical
documentation
into
billable
,
reportable
,
and
interoperable
coded
data
.
ICD
-10-
CM
ICD
-10-
PCS
CPT
HCPCS
Level
II
SNOMED
CT
LOINC
RxNorm
ICD
-11
readiness
DRG
assignment
APC
assignment
HCC
risk
adjustment
Clinical
Documentation
Integrity
Chart
audit
&
query
process
Medical
transcription
QA
2.3
Health
Informatics
&
Interoperability
Moving
data
reliably
between
EHRs
,
labs
,
payers
,
registries
,
and
public
health
systems
.
HL
7
v
2.
x
messaging
HL
7
FHIR
R
4 /
R
5
C
-
CDA
X
12
EDI
837 / 835
X
12 270 / 271 / 276 / 278
DICOM
IHE
profiles
Mirth
Connect
Rhapsody
Corepoint
Cloverleaf
Health
Information
Exchange
API
design
&
SMART
on
FHIR
Terminology
mapping
2.4
Data
Analytics
&
Reporting
Turning
clinical
,
operational
,
and
claims
data
into
measures
,
dashboards
,
and
decision
support
.
SQL
(
T
-
SQL
,
PostgreSQL
)
Python
(
pandas
,
NumPy
,
scikit
-
learn
)
R
SAS
Tableau
Power
BI
Qlik
Sense
Looker
Advanced
Excel
&
Power
Query
HEDIS
measures
Population
health
analytics
Risk
stratification
Cohort
&
registry
reporting
Data
quality
validation
Joint
Commission
standards
readiness
NCQA
PCMH
recognition
Lean
Six
Sigma
&
process
improvement
Root
cause
analysis
&
PDSA
cycles
Laboratory
Information
Systems
(
LIS
)
Specimen
tracking
&
chain
of
custody
CPOE
&
medication
reconciliation
e
-
Prescribing
(
Surescripts
,
EPCS
)
USP
797 / 800
compounding
standards
2 / 4
2.5
Clinical
Research
&
Regulatory
Affairs
Running
compliant
trials
from
protocol
design
through
submission
and
post
-
market
surveillance
.
Good
Clinical
Practice
(
GCP
)
ICH
E
6 /
E
8
guidelines
IRB
submissions
Informed
consent
documentation
21
CFR
Part
11
FDA
510(
k
) /
PMA
support
CDISC
SDTM
&
ADaM
MedDRA
coding
REDCap
Medidata
Rave
Veeva
Vault
eTMF
CTMS
Pharmacovigilance
Adverse
event
reporting
2.6
Telehealth
&
Digital
Health
Delivering
and
measuring
care
outside
the
four
walls
of
the
clinic
.
Telehealth
platform
operations
Virtual
visit
workflows
Remote
patient
monitoring
(
RPM
)
Remote
therapeutic
monitoring
Patient
portal
support
(
MyChart
,
FollowMyHealth
)
Wearable
&
device
data
integration
mHealth
app
configuration
Digital
therapeutics
deployment
Patient
engagement
analytics
2.7
Medical
Imaging
&
Clinical
Devices
Imaging
infrastructure
,
device
connectivity
,
and
equipment
lifecycle
management
.
PACS
administration
RIS
workflow
management
DICOM
viewers
Modality
worklists
Image
acquisition
QA
Biomedical
equipment
calibration
Infusion
pump
library
management
Monitoring
device
connectivity
Device
integration
testing
2.8
Cybersecurity
,
Privacy
&
Compliance
Protecting
protected
health
information
and
demonstrating
that
protection
to
auditors
and
partners
.
HIPAA
Privacy
Rule
HIPAA
Security
Rule
HITECH
Act
HITRUST
CSF
NIST
SP
800-66
SOC
2
Type
II
ISO
27001
GDPR
for
health
data
Security
risk
assessment
Identity
&
access
management
SSO
/
MFA
/
RBAC
Encryption
at
rest
&
in
transit
SIEM
monitoring
Breach
notification
process
Business
Associate
Agreements
2.9
Revenue
Cycle
&
Claims
Operations
Getting
the
clinical
encounter
accurately
billed
,
paid
,
and
reconciled
.
Charge
capture
Revenue
integrity
Claims
scrubbing
Clearinghouse
operations
Denial
management
Appeals
&
payer
follow
-
up
Prior
authorization
workflows
Patient
financial
counseling
Availity
Waystar
Change
Healthcare
Epic
Resolute
Professional
Billing
CMS
reimbursement
methodology
3 / 4
2.10
Quality
,
Safety
&
Population
Health
Accreditation
readiness
,
continuous
improvement
,
and
proactive
care
management
.
Joint
Commission
standards
NCQA
PCMH
recognition
CMS
quality
programs
(
MIPS
,
MSSP
)
Lean
Six
Sigma
PDSA
cycles
Root
cause
analysis
Failure
mode
&
effects
analysis
Patient
safety
event
reporting
Infection
prevention
surveillance
Care
management
&
transitions
of
care
2.11
Laboratory
&
Diagnostic
Informatics
Specimen
lifecycle
,
result
validation
,
and
lab
-
to
-
EHR
data
flow
.
Laboratory
Information
Systems
(
LIS
)
Specimen
tracking
Chain
of
custody
Point
-
of
-
care
testing
Molecular
diagnostics
workflows
Quality
control
&
proficiency
testing
Reference
range
configuration
Lab
interface
troubleshooting
2.12
Pharmacy
&
Medication
Management
Medication
ordering
,
dispensing
,
and
reconciliation
across
care
settings
.
CPOE
configuration
Medication
reconciliation
e
-
Prescribing
via
Surescripts
EPCS
(
controlled
substances
)
Formulary
management
Drug
interaction
&
allergy
checking
IV
room
workflow
(
USP
797)
Hazardous
drug
handling
(
USP
800)
Pharmacy
informatics
3.
Proficiency
Scale
Use
these
four
levels
to
rate
any
skill
from
Section
1
on
a
résumé
,
competency
matrix
,
or
job
requisition
.
LEVEL
DEFINITION
TYPICAL
EVIDENCE
Foundational
Understands
terminology
and
can
follow
established
procedures
with
supervision
.
Training
completed
,
coursework
,
or
guided
use
on
the
job
.
Proficient
Performs
independently
on
routine
work
;
escalates
edge
cases
appropriately
.
1–3
years
of
hands
-
on
use
;
handles
daily
workload
without
oversight
.
Advanced
Designs
workflows
and
configurations
;
troubleshoots
complex
failures
;
mentors
others
.
Led
a
build
,
migration
,
or
go
-
live
;
authored
standards
or
SOPs
.
Expert
Sets
organizational
direction
;
recognized
internal
authority
;
speaks
externally
on
the
topic
.
Owns
strategy
,
certification
,
or
published
work
;
consulted
across
teams
.
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