Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

picture archiving and communication systems administratortoclinical coder

A picture archiving and communication systems administrator already meets 28% of what the clinical coder role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From picture archiving and communication systems administrator
28%
Overlap1
To clinical coder
7 Skills carried over
9 Required, not held
66.3 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 66.3

This move: 66.3 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the clinical coder role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the picture archiving and communication systems administrator profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A clinical coder role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a picture archiving and communication systems administrator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held use electronic health records management system working with computers
  • already held archive healthcare users' records information skills
  • already held health records management business, administration and law
  • already held medical informatics health and welfare
  • already held medical terminology health and welfare
  • already held communicate in healthcare communication, collaboration and creativity

All 7 carried skills, including the 3 the clinical coder role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 16 missing skills fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier
01 information skills 3 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held perform clinical coding procedures required
  • required, not held review patient's medical data required
  • required, not held manage healthcare users' data required
  • optional, not held collect healthcare user's general data optional
  • optional, not held collect statistics on medical records optional
02 assisting and caring 3 required
  • required, not held maintain healthcare user data confidentiality required
  • required, not held adhere to organisational guidelines required
  • required, not held follow clinical guidelines required
03 health and welfare 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held clinical coding required
  • required, not held professional documentation in health care required
  • optional, not held healthcare analytics optional
  • optional, not held human physiology optional
04 social sciences, journalism and information 1 required
  • required, not held document management required
05 management skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held identify patients' medical records optional
06 services 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held health care system optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a clinical coder role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 7 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held communicate in healthcare skill
  • already held medical terminology knowledge
  • already held use electronic health records management system skill
  • already held archive healthcare users' records skill
  • already held health records management knowledge
  • already held human anatomy knowledge
  • already held medical informatics knowledge
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held manage digital documents optional
7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held collect healthcare user's general data optional
  • optional, not held collect statistics on medical records optional
  • optional, not held healthcare analytics optional
  • optional, not held identify patients' medical records optional
  • optional, not held health care system optional
  • optional, not held human physiology optional
  • optional, not held manage digital documents optional
23 held skills the clinical coder role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role Cisco knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ICT system user requirements knowledge
  • not needed by the target role administer ICT system skill
  • not needed by the target role apply company policies skill
  • not needed by the target role attend to ICT systems quality skill
  • not needed by the target role computer science knowledge
  • not needed by the target role data protection knowledge
  • not needed by the target role develop ICT workflow skill
  • not needed by the target role develop professional network skill
  • not needed by the target role empathise with the healthcare user skill
  • not needed by the target role identify suppliers skill
  • not needed by the target role implement strategic planning skill
  • not needed by the target role interact with healthcare users skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain ICT system skill
  • not needed by the target role manage cloud data and storage skill
  • not needed by the target role manage radiology information system skill
  • not needed by the target role perform clerical duties skill
  • not needed by the target role procurement of ICT network equipment knowledge
  • not needed by the target role project management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role provide cost benefit analysis reports skill
  • not needed by the target role radiological photography knowledge
  • not needed by the target role solve ICT system problems skill
  • not needed by the target role supplier management knowledge
6 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier
  • required, not held clinical coding required
  • required, not held document management required
  • required, not held professional documentation in health care required
  • optional, not held healthcare analytics optional
  • optional, not held health care system optional
  • optional, not held human physiology optional
Index
Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.