Clinical system design and optimization
Designing, configuring, and improving clinical systems, such as electronic health records, order communications, and electronic prescribing, so that they fit clinical workflows and support safe, efficient care.
Levels
- 1. Awareness
You can:
- explain how clinical systems such as electronic health records support care
- describe the clinical workflows that a system supports
- 2. Working
You can:
- map current and future clinical workflows with clinicians and care staff
- test system configuration against clinical scenarios
- write clear clinical requirements for product teams
- 3. Practitioner
You can:
- lead the clinical design of system configuration, forms, order sets, and decision support
- use data and user feedback to find and fix workflow problems
- balance clinical need, safety, usability, and system constraints
- 4. Expert
You can:
- set design principles and standards for clinical systems across the organization
- lead optimization programs that measurably improve care and staff experience
- advise senior leaders on clinical system choices and their effect on care
Closest ESCO skills
- oversee clinical information system activities
- use electronic health records management system
- develop ICT workflow
Contains ESCO v1.2.1 data (https://esco.ec.europa.eu/). © European Union. Reuse authorised under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU.
Role levels that expect this skill
| Role level | Role | Band | Expected level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deputy chief clinical information officer | Chief clinical information officer | 8d | Expert |
| Clinical informatics specialist | Clinical informatician | 6 | Working |
| Senior clinical informatician | Clinical informatician | 7 | Practitioner |
| Lead clinical informatician | Clinical informatician | 8a | Expert |
| Head of clinical informatics | Clinical informatician | 8c | Expert |