Health information management (HIM) is the practice of acquiring, analyzing, and protecting digital and traditional medical information vital to providing quality patient care. It is a combination of business, science, and information technology.
Below is Health Information Management Salary In Ghana
Health information management salary structure
The information given below is the payslip of health informatics from the Accountant General Department.
SS Market premium = GHS 554.31
Single Spine Monthly Salary = GHS 2,011.00
SS Basic Salary Top Up Allowance = GHS 160.88
Covid 19 Income Tax Waiver = GHS 380.40
Social Security Contribution Employee = GHS 110.61
Income Tax = GHS 380.40
Gh Association of Biomedical Scientist Union Fees = GHS 40.22
Health Service Development Fund Deductions = GHS 10.00
Health Service Workers Union Fees = GHS 41.00
Monthly Salary of Health Information Managers without deductions
Summing up the above, a health information manager in Ghana earns an average gross salary of GHS 3,106.59.
Deductions made on Salary of Health Information Managers
Here are the possible deductions made from the salary
Social Security Contribution Employee = GHS 110.61
Income Tax = GHS 380.40
Gh Association of Biomedical Scientist Union Fees = GHS 40.22
Health Service Development Fund Deductions = GHS 10.00
Health Service Workers Union Fees = GHS 41.00
Net Salary (after deductions have been made)
When all the above deductions are made, a health information manager in Ghana is expected to earn an average of GHS 2,488.36.
Annual income of a Ghanaian health information manager
The annual gross salary amounts to GHS 24,124.42.
What is the work of health information management?
Health information managers are responsible for information governance or ensuring enterprise-wide health data integrity, privacy, and security.
Some of their main responsibilities may include: Implement processes and systems to support accurate and complete medical record documentation.
What is included in health information management?
Health information management encompasses coding and revenue cycle, informatics, data analytics, and information governance.
Informatics oversees the technical aspects of managing health information, whereas data analytics manages the integrity of data through mapping and quality improvement processes.