207ZC0008X — Clinical Informatics (Pathology) Physician
- Grouping
- Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
- Classification
- Pathology
- Specialization
- Clinical Informatics
- Section
- Individual
Definition
Physicians who practice Clinical Informatics collaborate with other health care and information technology professionals to analyze, design, implement and evaluate information and communication systems that enhance individual and population health outcomes, improve patient care, and strengthen the clinician-patient relationship. Clinical Informaticians use their knowledge of patient care combined with their understanding of informatics concepts, methods, and tools to: assess information and knowledge needs of health care professionals and patients; characterize, evaluate, and refine clinical processes; develop, implement, and refine clinical decision support systems; and lead or participate in the procurement, customization, development, implementation, management, evaluation, and continuous improvement of clinical information systems.
NUCC’s own wording, not a paraphrase.
Other codes under Pathology
These are the codes a mis-selection most often lands on, because they share a classification and differ only by specialisation.
- 207ZB0001XBlood Banking & Transfusion Medicine
- 207ZC0006XClinical Pathology
- 207ZC0500XCytopathology
- 207ZD0900XDermatopathology
- 207ZF0201XForensic Pathology
- 207ZH0000XHematology
- 207ZI0100XImmunopathology
- 207ZM0300XMedical Microbiology
- 207ZN0500XNeuropathology
- 207ZP0007XMolecular Genetic Pathology
- 207ZP0101XAnatomic Pathology
- 207ZP0102XAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology
- 207ZP0104XChemical Pathology
- 207ZP0105XClinical Pathology/Laboratory Medicine
- 207ZP0213XPediatric Pathology