Health Records and Information Officer
Manages patient health records and health information systems in hospitals and clinics. Ensures accurate documentation, data quality and compliance with health information standards.
- AI exposure
- 16 of 100, low exposure
- Hiring trend
- Rising
- Hiring rate
- 45%
The role
What the work is, what it pays, and what it costs you.
At a glance
- Remote friendly
- Yes
- Freelance potential
- Low
- Time to senior
- 6 years
A day in the role
Codes patient diagnoses using ICD-10, manages electronic medical records, generates monthly hospital statistics, ensures patient data confidentiality, and trains staff on the EMR system.
What it pays
Kenyan market, per month- Entry
- KES 35,000-65,000
- Mid
- KES 75,000-150,000
- Senior
- KES 180,000-380,000
Exposure
How much of this a machine can already do, and how that was worked out.
Where this rating sits
1,516 rated careersRated above 8% of the 1,516 careers in the catalogue, which averages 43. Inside health sciences the mean is 25, across 137 careers.
Named task by task
Already automated
- AI-powered medical coding
- Automated patient record indexing
- Generating health data reports
- AI-assisted data quality checking
Still human
- Managing patient health records
- Ensuring data quality and accuracy
- Operating health information systems (EMR/EHR)
- Coding diagnoses and procedures (ICD-10)
- Maintaining patient confidentiality
- Generating health statistics and reports
Task counts
- Displacing
- AI automates basic coding and indexing
- Augmenting
- AI data quality tools improve accuracy
- Creating
- Digital health platforms create new informatics roles
Sources
Behind the rating- Kenya eHealth strategy
- KMTC health records
- WEF Future of Jobs 2023
Getting in
The routes into the role and what each one asks for.
What to study
8 courses- Diploma in Human BiosciencesKsh 34,920a year
- Certificate in Health Services SupportKsh 50,500a year
- Certificate in HIV/AIDS ManagementKsh 63,290a year
- Artisan in Community HealthKsh 67,189a year
- Certificate in Health Records and ITKsh 67,189a year
- Certificate in Science Laboratory TechnicianKsh 67,189a year
- Certificate in Science Laboratory TechnologyKsh 67,189a year
- Craft in School Laboratory TechnicianKsh 67,189a year
How people get in
BSc Health Records & Information
4 yearsVery high cost
BSc from JKUAT or KMTC
Diploma in Health Records (KMTC)
3 yearsHigh cost
Diploma from Kenya Medical Training College
Who hires
- Hospitals (KNH, Aga Khan)
- County Hospitals
- Ministry of Health
- Health Insurance Companies
- Research Institutions
Common misconceptions
Health records is just filing patient files
It involves medical coding, data governance, health informatics, privacy law and statistical reporting — health records officers manage critical clinical data.
What happens next
How the role changes from here, and where it leads.
Growth outlook
- Net demand change
- +12%
- Over
- 2026-2028
- Drivers
- EMR adoption,SHA data needs,Digital health strategy
- Headwinds
- AI automating basic records tasks
What to learn
- AI medical coding platforms
- EMR/EHR systems (OpenMRS, DHIS2)
- Health data analytics
Kenyan market notes
Every hospital needs health records officers. Growing push for electronic medical records (EMR) — Kenya eHealth strategy. KMTC trains diploma, JKUAT trains BSc. County hospitals expanding records departments. SHA (Social Health Authority) needs records professionals. Salary: entry KES 35,000-65,000, mid KES 75,000-150,000, senior KES 180,000-380,000+.
Further reading
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