Health Information Specialist
Duties and
Responsibilities:
Health information specialists obtain,
post, and analyze medical, workload, finance, and insurance data. They make
sure the information is properly recorded into medical records. There are a
variety of jobs specialists. Administrators coordinate the various information
management responsibilities and supervise, record technicians and coding
specialists. Record technicians ensure medical records are accurate, coordinate
reimbursement, and maintain disease registries for research. Health information specialists work in
hospitals, clinics insurance companies and many others.
Average Salary:
$20,000 - $25,000
(Coding Specialists)
$23,000 - $30,000
(Record Technicians)
$30,000 - $40,000 (Record
Administrators)
Education:
In high school
students should take challenging courses in business, information management,
science, math and English. Coding specialist must have a high school diploma or
GED certificate. Training is usually conducted in a job but you can also take
classes. Accredited Record Technicians must have an Associate’s Degree. Record administrators
must have a Bachelor’s Degree.
I would like to become a health information specialist because it seem like a really interesting job. Also because i like working with computers.