Health Information
Specialist
Health Information Specialists obtain, post, and analyze
medical, finance, and insurance data.
They ensure that this information is properly recorded into medical
records so practitioners can plan health care to provide it to their patients.
There are a variety of job specialties within this field
including Registered Record Administrators, Accredited Record Technicians, and
Certified Coding Specialists.
Administrators coordinate the various information management
responsibilities and supervise record technicians and coding specialists. Record technicians ensure medical records are
correct, and maintain disease registries for research. Coding specialists assign procedure codes to
records and report codes to insurance companies. Health information specialists
work in hospitals, clinics, insurance companies, physician offices, and many
other medical settings.
Average Salary: $20,000
- $40,000
Educational Requirements:
Students should take the most challenging high school courses
in business, information management, science, math, and English. Coding
specialists must have a high school diploma or GED certificate. Training is usually conducted on the job, but
classes are given at technical schools and community colleges. To become certified, specialists must pass an
examination. Accredited record technicians must earn an associate's degree from
an accredited college or from the American Health Information Management
Association Independent Study Program.
Additionally, they must pass a credentialing examination. Record administrators
must complete a bachelor's degree program in the field and pass a certification
examination.
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No I do not think I would like to be a health information
specialist because I don’t I would find it very interesting.
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