Health Information Specialist Part 1
Duties and
Responsibilities:
Health Information Specialists obtain, post, and analyze
medical, workload, finance, and insurance data. They ensure that this
information is properly recorded into medical records so practitioners can plan
and evaluate health care provided to 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 accurate, coordinate reimbursement,
and maintain disease registries for research. Coding specialists assign and
post correct diagnosis and 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-$25,000(Coding Specialists)
$23,000-$30,000(Record Technicians)
$30,000-$40,000(Record Administration)
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