Health Information Specialist

Health Information Specialist

Duties and Responsibilities:

    Health information specialists analyze medical data, finances, and insurance data. They make sure that everything gets recorded in the records right. There are many types of health information specialists like:

·                     ·         Registered record administrators

·                     ·         Accredited record technicians

·                     ·         Certified coding specialist

They work in hospitals, clinics, insurance companies, and physician offices.

Average Salary: $20,000- $25,000 (Coding Specialist)

                           $23,000- $30,000 (Record Technicians)

                           $30,000- $40,000 (Record Administrators

Educational Requirements:

   A coding specialist must have a high school diploma or GED certificate. Record technicians must have an associate’s degree from an accredited college program or from the American Health Information Management Association Independent Study Program. Record administrator has to earn a bachelor’s degree program in the field. They have training in college and only get certified if they pass their examination.

CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!!

I would not like to be a health information specialist because to be putting records in files and managing the insurance information is not really in my interests. This career does not catch my eye.