Health Information Specialist

Health Information Specialist 

Duties and Responsibilities: They obtain, post, and analyze medical, workload finance, and insurance data. They ensure that this information is properly rerecorded into medical records so practitioners can plan and evaluate health care provided to patients. There are variety of job specialties within this field including Registered Record Administrators, Accredited Record Technicians, and Certified Coding Specialists. Administrators coordinate the carious information management responsibilities and supervise record technicians and coding specialists.

Average Salary $20,000 - $25,000 (Coding Specialists)

$23,000 0 $30,000 (Record Technicians)

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

Education: Students should take 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 offered at technical schools and community colleges. To become certified, specialists must pass an examination.