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.