Health Information Specialists

Health Information Specialist

Duties and Responsibilities:

They obtain, post, and analyze medical, workload, finance, and insurance data. They make sure that the information is properly recorded into medical records so practitioners can plan and evaluate health care provided to patients. There are a lot of job specialties with this field including Registered Record Administrators, Accredited Record Technicians, and Certified Coding Specialists.  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 Administrators)

Educational Requirements:

As students we should take high school courses in business, information management, science, math, and English, Must have a high school diploma or GED certificate. Sometimes training is conducted on the job, but classes are offered at technical schools and community colleges. To become certified specialists you must pass an exam.

Reflection:

I do not think that I would like to become a health information specialists because it does not really catch my attention to study this.