Health Information Specialist

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. Administrators coordinate the various information management responsibilities and supervise record technicians and coding specialists.  Record technicians ensure medical records are accurate, coordinate reimbursement, and maintain disease registries for research. Health information specialists work in hospitals, clinics, insurance companies, physician offices, and many other medical settings.

Salary: $30,000 - $40,000 

Education:
Students should take high school courses in business, information management, science, math, and English. To become certified, specialists must pass an examination. Health technicians must earn an associate's degree from an accredited college program or from the American Health Information Management Association Independent Study Program.  Additionally, they must pass a credentialing examination.

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I wouldn’t want to be a Health Information Specialist because it doesn’t really grab my attention, but it does seem like a fun activity or job to have in the medical field.