Health
information specialist
Duties
and responsibilities:
Health information specialists work in
hospitals, clinics, insurance companies, physician offices, and many other
medical settings. They ensure that this information is properly recorded into
medical records so practitioners can plan and evaluate health care provided to
patients There are a many job specialties in the field including Registered
Record Administrators, Accredited Record Technicians, and Certified Coding
Specialists
Average
Salary:
$20,000 -
$25,000 (Coding Specialists)
$23,000 -
$30,000 (Record Technicians)
$30,000 -
$40,000 (Record Administrators)
Education:
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.
Accredited record 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.
Record administrators must complete a bachelor's degree
program in the field and pass a certification examination.
I don’t think I would like to be a health information
specialist because my interest aren’t in the medical field