Friday, November 8, 2013

Health Information Specialist


Health Information Specialist

Duties and responsibilities: They obtain post and analyze medical workload, finance and insurance data. They need to have the information well organized for the practitioners can read and understand clearly the information for their patients. A few jobs under this category are registered record administrators, accredited record technicians and certified coding specialists. 

Salary: $20,000- $30,000 (coding specialists)
$23,000 - $30,000 (Record Technicians)  
$30,000 - $40,000 (Record Administrators)

Education: Students should take high school courses in math,science, english and information management. Coding specialists must have a high school diploma or GED certificate. Training is usually conducted on the job. To become a certified specialist you need to pass an exam. 



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