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.
There are a variety of job specialties within this field
including Registered Record Administrators, Accredited Record Technicians, and
Certified Coding Specialists.
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. Coding specialists assign and
post correct diagnosis and procedure codes to records and report codes to
insurance companies.
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:
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.
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.
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