Friday, November 8, 2013

Health Information Specialist

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 needed to patients. 

Salary: $20,000 - $40,000 yearly.

Education: Students should take high school courses in business, information management, science, math, and English.
·         Coding specialists need to have a high school diploma or GED certificate. 
·         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.
·         Record administrators must get a bachelor's degree program in the field and pass a certification examination.
Answer: Do you think you would like to be a Health Information Specialist? Why? Why not?
Maybe, but not as a lifetime career. For about 5-15 years will be good to work in this job for me. 

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