Health Information Specialist

Duties and Responsibilities: A health information specialist analyzes all data that has to do with the hospital and finance wise. They provided this information so that the practitioners know how to care and what to provide for the patients. There are three different parts to the health information specialist and they are the coding specialist, record technicians, and record administrators.

Salary: $20,000 - $25,000 (Coding Specialists)  $23,000 - $30,000 (Record Technicians) 

$30,000 - $40,000 (Record Administrators)

Education: to become a coding specialist you must have a high school diploma or GED. Training is usually done on the job but there are classes offered at technical school and community colleges and you must pass an examination. Record technicians must earn an associate’s degree and as well pass an exam. A record administrator must complete a bachelor’s degree program in the field and pass an exam.

 

Reflection: I don’t think I would like this career because it doesn’t seem interesting to me.