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.

 

Health Information specialist

 

Duties and Responsibilities: A health information specialist obtains and analyzes medical insurance data so that they know what kind of health care should be provided to the patients. There is a variety of jobs around this one who work together to get the job done.

Salary: $20,000 - $40,000

Education: Students should have a high school diploma or a GED. They should also take high school courses such as business, information management, science, math, and English. Training is usually done on the job but there are classes available at trade schools and community colleges. 

Answer: I wouldn’t like to be a Health Information Specialist because it does not seem to interest me, it seems to boring.

 

Health Information Specialist

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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 an 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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