Health Information Specialist
Duties and responsibilities
Health information specialist obtains, post,
and analyzes 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 specialists within this field including registered
record technicians, and certified coding specialist. Administrator coordinates
the various information management responsibilities and supervises record
technicians and coding specialists. Record technicians ensure medical records
are accurate, coordinate, reinburstment, and maintain disease registries for
research. Coding specialist assign and post correct diagnostics and procedure codes to records
and report codes to insurance companies.
Health information specialists work in hospitals, clinics, insurance, company’s
physicians’ offices, and many others medical settings.
Average salary:
$20,000 - $25,000(coding
specialists)
$23,000- $30,000(record
technicians)
$30,000 - $40,000(record administration)