Health
Information Specialist
Part 1
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 code to insure 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)
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