Health Information Specialist

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Duties and Responsibilities

Health informational 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 jobs specialists within this field including Registered Record Administrators, Accredited Record Technicians, and Certified Coding Specialist. Administrators coordinate the various information management responsibilities and supervise record technicians and coding specialist. Record technicians ensure medical records are accurate, coordinate reimbursement, and maintain disease registries for research. Coding specialist assign and post correct diagnosis and procedure codes to records and report codes to insurance companies.

Health information specialist work in hospitals clinics, insurance companies, physician offices, and many other medical settings.

Average Salary

$20,000- $25,000 (Coding Specialist)

$23,000- $30,000 (Record Technicians)

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

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