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 codes to insurance 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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