Health Information Specialists

               Health Information Specialist

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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 Administrations, Accredited record technicians, and certified Coding Specialists. Administrations 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 registrations for research. Coding specialists assign and post correct diagnoses and procedure codes to records and 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 Administrations)

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