Health Information
Specialists
Part1
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 practioners 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 diagnoses 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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