Health Information Specialist

                                              Health Information Specialist

Duties and Responsibilities: Health Information Specialists obtain, post, analyze medical, workload, finance, and insurance data.  They make sure 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.

·         Work with patient files

·         Doctor’s right hand in patient help.

Average Salary:    

$20,000 - $25,000 (Coding Specialists)
$23,000 - $30,000 (Record Technicians)
$30,000 - $40,000 (Record Administrators)

Education Requirements: You should take high school courses in business, information management, science, math, and English.

Coding specialists must have a high school diploma or GED certificate.  Training is conducted on the job, and classes are offered at technical schools and community colleges.  To become certified, specialists must pass an examination.

Answer: I would not like to be a health info specialist cause it makes low money income and doesn’t seem like fun.