Health Information Specialists
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 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 Specialist)
$23,000-$30,000
(Record Technicians)
$30,000-
$40,000 (Record Administrators)
CHOOSE THE
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