Health Information Specialists

Health Information Specialist

Duties and Responsibilities:  Compile, process, and maintain medical records of hospital and clinic patients in a manner consistent with medical, administrative, ethical, legal, and regulatory requirements of the health system. Process, maintain, compile, and report patient information for health requirements and standards in a manner consistent with the health care industry’s numerical coding system.

Salary: $37,710 per year

Education: In order to find an entry- level position, aspiring health information management specialist need to be familiar with basic medical vocabulary and insurance coding techniques. Needs an Associate’s degree and a RHIT certification often preferred. Courses in these programs focus on topics that include medical terminology, anatomy, medical coding, statistics and database security. Most employers hire candidates that have earned an associate’s degree in health information management.

Reflection: I don’t think I would like to be one of these because it’s a lot of work. I think it’s a lot of work because you need to keep file of everybody’s paperwork.