Health Information Specialist

                            Health Information Specialist

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.

Health information specialists work in hospitals, clinics, insurance companies, physician offices, and many other medical settings.

Salary: $20,000 - $25,000

Education: Students 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 usually conducted on the job, but classes are offered at technical schools and community colleges.  To become certified, specialists must pass an examination.

Reflection: I might like to become a health information specialist because they do research and record data.