Health Information Specialist

Health information specialists ensure the quality, accuracy, accessibility, and security of health information and medical records both in paper form and electronically. Insurance reimbursement purposes, databases and registries,  and general medical history storage are a few of the reasons this job is needed in the medical industry. All technicians document patients' health information, including the medical history, symptoms, examination and test results, treatments, and other information about healthcare provider services.

Their duties include:

·         Review patient records for timeliness, completeness, accuracy, and appropriateness of health data

·         Organize and maintain data for clinical databases and registries

·         Electronically record data for collection, storage, analysis, retrieval, and reporting

·         Protect patients’ health information for confidentiality, authorized access for treatment, and data security

The increasing usage of electronics and technology brings a demand for familiarity with computers in this area and they need to adapt to various classification systems.

Salary: $32,350 per year

Education:

 Associate degree programs in health information technology typically include courses in medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, health data requirements and standards, classification and coding systems, healthcare reimbursement methods, healthcare statistics, and computer systems. taking high school courses in health, computer science, math, and biology increases chances of being admitted into health tech programs.

I think I would like to work in this field because it seems to pay well and isn’t heavy-duty work but is still very important.