Health Information Specialist

Duties and Responsibilities: Health information specialists help protect the privacy and ensure the accuracy of patients’ medical records. They frequently have roles in billing and diagnostic coding, as well. HIM specialists typically have associate’s degree in health information management as well as earn certification.

Salary: $37,710 per year for all medical records and health information technicians

Education: In order to find an entry-level position, aspiring health information managements specialists need to be familiar with basic medical vocabulary and insurance coding techniques. Most employers hire candidates that have earned an associate’s degree. Courses in these programs focus on topics that include medical technology, anatomy, medical coding, statistics and data base security.

Reflection: I think I’d like too be one because the job seems very easy and your helping people not like doing surgery but having the paperwork and personal information safe so no other patient could get I’d like to learn more.