Health Information Specialist
Duties and Responsibilities : focus on patient security or privacy, coding or records administration. Many professionals are employed by hospitals, where they work with patient care data and ensure proper insurance payment reimbursement, the accuracy of data for public health records and the security of patients' electronic health records information. Other professionals may work for government agencies, insurance companies or other health care facilities.
Salary:$37,710 per year (average for 2013)
Education: Associates degree, Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT).
Reflection: I wouldn't mind being a RHIT if, the files are all electronic because if they were on paper i would hate to have to sort all the paperwork. One major the discourages me from going into this field is the low pay.
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