Health Information Specialist

Duties and Responsibilities:Most health information management specialists 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 

Education: In order to find an entry-level position, aspiring health information management specialists need to be familiar with basic medical vocabulary and insurance coding techniques. Most employers hire candidates that have earned an associate's degree in health information management. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2008 there were over 200 schools in the United States accredited to offer such a program through the Commission for Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education. Courses in these programs focus on topics that include medical terminology, anatomy, medical coding, statistics and database security.

Reflection:  Learning about your health and the good benefits it can bring you if you keep a nice diet can only cause you nothing but good things. Becoming a health information specialist is not something I would want to do as a living. Maybe as a hobby to relax or to spend my time but not for a full on career. Even though money might not be everything it's still a very low rate to get paid and by all the learning you have to do it's not enough. Health information specialist is something I would do as a hobby but not career.