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. There are a variety of job specialties within this field including Registered Record Administrators, Accredited Record Technicians, and Certified Coding Specialists.  Administrators coordinate the various information management responsibilities and supervise record technicians and coding specialists.  Record technicians ensure medical records are accurate, coordinate reimbursement, and maintain disease registries for research.  Coding specialists assign and post correct diagnosis and procedure codes to records and report codes to insurance companies. Health information specialists work in hospitals, clinics, insurance companies, physician offices, and many other medical settings.

         Average Salary:

$20,000 - $25,000 (Coding Specialists)

$23,000 - $30,000 (Record Technicians)

$30,000 - $40,000 (Record Administrators)

Educational Requirements:

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. Accredited record technicians must earn an associate's degree from an accredited college program or from the American Health Information Management Association Independent Study Program.  Additionally, they must pass a credentialing examination. Record administrators must complete a bachelor's degree program in the field and pass a certification examination.

CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!!!!

I wouldn’t like to be one because it’s not in my field of study.

Student Success Statment

What is 

The strangest secret in the world

"We become what we think about" 

Earl nightingale

I agree with him beacuse if you have a mindset to something then you wil accomplish anything you want. It all depends on how you think of something.

Health educator

Duties and Responsibilities:

Health educators provide information on health and health related issues.  They can assess health training needs and plan health education programs.  They may specialize according to specific health concerns, illnesses, or work or training setting.  Health educators may work as independent consultants or in health departments, community organizations, businesses, hospitals, schools, or government agencies.  Health Educators often:

Ú Perform health training needs assessments.

Ú Design and develop health education programs.

Ú Publish health education materials, information papers, and grant proposals.

Ú Develop health education curriculum.

Ú Teach health in public and private schools.

Average Salary:  $20,000 - $35,000

Educational Requirements:

Students should take college preparatory courses during high school.

Health educators have, as a minimum, a bachelor’s degree in health education. Many have master’s degrees. To be certified or licensed to teach health in public schools requires a master’s degree and successful completion of a written exam in many states.

CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!!

No i wouldnt want to be a health educator because it just not in my field of study.

Student Success Statment

"Good thoughts bear good fruit. Bad thoughts bear bad fruit"

James Allen 

If you have good thoughts then you will have good outcomes. and when you have bad thoughts you will have bad outcomes 

Genetic Counselor

Duties and Responsibilities:

Genetic Counselors work with patients and families who have genetic, or inherited, disorders and birth defects.  They also counsel people who are at risk for these problems.

Educate patients and families about their conditions and how they might best manage their problems.

Examine family histories to determine the likelihood of genetic problems.

Conduct research about genetic disorders.

Educate medical professionals and the general public about genetic disorders.

Average Salary:  $25,000 - $55,000

Educational Requirements:

Students interested in becoming genetic counselors should take a challenging high school curriculum that emphasizes science and mathematics.

A master's degree is required, and most graduate programs require a strong undergraduate background in biology, chemistry, and behavioral science.  Many states require genetic counselors to be certified.

I don’t think I would be a genetic counselor because It wouldn’t be in my field of study.

Student Success Statement

"I wasn't trying to leave a legacy. I was trying to do what was right."

Dean smith

I agree because he was just doing his job. He was a very great man and coach

Epidemiologists

Duties and Responsibilities:

Epidemiologists study the frequency and distribution of diseases within human populations and environments.  Specifically, they measure the incidence of disease occurrence and relate it to different characteristics of populations and environments.  Epidemiologists perform research, education, and public health practice in universities, government agencies, international organizations, and private corporations.  Epidemiologists often:

•             Work on developing or refining methods of measuring and evaluating disease occurrences.

•          Develop and recommend public health policy.

•          Study or research chronic diseases, infectious diseases, disease outbreaks, injuries, occupations, and environments.

Average Salary:  $30,000 - $50,000

Educational Requirements:

Students should take the most challenging high school courses (including AP or IB courses) available in science, math, and English.

Epidemiologists have, as a minimum, master's degrees in public health.  Undergraduate requirements for admissions into public health graduate programs vary by schools but usually include strong backgrounds in biology, chemistry, mathematics, and or statistics.

CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!!!

I wouldn’t want to be and epidemiologist because they work with some of the most deadly diseases known to mankind and that’s actually scary.