Health information specialist

 

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“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.

 

Salary : 20,000 - $25,000 (Coding Specialists) 
$23,000 - $30,000 (Record Technicians) 
$30,000 - $40,000 (Record Administrators)

Education :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…

Answer : do you think you would like to be a health  information specialist ? why or why not ? no because I'm interested in medicine but it seems a very good career to help people and to learn about medicine

Student Success Statement

What is

 THE Strangest Secret in the Wold

"we become what we think about "  

Earl Nightingale  

 

I say that this reflection is very true because if we think positive and do everything that is on our side and we give up we can become what we always dream many people give up  because they think negative  and  they go to  the wrong truck

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

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:  Perform health training needs assessments. Design and develop health education programs. ·         Publish health education materials, information papers, and grant proposals. ·         Develop health education curriculum. ·         Teach health in public and private schools. Average Salary : $20,000 - $ 35,000 Education 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 masters degrees to be certified or licensed to teach health in public schools requires a masters degree and successful completion of a written exam in many states .   Choose the right !!!                 I do not like to be this because I'm not interested in medicine but it  would be a very good career to learn more things about medicine and teach people about medicine, but  it’s not what I would like to be

student success statement

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

 

 

 

 

James Allen

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I say that this reflection is very true because if we think positive we can have a positive future and if we did not have negative thoughts result

 

 

GENETIC COUNSELOR

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Genetic counselor

Duties and responsibilities : Genetic counselors work at hospitals, universities, laboratories and private clinics. They are trained to analyze genetic data and communicate risk factors to patients and their families. A family history of cancer, muscular dystrophy or cystic fibrosis might cause an individual to seek genetic counseling. Tasked with identifying potential predispositions for physical and mental diseases and disorders, genetic counselors are trained in the following:

·         Analyze patient histories

·         Provide genetic testing

·         Perform genetic risk calculations

·         Educate families about potential health risks

·         Help patients to cope with a diagnosis  

 

 

Average Salary:  $25,000 - $55,000

 

 

Education : 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.

 

 

Would you like to be a Genetic counselor ? no

WHY ?  A : because I’m not interested in this  carier

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