Health Information Manager

 

Career Description

In handling patient records, the health information manager must respect individual patient privacy while contributing to quality care by organizing the medical data. These information specialists are skilled in the following areas: health care databases and database systems, medical classifi cation systems, flow of clinical information, relationship of financial information to clinical data, uses and users of health care information, medical legal issues and security systems.

Annual Salary

Entry: $39,125	Mean: $52,104	Experienced: $62,504
Source: Kansas City Metropolitan Healthcare Council, 2006 Salary Data

Hourly Wage

Entry: $18.81	Mean: $25.05	Experienced: $30.05
Source: Kansas City Metropolitan Healthcare Council, 2006 Salary Data

Academic Requirements

Positions in these careers usually are awarded to applicants with a bachelor’s degree in health information management. Medical records technicians generally have an associate’s degree from a two-year community college or a junior college program.

Schools

Colorado Technical University North Kansas City
816/472-7400

Devry University-Kansas City
816/941-0430

KU School of Allied Health (Kansas City, Kan.)
913/588-5235

Penn Valley Community College
816/759-4000

Professional Associations

National
American Health Information Management Association

State
Missouri Health Information Management Association

Additional Information

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