Job Description for Health Technicians
Health technicians, often referred to as medical transcriptionists or health information technicians, maintain and organize patient medical records for insurance billing and patient history tracking.
Educational Requirements
1. General educational requirements include coursework in medical terminology, anatomy, health data coding, as well as health insurance and legal standards of medical records.
Responsibilities
2. Maintaining and organizing patient medical records includes receiving and inputting patient medical information into computer systems for medical history tracking and insurance billing purposes.
Work Environment
3. Working in a hospital, health clinic or private practice, these professionals may also handle additional administrative duties such as answering phones, scheduling and greeting patients.
Occupational Outlook
4. The Bureau of Labor Statistics expects these occupations to grow 18 percent between 2006 and 2016, due to recent federal legislation requiring electronic medical record keeping, as well as continuing analysis of medical treatments by health insurance companies.
Compensation
5. The Bureau of Labor Statistics also reports an average annual salary of $28,030 for these occupations.