Medical Records and Health Information Technician

Education and Training: Community college

Salary: Median—$25,590 per year

Employment Outlook: Very good

Definition and Nature of the Work

Most medical records and health information technicians work in hospitals, clinics, and nursing homes. They most often work with computerized record systems and maintain hospital reports on patients. Medical records and health information technicians keep track of patients' medical histories and charts, ensure that all the proper forms are present and signed, and make certain that the medical information is correct and accessible to doctors and nurses. In large facilities medical records and health information technicians work in the records department under the direction of a medical record administrator. In small facilities highly experienced technicians may head the …