and laboratory tests, diagnoses, and treatment plans. Health information technicians organize and evaluate these records for completeness and accuracy.

When assembling patients' health information, technicians, who may also be called medical record technicians

What do I have to do to get this job?

Educational qualification: Diploma in MEDICAL RECORDS

Work environment: Health information technicians generally work a 40-hour week. Some overtime may be required. In hospitals where health information departments are open 18-24 hours a day, 7 days a week, they may work on day, evening, and night shifts.

Health information technicians work in pleasant and comfortable offices. This is one of the few health occupations in which there is little or no physical contact with patients. Accuracy is essential, therefore concentration and close attention to detail is required. Health information technicians who work at video display terminals for prolonged periods must guard against eyestrain and muscle pain.

How much will I be paid when I start?

2500/-

What is the future with this job?

Job prospects for formally trained technicians should be very good. Employment of health information technicians is expected to grow much faster than the average for all occupations through the year 2006, due to rapid growth in the number of medical tests, treatments, and procedures which will be increasingly scrutinized by third-party payers, regulators, courts, and consumers.

Hospitals will continue to employ the most health information technicians, but growth will not be as fast as in other areas. Increasing demand for detailed records in offices and clinics of physicians should result in fast employment growth, especially in large group practices. Rapid growth is also expected in nursing homes and home health agencies.

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