Health information administrator vs reimbursement specialist

The differences between health information administrators and reimbursement specialists can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 6-12 months to become both a health information administrator and a reimbursement specialist. Additionally, a health information administrator has an average salary of $54,667, which is higher than the $38,273 average annual salary of a reimbursement specialist.

The top three skills for a health information administrator include HIPAA, transcription and hippa. The most important skills for a reimbursement specialist are patients, customer service, and appeals.

Health information administrator vs reimbursement specialist overview

	Health Information Administrator	Reimbursement Specialist
Yearly salary	$54,667	$38,273
Hourly rate	$26.28	$18.40
Growth rate	11%	11%
Number of jobs	153,896	32,292
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	12	12

Health information administrator vs reimbursement specialist salary

Health information administrators and reimbursement specialists have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Health Information Administrator	Reimbursement Specialist
Average salary	$54,667	$38,273
Salary range	Between $33,000 And $90,000	Between $29,000 And $49,000
Highest paying City	-	Lynchburg, VA
Highest paying state	-	Virginia
Best paying company	-	Novartis
Best paying industry	-	Pharmaceutical

Differences between health information administrator and reimbursement specialist education

There are a few differences between a health information administrator and a reimbursement specialist in terms of educational background:

	Health Information Administrator	Reimbursement Specialist
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Most common major	Computer Information Systems	Business
Most common college	Georgetown University	University of Pennsylvania

Health information administrator vs reimbursement specialist demographics

Here are the differences between health information administrators' and reimbursement specialists' demographics:

	Health Information Administrator	Reimbursement Specialist
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 18.5% Female, 81.5%	Male, 15.2% Female, 84.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.4% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 14.5% Asian, 8.0% White, 62.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%	Black or African American, 9.8% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 16.9% Asian, 8.1% White, 59.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between health information administrator and reimbursement specialist duties and responsibilities

Health information administrator example responsibilities.

Achieve this goal by providing clear policies/justification for initiatives which impact designated FTE's.
Improve processes to reduce turnaround times for release of information, thus meeting HIPAA compliance.
Protect the security of medical records to ensure confidentiality in accordance to HIPPA guidelines.
Maintain open communication for areas of responsibility with patients, providers, administration, other managers and other departments.
Used HPF to (QCI) inpatient and outpatient documents.
Process accounts in assign facility HPF work queues/routers, extensive utilization of EMR.

Reimbursement specialist example responsibilities.

Manage the EDI clearinghouse rejections.
Process department payroll, order supplies, and manage petty-cash funds.
Manage use of various systems, such as MEDITECH, Cerner, WebNow, and yield-base follow-up tool.
Manage cases by aggressively directing the litigation process.
Negotiate fee structure for manage care contracts on acute and rehabilitation facilities.
Research medical coding ICD-9, ICD-10, HCPCS and CPT-4 to let client know the outcome of medical claim.

Health information administrator vs reimbursement specialist skills

Common health information administrator skills

HIPAA, 27%
Transcription, 16%
Hippa, 14%
Epic, 11%
Subpoenas, 10%
CPT, 7%

Common reimbursement specialist skills

Patients, 20%
Customer Service, 9%
Appeals, 6%
CPT, 5%
Medicare, 4%
Medicaid, 4%

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