Medical record consultant vs health information technician

The differences between medical record consultants and health information technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 6-12 months to become both a medical record consultant and a health information technician. Additionally, a medical record consultant has an average salary of $65,078, which is higher than the $34,604 average annual salary of a health information technician.

The top three skills for a medical record consultant include cerner, practice management and elbow support. The most important skills for a health information technician are patients, medical terminology, and customer service.

Medical record consultant vs health information technician overview

	Medical Record Consultant	Health Information Technician
Yearly salary	$65,078	$34,604
Hourly rate	$31.29	$16.64
Growth rate	11%	11%
Number of jobs	55,953	120,786
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 54%	Associate Degree, 41%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	12	12

Medical record consultant vs health information technician salary

Medical record consultants and health information technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Medical Record Consultant	Health Information Technician
Average salary	$65,078	$34,604
Salary range	Between $53,000 And $79,000	Between $26,000 And $45,000
Highest paying City	-	Fairbanks, AK
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	Stifel Financial
Best paying industry	-	Government

Differences between medical record consultant and health information technician education

There are a few differences between a medical record consultant and a health information technician in terms of educational background:

	Medical Record Consultant	Health Information Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 54%	Associate Degree, 41%
Most common major	Nursing	Health Care Administration
Most common college	Duke University	University of Southern California

Medical record consultant vs health information technician demographics

Here are the differences between medical record consultants' and health information technicians' demographics:

	Medical Record Consultant	Health Information Technician
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 34.4% Female, 65.6%	Male, 16.5% Female, 83.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.9% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 15.1% Asian, 9.1% White, 59.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%	Black or African American, 9.2% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 17.2% Asian, 8.6% White, 59.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between medical record consultant and health information technician duties and responsibilities

Medical record consultant example responsibilities.

Implement policies and procedures to achieve optimum DRG reimbursement.
Maintain HIPPA guidelines while helping with patient requests for records, faxing documentation to other local hospitals.
Attend client facing meetings to gather requirements and contribute to planning, facilitating, and implementation of NextGen software.
Standardize and implement NextGen templates across multiple clients.
Support and train end-users for PathNet laboratory implementations.
Conduct independent analyses of Medicaid long-term services and supports.

Health information technician example responsibilities.

Maximize ROI by effectively managing the microfiche process.
Assist patients and staff on filling out ROI's, and explain what exactly are being release or obtain.
Perform analysis and assembly of emergency room and surgery records and release records according to HIPAA regulations and confidentially.
Input data into a windows base in-house system.
Scan medical records in the EHR using the NEXTGEN software.
Attend advanced SQL coding workshops to optimize and refine database infrastructure.

Medical record consultant vs health information technician skills

Common medical record consultant skills

Cerner, 9%
Practice Management, 7%
Elbow Support, 6%
CPOE, 6%
Go-Live Support, 6%
EHR, 5%

Common health information technician skills

Patients, 20%
Medical Terminology, 13%
Customer Service, 9%
HIPAA, 9%
Patient Care, 7%
Data Entry, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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