08/04/08

Shaking Down the Money Tree
By Juliann Schaeffer
For The Record
Vol. 20 No. 16 P. 18

Additional Salary Survey Results
Position State Salary Years Credentials Workplace
Cancer Registrar Arizona, rural $25-hr/$52,000/year 20 or more years RHIT, CCS Hospital/acute care
  Michigan, suburban $23-hr/$47,840/year 20 + RHIT, CTR Hospital/acute care
  Michigan, suburban $23-hr/$47,840/year 20 + RHIT, CTR Hospital/acute care
  Texas, suburban $46,800/year 10 to 20 years CTR Hospital/acute care
  Pennsylvania, urban $42,000/year Less than 1 year RHIA Hospital/acute care
  Kentucky (not listed) $18.15/hr/$37,752/year 5 to 9 years RHIT, CCS Hospital/acute care
  Kentucky, urban $17.34-hr/$36,067/year 1 to 4 years RHIT Educational instiution
  Florida, suburban $17-hr/$35,360/year 1 to 4 years RHIT, CCA, CTR Hospital/acute care
  Minnesota, urban (part-time) $17-hr/$17,680/year Less than 1 year CCA Hospital/acute care
 
HIM supervisor Washington DC, urban $40-hr/$83,200/year 10 to 20 years RHIT, RHIA, CCS Hospital/acute care
  Texas, suburban $26.44-hr/$54,995/year 5 to 9 years RHIT Inpatienr rehab facility
  Wisconsin, suburban $23.25-hr/$48,360/year 10 to 20 years Not credentialed Physician office
  Minnesota, suburban $21.75-hr/$45,240/year Less than 1 year Not credentialed Hospital/acute care
  Florida, rural $43,000/year 5 to 9 years RHIA Hospital/acute care
  Virginia (not listed) $20-hr/$41,600/year 20 + CMT Hospital/acute care
  Michigan, suburban $17.51-hr/$36,421/year 10 to 20 RHIT Hospital/acute care
  Maine, rural $32,000/year 10 to 20 years Not credentialed Hospital/acute care
 
Compliance auditor Virginia (not listed) $77,000/year 5 to 9 years RHIA, CCS Healthcare organization corporate office
  Mississippi, urban $22.22-hr/$46,218/year 10 to 20 years RHIT Healthcare organization corporate office
  New York, suburban $42,500/year 10 to 20 years RHIT Healthcare organization corporate office
  Mississippi, urban $42,500/year 5 to 9 years RHIA Hospital/acute care
  Mississippi, urban $42,300/year 5 to 9 years RHIT Hospital/acute care
  Indiana, rural $26,145/year 5 to 9 years RHIT Mental health facility
 
Consultant Ohio, suburban $55-hr/$114,400/year 10 to 20 years RHIA Hospital/acute care
  New York (not listed) $87,000/year plus bonuses 20 or more years RHIA Consulting firm
  Florida, urban $69,000/year 10 to 20 years RHIT, CCS Hospital/acute care
  Urban (traveling) $32-hr/$66,560/year 10 to 20 years RHIT  
  Pennsylvania, urban $52,000/year plus bonuses 10 to 20 years RHIT, CPC Consulting firm
 
Data analyst Illinois (suburban) $22.81-hr/$47,445/year 10 to 20 RHIT, CTR Hospital/acute care
  Colorado (urban) $16.17-hr/$33,634/year 5 to 9 not credentialed Hospital/acute care
  Texas, suburban $15.80-hr/$32,864/year 1 to 4 years Not credentialed Hospital/acute care
  Florida, suburban $9.79-hr/$20,363/year 1 to 4 years RHIT Hospital/acute care
 
Outsourced transcriptionist Oklahoma (not listed) $15-hr/$31,200/year 10 to 20 years CMT Medical transcription service organization
  Indiana (not listed) $13.56-hr/$28,205/year 20 or more years CMT Medical transcription service organization
  North Carolina (not listed) (part-time) $12,000/year 1 to 4 years Not credentialed Medical transcription service organization
  Texas (not listed) (part-time) $10-hr/$10,400/year 20 or more years CMT Physician office
 
Outsourced coder Arizona, urban $64,000/year 5 to 9 years CCS, CPC, CPC-H Outsourcing firm
  New Yorok, rural $50,000/year plus bonuses 10 to 20 years CPC Outsourcing firm
  Ohio, urban (part-time) $21-hr/$21,840/year 1 to 4 years Not credentialed Consulting firm
 
Privacy officer Michigan (rural) $76,000/year 20 + RHIA hospital/acute care
  Michigan, urban $50,000/year 20 or more years RHIA,CHP Ambulatory care
 
CFO and privacy officer Texas, rural $65,000/year 10 to 20 years RHIA Hospital/acute care
 
Coding manager North Carolina, urban $79,000/year 20 or more years RHIT, RHIA, CCS Hospital/acute care
  Mississippi, suburban $70,000/year 10 to 20 years RHIT,CCS Hospital/acute care
 
HIM assistant director Ohio, urban $97,000/year 20 or more years RHIA Hospital/acute care
  Louisiana, suburban $50,606/year 5 to 9 years RHIA,CPC Hospital/acute care
 
Medical records clerk Iowa, rural $11.50-hr/$23,920/year Less than 1 year Not credentialed Hospital/acute care
  Texas, suburban $10.66-hr/$22,173/year 5 to 9 years Not credentialed Community health center
 
Other          
Documentation specialist New York, urban $95,000/year 10 to 20 RHIA, CCS Hospital/acute care, government
Clnical performance improvement coordinator Minnesota, rural $70,000/year 20 or more years RHIA,CCS Managed care/insurance company
Quality coordinator New Jersey, suburban $67,000/year 20 or more years RHIA Hospital/acute care
Clinical documentation specialist Minnesota, urban $54,000/year 20 or more years RHIA Home healthcare
Surgical pricer/coder Arizona, urban $23.63-hr/$49,150/year 10 to 20 years RHIA Hospital/acute care
HIM liaison Minnesota, urban $21.57-hr/$44,866/year Less than 1 year RHIT Hospital/acute care
Physician office manager Florida, suburban $21.52-hr/$44,762/year 20 or more years Not credentialed Physician office
Forms analyst South Dakota, urban $21-hr/$43,680/year 10 to 20 years Not credentialed Hospital/acute care
Medical records paralegal Connecticut, urban $43,000/year 10 to 20 years RHIT Law firm
Remote coder Texas (not listed) $20.50-hr/$42,640/year 5 to 9 years CCS Home
Credentialing Minnesota, rural $20.45-hr/$42,536/year 20 or more years RHIA Hospital/acute care
Medical records auditor Mississippi, urban $20.20-hr/$42,016/year 20 + CCA, CCS-P Hospital/acute care
Home-based transcriptionist/hospital employee Montana (not listed) $19.67-hr/$40,914/year 20 or more years CMT Hospital/acute care
Coding supervisor Minnesota, rural $18.56-hr/$38,605/year 5 to 9 years RHIT Physician office
HIM lead analyst Maryland, rural $18.40-hr/$38,272/year 20 or more years Not credentialed Hospital/acute care
Not listed New York, suburban $38,000/year 5 to 9 years RHIT Hospital/acute care
Clinical data specialist (part-time) Oklahoma, rural $30-hr/$31,200/year 20 or more years RHIT Hospital/acute care
EHR implementation coordinator Florida, urban $15-hr/$31,200/year 1 to 4 years Not credentialed Multispecialty clinic
At-home transcriptionist Virginia (not listed) $31,000/year 20 or more years CMT Medical transcription service organization
Transcription auditor Oklahoma (not listed) $14.50-hr/$30,160/year 20 or more years CMT Medical transcription service organization
DRG reviewer (part-time) Florida (not listed) $30,000/year 10 to 20 years CCS Home
Independent contractor medical transcriptionist Arkansas (not listed) $25,000/year 10 to 20 years Not credentialed Medical transcription service organization
Work at home as hospital employee Virginia, rural $11.80-hr/$24,544/year 5 to 9 years CMT Hospital/acute care
Authorizations technician North Carolina, suburban $11-hr/$22,880/year 1 to 4 years Not credentialed Mental health facility
Educator (part time) North Dakota, rural $20,000/year 20 or more years RHIT,CCS,CCS-P Educational instiution

 

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