Occupation
Medical Records Specialists
Compile, process, and maintain medical records of hospital and clinic patients in a manner consistent with medical, administrative, ethical, legal, and regulatory requirements of the healthcare system. Classify medical and healthcare concepts, including diagnosis, procedures, medical services, and equipment, into the healthcare industry's numerical coding system. Includes medical coders.
$51,140 medianBright outlookTraining or associate
O*NET 31.0 · 29-2072.00
A typical week, in the words of people in the job
- 01Protect the security of medical records to ensure that confidentiality is maintained.
- 02Release information to persons or agencies according to regulations.
- 03Retrieve patient medical records for physicians, technicians, or other medical personnel.
- 04Consult classification manuals to locate information about disease processes.
- 05Schedule medical appointments for patients.
- 06Review records for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with regulations.
- 07Maintain or operate a variety of health record indexes or storage and retrieval systems to collect, classify, store, or analyze information.
- 08Transcribe medical reports.
- 09Resolve or clarify codes or diagnoses with conflicting, missing, or unclear information by consulting with doctors or others or by participating in the coding team's regular meetings.
- 10Identify, compile, abstract, and code patient data, using standard classification systems.
- 11Process patient admission or discharge documents.
- 12Process and prepare business or government forms.
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What the posting will be called
Health Information ClerkMedical CoderMedical Records ClerkMedical Records Technician (Medical Records Tech)CoderHIM Clerk (Health Information Management Clerk)Health Information SpecialistHealth Information Technician (Health Information Tech)Health Records SpecialistRHIT (Registered Health Information Technician)
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Skills that carry over from service
Time ManagementComplex Problem SolvingJudgment and Decision MakingSocial PerceptivenessService OrientationCoordinationPersuasionInstructing