Medical Records Specialists
Health Information Technician (Health Information Tech), Medical Records Clerk, Medical Records Coordinator, Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT)
What they do:
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.
On the job, you would:
- Assign the patient to diagnosis-related groups (DRGs), using appropriate computer software.
- Compile and maintain patients' medical records to document condition and treatment and to provide data for research or cost control and care improvement efforts.
- Consult classification manuals to locate information about disease processes.
Knowledge
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Skills
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Abilities
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Personality
People interested in this work like activities that include data, detail, and regular routines.
Technology
You might use software like this on the job:
Medical software
- eClinicalWorks EHR software
- Henry Schein Dentrix
Desktop communications software
- Eko
Data base user interface and query software
- Microsoft SQL Server
- Structured query language SQL
Education
Education: (rated 3 of 5)
Job Outlook
Bright
New job opportunities are very likely in the future.
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