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Job Description

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 health care system. Process, maintain, compile, and report patient information for health requirements and standards in a manner consistent with the healthcare industry's numerical coding system.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 29-2071.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 41,460.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 19.00
Currently, there are 200,140 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Medical Records and Health Information Technicians”.

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Tasks for “Medical Record Specialist”

Identify, compile, abstract, and code patient data, using standard classification systems.
Plan, develop, maintain, or operate a variety of health record indexes or storage and retrieval systems to collect, classify, store, or analyze information.
Compile and maintain patients' medical records to document condition and treatment and to provide data for research or cost control and care improvement efforts.
Resolve 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.
Assign the patient to diagnosis-related groups (DRGs), using appropriate computer software.
Enter data, such as demographic characteristics, history and extent of disease, diagnostic procedures, or treatment into computer.
Protect the security of medical records to ensure that confidentiality is maintained.
Review records for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with regulations.
Release information to persons or agencies according to regulations.
Develop in-service educational materials.
Process patient admission or discharge documents.
Transcribe medical reports.
Retrieve patient medical records for physicians, technicians, or other medical personnel.
Train medical records staff.
Process and prepare business or government forms.
Prepare statistical reports, narrative reports, or graphic presentations of information, such as tumor registry data for use by hospital staff, researchers, or other users.
Manage the department or supervise clerical workers, directing or controlling activities of personnel in the medical records department.
Post medical insurance billings.
Consult classification manuals to locate information about disease processes.
Compile medical care and census data for statistical reports on diseases treated, surgery performed, or use of hospital beds.

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