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Medical Records and Health Information Technicians

SOC 29-2071.00

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.

Zone 3 Healthcare Practitioners and Technical

Skills

Knowledge

Job Zone

Green

Top Skills 8

Reading Comprehension

3.4

Active Listening

3.0

Writing

3.0

Speaking

3.0

Critical Thinking

3.0

Monitoring

2.9

Judgment and Decision Making

2.9

Time Management

2.9

Knowledge Areas 8

Clerical

4.2

English Language

3.8

Computers and Electronics

3.1

Customer and Personal Service

3.0

Administration and Management

2.8

Public Safety and Security

2.7

Medicine and Dentistry

2.5

Education and Training

2.3

Key Tasks

1Protect the security of medical records to ensure that confidentiality is maintained.

2Review records for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with regulations.

3Retrieve patient medical records for physicians, technicians, or other medical personnel.

4Assign the patient to diagnosis-related groups (DRGs), using appropriate computer software.

5Process patient admission or discharge documents.

Also Known As

Applications Analyst Business Office Representative Cancer Registrar Certified Coding Specialist Certified Medical Coder Certified Professional Coder (CPC) Clinical Analyst Clinical Data Specialist Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialist (CDIS) Clinical Office Technician