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.
- Tasks
- 17 tasksNot rated core or supplemental
- Family
- Healthcare PractitionersOne of its 96 occupations
- Code
- 29-2072.00SOC 2018: 29-2072
What the work is made of
O*NET lists these 17 tasks but has not rated them core or supplemental. Each is quoted as published, with where it came from.
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- Task 1. Assign the patient to diagnosis-related groups (DRGs), using appropriate computer software.Not ratedTask 22877Listed by O*NET analysts, November 2020
- Task 2. Compile and maintain patients' medical records to document condition and treatment and to provide data for research or cost control and care improvement efforts.Not ratedTask 22878Listed by O*NET analysts, November 2020
- Task 3. Consult classification manuals to locate information about disease processes.Not ratedTask 22879Listed by O*NET analysts, November 2020
- Task 4. Enter data, such as demographic characteristics, history and extent of disease, diagnostic procedures, or treatment into computer.Not ratedTask 22880Listed by O*NET analysts, November 2020
- Task 5. Identify, compile, abstract, and code patient data, using standard classification systems.Not ratedTask 22881Listed by O*NET analysts, November 2020
- Task 6. Maintain or operate a variety of health record indexes or storage and retrieval systems to collect, classify, store, or analyze information.Not ratedTask 22882Listed by O*NET analysts, November 2020
- Task 7. Post medical insurance billings.Not ratedTask 22883Listed by O*NET analysts, November 2020
- Task 8. Process and prepare business or government forms.Not ratedTask 22884Listed by O*NET analysts, November 2020
- Task 9. Process patient admission or discharge documents.Not ratedTask 22885Listed by O*NET analysts, November 2020
- Task 10. Protect the security of medical records to ensure that confidentiality is maintained.Not ratedTask 22886Listed by O*NET analysts, November 2020
- Task 11. Release information to persons or agencies according to regulations.Not ratedTask 22887Listed by O*NET analysts, November 2020
- Task 12. 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.Not ratedTask 22888Listed by O*NET analysts, November 2020
- Task 13. Retrieve patient medical records for physicians, technicians, or other medical personnel.Not ratedTask 22889Listed by O*NET analysts, November 2020
- Task 14. Review records for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with regulations.Not ratedTask 22890Listed by O*NET analysts, November 2020
- Task 15. Scan patients' health records into electronic formats.Not ratedTask 22891Listed by O*NET analysts, November 2020
- Task 16. Schedule medical appointments for patients.Not ratedTask 22892Listed by O*NET analysts, November 2020
- Task 17. Transcribe medical reports.Not ratedTask 22893Listed by O*NET analysts, November 2020
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How we copy and credit sources- Published byO*NET 29.0, U.S. Department of LaborEmployment and Training Administration
- ClassificationStandard Occupational Classification 2018, 29-2072
- LicenseCC BY 4.0Free to copy and reuse, with credit
- Changed by usNothing.
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