Program Codes:
10295
Employment Percentage:
16.542823621431
SOC ID:
29-2098
SOC Title:
Medical Dosimetrists, Medical Records Specialists, and Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other
ONET ID:
29-2071.00
ONET Concat ID:
29207100
Median Salary:
46307.11
Interest Area Term:
Ed Level High School:
48.060001
Ed Level Certificate:
10.94
Ed Level Some College:
20.57
Ed Level Associates:
19.93
Ed Level Bachelors:
0.5
Ed Level Masters:
0
Ed Level Doctor:
0
Typical Ed Level:
a high school diploma or less
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.
Core Tasks:
<ul><li>Protect the security of medical records to ensure that confidentiality is maintained.</li><li>Review records for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with regulations.</li><li>Retrieve patient medical records for physicians, technicians, or other medical personnel.</li></ul>
Start Annual Earnings:
31137.98
Top Annual Earnings:
83388.12
Title Slug:
medical-records-and-health-information-technician