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