Medical Records and Health Information Technicians

Course Advisor, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Course Advisor is looking for a Medical Records or Health Information Technician in the United States. The candidate will compile, process, and maintain medical records as per healthcare regulations. Responsibilities include training staff, billing for medical insurance, and coding patient data. Key skills required are critical thinking, active listening, and proficiency in software tools like Microsoft Excel and SQL. This role demands strong communication abilities and a solid understanding of medical data management.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of medical records management and coding systems.
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written.
• Ability to use various software tools for data management.

Responsibilities

• Compile, process, and maintain medical records of patients.
• Train medical records staff.
• Post medical insurance billings.

Skills

Reading Comprehension

Active Listening

Writing

Speaking

Critical Thinking

Judgment and Decision Making

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Office

SQL

IBM SPSS Statistics

Job description

Medical Records or Health Information Technician

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.

Medical Records or Health Information Tech Responsibilities

• Release information to persons or agencies according to regulations.
• Train medical records staff.
• 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.
• 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.
• Post medical insurance billings.

Key Skills

• Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
• Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Writing: Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
• Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Judgment and Decision Making: Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

Related Job Titles

• Medical Records Coordinator
• Medical Coding Technician

  Tools & Technologies Used by Medical Records and Health Information Technicians

  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Word
  • Microsoft Office
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Web browser software
  • Microsoft Access
  • Data entry software
  • Email software
  • Word processing software
  • Microsoft Windows
  • Microsoft Project
  • Microsoft Visio
  • Structured query language SQL
  • Microsoft Dynamics
  • SAS
  • Microsoft Visual Basic
  • IBM SPSS Statistics
  • Microsoft SQL Server
  • R