Medical Records Assistant: Data Integrity & Compliance

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania; Hybrid; USD 28,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Health is seeking a Medical Records Assistant to support the Bureau of Health Statistics and Registries by reviewing, validating, and improving the accuracy of information reported to statewide vital records registries. This role emphasizes data integrity, adherence to laws, and collaboration with reporting entities.

You will contribute to public health reporting while maintaining confidentiality, participating in on-site training, and potentially

Qualifications

• One year of clerical experience reviewing medical records or related tasks.
• Graduation from an accredited medical secretarial, medical records, transcription, assisting or coding program.
• Equivalent combination of experience and training accepted.

Responsibilities

• Review and validate information reported to vital records registries.
• Identify discrepancies and reconcile data with source records.
• Assist in creating training materials for registration processes.
• Audit data for quality and identify noncompliance patterns.
• Collaborate with reporting entities to correct errors and finalize records.
• Protect confidentiality and support registry studies.

Skills

Clerical experience

Medical records knowledge

Transcription

Education

Medical records/health information program

Job description

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Health is seeking a Medical Records Assistant to support the Bureau of Health Statistics and Registries by reviewing, validating, and improving the accuracy of information reported to statewide vital records registries. This role emphasizes data integrity, adherence to laws, and collaboration with reporting entities.

You will contribute to public health reporting while maintaining confidentiality, participating in on-site training, and potentially