How do they match: Medical Records Specialists

  • Health Information Systems Tech
  • Health Information Systems Technician

  • 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.

  • Assign the patient to diagnosis-related groups (DRGs), using appropriate computer software.
  • Enter data, such as demographic characteristics, history and extent of disease, diagnostic procedures, or treatment into computer.
  • Identify, compile, abstract, and code patient data, using standard classification systems.
  • Maintain or operate a variety of health record indexes or storage and retrieval systems to collect, classify, store, or analyze information.

  • Classify materials according to standard systems.
  • Enter patient or treatment data into computers.