How do they match: Correspondence Clerks

  • Compute costs of records furnished to requesters, and write letters to obtain payment.
  • Confer with company personnel regarding feasibility of complying with writers' requests.
  • Obtain written authorization to access required medical information.
  • Read incoming correspondence to ascertain nature of writers' concerns and to determine disposition of correspondence.
  • Respond to internal and external requests for the release of information contained in medical records, copying medical records, and selective extracts in accordance with laws and regulations.
  • Review correspondence for format and typographical accuracy, assemble the information into a prescribed form with the correct number of copies, and submit it to an authorized official for signature.
  • Submit completed documents to typists for typing in final form, and instruct typists in matters, such as format, addresses, addressees, and the necessary number of copies.

  • Obtain written authorization to perform activities.