• Medical Records Specialists
  • Health Science
  • Annual Median Wage
    $ 45,200
    $30,700 range bar $65,350
    Annual NC Wage Range
    Growth Rate
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    Moderately Growing
  • Medical Records Specialists compile, process, and maintain patient files. They also may classify and enter patients' medical information into the healthcare industry's numerical coding system.

What do they typically do

  • Review patients' records for timeliness, completeness, and accuracy
  • Use classification systems to assign clinical codes for patients' diagnoses, procedures, medical services, and related information
  • Maintain and retrieve records for insurance reimbursement and data analysis
  • Electronically record data for collection, storage, analysis, retrieval, and reporting
  • Ensure confidentiality of patients' records
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