Medical Records Technician

Medical Records Technician

HCR/210

December 14, 2014

Ann Delamont

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A medical records technician (MRT) is one the most important jobs in the health care industry. Medical records technician are also referred to as health information technicians. Medical records technicians organize and manage health information data. According to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2014) “They ensure its quality, accuracy, accessibility, and security in both paper and electronic systems. They use various classification systems to code and categorize patient information for insurance reimbursement purposes, for databases and registries, and to maintain patients’ medical and treatment histories.” (par. 1) “Medical records technicians also 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.” (O*Net Online, 2014, par. 1) According to O*Net Online (2014) medical records technician have many task such as, “protect the security of medical records to ensure that confidentiality is maintained, review records for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with regulations, retrieve patient medical records for physicians, technicians, or other medical personnel, assign the patient to diagnosis-related groups (DRGs), using appropriate computer software, process patient admission or discharge documents, transcribe medical reports, 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, enter data, such as demographic characteristics, history and extent of disease, diagnostic procedures, or treatment into computer, identify, compile,...