Medical Records technician

Organize and manage patients' health information data.

Ensure paperwork is properly filled out.

Verify accuracy and accessibility of files.

Ensure all files are secure.

Communicate with physicians and other healthcare professionals to clarify diagnoses or to obtain additional information.

Maintain electronic health records (EHR) databases.

Analyze electronic data.

Maintain data on patient safety, patterns of disease, and disease treatment and outcome

Develop and maintain health information networks.

Codify patients' medical information for reimbursement purposes.

Assign a code to each diagnosis and procedure by using classification systems software

Maintain facility, regional, and national databases of cancer patients.

Review patient records and pathology reports and assign codes for the diagnosis and treatment of different cancers and selected benign tumors.

Conduct annual follow-ups to track treatment, survival, and recovery.