Overview
In this career, your responsibilities may include:
- Electronically sorting and maintaining data on patients’ health, while keeping it both accessible and secure.
- Taking note of patient outcomes for quality assurance.
- Using classification software and assigning appropriate clinical codes to allow medical data to be sorted and searched for insurance reimbursement and statistical analysis.
Job Titles
In your job search, you may find listings for this career under different titles. You can find some examples of these, as well as more information about this career, at Career One Stop.
Academic Requirements
Typically requires a non-degree certificate or an associate degree. Obtaining a bachelor’s degree would allow you to work as a Health Information Technologist or Medical Registrar, if you do not already have the U.S. equivalent of a bachelor’s degree. Your associate degree might give you advanced standing or transfer credit towards a bachelor’s degree, reducing the time it would take you to graduate.
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Certification
Certification may be required, depending on job responsibilities and location. Many states and facilities require cancer registrars to obtain a Certified Tumor Registrar (CTR) credential. A more general option for professional certification is the Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) credential.
Additional certifications include Certified Professional Coder (CPC) and Certified Coding Associate (CCA).
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Licensure
No licensure is required to work as a Medical Records and Health Information Technician.
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