3252 Medical Records and Health Information Technicians
Medical records and health information technicians develop, maintain and implement health records processing, storage and retrieval systems in medical facilities and other health care settings to meet the legal, professional, ethical and administrative record-keeping requirements of health services delivery. Tasks include - (a) planning, developing, maintaining and operating a variety of health record indexes and storage and retrieval systems to collect, classify, store and analyse information; (b) transcribing, compiling and processing patient medical records, admission and discharge documents, and other medical reports into record-keeping systems to provide data for patient monitoring and referral, epidemiological monitoring, research, billing, cost control and care improvement; (c) reviewing records for completeness, accuracy and compliance with regulations; (d) translating narrative descriptions and numeric information from medical records and other documents on health services delivery into codes associated with standard classification systems; (e) protecting the security of medical records to ensure that confidentiality is maintained, and releasing information to authorized persons and agencies in accordance with regulations; (f) supervising clerical and administrative workers involved in the maintenance of medical records. Examples of the occupations classified here: - Clinical coder - Disease registry technician - Health information clerk - Medical records analyst - Medical records clerk - Medical records technician - Medical records unit supervisor Some related occupations classified elsewhere: - Medical secretary - 3344 - Data entry clerk - 4132 - Filing clerk - 4415 Notes Occupations included in this unit group normally require knowledge of medical terminology, legal aspects of health information, health data standards and computer- or paper-based data management as obtained through formal education and/or on-the-job training.
Where 3252 sits in the ISCO-08 hierarchy
- >3 Technicians and Associate Professionals
- >>32 Health Associate Professionals
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- >>>>3252 Medical Records and Health Information Technicians
- >>>>3252 Medical Records and Health Information Technicians
3252 in other classification systems
Equivalent and related codes across 1 other system. Click any code to see its full definition, hierarchy, and crosswalks.
- 14eb2c85-fce5-40b6-bcd0-46ac99994b0dbroadmedical records clerk
- 32ac76f6-20a0-469e-8cac-e68634087dd3broadpicture archiving and communication systems administrator
- 6219f0ef-6414-4d01-9221-41ac25dcb409broadclinical coder
- 92be1fac-97c4-4d4d-ada7-f6aa07d6f316broadwaiting list coordinator
- 983c2816-a339-4817-97f4-151a9ff3e64dbroadmedical records manager
Other ISCO-08 codes under 3252 Medical Records and Health Information Technicians
- 3251Dental Assistants and Therapists
- 3253Community Health Workers
- 3254Dispensing Opticians
- 3255Physiotherapy Technicians and Assistants
- 3256Medical Assistants
- 3257Environmental and Occupational Health Inspectors and Associates
- 3258Ambulance Workers
- 3259Health Associate Professionals Not Elsewhere Classified
Frequently asked questions
- What is ISCO-08 3252?
- ISCO-08 3252 is "Medical Records and Health Information Technicians". Medical records and health information technicians develop, maintain and implement health records processing, storage and retrieval systems in medical facilities and other health care settings to meet the legal, professional, ethical and administrative record-keeping requirements of health services delivery. Tasks include - (a) planning, developing, maintaining and operating a variety of health record indexes and storage and retrieval systems to collect, classify, store and analyse information; (b) transcribing, compiling and processing patient medical records, admission and discharge documents, and other medical reports into record-keeping systems to provide data for patient monitoring and referral, epidemiological monitoring, research, billing, cost control and care improvement; (c) reviewing records for completeness, accuracy and compliance with regulations; (d) translating narrative descriptions and numeric information from medical records and other documents on health services delivery into codes associated with standard classification systems; (e) protecting the security of medical records to ensure that confidentiality is maintained, and releasing information to authorized persons and agencies in accordance with regulations; (f) supervising clerical and administrative workers involved in the maintenance of medical records. Examples of the occupations classified here: - Clinical coder - Disease registry technician - Health information clerk - Medical records analyst - Medical records clerk - Medical records technician - Medical records unit supervisor Some related occupations classified elsewhere: - Medical secretary - 3344 - Data entry clerk - 4132 - Filing clerk - 4415 Notes Occupations included in this unit group normally require knowledge of medical terminology, legal aspects of health information, health data standards and computer- or paper-based data management as obtained through formal education and/or on-the-job training.
- How does ISCO-08 3252 map to other classification systems?
- 3252 Medical Records and Health Information Technicians has equivalents in ESCO Occupations (14eb2c85-fce5-40b6-bcd0-46ac99994b0d, 32ac76f6-20a0-469e-8cac-e68634087dd3, 6219f0ef-6414-4d01-9221-41ac25dcb409, +2 more). These crosswalks let you translate this code between ISCO-08 and 1 other classification system.
- What is the parent category of 3252?
- 3252 Medical Records and Health Information Technicians sits under 3252 Medical Records and Health Information Technicians in the ISCO-08 hierarchy.
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