clinical coder
Clinical coders read patients' medical records. They analyse and interpret medical statements about diseases, injuries and procedures. Clinical coders convert this information into health classification codes in order to calculate treatment reimbursements, to produce statistics and to monitor health care performance.
Also called: clinical coding expert, diagnostic coder, medical coder, clinical records technician, clinical coding officer, medical coding officer, accredited clinical coder, accredited medical coder
- 12
- essential skills
- 11
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
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- ISCO-08 group
Where you can go from here
8 rolesOccupations sharing the most essential skills with this one. The number is a count, not an opinion.
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Essential skills
12- adhere to organisational guidelines
- clinical coding
- communicate in healthcare
- document management
- follow clinical guidelines
- maintain healthcare user data confidentiality
- manage healthcare users' data
- medical terminology
- perform clinical coding procedures
- professional documentation in health care
- review patient's medical data
- use electronic health records management system
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