Job description

Medical Records and Health Information Technicians 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.

• Assign the patient to diagnosis-related groups (DRGs), using appropriate computer software.
• Protect the security of medical records to ensure that confidentiality is maintained.
• Review records for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with regulations.
• Process patient admission or discharge documents.

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Salary

Medical Records Technicians with little to no experience tend to make between $26550 and $32070 while the more experienced ones can earn over $52730 per year.

One of the easiest ways to increase your salary as a Medical Records and Health Information Technician is to move to a higher paying state like NJ. Right now, the highest paying states for Medical Records Technicians are NJ, DC, CA, CT and HI.

However, a higher pay at NJ doesn’t guarantee that you will make more because the living expenses at NJ might be twice as high than where you are currently at now.

Three other factors that can increase your salary as a Medical Records and Health Information Technician is the degree you hold, the industry you work in, and lastly the company you work for.

Requirements

We asked other Medical Records Technicians what degree they had when they got the job and most of them said they had a High School Diploma followed by a College Certificate.

Other than that, we also asked them what did they major in and here are the most popular majors that came up.

Pros and Cons

Here are some of the pros and cons of being a Medical Records and Health Information Technician.

What is the job like

71% of Medical Records Technicians said they were satisfied with their job and 58% said they feel like their job is making other people’s lives better.

Is this right for me

You can read more about these career personality types here.

People who are suitable for this job tends to like following set procedures and routines. They like working with data and details more than with ideas..

They also like starting up and carrying out projects. They like leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business.

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