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• Reviewing patients' records for timeliness, completeness, and accuracy.

• Using classification systems to assign clinical codes for patients' diagnoses, procedures, medical services, and related information. 

• Maintaining and retrieving records for insurance reimbursement and data analysis.

• Electronically recording data for collection, storage, analysis, retrieval, and reporting.

•  Ensuring the confidentiality of patients' records.

Medical records specialists perform a variety of data entry and recordkeeping tasks. They often gather patients' medical histories, symptoms, test results, treatments, and other health information, entering these details into electronic health records (EHR) systems. Additionally, they may categorize medical information for purposes such as insurance reimbursement and for providing data to clinicians.

As you prepare to become a Medical Coder, you will learn about every organ system, which means you will be marketable to work in any specialty, as you will know the codes and coding guidelines.

It's also important to note that this career offers competitive pay. This is not a minimum wage position; it comes with a decent starting salary, and after gaining three years of experience, the opportunities are vast. Speaking from personal experience, I have worked as a biller, coder, consultant, patient advocate, and trainer, all with this ONE certification.

Enough about me, and we hope to see you in our next Medical Coding Cohort for 2025.  Click here to learn more about our cohort.