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PSOC 3252

Medical Records And Health Information Technicians

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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 records-keeping requirements of health services delivery.

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6 official task groups in this profile

  1. Evidence is limited

    planning, developing, maintaining and operating a variety of health record indexes and storage and retrieval systems to collect, classify, store and analyze information

    No detailed current O*NET task match passed the checked similarity floor for this PSOC task.
  2. Automation pressure

    transcribing, compiling and processing patient medical records, admission and discharge documents, and other medical reports into records-keeping systems to provide data for patient monitoring and referral, epidemiological monitoring, research, billing, cost control and care improvement

    The reviewed occupation crosswalk matched this PSOC task to "schedule medical appointments for patients." in current O*NET use data.
  3. Evidence is limited

    reviewing records for completeness, accuracy and compliance with regulations

    No detailed current O*NET task match passed the checked similarity floor for this PSOC task.
  4. Evidence is limited

    translating narrative descriptions and numeric information from medical records and other documents on health services delivery into codes associated with standard classification systems

    The matched O*NET task, "consult classification manuals to locate information about disease processes.", has no clear 10-point automation or augmentation lead in current use data.
  5. Evidence is limited

    protecting the security of medical records to ensure that confidentiality is maintained and releasing information to authorized persons and agencies in accordance with regulations

    No detailed current O*NET task match passed the checked similarity floor for this PSOC task.
  6. Evidence is limited

    supervising clerical and administrative workers involved in the maintenance of medical records

    No detailed current O*NET task match passed the checked similarity floor for this PSOC task.

Capabilities

Skills linked to this work

  • Health information management
  • Records management
  • Data entry

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What supports this guide

Task evidence describes observed AI use and checked crosswalks. It does not predict that a whole occupation will disappear. Global AI-use data may not match Philippine workplaces.