Job Description
Description Summary/Objective: The Medical Records Specialist is responsible for the accurate, timely, and confidential management of patient health records at a behavioral health facility operating under OMH and OASAS regulations. A key focus of this role is handling medical records requests from external agencies and stakeholders while maintaining professional and cooperative relationships with
8:00 AM
Coders start the day by pulling their assigned chart queue. In a hospital setting, an inpatient coder might work 15–25 charts per…
8:30 AM
Open the first chart. Read the operative report, discharge summary, and physician notes. Assign the principal diagnosis code (the…
10:30 AM
Encounter a complex chart — a patient with multiple comorbidities and a surgical complication. You spend extra time to capture eve…
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