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Job Description Job Description Salary: $18.00 hour The Medical Records Specialist is responsible for maintaining, organizing, and protecting patient health information in both electronic and paper formats. This position ensures all medical records are accurate, complete, confidential, and compliant with HIPAA and organizational policies. The Medical Records Specialist supports patient care by ret
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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