Medical Records Analyst

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Potential job titles in this career

Medical Records Analyst, Medical Records Director

* Additional schooling, certification, or degrees maybe be required for some of the potential careers that are listed.

What will I do?

Assign the patient to diagnosis-related groups (DRGs), using appropriate computer software.

Compile medical care and census data for statistical reports on diseases treated, surgery performed, or use of hospital beds.

Design databases to support healthcare applications, ensuring security, performance and reliability.

Develop in-service educational materials.

Evaluate and recommend upgrades or improvements to existing computerized healthcare systems.

Facilitate and promote activities, such as lunches, seminars, or tours, to foster healthcare information privacy or security awareness within the organization.

Identify, compile, abstract, and code patient data, using standard classification systems.

Manage the department or supervise clerical workers, directing or controlling activities of personnel in the medical records department.

Monitor changes in legislation and accreditation standards that affect information security or privacy in the computerized healthcare system.

Plan, develop, maintain, or operate a variety of health record indexes or storage and retrieval systems to collect, classify, store, or analyze information.

Employment trends

Location	Pay period	2022
Location	Pay period	10%	25%	Median%	75%	90%
United States	Hourly	$16.81	$19.68	$28.01	$39.14	$49.70
United States	Yearly	$34,970	$40,930	$58,250	$81,410	$103,380
Arizona	Hourly	$15.68	$18.16	$19.90	$27.11	$37.94
Arizona	Yearly	$32,620	$37,770	$41,380	$56,400	$78,920

2022 Median%
United States	$28.01 Hourly	$58,250 Yearly
Arizona	$19.90 Hourly	$41,380 Yearly

Employment (2022)

37,900 employees

Projected growth (2022 - 2032)

Much faster than average (11% or higher)

Projected job openings (2022 - 2032)

3,100

* Data obtained from the Occupational Information Network (O*NET) under sponsorship of the U.S. Department of Labor/Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA).

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