Medical Records and Health information Technician compile, process, and maintain medical records of hospital and clinic patients in a manner consistent with medical, administrative, ethical, legal, and regulatory requirements of the health care system. They store information for health requirements in a manner consistent with the healthcare industry’s numerical coding system.

Medical Records and Health Information Technician is also known as a Medical Records Clerk, Health Information Clerk, Medical Records Technician, File Clerk, Medical Records Coordinator and Medical Records Analyst.

Medical records and health information technician should have the ability to understand and follow complex technical instructions, ability to pay close attention to detail, ability to effectively use computer applications, familiarity with the techniques of maintaining a filing system, accuracy, experience in medical environment and terminology, the correct specification to curb the chances of it getting lost.

After completing this programme, participants will be able to:

• Identify, compile, abstract, and code patient data, using standard classification systems.
• Protect the security of medical records for confidentiality clauses;
• Review records for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with regulations; Retrieve records for medical personnel; Transcribe medical reports; Process patient admission or discharge documents.
• Resolve or clarify codes or diagnoses with conflicting, missing, or unclear information by consulting with doctors.
• Plan, develop, maintain, and prepare statistical reports or graphic presentations for use by hospital staff, researchers, or other users.

Compile, process, and maintain medical records of hospital.