Whenever a patient is examined or treated it is recorded in a medical record. This record includes the patient's symptoms, medical history, results, X-ray and laboratory test reports, and treatment plans. The professionals who work in medical records organize these records. Following are some of the jobs found in the medical records department.
Coders assign codes to each diagnosis and procedure.
In order to assign these codes, coders use classification manuals and software programs. The code that is assigned determines the amount the hospital will be paid by the insurance company. Transcriptionists type medical data from dictation recorded by the physician.