Occupation Atlasclinical coder
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/6219f0ef-6414-4d01-9221-41ac25dcb409
clinical coder
Clinical coders read patients' medical records. They analyse and interpret medical statements about diseases, injuries and procedures. Clinical coders convert this information into health classification codes in order to calculate treatment reimbursements, to produce statistics and to monitor health care performance.
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Job Zone
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Zone 3: Medium Preparation Needed
Medium preparation. Vocational training, related on-the-job experience, or an associate degree, with one to two years of training that combines experience and informal instruction.
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Occupational interest profile
CISConventional · Investigative · Social — the three strongest interests, in order
- C Conventional6.95
- I Investigative4.33
- S Social3.41
- R Realistic2.86
- E Enterprising1.88
- A Artistic1.00
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Medical Records Specialists (29-2072.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, a broader O*NET occupation that includes this one, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (12)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- adhere to organisational guidelines
- clinical coding
- communicate in healthcare
- document management
- follow clinical guidelines
- maintain healthcare user data confidentiality
- manage healthcare users' data
- medical terminology
- perform clinical coding procedures
- professional documentation in health care
- review patient's medical data
- use electronic health records management system
O*NET equivalents
From the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, strongest match first. A broader occupation takes in this one; a narrower one is a part of it.
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