Clinical coder
Code 3252.1.1
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.
Essential skills
Knowledge
- Técnicas para detectar riesgos y vulnerabilidades en los sistemas de salud digital
- clinical coding
- professional documentation in health care
- document management
- medical terminology
Skills and competences
- Utilizar correctamente términos técnicos utilizados en el campo de la salud
- communicate in healthcare
- manage healthcare users' data
- perform clinical coding procedures
- review patient's medical data
- follow clinical guidelines
- use electronic health records management system
Transversal competences
- maintain healthcare user data confidentiality
- adhere to organisational guidelines
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This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission and the Mapha Taxonomy developed by OTIC SOFOFA (CC BY 4.0), in an adapted version. Group codes come from the ILO's ISCO-08. See sources and licences