Classification note
- Published code: 3252
- Hierarchy level: unit-group
- This page uses ISCO-08 as the English occupation reference layer while Thai TSCO label harmonization remains incomplete.
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Occupation hierarchy
- Major Group: 3 Technicians and Associate Professionals
- Sub Major Group: 32 Health Associate Professionals
- Minor Group: 325 Other Health Associate Professionals
- Unit Group: 3252 Medical Records and Health Information Technicians
Child groups
- No child groups are published under this code.
TSIC codes where this occupation is primary
- No primary TSIC mapping is published for this occupation yet.
TSIC codes where this occupation is related
- No related TSIC mapping is published for this occupation yet.
Definition
Medical records and health information technicians develop, maintain and implement health records processing, storage and retrieval systems in medical facilities and other health care settings to meet the legal professional, ethical and administrative records-keeping requirements of health services delivery.
Tasks include
Tasks include - (a) planning, developing, maintaining and operating a variety of health record indexes and storage and retrieval systems to collect, classify, store and analyse information; (b) transcribing, compiling and processing patient medical records, admission and discharge documents and other medical reports into records-keeping systems to provide data for patient monitoring and referral, epidemiological monitoring, research, billing, cost control and care improvement; (c) reviewing records for completeness, accuracy and compliance with regulations; (d) translating narrative descriptions and numeric information from medical records and other documents on health services delivery into codes associated with standard classification systems; (e) protecting the security of medical records to ensure that confidentiality is maintained and releasing information to authorized persons and agencies in accordance with regulations; (f) supervising clerical and administrative workers involved in the maintenance of medical records.
Included occupations or child groups
Examples of the occupations classified here: - Clinical coder - Disease registry technician - Health information clerk - Medical records analyst - Medical records clerk - Medical records technician - Medical records unit supervisor
Excluded occupations
Some related occupations classified elsewhere: - Medical secretary - 3344 - Data entry clerk - 4132 - Filing clerk - 4415
Notes
Occupations included in this unit group normally require knowledge of medical terminology, legal aspects of health information, health data standards and computer- or paper-based data management as obtained through formal education and/or on-the-job training.
ISCO-88 correspondence
- 4143