clinical-coder/references/profile.md

Occupation profile — clinical coder

• ESCO URI: http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/6219f0ef-6414-4d01-9221-41ac25dcb409
• ESCO code: 3252.1.1
• ISCO-08 group: 3252 — Medical records and health information technicians

Description (ESCO)

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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Alternative labels

• clinical records technician
• medical coder
• medical coding officer
• accredited clinical coder
• clinical coding officer
• clinical coding expert
• accredited medical coder
• diagnostic coder