Clinical coder jobs in Finland
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.
Clinical coder - Which skills are essential?
The meaning of medical terms and abbreviations, of medical prescriptions and various medical specialties and when to use it correctly.
Keep accurate client records which also satisfy legal and professional standards and ethical obligations in order to facilitate client management, ensuring that all clients' data (including verbal, written and electronic) are treated confidentially.
Comply with and maintain the confidentiality of healthcare users` illness and treatment information.
Use specific software for the management of health care records, following appropriate codes of practice.
Communicate effectively with patients, families and other caregivers, health care professionals, and community partners.
Follow agreed protocols and guidelines in support of healthcare practice which are provided by healthcare institutions, professional associations, or authorities and also scientific organisations.
The written standards applied in the health care professional environments for documentation purposes of one`s activity.
Adhere to organisational or department specific standards and guidelines. Understand the motives of the organisation and the common agreements and act accordingly.
The matching of clinical statements with standard codes of illnesses and treatments through use of a classification system.
Assess and review relevant medical data of patients such as X-rays, medical history and laboratory reports.
The methodology of tracking, managing and storing documents in a systematic and organised manner as well as keeping a record of the versions created and modified by specific users (history tracking).
Match and record correctly the specific illnesses and treatments of a patient by using a clinical codes classification system.
Clinical coder - Which skills are useful but not essential?
Properly store the health records of healthcare users, including test results and case notes so that they are easily retrieved when required.
The science that studies the human organs and its interactions and mechanisms.
The procedures and importance of record keeping in a healthcare system such as hospitals or clinics, the information systems used to keep and process records and how to achieve maximum accuracy of records.
Collect qualitative and quantitative data related to the healthcare user's anagraphic data and provide support on filling out the present and past history questionnaire and record the measures/tests performed by the practitioner.
The structure and function of health care services.
Locate, retrieve and present medical records, as requested by authorized medical personnel.
The dynamic relationship of human structure and function and the muscosceletal, cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, endocrine, urinary, reproductive, integumentary and nervous systems; normal and altered anatomy and physiology throughout the human lifespan.
The processes and tools used for the analysis and dissemination of medical data through computerized systems.
Perform statistical analysis of various medical records of the healthcare facility, referring to the number of hospital admissions, discharges or waiting lists.