Will “Medical Secretaries” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔
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“Medical Secretaries” will probably be replaced by robots.
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Job Description
Perform secretarial duties using specific knowledge of medical terminology and hospital, clinic, or laboratory procedures. Duties may include scheduling appointments, billing patients, and compiling and recording medical charts, reports, and correspondence.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 43-6013.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 35,060.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 16.00
- Currently, there are 556,820 people on this job
Also Known As…
- Ward Clerk
- Unit Support Representative
- Unit Secretary
- Physician Office Specialist
- Patient Coordinator
- Medical Secretary
- Medical Office Specialist
- Health Unit Coordinator
- Billing Coordinator
- Admissions Coordinator
- Ward Secretary
- Verification Specialist
- Unit Clerk
- Surgery Scheduler
- Scheduler
- Receptionist
- Psychiatric Secretary
- Patient Account Representative
- Medical Terminologist
- Medical Scheduler
- Medical Reimbursement Specialist
- Medical Records Clerk
- Medical Receptionist
- Medical Office Worker
- Medical Office Secretary
- Medical Office Receptionist
- Medical Office Coordinator
- Medical Office Clerk
- Medical Front Desk Specialist
- Medical Billing Specialist
- Medical Billing Coder
- Medical Biller/Coder
- Medical Biller Coder
- Medical Administrative Specialist
- Medical Administrative Assistant
- Insurance Verifier
- Hospital Unit Clerk
- Hospital Secretary
- Hospital Receptionist
- Hospital Admissions Clerk
- Health Information Coder
- Guest Service Representative
- Front Office Coordinator
- Front Desk Coordinator
- Dental Secretary
- Dental Receptionist
- Data Transcriber
- Client Service Coordinator
- Certified Professional Coder (CPC)
- Certified Medical Administrative Assistant
- Appointment Scheduler
- Administrative Support Specialist
- Administrative Assistant
Tasks for “Medical Secretaries”
- Receive and route messages or documents, such as laboratory results, to appropriate staff.
- Maintain medical records, technical library, or correspondence files.
- Transmit correspondence or medical records by mail, e-mail, or fax.
- Perform bookkeeping duties, such as credits or collections, preparing and sending financial statements or bills, and keeping financial records.
- Arrange hospital admissions for patients.
- Interview patients to complete documents, case histories, or forms, such as intake or insurance forms.
- Operate office equipment, such as voice mail messaging systems, and use word processing, spreadsheet, or other software applications to prepare reports, invoices, financial statements, letters, case histories, or medical records.
- Schedule tests or procedures for patients, such as lab work or x-rays, based on physician orders.
- Greet visitors, ascertain purpose of visit, and direct them to appropriate staff.
- Compile and record medical charts, reports, or correspondence, using typewriter or personal computer.
- Transcribe recorded messages or practitioners' diagnoses or recommendations into patients' medical records.
- Complete insurance or other claim forms.
- Perform various clerical or administrative functions, such as ordering and maintaining an inventory of supplies.
- Prepare correspondence or assist physicians or medical scientists with preparation of reports, speeches, articles, or conference proceedings.
- Schedule and confirm patient diagnostic appointments, surgeries, or medical consultations.
- Answer telephones and direct calls to appropriate staff.
Related Technology & Tools
- Desktop computers
- Personal computers
- Photocopying equipment
- Multi-line telephone systems
- Switchboards
- Notebook computers
- Dictaphones
- Laser printers
- Laptop computers
- Laser facsimile machines
- Credit card processing machines
- Scanners
- Hospital intercom equipment
- Microsoft Outlook
- Addressing software
- NaviMedix NaviNet
- Desktop publishing software
- Microsoft Access
- Accounts payable software
- Billing software
- Scheduling software
- Corel WordPerfect
- Accounts receivable software
- McKesson Lytec
- Graphics software
- Microsoft Publisher
- HMS
- Email software
- IDX Groupcast
- Electronic health record EHR software
- Healthcare common procedure coding system HCPCS
- Patterson Dental Supply Patterson EagleSoft
- Medical procedure coding software
- eMDs Medisoft
- Henry Schein Dentrix
- Microsoft Office
- MEDITECH Medical and Practice Management MPM Suite
- Data entry software
- Wisconsin Physicians Service Insurance CMS Secure Net Access Portal C-SNAP
- Allscripts Professional PM
- Spreadsheet software
- Word processing software
- Intuit QuickBooks
- Allscripts Payerpath
- Database software
- Amazing Charts
- Web browser software
- Microsys MicroMD
- Medical condition coding software
- Microsoft Word
- CPSI CPSI System
- Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Intuit QuickBooks Point of Sale
- MEDENT
- MEDITECH software
- Microsoft Excel
- dBASE Plus
- Epic Systems
- PracticeWorks Systems Kodak WINOMS CS