Will “Medical Secretaries” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔
81% Chance of Automation
“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”
- Answer telephones and direct calls to appropriate staff.
- Interview patients to complete documents, case histories, or forms, such as intake or insurance forms.
- Transcribe recorded messages or practitioners' diagnoses or recommendations into patients' medical records.
- Perform bookkeeping duties, such as credits or collections, preparing and sending financial statements or bills, and keeping financial records.
- 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.
- Perform various clerical or administrative functions, such as ordering and maintaining an inventory of supplies.
- Transmit correspondence or medical records by mail, e-mail, or fax.
- Greet visitors, ascertain purpose of visit, and direct them to appropriate staff.
- Arrange hospital admissions for patients.
- Compile and record medical charts, reports, or correspondence, using typewriter or personal computer.
- Schedule and confirm patient diagnostic appointments, surgeries, or medical consultations.
- Complete insurance or other claim forms.
- Maintain medical records, technical library, or correspondence files.
- Prepare correspondence or assist physicians or medical scientists with preparation of reports, speeches, articles, or conference proceedings.
- Receive and route messages or documents, such as laboratory results, to appropriate staff.
- Schedule tests or procedures for patients, such as lab work or x-rays, based on physician orders.
Related Technology & Tools
- Laptop computers
- Notebook computers
- Hospital intercom equipment
- Laser facsimile machines
- Desktop computers
- Dictaphones
- Switchboards
- Credit card processing machines
- Scanners
- Photocopying equipment
- Multi-line telephone systems
- Laser printers
- Personal computers
- Spreadsheet software
- Wisconsin Physicians Service Insurance CMS Secure Net Access Portal C-SNAP
- Microsoft Word
- Healthcare common procedure coding system HCPCS
- Epic Systems
- Intuit QuickBooks Point of Sale
- Data entry software
- MEDITECH software
- NaviMedix NaviNet
- Microsoft Outlook
- CPSI CPSI System
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- IDX Groupcast
- PracticeWorks Systems Kodak WINOMS CS
- Medical procedure coding software
- Billing software
- MEDITECH Medical and Practice Management MPM Suite
- MEDENT
- Microsoft Access
- Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Allscripts Payerpath
- Amazing Charts
- Microsoft Office
- dBASE Plus
- Addressing software
- Patterson Dental Supply Patterson EagleSoft
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsys MicroMD
- Scheduling software
- HMS
- Allscripts Professional PM
- Electronic health record EHR software
- McKesson Lytec
- Microsoft Publisher
- Web browser software
- Accounts payable software
- Corel WordPerfect
- Accounts receivable software
- Word processing software
- Intuit QuickBooks
- eMDs Medisoft
- Medical condition coding software
- Graphics software
- Database software
- Desktop publishing software
- Henry Schein Dentrix
- Email software