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