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