Medical Record Administrator

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Work Tasks

• Store patient medical records, insurance information, and other records
• Make sure all privacy laws and rules are followed and that forms are filled out correctly
• Make sure that information they have about patients is up-to-date
• Make sure employees do their jobs well, serve on medical staff committees, and do research in healthcare
• Work for hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, medical group practices, research centers, public health departments, health insurance companies, the government, and universities
• Work with medical records, reports, budgets, work schedules, evaluations, microfilm, computers, and statistics

Salary, Size & Growth

• $88,000 average per year ($42.25 per hour)
• A large occupation (283,000 workers in 2010)
• Expected to grow moderately (1.6% per year)

Education/Training

• Minimum for Entry: A 4-year degree in medical record administration
• Certification/Licensing: Medical record administrators must pass a national exam and be certified.