Part of Health Science, in the Health Informatics pathway.
Compile, process, and maintain medical records of hospital and clinic patients in a manner consistent with medical, administrative, ethical, legal, and regulatory requirements of the healthcare system. Classify medical and healthcare concepts, including diagnosis, procedures, medical services, and equipment, into the healthcare industry's numerical coding system. Includes medical coders.
About 1,670 people do this job in the San Antonio area.
Alamo region (Bexar and 12 surrounding counties), Texas Workforce Commission projection 2024 to 2034. U.S. figures from the BLS for comparison.
employment change in the Alamo region, 2,085 to 2,502 jobs · U.S. +7%
openings a year in the Alamo region, from growth and people leaving · U.S. 14,200
employed in the Alamo region in 2024 · U.S. 194,800
Typical entry education: Postsecondary nondegree award
No Alamo program is mapped to this career yet. Many careers start from a transfer pre-major or a related program.
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