Surya Harijatna and Guneeta Ghai discussing a patient's discharge records
Clinical coders analyse information about diseases, injuries and procedures in patient discharge records and translate them into health classification codes. This information is used to help write policy, monitor performance and produce health statistics.
He whakamārama
Ko tā te kaiwhakarārangi tohu hauora mahi ko te whakarārangi i ngā whakaaturanga whakamārama mō ngā tahumaero, ngā whara me ngā huarahi ka whāia – mai i ngā rekoata mō ngā tāngata whai ora ka tukuna kia puta i te hōhipera – hei rārangi tohu hauora. Ka whakamahia ēnei tohu hauora mō ngā pārongo tatauranga hauora.
Entry Requirements
To become a clinical coder you need to:
have a good knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, and/or
have completed the Introductory ICD-10-AM Clinical Coding Course offered by the Health Information Management Association of Australia (HIMAA) via distance learning.
Pay
Pay varies, but clinical coders usually earn between $35,000 and $60,000 a year depending on their experience and qualifications, and their hospital's location.
Job Outlook
About 250 clinical coders are employed in New Zealand.
