Table 1Transition record

clinical codertomedical records manager

A clinical coder already meets 39% of what the medical records manager role asks for. The move turns on 17 required skills not yet in the profile.

From clinical coder

39%

Overlap1

To medical records manager

20 Skills carried over

17 Required, not held

69.3 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 69.3

This move: 69.3 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the medical records manager role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the clinical coder profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 20 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A medical records manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a clinical coder background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held collect statistics on medical records information skills
already held clinical coding health and welfare
already held review patient's medical data information skills
already held perform clinical coding procedures information skills
already held document management social sciences, journalism and information
already held use electronic health records management system working with computers

All 20 carried skills, including the 13 the medical records manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 38 missing skills fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 information skills 5 required, 7 supplementary

required, not held manage digital archives required
required, not held participate in medical records' auditing activities required
required, not held undertake clinical audit required
required, not held manage information in health care required
required, not held oversee record management required

optional, not held maintain treatment records optional
optional, not held perform records management optional
optional, not held transfer medical information optional
optional, not held monitor regulations in social services optional
optional, not held process data optional
optional, not held record healthcare users' billing information optional
optional, not held record treated patient's information optional

02 business, administration and law 3 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held healthcare administration required
required, not held health care legislation required
required, not held manage healthcare staff required

optional, not held customer service optional
optional, not held bookkeeping regulations optional
optional, not held risk management optional

03 management skills 3 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held apply organisational techniques required
required, not held recruit employees required
required, not held supervise staff required

optional, not held evaluate employees optional
optional, not held manage budgets optional
optional, not held supervise daily information operations optional

04 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held work in multidisciplinary health teams required
required, not held work in a multicultural environment in health care required

optional, not held advise on medical records optional
optional, not held interview people optional
optional, not held manage workflow processes optional

05 information and communication technologies (icts) 2 required

required, not held data storage required
required, not held database required

06 assisting and caring 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held comply with legislation related to health care required

optional, not held answer patients' questions optional
optional, not held formulate a treatment plan optional
optional, not held meet the requirements of social security reimbursement bodies optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a medical records manager role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 20 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held archive healthcare users' records skill
already held clinical coding knowledge
already held collect statistics on medical records skill
already held communicate in healthcare skill
already held document management knowledge
already held follow clinical guidelines skill
already held health records management knowledge
already held identify patients' medical records skill
already held manage healthcare users' data skill
already held medical informatics knowledge
already held perform clinical coding procedures skill
already held professional documentation in health care knowledge
already held use electronic health records management system skill
already held collect healthcare user's general data skill
already held health care system knowledge
already held human anatomy knowledge
already held human physiology knowledge
already held maintain healthcare user data confidentiality skill
already held medical terminology knowledge
already held review patient's medical data skill

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 working with computers 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held use e-health and mobile health technologies required

optional, not held perform backups optional

08 health and welfare 1 supplementary

optional, not held patient record storage optional

21 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held advise on medical records optional
optional, not held answer patients' questions optional
optional, not held customer service optional
optional, not held formulate a treatment plan optional
optional, not held interview people optional
optional, not held maintain treatment records optional
optional, not held meet the requirements of social security reimbursement bodies optional
optional, not held patient record storage optional
optional, not held perform backups optional
optional, not held perform records management optional
optional, not held transfer medical information optional
optional, not held bookkeeping regulations optional
optional, not held evaluate employees optional
optional, not held manage budgets optional
optional, not held manage workflow processes optional
optional, not held monitor regulations in social services optional
optional, not held process data optional
optional, not held record healthcare users' billing information optional
optional, not held record treated patient's information optional
optional, not held risk management optional
optional, not held supervise daily information operations optional

3 held skills the medical records manager role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role adhere to organisational guidelines skill
not needed by the target role healthcare analytics knowledge
not needed by the target role manage digital documents skill

9 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier

required, not held data storage required
required, not held healthcare administration required
required, not held database required
required, not held health care legislation required
required, not held manage healthcare staff required
optional, not held customer service optional
optional, not held patient record storage optional
optional, not held bookkeeping regulations optional
optional, not held risk management optional

Index

Other moves recorded from clinical coder

Full index of moves from clinical coder

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.