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Under the direction of a Manager of Health Information Management, the Health Information Management Technician is responsible for the timely movement of patient medical records and documentation, and accurate filing of patient information.
• Processes all requests for medical records accurately, appropriately, and expeditiously.
• Processes all paperwork received in the Department accurately, appropriately, and expeditiously.
• Assists physicians with record completion when called upon.
• Understands and uses department computers in an appropriate and efficient manner.
• Adheres to Department, Hospital, and Human Resource Policies.
• Performs other duties as required and requested.
• Neatly manages paper and record flow in an organized manner.
• Understands and manages electronic information flow in an organized and efficient manner.
• Strictly adheres to state and federal laws on confidentiality of protected health information.
Job Description:
Essential Duties & Responsibilities including but not limited to:
1. Receives requests for patient medical records by phone or printer and responds to requests as soon as possible.
2. Delivers stat requests within 10 minutes of the call.
3. Delivers or routes records to the appropriate area or to authorized personnel within one hour.
4. Signs out and/or returns medical records to the appropriate location using the correct medical record number and portion.
5. Takes responsibility when pulling a list, completing by the due date, and providing necessary information.
6. Combines the hybrid record into one source document, assuring that all patient information has been printed and properly filed prior to hardcopy charts being reviewed.
7. Processes loose paperwork received by sorting, routing, and filing to appropriate locations as required.
8. Able to identify and find misfiles.
9. Accurately checks the receipt of all emergency visits and/or inpatient discharges.
10. Analyzes Emergency Department records, verifies in the Electronic Health Records (EHR) and/or vendor website any missing emergency visit dictation. Assigns dictation to the correct MD.
11. Neatly and in an organized manner, preps and scans the emergency department record and verifies the quality of the image.
12. Retrieves all current discharges and previous records daily.
13. Follows up on missing discharges, communicates with other sites or shifts in an effort to track down a record.
Minimum Qualifications:
Education: High school graduate or equivalent
Experience: 0-1 years of experience
Skills, Knowledge & Abilities:
- Medical terminology
- Knowledge of JC, CMS, DPH documentation regulations; Medical Staff Bylaws and Department documentation standards
- Knowledge of laws and regulations pertaining to patient confidentiality.
Preferred Qualifications & Skills:
- Previous medical record experience preferred
- Computer skills; EHR experience desirable
Pay Range:
$19.00 – $25.57
The pay range listed for this position is the base hourly wage range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. Actual compensation is determined based on several factors, that may include seniority, education, training, relevant experience, relevant certifications, geography of work location, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law. Compensation may exceed the base hourly rate depending on shift differentials, call pay, premium pay, overtime pay, and other additional pay practices, as applicable to the position and in accordance with the law.
