Director of Health Information Management

Orlando Health Behavioral Health Hospital•Apopka, FL

9d•Onsite

About The Position

The Director of Health Information Management (HIM) provides overall leadership and management of the Health Information Management Department. The role plans, organizes, and manages electronic and paper clinical content, electronic data integrity, and the accessibility, use, and protection of health information at the Orlando Behavioral Health Hospital in Apopka, Florida.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent required.
Four or more years of experience managing or supervising a medical record department required.
Working knowledge of ICD-10-PCS and DSM IV coding systems required.
Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) certification required, or ability to obtain it within six months of hire.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree with a specialization in health information administration preferred.
Two or more years of behavioral health experience preferred.
Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) preferred.

Responsibilities

Maintain department productivity, quality, and efficiency across department processes.
Oversee information governance to support facility-wide health data integrity, privacy, and security.
Implement processes and systems that support accurate and complete medical record documentation.
Oversee and assist with collection, storage, retrieval, assembly, analysis, filing, and retention of medical records and data.
Prepare and analyze clinical data for research, process improvement, utilization management, mandatory reporting, and other purposes.
Manage staff, including hiring, development, training, performance management, and communication.
Work with physicians to improve documentation quality.
Work with coding staff to support accurate coding for reimbursement and clinical care.
Audit records and data for accuracy, compliance, and timeliness, and review results with administration, medical, nursing, and clinical staff.
Ensure documentation is filed accurately and promptly, and that medical records are complete, including signatures, and closed within facility guidelines.
Interface with internal and external legal counsel regarding medical record content.
Liaise with the transcription vendor to ensure transcribed documents are high-quality, accurate, complete, and timely.
Track HIM key indicators and report them monthly to the Performance Improvement Committee.
Ensure state reporting is accurate, complete, and timely.
May oversee and/or perform coding using current ICD and/or CPT coding classifications.
May serve as the facility Privacy Officer.
Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.