Health Info Management Services Tech III

Easterseals MORC • Clinton Township, MI

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About The Position

Easterseals MORC is hiring a Health Information Management Technician to support its health information services and help make a difference for the people it serves. The position handles requests for health record information, retrieves and validates electronic medical records, assigns ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes, processes releases of information, and performs quality checks on scanned records. It also provides technical and administrative support for other health information functions and responds to inquiries from customers and staff.

Requirements

• Associate degree or higher with a major in Health Information Management.
• Current Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) credential through AHIMA or Certified Professional Coder (CPC) credential through AAPC.

Nice To Haves

• At least one year of experience in health information management.

Responsibilities

• Comply with HIPAA and other applicable rules, regulations, laws, standards, policies, and protocols when handling health information.
• Handle agency health record information requests within established turnaround times.
• Verify that authorizations are properly signed and documents are complete before releasing information, and apply the minimum-necessary standard.
• Retrieve electronic medical records for internal and external requests, provide medical information to internal sources as permitted, and ensure documents are filed and uploaded to the appropriate locations and document types in the electronic health record.
• Review health records for diagnoses, confirm diagnoses are documented by a Michigan-approved diagnostician, assign and sequence appropriate ICD-10-CM codes using official guidelines and coding advice, and enter codes into the electronic medical record system.
• Process release-of-information requests in compliance with HIPAA and other applicable requirements; respond to general and health record information requests received by phone, email, fax, or in person.
• Maintain the integrity of health record documents uploaded to the electronic health record and refuse to assign diagnostic codes fraudulently or contrary to approved coding guidelines.
• Perform quality checks and validation or verification of scanned health record images, and compile data on opportunities to improve clinical documentation submitted to HIM.
• Deliver customer-related services and reports within established timeframes, coordinating services to meet the needs and expectations of individuals, families, guardians, funding sources, providers, and employees.
• Provide technical and administrative assistance for other health information services and functions, handle phone inquiries, and follow up on phone requests.
• Complete other duties assigned by the Supervisor or Program Director that are within the scope of the position.

Benefits

• Low-cost dental, health, and vision insurance.
• Dependent care reimbursement.
• Up to five days of paid FMLA for maternity, paternity, foster care, and adoption.
• Generous 401(k) retirement plan.
• Paid leave options.
• Up to $125 bonus for taking five consecutive days off.
• Ten paid holidays and three floating holidays, with over 30 days total of paid time off.
• Wellness programs.
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) employer.
• Bonuses and extra incentives.
• Mileage reimbursement at the IRS rate.
• Free financial planning services through partnerships with the LoVasco Consulting Group and SoFi.
• Student loan repayment options.
• Pet insurance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Associate degree