Health Information Management Manager (Full Time 1.0 Days)

Hospice & Community Care•Lancaster, PA

11d•Onsite

About The Position

The Health Information Management Manager provides leadership for health information management and serves as a liaison with other departments on medical records and health information flow. The manager oversees staff and volunteers to ensure records are complete and information processing is accurate and timely. This role is full-time, 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. It requires travel to another location once per week and is not remote.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED required.
Two years of supervisory experience in healthcare required.
Proficiency with Microsoft, Outlook, Teams, and Google systems.
Must be vaccinated for influenza or have a granted religious or medical exemption.

Responsibilities

Lead staff in health information management and liaise with other departments regarding medical records, health information management, and health information flow.
Manage staff and volunteers responsible for maintaining complete medical records, distributing revised organization stock forms, and processing health information accurately and on time.
Audit charts for completeness and follow up with department supervisors when documentation is delayed or other issues arise.
Ensure requests to release information comply with organization policy and applicable state and federal privacy and confidentiality regulations.
Ensure uses and disclosures of protected health information are tracked and recorded.
Coordinate record retention and destruction schedules, work with vendors on storage or destruction of paper records, and maintain related documentation.
Ensure Medicare addendums are furnished on time, monitor outstanding addendums, and follow up as needed.
Monitor distribution and return of signatures for clinical orders and certifications with internal and community providers.
Update medical record charges annually based on state regulation and generate invoices for copies when appropriate.
Develop, maintain, and implement department policies, procedures, and processes in compliance with federal, state, and accreditation requirements.
Collaborate with Quality & Compliance on health information management compliance and support audits such as ADRs.
Participate in record review, data collection, reporting projects, and quality assessment and performance improvement activities.
Receive and process requests for medical record information and maintain required documentation.
Participate in new employee orientation, annual review, and ongoing staff education on medical record procedures, HIPAA, department operations, and confidentiality.
Oversee medical-record-related data collection and prepare assigned reports.