Health Information Management Manager

Lifepoint Health • Lynchburg, VA

12d • Onsite

About The Position

At Centra Behavioral Health Hospital, we are committed to empowering and supporting a diverse and determined workforce who can drive quality, scalability, and significant impact across our hospitals and communities. In your role, you’ll support those that are in our facilities who are interfacing and providing care to our patients and community members. We believe that our collective efforts will shape a healthier future for the communities we serve.
Come join us in our journey of opening a brand-new hospital!
Responsible for planning, developing, and administering health information services consistent with accreditation/regulatory standards as well as facility/company standards and policies. Directs the operations of the department and implements P&Ps for documenting, storing and retrieving information, processing medical legal documents, insurance data, and correspondence requests. Manager supervises and maintains patient medical records and monitors staff documentation requirements. The manager assists with centralized coding efforts and acts as facility HIPAA officer.

Requirements

• Education: Associates or Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Experience: Previous experience in health information management required, prior supervisory experience preferred.
• License: Prefer Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) or Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT). Valid driver’s license preferred.
• Additional Requirements: May be required to work flexible hours.

Responsibilities

• Works collaboratively with physicians and hospital staff to assure completion of records that meet all regulatory and facility requirements.
• Reviews and responds to the daily fatal error reports for HIM related issues.
• Answer inquiries from internal and external contacts regarding information recorded in patient’s medical records, within all departmental policies and guidelines.
• Responds appropriately to any potential HIM issues.
• Reports/records HIPAA incidents in a timely manner & investigates to determine if breach of confidentiality occurred.
• Performs timely audits on medical charts to ensure documentation is complete and accurate.
• Prepares/audits the medical records post discharge to assure all required documentation is present.
• Accurately records and monitors departmental deficiency rate and maintains rate below 30%.
• Informs/educates all facility staff of HIPAA/ Part 2 policies pertaining to medical records and remain current on all laws and regulations regarding confidentiality of patient/medical information.
• Provides leadership and management to all Medical Records staff and conducts regular departmental meetings to consistently improve service.
• Adheres to release of patient information/medical records according to hospital and regulatory requirements.
• Ensures dictation reports are completed and filed in the MR according to time requirements.
• Work collaboratively with hospital departments to process all requests for medical records.

Benefits

• Comprehensive Benefits: Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.
• Financial Protection & PTO: Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.
• Financial & Career Growth: Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
• Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
• Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.
• Brand new facility: Brand new hospital, built from the ground up, with cutting edge equipment and technology!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees