Health Information Management Manager

Lifepoint Health • Apex, NC

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About The Position

Oversees Health Information Management (HIM) operations to ensure the integrity, availability, and confidentiality of medical records. Assists with planning, organizing, directing, and maintaining department workflows; supports physicians with electronic medical record (EMR) use and timely record completion; manages release-of-information processes; and ensures compliance with policies, HIPAA, and accreditation standards (e.g., The Joint Commission/JCAHO, CARF).

Requirements

• RHIT (or eligible) or RHIA (or eligible) or AHIMA coding certification.
• Two (2)+ years of HIM leadership experience preferred, ideally in a hospital setting.
• HIPAA, TJC/JCAHO, and CARF standards;
• EMR proficiency;
• Medical record lifecycle management;
• Release-of-information workflows;
• Privacy/security practices;
• Supervisory/teaching ability;
• Strong organization, communication, and follow-through.

Responsibilities

• Maintain confidentiality of all patient care information and protect patient rights in all HIM activities.
• Assist in planning, organizing, directing, and maintaining the HIM department in accordance with policies, procedures, state/federal regulations, and accreditation standards (HIPAA, JCAHO/TJC, CARF).
• Establish and maintain procedures for collection, abstracting, filing, indexing, and retrieval of medical records.
• Assist staff physicians with EMR navigation and support timely completion of records within required timeframes.
• Serve as a resource to hospital leadership and staff on HIM rules, regulations, and accreditation standards (HIPAA, TJC).
• Supervise HIM employees, including onboarding and ongoing training in HIM functions (if applicable).
• Process discharged records within required timeframes, including assembly, analysis, and abstracting.
• Review and process requests for patient information (ROI) within required timeframes; assist/guide staff handling after-hours requests.
• Partners with Compliance, Quality, and IT to support audits, survey readiness, data integrity, and privacy/security practices.
• Monitors key HIM metrics (e.g., physician delinquency, ROI turnaround) and supports continuous improvement.
• Ensures documentation and retention practices meet legal, regulatory, and organizational requirements.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed