Health Information Techn II - Release of Information

Cedars-Sinai • Torrance, CA

7h

About The Position

The Health Information Department's Health Information Technician II (HIT II) is responsible for performing specialized health information activities related to the organization, maintenance, privacy, and use of the electronic and paper patient health records.

In this role you will:

Manage claims processing for medical records, including denials and appeals.
Perform daily data entry, scanning, release of records and reporting tasks related to claims.
Provide support to Revenue Cycle Specialist/PFS Biller-Collectors.

Responsibilities

• Addresses customer inquiries for patient information, assists callers with making record requests and general customer service.
• Educate customers on information confidentiality and privacy regulations.
• Receive and prioritize customer requests from multiple sources and work them through the appropriate systems to completion within required response time-frames and in accordance to State and Federal requirements and HIPAA regulations.
• Receives and prioritizes customer requests from multiple sources and works them through the appropriate systems to completion within required response time-frames and in accordance to State and Federal requirements and HIPAA regulations.
• Analyzes and prepares deficiency reports.
• Receives requests to research, add providers, and updates or add SER provider demographic information for multiple systems.
• Resolve Provider identifiers and duplicate provider identification numbers.
• Assists physicians in system navigation and completing record/document requirements and deficiencies in accordance to regulatory, Joint Commission, Title 22 and organizational requirements.
• Notifies physicians that are non-compliant and pending suspensions.
• Responds to internal and external requests for assistance.
• Monitors daily concurrent compliance with documentation completion timeliness standard(s).
• Queries and researches within multiple hospital systems to assess compliance with documentation requirements.
• Monitors completion of work queues to confirm and update status of documentation.

What This Job Offers

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