HIM Quality Specialist (1.0 D)

Franciscan Alliance, Inc.•Indianapolis, IN

6d•Remote

About The Position

This role is crucial for maintaining the accuracy, completeness, and compliance of medical records within Franciscan Health. The HIM Quality Specialist will perform medical record integrity audits, coordinate training, and act as a system data expert. Franciscan Health is a large Catholic healthcare system in the Midwest with 11 ministries across Indiana, committed to providing compassionate and comprehensive care.

Requirements

Associate's Degree in Health Information Management - Required
3 years EHR and HIM processing experience - Preferred
Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) - American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) within 180 days - Required or Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) - American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) within 180 days - Required

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's Degree in Health Information Management - Preferred

Responsibilities

Perform quality audits and reviews for all HIM functions, including scanning workflows, to ensure data integrity and quality standards are met.
Review audit results in a timely manner with HIM leadership for corrective or disciplinary action.
Assist HIM leadership with training and/or development of a performance improvement track for HIM employees in the disciplinary process related to quality or productivity performance.
Ensure corporate HIM policy and procedure, quality audit plan, orientation plan, and operational workflow are maintained and standardized.
Analyze findings from reviews to identify trends that do not align with established policies and procedures, and coordinate communication and training with HIM departments and clinical departments across Franciscan.
Function as an active member of the HIM Corporate management team, providing coding expertise to align with regional and corporate strategic plans and goals.
Generate, interpret, and analyze trends to support decisions and improve quality, productivity, compliance, and daily activities.
Assist with the identification, creation, and implementation of process improvements and innovative programs, according to industry best practice standards, to make best use of resources, decrease costs, and continuously improve HIM services across the corporation.
Assist in developing and maintaining a consistent HIM operations orientation program, workflow training materials, HIM reference materials, and corporate HIM education and training policies and procedures.
Monitor changes to EPIC and other Franciscan software systems, accreditation and regulatory changes, and Franciscan policies and procedures that impact HIM.
Review corporate HIM policies and procedures with staff annually, reinforcing any changes that have occurred over the past year.