HIM Specialist III / Greater Manchester Region Admn

Hartford Healthcare•Manchester, CT

About The Position

An HIM Specialist assists with the preparation and integrity of patients’ electronic medical records. Scanning responsibilities include preparing paper documents for electronic scanning into the electronic medical record in a timely and accurate manner. The specialist performs work according to established procedures, system standards, and expected production and quality standards, and provides additional support to transcription services and other health information management functions as needed.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED equivalent.
Office experience, preferably in a hospital setting.
Computer skills.
Customer service skills.
Understanding of a hospital setting.

Nice To Haves

HIM Fundamental Certification.

Responsibilities

Prepare discharged records according to HHC system standards for scanning.
Scan prepared legal medical record documents according to established procedures.
Index all scanned documents.
Perform quality control on scanned documents before releasing them to the patients’ legal medical records.
Run the daily discharge list from EPIC and reconcile medical records received against the previous day’s discharge list.
Provide support to transcription services as needed.
Perform duties according to expected production and quality standards.
Assist with the system-wide failed fax queue as needed.
Provide support with the Death Desk according to state guidelines as needed.
Provide document correction support as needed.
Perform other support duties as assigned.