HIM Team Lead, BWMC, Day

University of Maryland Medical System•Glen Burnie, MD

7d•Onsite

About The Position

With minimal supervision from their respective HIM Manager, this role coordinates the activities of the health information management areas of release of information, data integrity, EMPI, document integrity, document imaging, chart analysis, transcription, death/birth certificates and physician chart completion/suspension. The HIM Team Lead performs medical record audits as required for regulatory compliance or staff performance. This role also acts as back up to the Site Manager and others as needed and performs those roles when applicable to that HIM setting.

Requirements

High school graduate or equivalent required.
Minimum three years’ experience coordinating activities in a Health Information Management Department.
Strong analytical and organizational skills
Filing systems
Ability to prioritize workloads
Meet deadlines and work effectively under pressure
Excellent customer service skills
General office procedures
Ability to problem solve and work with minimal supervision
Familiar with basic medical terminology
Computer experience
Typing ability

Nice To Haves

Associates degree in Health Information Management preferred.
Two years’ performing document imaging workflow coordination in a hospital medical record department preferred.
RHIT, RHIA certifications preferred.

Responsibilities

Coordinates the workflow of the document imaging process to include chart retrieval, prepping, and scanning, indexing and quality review.
Performs monthly quality audits on Document Imaging staff.
Reports on staff productivity and provides timely feedback.
Provides feedback and direction to Clinical Managers on the processing of paper to HIM.
Trains all new employees on document imaging procedures.
Ensures that requests for information disclosures and the completion of birth and death certificates are produced within required time frames with exceptional attention to customer service.
Trains physicians on the Electronic Death Registration System and facilitates the communication with the funeral homes and/or others.
Collaborates with HIM Release of Information leadership on standard workflows.
Ensures that the chart completion process is timely and efficient.
Provides oversight of the chart analysis function.
Generates physician record completion information as needed.
Prepares and maintains incomplete and delinquent medical record.
Lists/letters and notifies providers according to suspension protocol.
Maintains the local voice-to-text, patient identity and data integrity systems and processes.
Adds new physicians to the Transcription system.
Corrects transcription report and provider-created clinical document integrity issues.
Provides support to providers for Dragon application.
Collaborates with EMPI team on duplicate management and patient identity issues.
Insures data integrity remains high and accurately reflected within the electronic medical record.
Conducts documentation audits for Joint Commission, CMS and other regulatory agencies.
Reports findings to the HIM Site Manager timely and with clear detail.
Maintains working knowledge of Federal, State, HIPAA, HITECH, CMS, Joint Commission, and other regulatory agencies requirements.