HIM Tech
About The Position
As our HIM Tech, you will manage patient health information and medical records, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and integrity for patient care. Every day you will retrieve, file, and organize patient records (physical/electronic), ensuring completeness and confidentiality. You'll process information requests, verify identities, assist providers with access, and conduct quality checks on scanned documents. Responsibilities include updating demographics, handling correspondence, and responding to inquiries per privacy regulations. To be successful, you will demonstrate meticulous attention to detail, strong organizational skills, and proficiency in HIM systems/office software. Excellent communication and customer service, coupled with a deep understanding of HIPAA and HIM principles, are essential. Responsible for answering the phones and assisting customers in support of the HIM customer service efforts. Facilitates retrieval and forwarding of electronic medical record documents received to the proper patient record, proper visit and proper provider including those for Medical Staff offices and for the acute care record. Scans batches as needed, maintaining document quality, integrity and compliance to appropriate medical record. Assures that the patient's medical records are indexed to the highest specificity. Performs quality review on scanned records, assuring that point of care scanning is accurate, legible, complete and compliant. Provides regular and timely reports to team/supervisor on department and individual measures.
Requirements
- High School Diploma/GED
- One year of medical office experience or currently enrolled in HIM equivalent study course
- Basic computer literacy and proficiency in Microsoft Windows
- Meticulous attention to detail
- Strong organizational skills
- Proficiency in HIM systems/office software
- Excellent communication and customer service
- Deep understanding of HIPAA and HIM principles
Nice To Haves
- Health Information Management (HIM) work environment
- Electronic Medical Record (EMR) or Cerner experience
Responsibilities
- Manage patient health information and medical records, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and integrity for patient care.
- Retrieve, file, and organize patient records (physical/electronic), ensuring completeness and confidentiality.
- Process information requests, verify identities, assist providers with access, and conduct quality checks on scanned documents.
- Update demographics, handle correspondence, and respond to inquiries per privacy regulations.
- Answer the phones and assisting customers in support of the HIM customer service efforts.
- Facilitate retrieval and forwarding of electronic medical record documents received to the proper patient record, proper visit and proper provider including those for Medical Staff offices and for the acute care record.
- Scan batches as needed, maintaining document quality, integrity and compliance to appropriate medical record.
- Assure that the patient's medical records are indexed to the highest specificity.
- Perform quality review on scanned records, assuring that point of care scanning is accurate, legible, complete and compliant.
- Provide regular and timely reports to team/supervisor on department and individual measures.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
