Medical Record Specialist

Acadia Healthcare•Mt. Clemens, MI

About The Position

The Medical Record Specialist maintains the integrity of confidential patient records through filing, assembling, analysis, and retrieval. The role supports the opening of a new facility and helps the organization expand services to the community. The specialist promotes quality improvement, staff and patient safety, and cultural diversity through department operations and personal performance.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent required.
Three or more years of experience in a psychiatric setting, or a combination of education and experience necessary.

Nice To Haves

RHIT or RHIA preferred.

Responsibilities

Prepare and assemble medical records.
Organize and analyze medical records for accuracy and completeness.
Identify, track, and enter practitioner deficiencies in Medhost.
Pull charts for audits, peer review, readmissions, and HBIPS processing, and route them to the appropriate area or department.
Ensure files are stored in designated areas according to storage procedures.
Maintain and search computerized medical records.
Maintain chart control, access, and storage in accordance with established policies, procedures, and regulations.
Process medical record requests according to policy and procedure.
Scan records for contract coders when applicable.
Assist with HIM department audits, including HBIPS, CMS Quality Measures, and concurrent reviews.
Pick up discharge records from patient units.
Assemble new admission folders when applicable.
Print and deliver medical record forms to patient units.
Search for and print dictated reports from the computerized transcription system.
Purge and inventory medical records for off-site storage.
Promote quality improvement, staff and patient safety, and cultural diversity through department operations and personal performance.