Medical Records Administration Specialist

Department of Veterans Affairs•Louisville, KY

46d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is located in the Health Information Management (HIM) Section of Business Office at the Robley Rex VA Medical Center. Medical Records Administration Specialist (MRAS) in VHA perform work concerned with the management of a health record program or the provision of services related to medical record administration/health information services. MRASs manage, preserve, analyze, and supervise the use of diagnostic and therapeutic health records/health information management. They develop policies and procedures and provide advice on the use of health records and health information management. Major duties include, but are not limited to: Responsible for generating, analyzing, and presenting multiple HIM reports. Participate in various health record review activities to ensure the integrity of the health record according to established policies. Monitor health record data integrity per established policies, procedures, and industry standards. Prepare workload and production reports and monitor trends to identify efficiencies and deviations. Participates in various facility and regional committees requiring health information management subject matter expertise. Responsible for generating and analyzing multiple HIM reports and identifying best practices or opportunities for improvement. Perform workflow analyses, recommend process improvements, and implement changes to improve the productivity and quality controls of the HIM department. Monitor reports, trends, and health record data integrity according to established policies, procedures, and industry standards. Participate in various facility and regional committees requiring health information management subject matter expertise. Perform data mining; complex data analysis; and interpret and transform data into accurate, consistent, and timely information in support of the business and operational needs of the HIM department and the organization. Present findings and recommendations to the Chief of HIM (CHIM) and facility leadership. Designs and performs quality improvement projects related to health information management to identify and recommend ways of eliminating, combining, simplifying or improving procedures and processes. Compile diagnostic, procedural, and statistical data, and present reports locally, regionally, or nationally. Exhibits broad organizational knowledge, communicates and provides training and education to individuals and groups, at multiple levels, both internal and external to the facility. Other duties as assigned.

Responsibilities

Generating, analyzing, and presenting multiple HIM reports.
Participate in various health record review activities to ensure the integrity of the health record according to established policies.
Monitor health record data integrity per established policies, procedures, and industry standards.
Prepare workload and production reports and monitor trends to identify efficiencies and deviations.
Participates in various facility and regional committees requiring health information management subject matter expertise.
Generating and analyzing multiple HIM reports and identifying best practices or opportunities for improvement.
Perform workflow analyses, recommend process improvements, and implement changes to improve the productivity and quality controls of the HIM department.
Monitor reports, trends, and health record data integrity according to established policies, procedures, and industry standards.
Participate in various facility and regional committees requiring health information management subject matter expertise.
Perform data mining; complex data analysis; and interpret and transform data into accurate, consistent, and timely information in support of the business and operational needs of the HIM department and the organization.
Present findings and recommendations to the Chief of HIM (CHIM) and facility leadership.
Designs and performs quality improvement projects related to health information management to identify and recommend ways of eliminating, combining, simplifying or improving procedures and processes.
Compile diagnostic, procedural, and statistical data, and present reports locally, regionally, or nationally.
Exhibits broad organizational knowledge, communicates and provides training and education to individuals and groups, at multiple levels, both internal and external to the facility.
Other duties as assigned.