Medical Records Associate- Full Time

Hospice Brazos Valley•Bryan, TX

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Medical Records Associate performs essential duties related to maintaining patient records, ensuring confidentiality, and supporting program integrity. This role involves reviewing records for completeness, managing storage and retrieval systems, processing various forms, and collaborating with management on billing and legal inquiries. The associate will also prepare patient rosters for meetings, operate computer systems for health information management, and assist with special studies. A key aspect of the role is ensuring compliance with all relevant guidelines and reporting any instances of fraud, abuse, or waste.

Requirements

High School Diploma
Working knowledge of computer system
Able to effectively problem solve and possess decision-making skills.
Demonstrates qualities of ethics and integrity.
Able to work with staff efficiently and cost effectively.
Active communication skills and excellent organizational skills.
Detail oriented.
Demonstrates qualities of dependability and reliability.
Willingness to devote additional time and effort to the position when indicated.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of Medical Terminology preferred.

Responsibilities

Maintains confidentiality of all patient records.
Reviews medical records for completeness.
Maintains and utilizes a variety of health record indexes and storage and retrieval systems.
Mails, delivers and retrieves all medical records requiring signatures to the appropriate person and in a timely manner.
Initiate all required forms upon admission and discharge and obtain any required signatures if applicable.
Log physician orders, plans of care, recertification, certification of terminal illness (CTI), Medicaid forms and other necessary forms as applicable upon sending and receiving into logbook.
Works directly with Manager of Program Integrity and the agency billing officer to gather, collect and correct all records relative to billing needs.
Reports to Manager of Program Integrity all legal inquiries and requests for any agency legal information.
Prepares all patient rosters for IDT team meetings and attends all IDT meetings.
Responsible for filing, opening and closing of patient medical records in a timely manner.
Operates computer to process, store, and retrieve health information.
Assists Manager of Program Integrity in special studies or research, as needed.
Ensures compliance with all local, state, federal and industry guidelines.
Reports to the Manager of Program Integrity/Compliance Officer any incident of perceived fraud, abuse and or waste.