Health Information Manager Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Two or more years of experience managing or supervising a medical records department required.
• Knowledge and understanding of CMS IPFQR (Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Quality Reporting) Program measures, documentation, and reporting requirements required.
• Knowledge and understanding of The Joint Commission's HBIPS measures, documentation, and reporting requirements required.
• RHIT required, or ability to obtain it within six months of hire.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree with specialization in health information administration preferred.
• One or more years of behavioral health experience preferred.
• Certified RHIA preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and assist with collecting, storing, retrieving, assembling, analyzing, filing, and retaining medical records and data.
• Implement and maintain processes and systems that ensure accurate and complete medical record documentation.
• Maintain department productivity, quality, and efficiency across departmental processes.
• Oversee and assist with discharge-record analysis for practitioner deficiencies and data accuracy, compliance, and timeliness.
• Work with physicians to improve documentation quality.
• Report practitioner trends and audit results to the Performance Improvement Committee.
• Complete HIM department audits, including HBIPS, CMS Quality Measures, and concurrent reviews.
• Ensure documentation is filed accurately and on time, and that medical records are complete, including signatures, and closed within facility guidelines.
• Prepare and analyze clinical data for research, process improvement, utilization management, mandatory reporting, and other purposes.
• Track HIM Key Indicators and report them monthly to the Performance Improvement Committee.
• Ensure state reporting is accurate, complete, and timely.
• May oversee and/or complete coding according to current ICD and CPT coding classifications.
• Manage staff, including hiring, development, training, performance management, and communication, to support effective and efficient department operations.
• May act as a liaison with legal and compliance teams on HIM-related audits and court engagements.
• Liaise between the facility and transcription vendor to ensure transcribed documents are high quality, accurate, complete, and timely.
• Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.