Maintain confidentiality of all patient care information to ensure patient rights are protected
Assist in planning, organizing, directing and maintaining the Health Information Department in accordance with established policies, procedures, state and federal regulations and accreditation standards (i.e. HIPAA, JCAHO, and CARF)
Assist in establishing and maintaining procedures for the collection, abstracting, filing and retrieval of medical records
Assist staff physicians in use of electronic medical record
Work with staff physicians in getting records completed within the required timeframe
Serve as a resource for hospital leadership and other staff regarding health information issues, rules and regulations and accreditation standards (i.e. HIPAA, TJC)
Supervise other HIM employees which include initial and on-going training in HIM functions. (if applicable)
At discharge, process records within required timeframes:assembly, analysis and abstracting
Review and process requests for patient information within required timeframe and serve as resource for other staff who may be involved in requests after regular business hours
Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
RHIT (or eligible) or RHIA (or eligible) or Coding Certification by AHIMA (American Health Information Management Association)
Prefer two+ (2) years of experience in health information leadership in a health-related facility preferably a hospital setting