Certified Health Information Management Technician - Health Information Management

Job Description - CERTIFIED HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT TECHNICIAN - HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT )

Job Description

CERTIFIED HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT TECHNICIAN - HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT

The final salary and offer components are subject to additional approvals based on Cook County Health (CCH) policy. Your placement within the salary range is dependent on a number of factors including your work experience and internal equity within this classification  positions that are represented by a labor union, placement within the salary range will be guided by the rules in the collective bargaining agreement.

DEPARTMENT: Health Information Management

SHIFT: 6 :00 AM – 2:00 PM

PAY RANGE: $53,150-$61,730

JOB SUMMARY NON-UNION

The Certified Health Information Management Technician is responsible for ensuring timely and accurate completion of medical record documentation by performing various technical duties including physician & patient support, record analysis, master patient index maintenance, medical record merges, release of information & audit support, document imaging & scanning, and other functions.

TYPICAL DUTIES

• Analyzes medical records for required content, signatures and searches for documentation required for record completion.
• Ensures the quality of health information verifying the completeness, accuracy, and proper entry into the Electronic Health Record systems.
• Uses computer applications to assemble and analyze patient data for the purpose of improving patient care or controlling costs.
• Maintains Physician deficiency/delinquent reports for incomplete documentation for record completion, coding, and reimbursement.
• Processes and compiles statistics for delinquency reporting.
• Maintains transcription interfaces and corrections of errors to prevent loss report interfaces.
• Reviews daily discharged, not final billed (DNFB) bill hold report to ensure timely filing for insurance payer accounts.
• Generates and verifies the accuracy of reports as requested and required.
• Picks up medical record documents from the hospital's units/floors and transports to 1340 S. Damen Avenue to be scanned and included in the electronic health records.
• Picks up Medical Record documents from clinical areas in Correctional environment.
• Adheres to the Department of Corrections rules and regulations.
• Follows record retention guidelines and prepares records and scanned documents for destruction.
• Assists with record retention record purging.
• Maintains online continuity of care referral documents to support Meaningful Use requirements.
• Maintains demographic corrections-i.e. name, date of birth, address, social security numbers.
• Maintains merges of duplicate medical record numbers.
• Maintains patient portal requests for protected health information.
• Prepares, scans, validates and indexes paper documents into the Electronic Health Record.
• Retrieves electronic health information for internal and external requests as appropriate (e.g., release of information, audits, reviews).
• Processes Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS), Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) and regulatory audit requests for protected health information via secure patient portal.
• Attends departmental required in-service and training programs as requested or required.
• Maintains the confidentiality of information and ensures that all Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) guidelines are adhered to.
• Maintains a cooperative working relationship with coworkers and management
• Maintains a clean, safe and functional work area.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

This position is exempt from Career Service under the CCH Personnel Rules.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Associate’s degree in health information technology or health information administration from an accredited college or university. (Must provide official transcripts at time of interview)

• Credentialed by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) as a Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) or Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT). (Must provide credentialed at time of interview)
• Two (2) years of experience in Health Information Management
• Prior experience using and understanding Medical Terminology
• Experience working with Electronic Health Record systems
• Proficiency in…