HIM Specialist
Listed on 2026-08-07
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Healthcare
Healthcare Administration, Medical Records, Health Informatics
Job Summary
Responsibility for processing the patient medical records in accordance with regulatory and accreditation standards. Continue to ensure routing of all records faxed via Right Fax out of Epic to providers for appropriate continuity of care to ensure we meet CMS discharge planning requirements.
Essential FunctionsRetrieve patient medical records from nursing units upon discharge. Reconcile, prep, scan, index and QC per procedure.
Process requests for PHI from patients, hospitals, physician offices, insurance companies, auditors etc. Follows confidentiality rules, State and Federal laws. Validates the patient authorization form and works with various departments to gather a complete legal medical record. Processes subpoenas per protocol. Processes My Chart activation codes. Facilitates Release of Information requests using vendor software. Facilitates paper storage requests with storage vendor.
Answers and responds to phone calls accordingly.
Analyzes electronic health records for documentation deficiencies. Communicates with physicians regarding incomplete/delinquent medical records. Provides training to and assists physicians with the use of the electronic medical record. Monitor transcription queues, deficiency error queues, scan indexing queues and performs document troubleshooting and corrections. Reviews medical record for content and completion timeliness and compiles results for physician suspension and reports information to administrators.
Collects information for the completion of the birth certificates. Accurately and timely enters and uploads birth certificate and birth record information to the State of Michigan.
Meet all service level requirements for Overlay Review to mitigate any patient safety, compliance, billing errors and HIPAA violations.
Meet all service level agreements within our 1st level errors in our interface error work queues to ensure all incoming information flows into Epic.
QualificationsRequired:
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- 2 years of relevant experience 2 - 4 years of office or healthcare experience
Preferred:
- Associate's degree
As a team member at Corewell Health, you will play an essential role in delivering personalized health care to our patients, members and our communities. We are committed to cultivating and investing in YOU. Our top-notch teams are comprised of collaborators, leaders and innovators that continue to build on one shared mission statement - to improve health, instill humanity and inspire hope.
Join a nationally recognized health system with an ambitious vision of continued advancement and excellence.
- Comprehensive benefits package to meet your financial, health, and work/life balance goals.
- On-demand pay program powered by Payactiv
- Discounts directory with deals on the things that matter to you, like restaurants, phone plans, spas, and more!
- Optional identity theft protection, home and auto insurance
- Traditional and Roth retirement options with service contribution and match savings
- Eligibility for benefits is determined by employment type and status
Primary Location
SITE
- Corewell Health Southfield Center - 26901 Beaumont Blvd
Department Name
HIM Operations CHE
- Corporate
Employment Type
Full time
Shift
Day (United States of America)
Weekly Scheduled Hours
40
Hours of Work
7:00 a.m.
- 3:30 p.m.
Days Worked
Monday
- Friday
Weekend Frequency
N/A
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