Health Information Management Specialist/Analyst

Fair Haven Community Health Care
US - Connecticut - new haven
January 9, 2025

Fair Haven Community Health Care

FHCHC is a forward-thinking, dynamic, and exciting community health center that provides care for multiple generations at over 143,000 office visits in 21 locations.
Overseen by a Board of Directors, the majority of whom are patients themselves, we are proud to offer a wide range of primary and specialty care services, as well as evidence-based patient programs to educate patients in healthy lifestyle choices.
As we grow and are able to bring high-quality health care to more areas that need access, we continue to put our patients first in everything we do.
The mission of FHCHC is 'To improve the health and social well-being of the communities we serve through equitable, high quality, patient-centered care that is culturally responsive.
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For 53 years, we have been a health care leader in our community focused on providing excellent, affordable primary care to all patients, regardless of insurance status or ability to pay.
Fair Haven is proud to have a diverse and motivated team of professionals who are constantly seeking ways to enhance and improve the health and well-being of all patients.
We believe that everyone should have access to high-quality medical and dental care, regardless of ability to pay.

Job purpose

Reporting to the Manager of the Health Information Management (HIM) Department, the HIM Specialist/Analyst performs the duties related, but not limited to, the retrieval and distribution of medical record information needed for patient care, insurance, personal retention, research, and legal purposes.

Duties and responsibilities

The HIM Specialist is responsible for aiding the HIM Manager with the coordination of essential HIM functions and workflows.
Typical duties include but not limited to:

Releases patient health information appropriately to requesters according to State and Federal regulations as well as Departmental policies and procedures
Ensures that HIM staff meets daily productivity standards and turnaround times (TAT) according to established department policies and procedures
Coordinates the activities performed for quality improvement purposes.
Interacts with physicians, residents, and other HIM team members to follow up on incomplete charts, resolving physician deficiencies and delinquencies to ensure that medical records meet regulatory standards for accuracy, quality, and completeness
Maintains privacy, security, and confidentiality of patient health information in compliance with HIPAA regulation
The HIM Specialist will help train, orient new departmental staff, and provide continuing education to existing staff as required
Reviews the work performed by others to assure the quality and consistency of the release of information function
Responds to record 'audits' initiated by insurance carriers, governmental agencies or internal requestors
Conducts audits verifies the accuracy of scanned documents and source documents and ensures documents are legible and properly indexed for accurate retrieval; identifies and documents inaccuracies in accordance with established criteria; recognizes trends in scanning errors
Advises healthcare staff and supervisors as needed, for example:
policies and regulations, workflows within the HIM Department, proper scanning of documents, engages management concerning new workflow possibilities.
Gathers and generates reports on various department metrics for review by management; recommends processes and procedures to improve departmental performance.
Cross-train as back up for other positions as assigned
Completes special projects as assigned and performs other duties as required

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Nursing, Public Health, Health Administration or related field and three years of experience analyzing and managing data required.
Clinical degree and significant experience in Public Health, Health Administration or related field may be substituted for a bachelor's degree requirement.
The selected candidate will have:
Expert knowledge of medical records workflow and electronic medical record (EMR) systems.
Skill.

Read the full job description and apply online on the recuiter's web-site

Health Information Management Specialist/Analyst

Health Information Management Specialist/Analyst

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