Health Information Management Specialist

Perform clerical / administrative duties for the Health Information Management Department.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS – JOB SPECIFIC

• Answer telephone and provide assistance to callers in a pleasant and professional manner
• Receive, review to make sure authorization is HIPAA compliant and dated properly then enter in the Authoriztion of Disclosure log
• Makes sure name, birthdate, and number is on every page of requested medical records
• Mail, email, or fax records to the requestor after the request has been filled along with affidavit if requested after reviewing to verify records being sent are the correct records of dates requested
• Prepare invoices for records that require billing
• Release records within 15 days from receipt of request
• Send Medical Source Statements to provider to be completed after fee has been collected
• Sort, prepare and scan documents into EHR
• Audit ten percent of daily scanned documents to ensure the material is scanned properly and in the proper location within the EHR
• Assist with chart conversions and purges as needed
• Other duties as assigned

Royal Oaks ONLY (in addition to the above)