EMR Coordinator

About the role

An EMR Coordinator is responsible for coordinating and monitoring the processing of patient medical record requests. The role involves compiling, processing, and maintaining medical records consistent with company legal and regulatory requirements. Additionally, the EMR Coordinator processes, maintains, compiles, and reports patient information for health requirements and standards using the healthcare industry's numerical coding system.

Responsibilities

• Protects the security of medical records to ensure confidentiality is maintained.
• Reviews records for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with regulations.
• Retrieves patient medical records for physicians, technicians, or other medical personnel.
• Releases information to persons or agencies according to regulations.
• Plans, develops, maintains, or operates health record indexes or storage and retrieval systems to collect, classify, store, or analyze information.
• Enters data, such as demographic characteristics, history and extent of disease, diagnostic procedures, or treatment.
• Compiles and maintains patients' medical records to document conditions and treatment and provide data for research, cost control, and care improvement efforts.
• Processes and prepares business or government forms.
• Processes patient admission or discharge documents.
• Assigns the patient to diagnosis-related groups (DRGs) using appropriate computer software.
• Processes legal requests and produces requested records within the expected time frame.
• Adheres to high standards of ethical conduct and complies with all applicable laws and regulations, including Solaris Health Code of Conduct and policies.
• Maintains confidentiality of patients' protected health information in compliance with HIPAA.
• Performs other position-related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• 1-2 years of relevant experience.

Skills

• Requires critical thinking and the ability to use logic and reasoning to identify strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions.
• Effective time management.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Highly organized, detailed, and multi-task oriented, with the ability to balance priorities.
• Exceptional customer service skills with the ability to interact professionally and friendly at all organizational levels.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, with aptitude to learn new software and systems.
• Complies with HIPAA regulations for patient confidentiality.

Physical Demands

• Carrying Weight Frequency:
  • 1-25 lbs: Frequent (34% to 66%)
  • 26-50 lbs: Occasionally (2% to 33%)
• Pushing/Pulling Frequency:
  • 1-25 lbs: Seldom (up to 2%)
  • 100+ lbs: Seldom (up to 2%)
• Lifting - Height, Weight Frequency:
  • Floor to Chest, 1-25 lbs: Occasional (2% to 33%)
  • Floor to Chest, 26-50 lbs: Seldom (up to 2%)
  • Floor to Waist, 1-25 lbs: Occasional (2% to 33%)
  • Floor to Waist, 26-50 lbs: Seldom (up to 2%)