HIM Specialist

About the Role

Responsibility for processing patient medical records in accordance with regulatory and accreditation standards.

Responsibilities

• Retrieve patient medical records from nursing units upon discharge.
• Reconcile, prep, scan, index, and perform quality control per procedure.
• Process requests for Protected Health Information (PHI) from patients, hospitals, physician offices, insurance companies, and auditors while following confidentiality rules, State, and Federal laws.
• Validate patient authorization forms and collaborate with various departments to gather complete legal medical records.
• Process subpoenas per protocol.
• Process MyChart activation codes.
• Facilitate Release of Information requests using vendor software.
• Facilitate paper storage requests with the storage vendor.
• Answer and respond to phone calls accordingly.
• Analyze electronic health records for documentation deficiencies.
• Communicate with physicians regarding incomplete or delinquent medical records.
• Provide training and assistance to physicians on the use of the electronic medical record.
• Monitor transcription queues, deficiency error queues, scan indexing queues, and perform document troubleshooting and corrections.
• Review medical records for content, completion timeliness, and compile results for physician suspension; report information to administrators.
• Collect information for the completion of birth certificates.
• Accurately and timely enter and upload birth certificate and birth record information to the State of Michigan.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent (Required).
• 2 years of relevant experience.
• 2 - 4 years of office or healthcare experience.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree (Preferred).

About Corewell Health

As a team member at Corewell Health, you will play an essential role in delivering personalized health care to our patients, members, and 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.

Benefits

• 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 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.

Schedule

• Full time, evening shift (3:30 p.m. - 12:00 a.m.).
• 40 weekly scheduled hours.
• Days worked: Monday - Friday.
• Weekend frequency: Every fourth weekend.

Primary Location: Royal Oak Hospital - 3601 W 13 Mile Rd, Royal Oak, Department: HIM Operations CHE - Corporate.