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Specialists Hospital Shreveport · 17 hours ago

HIM ANALYST

Shreveport, LA

Full-time

Onsite

Entry Level

1+ years exp

Specialists Hospital Shreveport is seeking an HIM Analyst responsible for reviewing medical records for completeness, timeliness, and accuracy. The role involves managing deficiencies, ensuring records are completed accurately, and serving as an information resource for medical record inquiries.

Health CareMedical

Responsibilities

Reviews medical record documentation in electronic medical records or in paper medical records, creates appropriate charting deficiencies in the deficiency management system, and assigns those deficiencies to the appropriate provider(s). Scans in the paper records to make one electronic encounter for the patients visit

Works in the EMR system by way of reports and/or work queues to support record completion, coding, release of information and overall management and maintenance of the legal health record

Serves as an information resource by responding to requests for general and medical record information received via phone, e-mail, fax, or in person. Retrieves records for patient care, studies, committees, and other requests and works with other departments (i.e., Registration, Patient Accounts) as needed to problem-solve accounts

Identifies duplicate medical record numbers ensuring each patient and number is unique and correct to safeguard the integrity of the Master Patient Index thereby providing an accurate database for all applicable systems

Actively manages various analysis-specific work queues, electronic and manual, to ensure timely analysis and chart completion

Ability to navigate and utilize basic computer software applications and the ability to multitask in a fast paced ever changing health care services environment

Adheres to established company standards/policies and system workflow guidelines to add and re-assign accounts to appropriate work queues for processing

Identifies documents needing to be re-scanned owing to poor image quality and routes those documents to the appropriate work queue for processing

Contacts physicians and their office staff(s) to facilitate timely medical record completion

Address appropriate questions related to medical record completion to physicians and other providers

Meets or exceeds hospital productivity standards

Meets or exceeds hospital quality standard of 95% or greater

Assists in maintaining all equipment and supplies required to provide services in an optimal manner

Promptly reports issues and trends not complying with facility or corporate policies/standards

Assists in cross-training other employees as necessary

Interpersonal skills necessary to exchange accurate information with internal and/or external customers on a frequent basis

Responsible for scanning patient’s medical records into document imaging system for timely coding and billing purposes

Prepare weekly delinquent chart reports

Perform monthly charge reports (open chart reviews, 100% chart reviews, etc.)

Provide physician education as needed

Able to work independently

Performs other duties as assigned

Qualification

Medical record analysisElectronic medical recordsHIPAA complianceHealth Information ManagementProficient computer skillsMultitaskCommunication skillsInterpersonal skillsWork independently