CERTIFIED HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT TECHNICIAN - HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT

JOB SUMMARY

LOCATION: JOHN H. STROGER, JR. HOSPITAL

SHIFT: DAYS 7am-3pm

The Certified Health Information Management Technician is responsible for ensuring timely and accurate completion of medical record documentation by performing various technical duties including physician & patient support, record analysis, master patient index maintenance, medical record merges, release of information & audit support, document imaging & scanning, and other functions.

This position is exempt from Career Service under the CCH Personnel Rules.

Typical Duties

• Analyzes medical records for required content, signatures and searches for documentation required for record completion.
• Ensures the quality of health information verifying the completeness, accuracy, and proper entry into the Electronic Health Record systems.
• Uses computer applications to assemble and analyze patient data for the purpose of improving patient care or controlling costs.
• Maintains Physician deficiency/delinquent reports for incomplete documentation for record completion, coding, and reimbursement.
• Processes and compiles statistics for delinquency reporting.
• Maintains transcription interfaces and corrections of errors to prevent loss report interfaces.
• Reviews daily discharged, not final billed (DNFB) bill hold report to ensure timely filing for insurance payer accounts.
• Generates and verifies the accuracy of reports as requested and required.
• Picks up medical record documents from the hospital's units/floors and transports to 1340 S. Damen Avenue to be scanned and included in the electronic health records.
• Picks up Medical Record documents from clinical areas in Correctional environment.
• Adheres to the Department of Corrections rules and regulations.
• Follows record retention guidelines and prepares records and scanned documents for destruction.
• Assists with record retention record purging.
• Maintains online continuity of care referral documents to support Meaningful Use requirements.
• Maintains demographic corrections-i.e. name, date of birth, address, social security numbers.
• Maintains merges of duplicate medical record numbers.
• Maintains Cerner Physician document refusal pool.
• Maintains patient portal requests for protected health information.

Minimum Qualifications

• Associate's degree in Health Information Technology or Health Information Administration from an accredited college or university. (Must provide official transcripts at time of interview)
• Credentialed by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) as a Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) or Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT). (Must provide proof at time of interview)
• Two (2) years of experience in Health Information Management
• Prior experience using and understanding Medical Terminology
• Experience working with Electronic Health Record systems
• Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel (Testing will be administered, 70% minimum proficiency rate is required)

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience utilizing Cerner Electronic Health Record

VETERAN PREFERENCE PLEASE READ When applying for employment with the Cook County Health & Hospitals System, preference is given to honorably discharged Veterans who have served in the Armed Forces of the United States for not less than 6 months of continuous service

To take advantage of this preference a Veteran must:

• Meet the minimum qualifications for the position.
• Identify self as a Veteran on the employment application by answering yes to the question by answering yes to the question, "Are you a Military Veteran?"
• Attach a copy of their DD 214, DD 215 or NGB 22 (Notice of Separation at time of application filing. Please note: If you have multiple DD214s, 215s, or NGB 22S, Please submit the one with the latest date. Coast Guard must submit a certified copy of the military separation from either the Department of Transportation (Before 9/11) or the Department of Homeland Security (After 9/11). Discharge papers must list and Honorable Discharge Status. Discharge papers not listing an Honorable Discharge Status are not acceptable

OR A copy of a valid State ID Card or Driver's License which identifies the holder of the ID as a Veteran, may also be attached to the application at time of filing.

If items are not attached, you will not be eligible for Veteran Preference

VETERANS MUST PROVIDE ORIGINAL APPLICABLE DISCHARGE PAPERS OR APPLICABLE STATE ID CARD OR DRIVER'S