HIM Data Specialist

Description

Responsible for review and analysis of patient encounters to ensure quality, accuracy and regulatory compliance. Responsible for validating information in databases/EMR for outcomes management and specialty registries.

The person in this position is required to work on site.

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications:

• High School graduate or equivalent required
• Previous clerical experience at an acute care hospital preferred

This position requires excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong organization skills, and the ability to work both collaboratively and independently on various tasks as well as an affinity for establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with coworkers, managers and external partners.

Role and Responsibilities

• The HIM Data Specialist utilizes audit tools to monitor integrity of HIM systems.
• Monitors compliance with policies and procedures relevant to clinical data management and makes suggestions for improvements
• Interprets/analyzes data from revenue cycle reports
• Verifies, calculates and maintains daily and monthly quantitative statistical data
• Prepares data for submission to various registries
• Monitors delinquency rate/timeliness of documentation and reports delinquencies to appropriate physician
• Utilizes electronic medical record, document imaging programs and other applications in a productive and efficient manner
• Performs ROI functions in compliance with federal and state laws and CMH policies
• Performs birth registrar functions as needed.
• This description is a general statement of required essential functions performed on a regular and continuous basis. It does not exclude other duties as assigned.

Professional Requirements

• Support CMH’s mission, vision, core values and customer service philosophy
• Adhere to the CMH Compliance Program
• Assures/maintains compliance with all accreditation, statutory and regulatory standards at the local, state, and federal levels
• Comply with all organizational policies
• Demonstrate outstanding customer service/advocacy, professionalism and integrity

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills including the ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
• Strong reasoning/critical thinking skills
• Excellent time management, collaboration, prioritization and problem-solving skills
• Proficiency with computer skills including Microsoft Office applications
• Ability to operate basic office equipment
• Willingness to adapt to change and support new technologies as well as policies and procedures in a positive manner
• Works effectively with others, possessing tact, discretion and diplomacy
• Demonstrates leadership and teach ability
• Possess the ability to work under pressure
• Evidence of knowledge and ability to use proper channels of communication

Additional Requirements with or without Reasonable Accommodation:

Ability to walk, stand, sit, kneel, push, stoop, reach above the shoulder, grasp, pull, bend repeatedly, identify colors, hear with aid, see, write, count, read, speak, communicate in English, analyze, alphabetize, lift and carry 11-20 lbs, perceive depth.

Conditions include working inside, working around machines with moving parts and moving objects, radiant and electrical energy, working closely with others, working alone, working protracted or irregular hours. Exposure to body fluids and/or infection from disease-bearing specimens, exposure to chemicals/biohazardous/radioactive substances, exposure to explosive/flammable chemicals or gases, exposure to patient/visitors under a wide variety of circumstances.

Mental demands include; alertness, analytic ability, memory, concentration, judgment, initiative, precision, creativity and communication.