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Montana Staffing

HIM Specialist

Montana Staffing, Billings, Montana, us, 59107

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Him Specialist Health Info Mgmt (Him) - Hosp (Billings Clinic Hospital)

Under general supervision, the HIM Specialist will perform work within one or more of the functional areas within HIM. Responsible to maintain patient health information files, performs chart location and tracking, scanning and quality of documentation in the Electronic Health Record, provides release of health information to various parties, and ensures accuracy and completeness of the medical record. Essential Job Functions Supports and models behaviors consistent with Billings Clinic's mission, vision, values, code of business conduct and service expectations. Meets all mandatory organizational and departmental requirements. Maintains competency in all organizational, departmental and outside agency standards as it relates to the environment, employee, patient safety or job performance. Scans patient documentation according to established electronic health system order Responsible for researching missing documents and ensuring all patient documentation is consistent, belongs to the patient and present at the time of discharge. Retrieves patient charts at discharge and responsible to verify against ADT report that all records have been received. Initiates follow-up calls to nursing unit to obtain any records not received. Locates missing charts through utilization of chart tracking software, CIS software to determine nursing unit where patient was treated and physical searches of nursing units. Prepares and organizes documents for the imaging process, determines correct settings to ensure quality of each document, indexes scanned records and analyzes them for clarity and accuracy. Answers the telephone and is responsible to provide requested information through independent resolution utilizing research skills, document production, and data analysis techniques. Accurately fills requests for transcribed documents or prior patient medical records using available systems such as CIS, ChartLocator, SMS and Misys. Must be able to perform research to respond appropriately to caller by providing requested information for patient care. Determines and appropriately locates medical records in the electronic health system (CIS). Locate historical paper m