HIM Specialist

Job Title: HIM Specialist

Job Purpose

The HIM Specialist is responsible for carrying out and implementing the quality review plan to ensure a high level of accuracy with the various job duties and actions of the HIM Support Services Division. The HIM Specialists will possess and maintain a high level of expertise in one or more of the areas to be reviewed. HIM Specialists will maintain expertise in one/multiple of the following areas:

• Medical Abstraction
• Release of Information
• Indexing/Redaction
• Payment Processing

Duties and Responsibilities

• Scans paper medical record documents into the appropriate patients’ electronic health record
• Indexes scanned documents and verifies the information scanned is placed in the correct patient record and correct encounter.
• Ensures appropriate importing of documents into the patient’s electronic health record.
• Files and retrieves hardcopy medical records as necessary.
• Acquiring and evaluating patient data
• Organizing digital and paper records that they receive from diagnostic labs, doctors, or patients filling out forms.
• Ensuring that patients’ medical records are accurate, complete, and timely.
• Managing and maintaining databases
• Ensuring the confidentiality of sensitive patient information by making sure that only those directly involved with a patient’s care are able to access the records.
• Tracking patient outcomes for quality assessments
• Designing, analyzing, and generating medical reports for physician and administrators
• Converting written documentation to electronic form for statistical and insurance billing purposes
• Recording electronic data for storage, retrieval, analysis, and reporting

Qualifications

• Minimum of six months experience with exceptional performance in chosen area of quality management
• Knowledge of general computer applications and ability to multitask on two monitors.
• Quality monitoring and coaching experience preferred.
• Extreme attention to detail required.
• Release of Information and Redaction – demonstrated HIPAA knowledge required
• Abstracting – requires clinical background, ICD 9/CPT Coding understanding, high level of medical terminology, familiarity with pharmacology and immunizations.
• Payment Processing – demonstrated knowledge of bookkeeping/accounting processes
• Knowledge of Medical Terminology, CPT Codes, Modifiers and Diagnosis Codes
• Ability to work well individually and in a team environment.
• MS Office basic skills. Must have basic Excel skillset.
• Experience with practice management systems. Preferably EPIC PB, Centricity, Allscripts and/or Cerner
• Strong communication skills/oral and written.
• Strong organizational skills

Working Conditions

• This role will be work from home
• Sit, perform manual tasks; operate tools and other office equipment such as computer, computer peripherals and telephones; extend arms; kneel; talk and hear
• The employee must be able to follow directions, get along with others and work in a fast paced work environment.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually minimal.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: Php35,337.92 - Php75,333.27 per month

Benefits:

• Paid training
• Pay raise
• Work from home

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Afternoon shift
• Day shift
• Evening shift

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus pay
• Performance bonus
• Quarterly bonus

Experience:

• US Healthcare: 1 year (Preferred)