Medical Records Specialist

Maintain medical record integrity through filing, assembling, analysis and retrieving confidential patient records. 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Prepare and assemble medical records.


• Organize and analyze medical records for accuracy and completeness.


• Identify, track and enter practitioner deficiencies in Medhost.


• Pull charts as requested for audits, peer review, readmissions, HBIPS processing and route to appropriate area or department.


• Ensure files are stored in the designated area according to storage procedures.


• Maintain and search computerized medical records.


• Maintain chart control, access and storage in accordance with established policies, procedures and regulations.


• Process medical records requests according to policy and procedure.


• Scan records to contract coders for processing, when applicable.


• Assist with HIM department audits including HBIPS, CMS Quality Measures, and concurrent reviews.


• Pick up discharge records from patient units.


• Assemble new admission folders, if applicable.


• Print and deliver medical records forms to patient units.


• Search and print dictated reports from computerized transcription system.


• Purge and inventory medical records for off-site storage.


• Promotes quality improvement, staff and patient safety, and cultural diversity through department operations and by personal performance.


• Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.