SE - Health Information Representative

POSITION SUMMARY: The Health Information Representative - Community Hospitals maintains the integrity of the medical records by collecting, preparing, scanning, processing, copying and responding to medical record inquiries in a manner consistent with medical, administrative, ethical, legal, and regulatory requirements. Opens mail, sends for and releases medical information, prepares medical records and tests for scanning, files, copies, and faxes medical information. Ensures accurate and timely entry of data into various databases. Generates required reports. Ensures transmission of required data to governmental entities. Provide auditors complete and accurate documentation to increase reimbursement and decrease denials. Position: SE - Health Information Representative Department: Fixed Dept Vacancy Factor Schedule: Full Time ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES / DUTIES: Follows department policies and guidelines to perform a wide variety of administrative duties to ensure proper maintenance of patient medical records. Focuses on one or more of the following areas, and provides support as needed in the other areas to optimize daily flow: Document Imaging: Prepping Pick charts up from hospital locations, reconcile with discharge lists that all records have been received. Follow escalation process, if record is not received within 48 hours of discharge. Check to assure all papers are properly identified for the patient's record. Assure all loose materials are matched to the appropriate chart. Prepare documents for scanning to include removal of staples, taping of torn edges, etc. Ensure patient identification label is adhered to each document to be scanned. Review dictation notes and ensure they are complete and that the treating physician has signed off on the accuracy of the transcription. Run reports of missing eleme