Health Record and Information Technician l
Suffolk, NC - USA
Job Summary
City/State
Suffolk VAWork Shift
First (Days)Overview:
Status: Full-Timepermanent position (40 hours)
Standard working hours: 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM EST (Monday-Friday)
Location: Hybrid (Sentara Obici)
Job Description Summary
The Health Record and Information Technician I is responsible for the interpretation and preparation of all documents for precision scanning into the electronic medical record with strict attention to maintaining patientconfidentiality guidelines for safeguarding patient medical information. This role is required to work within many different computer environments to
track scan identify validate and access medical records. The Health Record and Information Technician I is responsible for maintaining data and statistics to support functions within the department and for the needs of patients providers and other applicable entities.
Description
Review and analyze documents for the electronic medical record with strict attention to maintain patient confidentiality guidelines forsafeguarding patient medical information. Ensure documents are readily available in the electronic medical record for patient care and medical decisions. Required to work within many different computer environments to track scan identify validate and access medicalrecords. Responsible for maintaining data and statistics to support activities. Assist with release of information requests.
Key Responsibilities
Health Information Management & Record Processing
Retrieve assemble and analyze medical records for completeness accuracy and compliance with regulatory standards.
Maintain electronic health record (EHR) systems by scanning indexing and validating documents in appropriate patient charts.
Review provider documentation for required signatures dates and authentication.
Process record requests ensuring compliance with HIPAA and organizational policies regarding release of information.
Data Quality & Integrity
Verify accuracy of patient demographic and encounter data in EHR and health information systems.
Conduct quality checks on scanned and uploaded documents to ensure legibility correct patient matching and completeness.
Assist with chart audits and data validation for internal quality coding and compliance reviews.
Support updates to patient information to maintain consistent data integrity across clinical billing and reporting systems.
Confidentiality Security & Compliance
Maintain strict confidentiality of patient health information in accordance with HIPAA and internal privacy policies.
Report any potential breaches discrepancies or security issues to the appropriate compliance or privacy officer.
Customer Service & Communication
Provide courteous and timely responses to internal and external requests for patient information.
Collaborate with physicians nurses coders and other healthcare staff to resolve documentation or record-related issues.
Communicate effectively with release-of-information vendors legal representatives and external agencies as needed.
Other Requirements
Good hand-eye coordination and the ability to meet process document standards as set.
Ability to focus on detailedprocesses and validate accuracy of others
Education:
HS - High School Grad or Equivalent REQUIRED
Certification/Licensure:
None required
Experience:
1 year experience in Health Information Services REQUIRED
Graduate of an approved Health Information Technician or Health Information Systems training program is accepted in lieu of experience (HRIT Certification or CCA or CCS (Coding) or AHIMA )
EPIC experience is preferred
Onbase experience is a plus
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Sentara Obici Hospital a 175-bed state-of-the-art facility is located on Godwin Boulevard in Suffolk VA. Our full-service hospital continues a legacy of providing residents of Western Tidewater with high-quality patient-centered care. As a recognized accredited Primary Stroke Center and Magnet hospital for nursing excellence the hospital specializes in orthopedic and spine heart and vascular advanced imaging gynecological and comprehensive breast services behavioral health maternity weight loss surgery and a heartburn treatment center.
Sentara Health is an equal opportunity employer and prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30000-member workforce. Diversity inclusion and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves.
In support of our mission to improve health every day this is a tobacco-free environment.
For positions that are available as remote work Sentara Health employs associates in the following states:
Alabama Delaware Florida Georgia Idaho Indiana Kansas Louisiana Maine Maryland Minnesota Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Pennsylvania South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin and Wyoming.
Required Experience:
IC
About Company
Sentara Health, is an integrated, not-for-profit health care delivery system in Virginia and North Carolina. Sentara improves health everyday.