HIM Tech II

About the role

Accurately processes medical records, including document capture; identifies documentation deficiencies for physicians in accordance with Federal, State, Hospital and Accrediting Body requirements; prepares documents for disclosure in accordance with Federal HIPAA, State and Hospital regulations and policies; Completes documents for State vital statistics within the State prescribed timeframes. Routinely interacts with the public and physicians. Competently performs the duties of a Health Information Management Technician I.

Responsibilities

• Release of Information:
• Deficiency Analysis:
• Birth Certificates/Paternity:
• Amendments/Restrictions:
• Accurately scans amendment or restriction documents to the medical record upon request from leadership.
• Work Queues:
• On a daily basis, reviews and rectifies those HIM Department work assignment queues, such as Outpatient, Inpatient, ED/Urg, Physician Orders, Imports transcribed documents and corrects errors, Pending Coding Cases, etc. Notifies the coders daily of the presence or absence of work in the queue.
• Other Projects:
• May work on special projects as required.
• Customer Interaction:
• Effectively engages with all customers.
• Role models the principles of a Just Culture and Organizational Values.
• Must be HIPAA compliant
• This description is not intended and should not be construed to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills and efforts or work conditions associated with the jo

Benefits

Additional Information

Vail Health has become the world's most advanced mountain healthcare system. Vail Health consists of an updated 520,000-square-foot, 56-bed hospital. This state-of-the-art facility provides exceptional care to all of our patients, with the most beautiful views in the area, located centrally in Vail. Learn more about Vail Health here . Some roles may be based outside of our Colorado office (remote-only positions). Roles based outside of our primary office can sit in any of the following states: AZ, CO, CT, FL, GA, ID, IL, KS, MA, MD, MI, NC, NJ, OH, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, and WI. Please only apply if you are able to live and work primarily in one of the states listed above. State locations and specifics are subject to change as our hiring requirements shift.

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