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Sheppard Pratt
Health Information Management Support Specialist
Career Insights for Medical Records / Health Information Technician
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What they do
A Medical Records or Health Information Technician works with data from medical records to process, maintain, compile, analyze and report patient information for health requirements and standards in a manner consistent with the healthcare industry's numerical coding system and reporting standards
$56,747 / year median in Maryland
+4% projected growth
Job Description
The Health Information Management (HIM) Support Specialist performs technical HIM responsibilities surrounding abstraction and analysis of discharged patient medical records for deficiencies and provides technical support to assure the quality of SP medical records for compliance and effective billing. What to expect. Performs technical HIM responsibilities regarding chart reconciliation of discharged records from all patient programs on a regular schedule with careful follow-up of any outstanding charts. Preps, Scan and Index all records according to protocol, to ensure a quality legal record available in SCM and ONBASE for end-users. Provides technical support to assure the quality of Sheppard Pratt medical records for compliance and legal record purposes Assists with facilitating HIM-hosted audits as well as providing support to other records-based audits initiated outside of the department with the oversight and leadership of the HIM Technician Assists HIM Technician in administrative matters as needed including support to have the department run smoothly Demonstrates comprehensive knowledge of ONBASE and the Sunrise electronic medical record, and how the systems interact with our MPI (GE), regarding running reports, reconciling charts and other duties as assigned. Works with the HIM Technician on special projects as assigned, with oversight and leadership of the HIM Technician What you'll get from us. At Sheppard Pratt, you will work alongside a multi-disciplined team led by a bold vision to change lives.