What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant Coordinator of Health Information position at AltaPointe Health?
Responsibilities:
Knowledge in specialties, outlined below, to be attained within six (6) months of employment.
Primary Care
Health information control
- Works directly under the direction of the Assistant Director of Health Information and/or Vice President of Administration.
- Responsible for the organization, coordination, and maintenance of all health information systems through the primary care continuum.
- Remains abreast of laws concerning health information and privacy regulations and updates HIM team and supervisors accordingly.
- Works with all organizational staff involved with any aspect of release of protected health information to ensure full coordination and cooperation under the organization’s policies and procedures and legal requirements.
- Cooperates with the Office of Civil Rights, other legal entities, and organization officers in any compliance reviews or investigations.
- Ensures medical record audits are completed appropriately throughout all programs and reported out on a monthly basis.
- Effectively coordinates activities of dictation and transcription, when necessary.
- Works closely with Finance and Accounting to ensure revenue cycle is not interrupted by coding and/or delayed record completion.
- Oversees the administrative review function to ensure we are meeting DMH standards.
- Provides training to AHS staff when needed on updates to policies and procedure changes.
Forms control
- Coordinates medical record documentation forms and procedures which facilitate documentation and eliminate content duplication.
- Works in concert with IS Department.
Supervision and consultation
- Informs Assistant Director of Health Information of all issues within the AHS Medical Record’s Department.
- Seeks supervision and consultation as needed.
- Accepts and employs suggestions for improvement.
- Actively works to enhance skills.
Associate degree with RHIT credential and at least 2 years of experience in managing HIM functions
Coding credential (CCS, CCS-P, CPC) preferred
Knowledge in specialties, outlined below, to be attained within six (6) months of employment.
- Knowledge of the functions related to planning, organizing, controlling, and evaluating health information services
- Knowledge of health information and electronic medical records systems
- Knowledge of the definition and application of techniques necessary to assure adequate documentation of behavioral healthcare services
- Knowledge of the application of legal principles, policies, regulations and standards for the control and use of health information
- Knowledge of ICD-9 and DSM-IV-TR
- Knowledge of Alabama Department of Mental Health (DMH), Joint Commission (JC), and Medicaid and Medicare standards
- Knowledge of HIPAA regulations