Essential Responsibilities
• Responsible for health record deficiency completion as it relates to patient care, regulatory, compliance, legal and reimbursement activities, as well as birth certification completion and state registry updates. Release of information for various requestors including, patients, healthcare providers, insurance companies and governmental agencies. Duties to include:
• Working the discharged, not final billed (DNFB) list to its conclusion.
• Release of medical records for various requestors as appropriate following all HIPAA and state guidelines.
• Interviewing patients for the purposes of birth certificate completion and entering the information into the electronic state registry as required. May also process death certificate.
• Entering and updating R1 software (epars, PAS, Chart Manager) for their specified functions of central business office requests, denials and DNFB activities.
• Manage transcription issues as directed by the R1 transcription team.
• Perform EMPI functions to ensure the accuracy and completeness of the facility's master patient index as well as the patient's medical record.
• Monitors the task queues for data integrity issues including duplicates, overlaps, and overlays as well as other data integrity issues.
• Resolves data integrity issues within the designated national or facility time frame.
• Initiate the medical record suspension process according to the facility and regulatory requirements.
• Perform medical record deficiency analysis and re-analysis to ensure the accuracy and completeness of the medical record.
• Enter governmental requests into the appropriate RAC Tracker.
• Perform quantitative reviews of the medical record and monitor the quality of the functions of the global team.
• Maintain data collection spreadsheets as required.
• Order departmental supplies.
Education Level
High School - Equivalent experience will be considered
Experience Level
Minimum of 2 years of experience
Licenses and Certifications
None Specified
Skills
• Ability to communicate, lead and work effectively with a wide range of individual backgrounds
• High degree of professionalism
• Discretion in dealing with highly confidential protected health information
• Strong organizational skills with ability to prioritize HIM job functions
Physical Demands
• See, read, and operate computers, telephones, office equipment, and documents, including manipulating paper, which requires the ability to move fingers and hands.
• Remain sitting, standing, or walking for extended periods to perform work on a computer, telephone, or other equipment.
• Frequent interactions with associates and other team members require verbal communication, as well as the ability to hear and understand spoken information, needs, and issues quickly and accurately.
• Manual dexterity of hands and fingers is needed to manipulate office equipment and technology with precision and accuracy, including frequent computer use and typing for documentation and accessing needed information.
• Walking within the office or facility to obtain and distribute supplies and equipment, including pushing and pulling carts for chart pick up bending, and picking up boxes of records or other items over 5 lbs.
Work Environment
• On-site facility
• Moderate noise level
• Climate controlled
• Well litFor this US-based position, the base pay range is $16.50 - $20.66 per hour . Individual pay is determined by role, level, location, job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
The healthcare system is always evolving - and it's up to us to use our shared expertise to find new solutions that can keep up. On our growing team you'll find the opportunity to constantly learn, collaborate across groups and explore new paths for your career.
Our associates are given the chance to contribute, think boldly and create meaningful work that makes a difference in the communities we serve around the world. We go beyond expectations in everything we do. Not only does that drive customer success and improve patient care, but that same enthusiasm is applied to giving back to the community and taking care of our team - including offering a competitive benefits package.
R1 RCM Inc. ("the Company") is dedicated to the fundamentals of equal employment opportunity. The Company's employment practices , including those regarding recruitment, hiring, assignment, promotion, compensation, benefits, training, discipline, and termination shall not be based on any person's age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. Furthermore, the Company is dedicated to providing a workplace free from harassment based on any of the foregoing protected categories.
If you have a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the job application process, please contact us at 312-496-7709 for assistance.
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