Provides leadership and overall management of all medical records for an outpatient function. Responsible for developing and maintaining effective policies, procedures, systems and working relationships with other CSA departments, regional departments, medical staff and external regulatory and reporting entities.
Essential Functions:
- Provides strategic planning and direction for development and enhancement of outpatient medical record related services throughout CSA.
- Ensures that goals and services are aligned with organization priorities.
- Ensures compliance with health information requirements established by The Joint Commission, NCQA, federal and state regulations, CMRI, medical staff bylaws and regional and local policies and procedures.
- Represents the CSA in region-wide efforts to meet regulatory requirements and improve the quality of health information records and services.
- Manages functions performed by the department including: record delivery and retrieval, assembly, data collection, management and reporting, vital statistics, and transcription services.
- Ensures high quality and consistency of services across the CSA through establishment and implementation of quality assurance activities.
- Establishes effective working relationships with CSA leadership, TPMG, Department of Quality, Utilization Management, Nursing and other users of clinical information and data.
- Ensures availability, quality of data and consistency in interpretation of information.
- Provides effective financial management and efficient use of resources.
- Directs the development of budgets, monitors operating expenses, analyzes variances and develops corrective action plans.
- Evaluates opportunities for enhancing cost effective delivery of services.
- Ensures effective use of health information data by providing statistical analysis and reports, and by consulting with other departments who utilize data for management, quality, utilization, research, and other vital functions.
- Manages and resolves human resource, employee and department safety and risk management issues.
- Represents hospital in legal proceedings as keeper of records.
Qualifications:
Basic Qualifications:
- Generally five (5) to seven (7) years prior experience in health information field.
- Prior supervisory experience (usually four (4) years) in medical records management required.
- Strong experience with computerization and technology advances in health information.
- Prior experience as a manager of a medical records department preferred.
- Bachelor's degree in business, records management or related field.
- Master's degree preferred.
- Knowledge of The Joint Commission, NCQA, CMRI and federal, state and local requirements.
- Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.
External hires must pass a background check/drug screen.
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