Job Description

The Health Information Specialist maintains the integrity of the medical record by ensuring that the record is constructed according to policy and materials are filed in a timely manner and in the accurate location. Is responsible for responding to all patient and provider requests, with the utmost customer service and in compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, and policies. Understands the importance of the medical record and carries out their duties wintegritylism, diligence, and a strict adherence to policy.

• Constructs new medical records as needed. Retrieves records from other departments or the archive if needed.
• Performs patient record scanning and subsequent indexing and importing into the Electronic Medical Record.
• Maintains the integrity of the medical record by filing all patient care material in the accurate location, demonstrating an understanding of medical terminology, the contents of the medical record, the urgency of loose filing, and when to request assistance if a document is not clearly identified.
• Responds to patient and legal correspondence, while demonstrating outstanding customer service skills and a strict adherence to the applicable laws and policies. Assists customers with understanding the importance of legal compliance to protect their privacy.
• Uphold the professional appearance of all medical records by repairing records as needed and following policies.
• Facilitates accurate record keeping by labeling charts appropriately, using out-guides consistently, updating the computer system as needed, maintaining all departmental logs and reports, and purging records according to policy.
• Performs frequent administrative audits to supervise records for appropriate identification, chart appearance, accurate filing, and compliance with policy.
• Performs the responsibilities of the Health Information Assistant as needed.
• Assists Research Monitors and Field Auditors with access to Medical Records.

Qualifications

Education:

High school diploma/GED required.

Experience:

Three (3) years of Health Information or other related health care position preferred. Experience with data entry and retrieval of computerized information preferred. Experience with Electronic Medical Records systems preferred.

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About Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Providing healthcare for more than 100 years, Cedars-Sinai has evolved into one of the most dynamic and highly renowned medical centers in the world. Along with caring for patients, Cedars-Sinai is a hub for biomedical research and a training center for future physicians and other healthcare professionals. This attracts exceptional talent to Cedars-Sinai, including world-renowned physician-scientists who seek a place where they can both conduct research and see patients--the ideal formula for discovery and its translation into cures. Our patients benefit from access to doctors at the top of their fields, and our researchers have an ideal community in which to study the impact of healthcare challenges, and reflect that knowledge in their research. The greater Los Angeles area in which Cedars-Sinai resides possesses unparalleled cultural and ethnic diversity which offers outstanding opportunities for translational and clinical research and a dynamic environment for medical education.Although community based, Cedars-Sinai is a major teaching hospital affiliated with the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Cedars-Sinai has highly competi...tive graduate medical education programs in more than 50 specialty and subspecialty areas, a graduate program in biomedical sciences and translational medicine, a clinical scholars program directed towards junior physicians with aspirations to become clinical scientists, and post graduate training opportunities.There are more than 250 full-time faculty members at Cedars-Sinai. The voluntary medical staff, comprised of more than 2,200 specialty board-certified or board-qualified physicians, represent all of the specialties and subspecialties and collaborate with full-time medical staff in the teaching responsibilities of the graduate medical education programs.

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