Medical Records Technician
Medical Records Technician
Posted today
SENIORITY
Senior
About the role
- Review and analyze health records to identify documentation improvement opportunities in both inpatient and outpatient settings
- Generate and communicate queries to healthcare providers to clarify clinical documentation
- Develop the facility's CDI management program encompassing both inpatient and outpatient billable and non-billable services
- Focus on inpatient cases (patient treatment files/PTFs) and outpatient abstracts
- Develop standard operating procedures (SOPs), workflow processes, and templates consistent with current standards
- Implement an improvement plan focused on updating problem lists or Scientific Nomenclature of Medicine – Clinical Terminologies (SNOMED-CT) consistent with ICD-10 CM code sets
- Participate in reconciliation activities to review discrepancies in code or MS-DRG assignments
- Conduct program evaluation and performance improvement activities
- Monitor and report on key CDI metrics, including query rates, response rates, and impact measures
- Generate and deliver periodic reports (weekly, bi-monthly, and monthly) as required
- Participate in collaborative meetings with healthcare teams and administrators
- Bachelor's degree preferred (Associate's degree minimum)
- Current certification from American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) and/or American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) and/or Association of Clinical Documentation Integrity Specialists (ACDIS)
- Minimum of two years' experience as a Clinical Documentation Integrity Specialist
- Strong knowledge of medical terminology, coding principles, and healthcare documentation standards
- Experience with electronic health record systems like VistA/CPRS preferred
- Understanding of MS-DRG assignment, coding guidelines, and clinical documentation requirements
- Familiarity with The Joint Commission, CMS regulations, and VHA directives related to health information management
- No sponsorship available
- All candidates must be able to:
- Sit, stand, walk, lift, squat, bend, twist, and reach above shoulders during the work shift
- Lift up to 50 lbs from floor to waist
- Lift up to 20 lbs
- Carry up to 40 lbs a reasonable distance
- Push/pull with 30 lbs of force
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