Health Information Services Director jobs in Maryland

JOB TITLE: Director of Health Information Management

DEPARTMENT: Health Information Management

RESPONSIBLE TO: Chief Medical Officer

EDUCATION: Bachelor’s Degree

LICENSURE/CERTIFICATIONS: RHIT; RHIA

Knowledge, TRAINING, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Health care facility licensing, regulatory and accreditation requirements related to health information management including federal, state and local privacy laws
• Working knowledge of automated health information systems
• College graduate with emphasis on health information or heath care management
• Excellent communication and organizational skills
• Typing (50-60 wpm)
• Computer knowledge – proficient in Microsoft Office, and database programs
• Experience working in a health care environment in a supervisory capacity preferred
• Ability to work with minimum supervision

Essential Functions:

• Meet all federal, state, local and Joint Commission requirements for Medical Records Department.
• Responsible for the organization’s medical record review function as the vehicle for monitoring and assuring that medical records are complete and accurate, and conform to all applicable standards
• Supervise and coordinate the activities of personnel engaged in all medical records functions, including but not limited to compiling, analyzing, coding, indexing, and filing of permanent records of patients.
• Train personnel in topics including but not limited to coding, indexing, filing, preparation and display of information, transcription, medical terminology nomenclature and classification of diseases.
• Supervise and monitor the release of confidential information in accordance with rules and regulations, federal regulations, and state statutes of privileged information for requests from insurance companies, attorney’s patients, and subpoenas.
• Serve as the organization’s Privacy Officer and as such:
• Performs initial and periodic information privacy risk assessments and conducts related ongoing compliance monitoring activities in coordination with the entities other compliance an operational assessment functions.
• Works with management, and key departments to ensure that the organization has and maintains appropriate privacy and confidentiality consent, authorization forms, and information notices and materials reflecting current organization and legal practices and requirements.
• Oversees, directs, delivers, or ensures delivery of initial and privacy training and orientation to all employees, volunteers, medical and professional staff, contractors, alliances, business associates, and other appropriate third parties.
• Establishes with management and operations a mechanism to track access to protected health information as required by law and to allow qualified individuals to review or receive a report on such activity.
• Establishes and administers a process for receiving, documenting, tracking, investigating, and taking action on all complaints concerning the organization’s privacy policies and procedures in coordination and collaboration with other similar functions.
• Ensures compliance with privacy practices and consistent application of sanctions for failure to comply with privacy policies for all individuals in the organization’s workforce, extended workforce, and for all business associates.
• Works with all organization personnel 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.
• maintains current knowledge of applicable Federal and state privacy laws and accreditation standards, and monitors advancements in information privacy technologies to ensure organizational adaptation and compliance.

Other Related Duties:

• Provides on-site leadership for planning, evaluation of existing workflow and

recommend ways to optimize the use of an (EMR) Electronic Medical Records

System. Services as a liaison between clinical, administration, and IT to assist in

the integration of an EMR system