What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director of Health Information Management position at Universal Health Services?
Responsibilities
Director of Health Information Management
Full-Time, Weekdays, Day Shift
As the only free-standing psychiatric hospital in the Central Kentucky area, we are here to help. Please join our team as we expand our services to meet the needs of our community.
Position Summary :
The Health Information Management Director maintains medical records of discharged patients in accordance with Federal and state legal requirements and JCAHO standards. Supervises the activities of the Health Infor-mation Management Department. Oversees the chart audit and Health Information / Utilization Management Committee. Participates in Hospital Management of Information functions, and serves as the Privacy Officer. Follows and abides by company policies, procedures, and Corporate Compliance Program, as applicable to role and responsibilities.
Position Specific Responsibilities :
- Develops and implements health information policies and procedures, including release of information mechanisms.
- Assures that effective procedures are in place for chart coding, chart processing, interpretation of records and compliance with legal and accrediting requirements.
- Monitors the analysis of discharged patient records for completeness, and according to hospital policies and procedures and accrediting agency requirements; accomplishes review with 72 hours
- Assume responsibility for department's compliance with JCAHO and HCFA standards
- Serves as information privacy consultant to the organization for all departments and appropriate entities
- Develops, in association with the organization's Information Security and / or Privacy Committee, the information security policies and procedures
- Participates in the development, implementation, and ongoing compliance monitoring of all trading partner and business associate agreements, to ensure all privacy concerns, requirements, and responsibilities are addressed
- Establishes with management and operations a mechanism to track access to protected health information, within the purview of the organization and as required by law and to allow qualified individuals to review or receive a report on such activity
- Provides development guidance and assists in the identification, implementation and maintenance of organization information privacy policies and procedures in coordination with organization management and administration
What We Offer You :
Qualifications
We train you to be the best, but there are a few minimum requirements for this position :
Education
Experience
Certifications / Licensure
Other Skills
We encourage you to apply to become a part of our team as we set out to be the provider of choice for psychiatric care! If you would like to learn more about this position, please contact Human Resources at (859) 268-6442.
EEO Statement
All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.
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