Health Information Forms Analyst

Location: Chicago, Illinois

Business Unit: Rush Medical Center

Hospital: Rush University Medical Center

Department: RUH Health Information Mgmt

Work Type: Full Time (Total FTE between 0. 9 and 1. 0)

Shift: Shift 1

Work Schedule: 8 Hr (7:00:00 AM - 3:00:00 PM)

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Pay Range: $ $43.27 per hour

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Summary:

The Health Information Management Forms Analyst uses advanced organizational skills and critical thinking to catalog medical record forms from clinical operations in an organized method with the support of legal, compliance, risk, clinical operations, and health information management. This analyst provides education and assistance to operational departments, supports fellow team members, and develops processes/procedures to ensure accurate and timely capture of all new forms in medical records. The individual who holds this position exemplifies the Rush mission, vision, and values and acts in accordance with Rush policies and procedures.

Other information:

Required Job Qualifications:

• Associates degree or higher
• Minimum 5 years working in a health information management department
• Minimum 1 year of managing a project or event planning
• Proficient and functional knowledge of Microsoft office (outlook, word, excel, Teams)
• Excellent written and oral communication skills along with problem-solving
• High degree of organizational skills
• High degree of accuracy and ability to collaborate with others

Preferred Job Qualifications:

• AAPC or AHIMA certification

Disclaimer: The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities, or requirements.

Responsibilities:

• Facilitates and collaborates health system-wide to ensure standardized forms accuracy and appropriate use in medical records.
• Use logic-based critical thinking and decision making to accurately manage the new forms approval process, including a cross-functional governance committee.
• Responsible for monitoring forms use (via incoming scanning) with precise version control to ensure departments are using the most up-to-date version of a forms.
• Collaborate with the policy stakeholders to incorporate forms
• Audit and reconcile issues related to forms or unapproved forms usage, and collaborate with users to create alignment with forms policies and procedures
• Activate MyChart accounts and respond to MyChart inquiries related to medical records
• Check and troubleshoot document quality control issues to ensure a legible medical record while monitoring accuracy.
• Understand and keep patient sensitive information protected per all applicable federal, state, and local guidelines, including HIPAA (Health Information Portability and Accountability Act) for medical records processing and requests.
• Triages and provides excellent patient and internal/external customer service (via phone, in-person, or by electronic means) inquiries and on-time delivery of records to patients, payors, or approved outside entities
• Identify trends, analyze to propose and create meaningful solutions, improve processes, create training content, and participate in the education of departments regarding forms use
• Serves as subject matter expert for fellow team members to review questions and assist with resolving issues.
• Meets or exceeds accuracy, quality work, on-time delivery, and productivity standards
• Provides input and implements process improvement initiatives recognizing KPI's and metrics
• Communicates, observes, and reports on forms trends and patterns and provides recommendations for improvement
• Engages in continual education and training in the health information management field and other duties or projects assigned

Rush is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.