Manager HIM & Revenue Cycle Comp

The Manager of Health Information Management (HIM) will assist and support the Executive Director, Revenue Integrity and the VP, Revenue Cycle and Case Management. The Manger of HIM will have responsibility for the following: areas but not limited to: Release of Information (ROI), document imaging, analysis, transcription, death certificates, physician chart completion, physician escalation, and site-specific regulatory audits. The manager will also oversee all HIM-related vendors and contracts, including, but not limited to, offsite records storage/scanning, third party vendors and CNH patient portals. The manager will need to be able to interface cross-functionally across the organization and within Revenue Cycle Management.

Minimum Education
Bachelor's Degree Business Administrative, Health Administration, Finance, or other related field (Required)
Master's Degree (Preferred)

Minimum Work Experience
5 years At least five years' experience in healthcare operations or equivalent experience. (Required)

Required Certifications

Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT)

or

Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA)

Required Functional Knowledge

• Demonstrated knowledge and application of American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), American Association of Medical Transcription (AAMT) Practice Standards, legal regulatory and policy requirements including Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Joint Commission, State of Maryland (COMAR), Office of Civil Rights (OCR) and Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

Functional Accountabilities
HIM Systems and Management

• Lead organization wide HIM initiatives, such as the Patient Portal and EHR Record Migrations to ensure alignment with compliance standards.
• Provides leadership and management expertise for all management and staff in HIM.
• Plans and conducts meetings with subordinates to ensure compliance with established department practices and to implement all new policies, changes and standards.
• Develops, organizes, manages, and directs departmental activities, establishes work priorities, and develops goals, objectives in relation to CNH and department goals.
• Ensures that patient medical records are maintained in compliance with all laws, government regulations, and accreditation standards. Ensures that medical records forms, system policies and principles are applied uniformly and consistently.
• Establishes and maintains professional relationships with national and local HIM Associations and Educational Institutions to gain insight on future trends in the management of HIM. Serves as the clinical site coordinator for all student affiliations.
• Expert communication skills to effectively engage employees, direct reports, peers within the leadership team, members of the medical staff, the Executive Team, customers and vendors. Work requires dealing effectively with conflicting views and mediating fair and workable solutions.
• Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein and perform other related work as required.

Organizational Accountabilities
Organizational Accountabilities (Staff)
Organizational Commitment/Identification
Teamwork/Communication
Performance Improvement/Problem-solving
Cost Management/Financial Responsibility
Safety