Medical Record Specialist

Internal Employees: Please ensure that you are logged into Workday and applying through the Jobs Hub before proceeding. Medical Record Specialist Job Description Medical Record Specialists process coding edits and denials, follow up of unbilled accounts, provide transcriptionist assistance and support, monitor and follow-up H&P and OR completion, report, department supply inventory, equipment maintenance and issues, ongoing record review database and reports, FormFast software system and medical record document processing, and ordering of subscriptions and resource materials. Interacts with medical staff, nursing, ancillary departments, provider offices, and outside organizations. Also, responsible for the understanding of the contents of a medical record and the principles of releasing health care information. Processes requests for release of health information, while safeguarding the privacy of the patient. Interacts with medical staff, nursing, ancillary departments, provider offices, and outside organizations. Department: Medical Records Hours: Full time, 40 hours/week Shift: 1st Required: High School Diploma Pay: Based on experience, starting at $16.94 Location: Onsite in Mattoon Responsibilities Answer phone lines and follow-up requests for transcription area., Assists with workload distribution as needed., Correct radiology report based on questions to Radiologist in regards to dictation discrepancies. Corrections are made in the Radiology DR system and Meditech system. Correct Transcriptionist mistakes on hospital reports in EMON and Meditech system. This involves errors found after a physician has signed a report., Distribution of reports to non- SBL providers includes faxing, mailing, and SBL doctor boxes., Faxes Provider offices for diagnoses that are missing for tests ordered and for Medical Necessity diagnoses., Handles equipment issues as needed., Maintains department supply inventory., Maintains Medical Necessity spreadsheet of tests ordered by the providers in which a Medically Necessary diagnosis is not provided. This spreadsheet is used to educate the Providers., Monitor pending file in EMON., Orders all subscriptions and resource materials for coding and other operations in MRM., Processes coding denials received from Medicare/Medicaid and applicable payers., Processes the NEBO Report by looking for OCE and Medical Necessity errors and notifying the appropriate staff/department’s for correction. Tracks the information on a spreadsheet and does follow-up., request Processes patient portal requests and answers customer questions., Responsible for copy machine maintenance., Responsible for the FormFast software system, which houses all the medical record documents., Responsible for the Ongoing Record Review database with updates/revisions., Responsible for the report creation based on the Ongoing Record Review by Ongoing Record Review Team. Requirements High School (Required) Compensation Estimated Compensation Range $16.94 - $26.26 Pay based on experience