The Job Titles Associated With Lexington Medical Center's Health Information Management Department

The field of healthcare administration is growing at a steady pace to bring about efficient service to all the patients (Harris, 2015). Currently, many specialists have emerged to ensure good health to all individuals at affordable rates. For instance, there is the healthcare documentation specialist, formally known as medical transcriptionists, who are highly-skilled health personnel, dealing with the process of transcribing, verifying, or converting spoken (voice-recorded reports) as dictated by a healthcare professional (Skurka, 2017). The prepared report henceforth becomes part of the permanent health record or history of the patient that can be used in future reference.

Robin R. Nelson, MSA, patient relations manager, privacy officer, and recipient rights director is responsible for monitoring and assuring the facilities compliance with regulations pertaining to the privacy of patient records. Robin has a bachelor’s degree in Health Administration; a master’s in Public Health Administration and holds a registration in social work. She had originally intended to work in substance abuse, counseling, education, however according to her “it wasn’t a right fit” so transferred over to long-term care and worked as a an admissions manager. It was there, she established her relationship with MidMichigan health. When the patient relations director retired, she applied and got the job and has been working for MidMichigan Health since.

Implementation of electronic health records and constant change in the health care delivery system has altered the nature of work in Health Information Services (HIS) Departments. Health information professionals are exhorted to work harder and to work smarter (Cassidya 2011,10; Cassidya 2011, 10).

Donielle Martin, MBA CPC, has many years of experience in healthcare as it applies to facility charge master & billing compliance, account receivables, auditing, billing, coding, training, consulting and front office physician practice. She holds her Master's Degree in Business Administration with a specialization in Healthcare from Indiana Wesleyan University. She is a CPC - Certified Professional Coder thru The American Academy of Professional Coders.

I am looking for a position in a medical office, assign codes accurately and literally, using the right code to describe what it is intended to describe. Documenting of the patient’s medical record. To provide codes that would most accurately describe the patient’s encounter with a healthcare provider.

I found that chapter nine, health information management, is a great topic that is at the foundation of chapter fifteen, fraud laws and corporate compliance. Chapter nine, dives into what health information is, regardless of what form it takes (paper, electronic, etc.) and explains why the information should always be accurate (fraud, medical errors, etc.) and confidential. I believe that one of the best-kept secrets in healthcare is that patients have a right to see their chart. Quite often, we forget that we have a legal right to access our health information. Moreover, the chapter covers HIPPA and other state/federal laws that govern the protection of health information. The biggest lesson to take from this, and one you think most employees

We have also learned a lot about medical records and why they play an important part in the medical field, as well as with biller and coders. Without medical records all medical professionals would be lost. The HIM department plays a major role in medical records and obtaining reimbursement for patient care services. They also monitor documents to ensure that document standards are being met. The HIM department also reviews patient medical records to ensure that all data are included for claim

Over the span of 28 months various new roles were described for health information professionals. Approximately 29 new roles were identified which were related to information and electronic record organization. This led to adding more tasks and responsibilities to current health care professionals which if not carefully implemented may result in fragmentation. The addition of all those roles led to a lot of decision making in terms of how to distribute the new workload among departments. Depending on how many roles were added, the importance of how to properly assign them was a huge task in itself. It had to be carefully done without compromising the ability of employees to actually to perform their current job

I interview Heather Howard at West Valley Medical Center in Caldwell Idaho. Heather is the director of the Health Information Management (HIM) department in which I interned. (Howard, 2016) She is a member of the Ethics and compliance, Facility Security, HIPAA, Quality Leadership, and Utilizations Committees. I will also use my personal experiences from this internship to discuss her management style.

The healthcare industry is steadily advancing with exciting trends and resources for the future baby boomers of the world. Technology and the data revolution is helping to shape the future of healthcare. Electronic medical records for cost savings, accountable care organization (ACO) benefits to increase informed patients and checklists to reduce hospital errors are three current trends in the healthcare industry. These are current benefits that have to be managed and continued by healthcare administrators. The SOC code for the healthcare industry is 11-9111.00 for Medical and Health Services Managers. The NAICS code for Administration of Human Resource Programs (except Education, Public Health, and Veterans' Affairs Programs/ Medicare) is

In light of the implementation of the Electronic Health Record (EHR), the traditional role of the Health Information Management professional is experiencing major transitions. The dynamic changes are affecting every aspect of the Health Information Management field with the greatest overhaul taking place in reporting methods. Amidst the change, the HIM professional must remain rooted in the quality standards of the department by ensuring “providers, healthcare organizations, and patients have access to the right health information when and where it is needed while maintain the highest standards of data integrity, confidentiality, and security.” Fortunately AHIMA is leading the profession by outlining the changes and offering tremendous support

This case study is about a work overload within the Health Information Services department. The report is a good example of goal setting by way of proper issue deconstruction, evaluation and then establishing parameters and set goals.

The health information management (HIM) professional plays a significant role in managing information within the public health arena. As managers of information flow, HIM professionals utilize increasing levels of technology to link clinical settings, public health departments, research institutions, and consumers with health information. As the field of technology has grown HIM plays a critical role in the successful implementation of electronic health records (EHR) and ensures that providers, healthcare organizations, and patients have access to the right health information when and where it is needed while maintaining the highest standards of data integrity, confidentiality, and security. HIM professional also plan information systems,

Mrs. Brock’s professional demeanor, collegiality, and citizenship in the academic community are commendable. She is credentialed by the Registered Health Information Administration (RHIA); and is a Certified Documentation Improvement Practitioner (CDIP); Certified Professional Coder (CPC); Certified Coding Professional (CCP) and a Certified Patient Account

This is a case study analyzing the power dynamics, customer service and leadership capabilities in a large academic medical center in Boston, MA. The incident takes places in the health information management department, which is partially outsourced to a vendor. Some of the staff that is employed by the hospital is related to the director of that department, hence the power dynamic in that department involves a lot of exchanges and use of power. The department’s employees are segregated, meaning the staff from the vendor is managed by their managers, and hospital employees are managed by their managers. One of the vendor’s managers would leave every day to coordinate her personal schedule. She relied on her positional power within the vendor’s hierarchy to justify why her behavior was acceptable. She would frequently use her tenure with the company for over 25 years as to why she could come and go as she pleases. However, there was a strict rule in place by the vendor that a manager must always be present for their entire shift, unless approved as time off. On the day of the incident in this case study, this manager was absent from the department.