The Health Information Services (HIS) Technician is responsible for retrieving and converting paper records to electronic images utilizing the Document Capture and Indexing System and work queue to make the medical records available for viewing within 48 hours of receipt in HIS.
PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Performs all aspects of the Document Capture functions for the legal medical record.
- Ensures documentation created by healthcare practitioners on paper is scanned, indexed and validated within 48 hours or receipt to support the safety of the patient and aligns with all federal, state, or regulatory guidelines
- After scanning the documents, will perform a quality check on the documents to ensure the accuracy of data for each patient is correct and inclusive of all data received for patient safety, including legibility.
- Keeps all patient information confidential and abides with Privacy and Security regulations
- Performs document capture duties at an established production rate and meets quality expectations to ensure the integrity of the legal health record
- Ensures corrections of documentation are made in a timely manner to ensure patient safety
- Responsible for document capture equipment maintenance and supplies, notifying appropriate leadership team members when supplies or low and need to be reordered
- Maintain satisfactory participation and attendance at required and non-required meetings and staff development programs
- Determines readiness of batch for quality control process
- Fosters working relationships with other departments to ensure timely resolution related to any issues within these workflows’ account number information for proper processing.
- Practices proper safety techniques in accordance with hospital and departmental policies and procedures.
- Assist in orientating and training new employees.
