Release of Information Tech II - job 1 of 4

On-Site, Glen Burnie, MD, USA

Monday- Friday 

The University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) is an academic private health system, focused on delivering compassionate, high quality care and putting discovery and innovation into practice at the bedside. Partnering with the University of Maryland School of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Nursing and University of Maryland, Baltimore who educate the state’s future health care professionals, UMMS is an integrated network of care, delivering 25 percent of all hospital care in urban, suburban and rural communities across the state of Maryland. UMMS puts academic medicine within reach through primary and specialty care delivered at 11 hospitals, including the flagship University of Maryland Medical Center, the System’s anchor institution in downtown Baltimore, as well as through a network of University of Maryland Urgent Care centers and more than 150 other locations in 13 counties. For more information, visit www.umms.org.

I. General Summary

• Under general supervision, performs moderately complex administrative duties including processing requests for Protected Health Information (PHI) that contain patient authorization and other noncompulsory requests that do not require a signed authorization. Providing front-line customer service to attorneys, insurance companies, clinicians, patients, funeral homes in person and by telephone. Responsible for accounts receivable as it relates to invoicing, posting and collections for the Release of Information (ROI) division of the Health Information Management Department.

II. Principal Responsibilities and Tasks

The following statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by personnel so classified.

• Process requests for health information in compliance with applicable statutes, departmental policies, guidelines, and state and federal regulatory requirements by using multiple electronic document management and electronic medical record systems, and other electronic and paper documentation associated with each facility.

III. Education and Experience

• High school graduate or equivalent required. Graduate of an accredited Health Record Technician program with RHIT preferred.
• Minimum of two years’ experience in a Health Information Management Department or other healthcare setting performing medical record duties, and one year performing release of information required.

IV. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Strong analytical and organizational skills; basic math skills; filing systems; State and Federal legal requirements for releasing health information; basic medical terminology; ability to prioritize workloads, meet deadlines and work effectively under pressure; ability to work with general supervision; excellent communication, interpersonal, customer service and problem solving skills. Must be proficient with computer skills to navigate in several different computer systems.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

 Compensation

• Pay Range: $19.5-$27.31
• Other Compensation (if applicable):

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