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Position Title: Specialist-Health Information Management
Location: Gainesville, FL
Salary: $16.32 | Hr. | non-Exempt

Why Choose Meridian?

For over 50 years, Meridian Healthcare has been a trusted provider of compassionate care for individuals facing mental health and substance use challenges. With service centers across 13 counties in North Central Florida, we are committed to transforming lives and communities from the inside out.

We live by our core values: Hope, Empathy, Accountability, Resilience, and Teamwork (H.E.A.R.T.). If these resonate with you, we invite you to become part of our dedicated and mission-driven team.

About the Role

The Health Information Management Specialist is responsible for maintaining all medical records both in electronic and paper files in accordance with HIPAA privacy and security rules. The HIM Specialist processes release of information (ROI) requests in a timely and efficient manner and ensures that every ROI is in compliance with company policy, and federal (HIPAA) and state regulatory requirements. This position must provide exceptional customer service to patients/customers in situations that often require tight turnaround times, higher expectations and involve concerns with billing.

Minimum Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• One (1) year of medical record and ROI experience in a health care setting.
• Experience with an electronic medical record.
• Enrollment in an accredited Health Information Management program may substitute for experience.
• Associate's degree in health information management or other health related field preferred.
  

Essential Duties/Responsibilities:

• Ensures the confidentiality and security of medical records and protected health information in accordance with Meridian's policy, HIPAA, state and federal regulations.
• Organizes and manages patient health information in electronic and hard copy formats.
• Enters, scans, retrieves, sorts, assembles and/or attaches health/medical documents to the patient's electronic medical record, according to Meridian procedures and guidelines.
• Reviews ROI requests for required elements and validity.
• Formulates and initiates an action plan for records disclosure based upon the validity of the disclosure authorization and information being requested.
• Ensures ROI requests are processed timely and accurately, according to established procedures and standards of quality.
• Assists clients/customers with requests for information or service.
• Additional duties include those requested by the Director of Health Information Management.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

Specific competencies required are identified on a department/program specific basis and identified in each employee's Competency Checklist.  The following are general and apply to all positions with this title.