Location: Auxier,KY, USA
HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNICIAN
SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:
* Manages incoming digital faxes, including requests for medication refills, discharge summaries (hospitals, emergency department visits, and inpatient stays) and requests from durable medical equipment companies.
* Reviews faxes and assigns them to applicable patient record by category of information.
* Forwards faxes to nursing or appropriate provider.
* Performs referral tracking functions, which include making appointments, sending requests for records, sending follow-up letters and changing the status of the referral.
* Other duties and responsibilities as directed or assigned.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
* At least three (3) years of health information experience, or an associate's degree and two (2) years of health information experience.
* Health care experience may include medical records, clinical care, or information technology.
* A certification or associate's degree in a health care field is desirable.
* Specialized training in the acquisition, transmission, storage, and retrieval of health care information is required.