Health Information Mgt Manager

Opelousas General

Opelousas (LA)

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USD 90.000 - 120.000

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2 giorni fa

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Descrizione del lavoro

Opelousas General is seeking a Health Information Management Manager to lead coding, CDI, and revenue integrity efforts across the hospital and clinics. You will drive accurate documentation, manage audits, and ensure compliance with AHIMA, CMS, and state regulations.

The role focuses on optimizing EHR usage, supervising staff, and controlling DNFB while maintaining patient privacy and data integrity. The successful candidate will oversee inpatient and outpatient coding, physician query

Competenze

Bachelor's degree in Health Information Management or a related field is required.
Master's degree in HIM, Health Administration or Business is preferred.
RHIA/RHIT with credentials and leadership experience is required.
CCS/CDIP/CCDS and/or CPC credentials are preferred.
5 years in Health Information Management including inpatient and outpatient coding or CDI.
4 years of supervisory or management experience.
Physician practice or clinic coding and documentation experience is preferred.
Oracle Health (Cerner) EHR and Encoder systems experience is preferred.

Mansioni

Directs coding operations for inpatient, outpatient, ED and provider clinic coding.
Owns DNFB targets and reports them weekly.
Manages coding and CDI denials, audits and revisions.
Leads CDI program and education for clinicians.
Oversees documentation standards across hospital and clinics.
Manages HIPAA, privacy, and release-of-information processes.
Leads EHR optimization and technology evaluation.
Prepares department budget and ensures credential maintenance.

Conoscenze

Leadership

Staff management

Formazione

Bachelor's degree in Health Information Management or a related field

Master's degree in HIM, Health Administration or Business

Strumenti

Oracle Health (Cerner) EHR and Encoder systems

Descrizione del lavoro

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Summary

The Health Information Management Manager plans, budgets, organizes and directs Health Information Management and Clinical Documentation Integrity services for the hospital and its provider clinics. The position is accountable for complete, accurate and timely coding and documentation, which drives clean claims, appropriate reimbursement and a controlled unbilled (DNFB) balance. The manager also ensures the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the legal health record and compliance with federal, state, accreditation and payer requirements.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

1. Coding and Revenue Integrity

Directs all coding operations: inpatient (MS-DRG and other payer-required DRG systems), outpatient, emergency and observation (APC/OPPS), and provider clinic coding (CPT, HCPCS, E/M and HCC risk adjustment).
Owns measurable unbilled targets and reports them weekly: DNFB dollars and days, coding turnaround , and aging of accounts held for coding.
Maintains an escalation process for coding holds and documentation delays, including missing diagnoses, emergency physician notes, discharge summaries and operative reports.
Sets and enforces coding productivity and accuracy standards; conducts internal coding audits and coordinates external audits.
Implements annual and quarterly code set updates (ICD-10-CM/PCS each October 1; CPT/HCPCS each January 1 and quarterly) with education and system updates.
Partners with Revenue Cycle, and Charge Description Master (CDM) to resolve coding-related claim edits (NCCI, MUE, scrubber and payer edits).
Manage outsourced and remote coding vendors, including contract terms, performance targets and audit results.

2. Clinical Documentation Integrity (CDI)

Leads the CDI program for inpatient services.
Supports accurate risk adjustment (HCC) documentation for Medicare Advantage and other value‑based populations.
Ensures all physician queries are compliant with AHIMA/ACDIS query practice guidelines.
Monitors and reports CDI performance: case mix index, CC/MCC capture, severity of illness and risk of mortality, query volume, response rate and agreement rate.
Provides education for physicians, advanced practice providers and clinical staff.

3. Denials, Audits and Appeals

Manages coding and clinical documentation denials, including DRG downgrades, medical necessity and coding edit denials; prepares or oversees appeals.
Coordinates responses to external audits and record requests in conjunction with the RAC Auditor: RAC, MAC/TPE, UPIC, OIG, and Medicare Advantage and Medicaid managed care plan audits.
Tracks denial root causes and reports trends and corrective actions monthly to revenue cycle leadership.
Manages record deficiency tracking by provider for the hospital and enforces Medical Staff Bylaws and Rules and Regulations for timely completion of discharge summaries, operative reports, emergency notes, history and physicals, and authentications.
Maintains delinquent records at or below The Joint Commission threshold and reports delinquency to the Medical Executive Committee.

5. Provider Clinics

Oversees documentation, coding and health record standards for all system‑owned provider clinics, including E/M guideline education for providers.
Standardizes scanning, indexing, release of information and record retention processes across all locations.
Ensures documentation and billing support meet the requirements of each clinic’s designation.

6. Release of Information, Privacy and Records Management

Ensures patient right‑of‑access requests are fulfilled within HIPAA timelines and in compliance with 21st Century Cures Act information blocking rules, including patient portal access.
Manages subpoenas, court orders, legal holds, amendment requests and accounting of disclosures; oversees release‑of‑information vendors.
Partners with the the Compliance Officer on access audits, breach investigations and privacy education.
Maintains Master Patient Index (MPI) integrity, including duplicate record identification, merges and overlay correction.
Maintains the legal health record definition, designated record set and record retention and destruction schedules in accordance with Louisiana law and federal requirements.
Oversees birth certificate and vital records processing.

7. Data and Technology

Serves as HIM lead for EHR optimization, encoder and computer‑assisted coding tools, document imaging, and EHR downtime procedures.
Evaluates emerging technologies, including AI‑assisted documentation and coding, for accuracy, compliance and return on investment.
Produces a monthly HIM dashboard covering DNFB, coding turnaround, coding accuracy, delinquent records, release‑of‑information turnaround, CDI metrics and coding‑related denials.

8. Leadership, Staffing and Financial Management

Keeps hospital administration informed of departmental activities, performance, risks and needs.
Develops, implements and revises HIM and CDI policies and procedures, and ensures compliance with The Joint Commission, CMS Conditions of Participation, Louisiana Department of Health and other regulatory requirements.
Sets annual department goals aligned with the hospital's strategic plan and monitors progress.
Staffs the department to productivity standards; recruits, hires, trains, develops and evaluates staff.
Prepares and manages the department operating budget, including vendor and outsourced coding costs.
Ensure staff maintain required credentials and continuing education, and maintains own AHIMA credentials.

Standards of Behavior

Employee must be both committed to and accountable for demonstrating supportiveness, etiquette, respect, vibrancy, integrity, communication, and excellence in service delivery by adhering to the behaviors specified in the Service Standards of Behavior.

Minimum Qualifications