HIM Project Coordinator — Medical Records Data Integrity

UChicago Medicine; Illinois; Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

UChicago Medicine is seeking a Project Coordinator in Health Information Management. The role focuses on medical record accuracy, enterprise indexing, and resolving discrepancies across the system.

Collaboration with interdisciplinary teams is essential to ensure timely corrections and data integrity. The position is onsite in Hyde Park with a probationary period, after which 2 days on site and 3 remote days.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in health information management or health care administration.
• 5–8 years of experience in an acute care HIM department.
• Excellent interpersonal, written and oral communication skills.
• Strong analytic and critical thinking skills.
• Excellent prioritization and organizational skills.
• Advanced skills in Excel, Word and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Provides data integrity services for the health system to ensure that incorrect data is reported and corrected accurately and timely.
• Maintains the master and enterprise patient index by investigating and resolving potential duplicate medical records and linkages.
• Performs quality reviews and audits related to medical record timeliness and accuracy.
• Monitors and reports incomplete medical record information to providers and department & section leaders.
• Participate in correction of large-scale system errors due to conversions, build issues and clinical system integrations.
• Maintains a thorough knowledge of HIPAA, Joint Commission Standards and state and federal laws as they apply to medical record documentation and management.

Skills

Interpersonal communication

Analytical thinking

Organizational skills

Advanced Excel

PowerPoint

Team collaboration

Education

Associate degree in Health Information Management

RHIA/RHIT credentials preferred

Tools

Epic

Job description

UChicago Medicine is seeking a Project Coordinator in Health Information Management. The role focuses on medical record accuracy, enterprise indexing, and resolving discrepancies across the system.

Collaboration with interdisciplinary teams is essential to ensure timely corrections and data integrity. The position is onsite in Hyde Park with a probationary period, after which 2 days on site and 3 remote days.