Medical Records Clerk

Griffin Health; Connecticut; Hybrid; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Griffin Health in Connecticut seeks a Medical Records Clerk to maintain file integrity by filing, assembling, and retrieving confidential patient records, including admissions and master patient index maintenance.

Responsibilities include scanning paper records into the EHR, reviewing images for accuracy, and assisting with patient records requests while adhering to HIPAA and state/federal guidelines. Six months of office experience is required, with medical office experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Six months office experience is required.
• Medical office experience is strongly preferred.
• Medical terminology is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintain medical record integrity by filing, assembling, and retrieving confidential patient records.
• Scan paper medical record documents into the EHR and review scanned images for accuracy and legibility.
• Assign patient charts for approved external reviews.
• Maintain Master Patient Index by daily review and merge of duplicates.
• Assist patients with records requests and needs.

Skills

Office experience

Medical terminology

HIPAA compliance

Education

High school

Tools

EHR

Job description

MAIN FUNCTION: Maintains medical record integrity through filing, assembling, and retrieving confidential patient records, processes admissions, maintains master patient index, makes folders for new patient records, performs audits.

Ensures an accurate and complete medical record by scanning paper medical record documents into EHR. Performs qualitative and quantitative review of scanned images to assure accuracy and legibility.

Assigns patient charts for approved external reviews through electronic health record review routines.

Maintains Master patient Index by performing daily review and merge of duplicate numbers

Maintains paper files by tracking, retrieving or purging patient files.

Adherence to HIPAA, federal and state guidelines regarding the protection of patient health information.

Provides assistance to patients calling or presenting to department for records requests/needs.

Supports all areas of Medical Records Functions.

EDUCATION: High school

EXPERIENCE:Six months office experience required. Medical office experience strongly preferred. Medical terminology preferred.

EOE/Minorities/Females/Vet/Disabled

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