Remote Health Information Access Specialist, EMR Focus

UW Health; Madison (WI); Remote; USD 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

UW Health seeks a Health Information Access Specialist - Record to support scheduling, ambulatory access and pre-visit planning by identifying pertinent patient information. You will work to optimize record gathering, abstraction, and prior authorization workflows, using EMR tools and Access Database to coordinate retrieval from external providers.

The role requires 1–3 years of release of information or scheduling experience, with EMR familiarity (EPIC preferred).

Qualifications

• Associate's Degree in HIM, HIT, or other relevant discipline preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in Health Information Management, or other related discipline may be substituted for years of experience required.
• 1–3 years releasing of information, patient access and/or scheduling/registration or direct patient care experience required.
• EMR experience (EPIC, Care Everywhere - preferred) required.

Responsibilities

• Identify pertinent patient information to assist scheduling, ambulatory access and pre-visit planning processes.
• Collaborate to optimize workflows around record gathering and abstraction and streamline prior authorization processes.
• Coordinate record retrieval from external providers using EMR functionalities and Access Database.

Education

Associate's Degree in HIM, HIT, or other relevant discipline preferred

Bachelor's degree in Health Information Management or related discipline may be substituted

Tools

EPIC

Care Everywhere

Job description

UW Health seeks a Health Information Access Specialist - Record to support scheduling, ambulatory access and pre-visit planning by identifying pertinent patient information. You will work to optimize record gathering, abstraction, and prior authorization workflows, using EMR tools and Access Database to coordinate retrieval from external providers.

The role requires 1–3 years of release of information or scheduling experience, with EMR familiarity (EPIC preferred).