Medical Records Clerk

Overall Purpose

Our company is seeking a Medical Records Clerk to assist with chart management. In this role, you will respond to release of information (ROI) requests, logging all authorizations and releases. Other tasks may include scanning documents to update electronic health and medical records as well as requesting via phone, email and fax medical records from other entities for P3 patients. All applicants should be familiar with HIPAA compliance requirements. Medical Records Clerks should be friendly, able to communicate and operate a computer, and they should have the following skills to handle the job effectively:

Essential Functions

• Retrieves medical records from various hospitals Electronic Medical Records systems.
• Submit medical records (manually or electronically) with claims per payer requirements.
• Must maintain 85 % quality rate based on audit criteria. Achieves goals set forth by supervisor regarding error-free work, transactions, processes, and compliance requirements.
• Reviews source documents to determine accuracy and completeness of information of data.
• Establishes working relationships with billers, enrollment, coders, and client relations for the purpose of obtaining necessary information for a medical records request.
• Assists other accounts receivable team members as needed to meet departmental deadlines, including assisting with overloads.
• Assists in maintaining patient information and data in accordance with HIPAA regulations.
• Performs other duties / functions as may be assigned to the position.
• File documents in patient electronic charts.
• Check charts for accuracy and completeness.
• Update patients' electronic health or medical records.
• Respond to ROI (release of information) requests.
• Follow all HIPAA regulations.
• Assist with other clerical tasks as needed.