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First Health of the Carolinas EMR Specialist in Pinehurst, North Carolina
The EMR Specialist is responsible for verifying chart completion requirements including monitoring analysis and reanalysis queues to ensure all records are completed appropriately. Additionally, monitors and follows up on error queues and makes corrections to documents that have not uploaded to the electronic record system. The EMR Specialist is the initial contact for troubleshooting EMR documentation issues and following up with clinicians and clinical directors as needed to coordinate appropriate updates and timely completion of documentation in the EMR. Must possess the EMR documentation knowledge needed to make independent decisions and/or suggests solutions on how to address chart completion needs timely. Position also requires assisting with quality control reviews, training of EMR indexers and EMR analysts, and assisting with more technical EMR duties as assigned. Qualifications: Associates degree in Health Information Management, Information Technology or related field, or equivalent experience in the health information management field. Skilled position requiring two (2) years of health information management experience needed to acquire the requisite knowledge and skills needed to efficiently perform assigned job. Candidate should have excellent HIM documentation experience and knowledge to include Joint Commission, CMS, and other regulatory organizations requirements for documentation in patient charts. Working knowledge of HIM applications, and hospital information system software, data analysis and navigating in a Windows based PC environment also required. Previous data analyst experience preferred.