Req #: 230100

　　Department: UW MEDICINE ENTERPRISE RECORDS & HEALTH INFO

　　Posting Date: 01/26/2024

　　Closing Info: Closes On 02/09/2024

　　Salary: $3,999 - $5,371 per month

　　Limited Recruitment: Open to Department employees only

　　Shift: First Shift

　　Notes: As a UW employee, you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For a complete description of our benefits for this position, click here. (https://hr.uw.edu/benefits/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/04/benefits-summary-classified-staff-less-than-half-time-20220908_a11y.pdf)

　　Enterprise Records and Health Information has an outstanding opportunity for a RECORDS ANALYST - PATIENT IDENTITY WORK SCHEDULE

　　100% FTE, Days

　　Mondays - Fridays

　　100% Remote POSITION HIGHLIGHTS

　　Responsible for assisting with electronic records integrity, access, release initiatives, and audits, including the legal, medical record, and designated record sets throughout units and teams in ERHI

　　Communicates with UW Medicine Compliance, UW Medicine IT, and other stakeholders about the status of records initiatives related to identity, access, and release, including the legal, medical records, and designated records sets

　　Ensures accurate analysis of records and assists with preventing unauthorized disclosures DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION

　　Enterprise Records and Health Information (ERHI) is a Shared Service Department that supports all aspects of the patient medical record from governance, integrity, documentation timeliness, completion, clinical coding, billing, release, and tracking to management of access, retention, and destruction.

　　ERHI provides advice and resources related to the lifecycle management of all UW Medicine records

　　ERHI is an integral part of the Enterprise Revenue Cycle and has a unique role in the organization that supports both clinical and operational activities. PRIMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

　　Assists with monitoring and tracking requests for records, including medical records, and prioritizes requests for records according to date and deadline

　　Ensures records released meet HIPAA requirements and other federal and state laws and regulations concerning privacy and access

　　Collaborates with UW Medicine Compliance and other stakeholders regarding on-time releases and tracking

　　Ensures records released are analyzed following the parameters of the requests and includes reviewing content and verifying completeness of the form before release

　　Analyzes and responds to requests for sensitive information, such as subpoenas, court orders, risk management, and investigatory requests, and is responsible for ensuring that legal requirements are met when complying with these requests

　　Issues official communications and responses on behalf of the department. Ensures compliance with legal requests by providing timely correspondence and responses to the issuing attorney or court, abstracting and compiling medical records in response to requests, and ensuring timely delivery and responses. Analyzes records to ensure information necessary is provided in a timely and accurate manner

　　Assists with reviewing and verifying patient identity utilizing Epic tools and other resources and with auditing scanned records, including medical record documents, ensuring the integrity of the content of the database

　　Tracks and reports productivity and other metrics related to volume, productivity, and integrity of electronic records, including the legal, medical, and the designated records set

　　Collaborates with other ERHI stakeholders and actions as subject matter expert on patient identity and content integrity. Completes special projects as assigned, including providing backup for other teams, such as patient identity and scanning depending on changes in work volume, and assisting in developing office documentation, job aids, and training material REQUIRED POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

　　Bachelor's Degree and two years of records analysis experience. Additional qualifying experience may be substituted, year-for-year, for the required education.Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license/certification/registration. ABOUT UW MEDICINE - A HIGHER DEGREE OF HEALTHCARE UW Medicine is Washington’s only health system that includes a top-rated medical school and an internationally recognized research center. UW Medicine’s mission is to improve the health of the public by advancing medical knowledge, providing outstanding primary and specialty care to the people of the region, and preparing tomorrow’s physicians, scientists and other health professionals.All across UW Medicine, our employees collaborate to perform the highest quality work with integrity and compassion and to create a respectful, welcoming environment where every patient, family, student and colleague is valued and honored. Nearly 29,000 healthcare professionals, researchers, and educators work in the UW Medicine family of organizations that includes: Harborview Medical Center, UW Medical Center - Montlake, UW Medical Center - Northwest, Valley Medical Center, UW Medicine Primary Care, UW Physicians, UW School of Medicine, and Airlift Northwest. Become part of our team. (https://www.uwmedicine.org/jobs) Join our mission to make life healthier for everyone in our community.

　　University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.