RITA HALL
*************@*****.***
Columbus, GA 31907
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Hands-on task professional with 20 years’ experience in Health Information/Medical Records and Administrative experience. Monitors workflow and ensures achievement of departmental goals. Attention to detail to retrieve and organize data. Effectively communicates with all personnel
SKILLS & ABILITIES
Oral and Written communications, Office 365, Outlook, Health Information, Medical records, Administrative, Clerical, Medical Terminology, Anatomy and Physiology, HIPPA, Medical Billing and Coding, Electronic Health Records, Documentation review, Statistical reports, Management skills.
EXPERIENCE
1/2023-2/2024 Health Information Manager Coordinator
Venza Care
Oversees and Audits health information for admissions and readmissions
Attend daily clinical start up meetings
Audit records for omissions and discrepancies in patient health record, initiates follow up with department head managers
Maintain patient health record for completeness and accuracy
Release patient health records to authorized personnel only
Assist with the input and output ICD-codes for admissions and readmissions
Ensures discharge patients have a progress note entered, a completed discharge summary and all active orders have been discontinued
For all deceased residents ensure a death recorded is uploaded into their health records
Enter time and date of death in state registry “EVERS”; Contact Medical Director to sign off on death certificates being released to funeral homes
Scan and upload all miscellaneous papers, documentation, and received health information records into patient file
Address any concerns with resident guardians concerning their health information
7/2020-1/2023 Adminisrative Assistant
Muscogee County Prison
Enter referrals for offsite specialty care services
Schedule offsite appointments for patient care
Coordinate transportation with Security for offsite appointments
Retrieve health information records for continuity of care
Schedule onsite clinics and onsite diagnostics
Charge inmate accounts for onsite medical visits
Maintain log for onsite clinics and charges
Inventory and submit order for office supplies
Ensure accuracy with monthly statistical reports for medical transfers, emergency room visits, EMS transport, number of daily housed inmates and all onsite and offsite diagnostics, onsite and offsite specialty care visits
File loose papers into charts
File charts after they have been signed off for MD review
Archive released charts to be held in another holding facility
10/2018-7/2020 HIT Supervisor
Muscogee County Jail
Review Emergency Room Log
Enter Referrals for ER visits
Retrieve Medical Records from Hospital and Outpatient visits
Scan and Index loose paperwork into EMR
Document all outpatient visits into EMR
Coordinate transportation with jail security to transport inmates to outpatient visits
Medication Verification with patient pharmacy
Enter Referrals for outpatient visits to include diagnostic testing and surgeries
Photocopied and mailed patient health information after receiving an authorized consent for release of information
Scanned medications to Diamond Pharmacy for account credit
Called Fed-Ex and coordinated pick up for return medications
Monthly Statistical report completed with accuracy to reflect number of inmates, type of inmates to include county, state, and/or federal
10/2013 10/2018 Medical Records Clerk I
Muscogee County Jail
Answered inbound and outbound telephone calls
Maintained Care Management Log to reflect number of ER visits, number of admitted patients and how may days they were inpatients in the hospital
Enter referrals for ER and offsite visits into ERMA
Schedule Offsite visits with specialty care providers
Faxed/Mailed Released of information for patients' medical records/health information for continuity of care
Received Authorized Consents for Release of Information and Photocopied and mailed medical records/health information
7/2003-10/2013 Medical Records Clerk II
Muscogee County Jail
Answered Inbound and Outbound telephone calls
Entered every new chart number into database (Rapid file)
Created new charts for every new inmate registered in the jail's directory
Faxed release of information for patients' health record for continuity of care
Received authorization for consent for release of information to photocopy and mail medical records/health information to the requestor
Schedule off site visits to specialty care providers, diagnostic testing and surgeries
Created daily sick call rosters for onsite providers
Pulled and prepped patient file for each sick call
Prepped providers room, ensuring all supplies were stocked and available
Filed each chart in medical records room after each use
Pulled charts monthly for chart review for medical director
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EDUCATION
11/2018-7/2020 AAS, HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
ULTIMATE MEDICAL ACADEMY, CLEAR WATER, FL, ONLINE