Assistant Director Health Information Management, Health Information Management

Job description

Overview The Assistant Director Health Information Management is responsible for technical and administrative, for daily operation of the HIM Coding department which consists of all functions of inpatient and outpatient coding activities related to the management and training of Inpatient and Outpatient coding, health record documentation analysis, cdi, scanning, and inpatient appeal management programs. Responsibilities: -Contributes to and participates in the Performance/Quality Improvement activities of the assigned department. Contribution and participation includes data collection, analysis, implementation of and compliance with risk management and claims activities, support of and participation in Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) teams, consistent adherence to the specific rules and regulations of the BronxCare Health System (a) Safety and Security Policies, (b) Risk Management: Incident and Occurrence Reporting, (c) Infection Control Policies and Procedures and (d) Patient and Customer Service. -Creates work assignments. Reviews tasks and instructs personnel. Sets performance standards and evaluates performance. Orients, trains and counsel’s employees on all department a...