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Short Description
The Director of HIM is responsible for planning, managing and directing all aspects of Health Information Management for Cooper University Healthcare.  These functions include:

• Plans, implements, and monitors quality and production of department functions to best support patient care and hospital needs.
• Assure that the HIM Department and the patient medical record meet all accreditation and licensing standards as required by Federal, State and Regulatory agencies.
• Collaborate with other leaders to ensure that Clinical Documentation Improvement initiatives are met and supported.
• Ensures the integrity, completeness, and accuracy of medical records.
• Works collaboratively with physicians and department managers to achieve department and hospital requirements and goals.
• Prepares and administers departmental budget.
• Identifies cost effective approaches to revenue enhancement, compliance, and efficiencies in productivity.
• Maintain and improve departmental Quality Assessment and Process Improvement Program measuring the performance of the department’s activities.
• Maintain and control the patient medical record, through implementation of policies and procedures to secure the confidentiality, timely completion, accessibility and retention and destruction.
• Work closely with the Clinical Informatics team to collaborate on the management of of the electronic medical record to ensure compliance with meeting all compliance standards
• Monitor changes in legislation and accreditation standards that affect the management of health information
• Assists with clinical documentation education and support for both facility and professional fee coding

Special Requirements
Education:BACHELOR Required

Bachelor’s Degree, Master’s Degree preferred.

Experience in Financial/Budget accounting is a plus.   Experience with (JCAHO, DOH, HIPPA, and CIS) preferred.   Strong interpersonal and computer skills required.