Certified Electronic Health Record Specialist (CEHRS)
EHR Specialist's duties will vary with size and specialty of the facility in which they may work. Many can specialize in varying areas or one aspect of the EHR such as entry level coders, encoding within a hospital setting, abstractors and or coding specialist, HIPAA Compliance Officers or HIM (Health Information Managers) and be over entire departments within larger healthcare facilities. The duties an electronic health record specialist may perform include but not necessarily be limited to:
- Assemble patient's health information to ensure information is complete and accurate
- Enter data, such as demographic characteristics, history and extent of disease, diagnostic procedures and treatment into computer
- Statistical and Data Analysis for Quality Improvement Measures
- Assist with special studies and research for public health agencies
- Compile medical care and census data for statistical reports on diseases treated, surgery performed, and use of hospital beds for clinical audits
- Manage data backup, retention of records as well as maintain a variety of health record indexes, storage and retrieval systems
- Work National Database Registries as a registrar, Contacts discharged patients, their families, and physicians to maintain registry with follow-up information, such as quality of life and length of survival of cancer patients
- Work with department managers to review policies and develop new workflows for EHR, coordinates training resources and provides on-going end user training.
- Assist with the daily operations of the office. Duties may include answering the phone, inputting notes from patient's charts, scheduling appointments and general reception area duties.
