Medical Records Specialist Resume Template
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Rebecca Cooper
Medical Records Specialist, RHIT · Hospital HIM
Los Angeles, CA · (213) 555-4060
rebecca.cooper@email.com · linkedin.com/in/rebeccacooper
Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT)
American Health Information Management Association
Credentials
Certified Coding Associate (CCA)
American Health Information Management Association
Core Competencies
Release of information
HIPAA & CMIA compliance
Chart deficiency analysis
MPI duplicate resolution
Data abstraction
Document imaging & indexing
ICD-10-CM basics
Systems
Epic HIM (Chart Completion)Cerner MillenniumOnBase3M 360 EncompassMicrosoft Excel
Education
A.S. in Health Information Technology
2015
East Los Angeles College
Profile
RHIT with 10 years in health information management, now at a 400-bed acute care system. Cut the delinquent chart rate from 14% to 4% and processes 900+ release-of-information requests a month under HIPAA.
HIM Experience
Medical Records Specialist, HIM Lead
2021 – Present
Westside Regional Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
- Lead 7 HIM analysts handling record completion, scanning and release of information for 400 beds.
- Cut the delinquent chart rate from 14% to 4% with daily deficiency reports and provider outreach.
- Review 900+ release-of-information requests a month for HIPAA and California CMIA compliance.
- Merge duplicate medical record numbers in Epic, resolving 1,200 duplicate MRNs in 2023.
- Audit user access logs weekly and report inappropriate chart access to the privacy officer.
Health Information Analyst
2017 – 2021
Pacific Coast Community Hospital, Torrance, CA
- Analyzed inpatient charts for missing signatures, H&Ps and discharge summaries after discharge.
- Assigned deficiencies to physicians in Cerner and tracked completion against medical staff bylaws.
- Abstracted core measure and trauma registry data from 150 records a month.
- Processed subpoenas and attorney requests, preparing certified copies within legal deadlines.
Medical Records Clerk
2015 – 2017
Harbor View Medical Clinic, Long Beach, CA
- Scanned and indexed 400+ paper documents a day into the electronic health record.
- Pulled and filed charts and logged records requests from patients, insurers and providers.
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Licenses and certifications
- Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) American Health Information Management Association Optional, valued by employers
- Certified Coding Specialist (CCS) American Health Information Management Association Optional, valued by employers
Sources: www.bls.gov, www.ahima.org
Licensing rules differ by state; check with your state board before you apply.
Skills to list
- Medical Coding (ICD-10/CPT)
- Health Record Auditing
- Electronic Health Records (Epic)
- HIPAA Compliance
- Chart Abstraction
- Release of Information Processing
- Data Quality Review
- Medical Terminology
Software and tools
- Epic Systems
- MEDITECH software
- eClinicalWorks EHR software
- Medical procedure coding software
- Medical condition coding software
- Henry Schein Dentrix
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft Excel
- Healthcare common procedure coding system HCPCS
Duties to describe on a medical records specialist resume
- Protected the security of medical records to ensure that confidentiality is maintained.
- Reviewed records for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with regulations.
- Scanned patients' health records into electronic formats.
- Released information to persons or agencies according to regulations.
- Entered data, such as demographic characteristics, history and extent of disease, diagnostic procedures, or treatment into computer.
- Maintained or operated a variety of health record indexes or storage and retrieval systems to collect, classify, store, or analyze information.
Titles along the way
- Medical Records Clerk
- Medical Records Specialist
- Health Information Manager
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