Mental Health Information Management Case Study

After graduating from Central Texas College, in 1996, with a certificate in Health Information Management, I began working as a transcriptionist for a small psychiatric practice. In this position I was responsible for covering the front desk and transcribing dictated reports. I remained in this position for about four months before moving to Seattle later that year. Upon my return to Seattle, I worked for about a year with Good Samaritan Mental Health Services as a front office receptionist and I was also responsible for maintaining the medical records. I left Good Samaritan and accepted a temporary position with St. Joseph’s medical center where I assisted with creating and maintaining the physician’s database. I remained in this assignment …show more content…
Investigates errors and re-trains staff on data errors. o Queries database daily for cancelled services and deletes unnecessary services as …show more content…
• Compliance reporting: o Prepare and send weekly non-compliance letters o Maintains spreadsheet/database for OSHA non-infectious programs o Creates, run reports and update the database as necessary for OSHA compliance o Receive and investigate compliance calls from employees regarding immunization status.
• Data Entry/Problem Solving: o Primary responsibility of data entry into OHIS for all external record; such as TB skin test (e.g. Place & Read), Lab results, and Immunizations o Primary responsibility for data entry into OHIS for major orientation events) o Manually add/remove individuals to /from surveillance program groups o Investigate and resolve question from faculty/staff regarding program group assignments. o Creates manual records in OHIS for employees who are not in PeopleSoft; such as new hires, House Staff, Nurse Residents, etc. o Problem solving previous employment records for manually created