Health Information Svs Manager

Privacy Compliance and Education

Participates in the monitoring activities that investigate, track, and report inappropriate access and disclosure of protected health information with the Director.

Monitors patterns of inappropriate access and / or disclosure of protected health information and follows up as appropriate and decided by the Director.

• In collaboration with the Director, ensures that organization has and maintains appropriate privacy and confidentiality consents, authorization forms and information notices and materials reflecting current organization and legal practices and requirements.
• Delivers New Employee Orientation in the absence of the Director and annual privacy training to the workforce. Participates and provides input when updating content for annual staff HIPAA privacy and security training.
• Facilitates and promotes activities to foster information privacy awareness within HUHS.
• Maintains current knowledge of applicable Federal and State privacy laws and accreditation standards.

Committee Participation

• Contributes to HUHS-wide goals by being creative, collaborative, and service oriented as well as by participating in HUHS committees on performance improvement projects.
• Participates in the Medical Records Committee (MRC) with the Director and has responsibility for scheduling and preparing the agenda and minutes.
• Ad hoc member of the Safety Event Team including assignment of all HIPAA Privacy events for investigation, mitigation, follow-up, and resolution with involved parties.

Leadership / Management

Managing Performance : Provides on going supervision to staff and provides regular performance feedback. Participates in staff evaluations and performance reviews for staff per HUHS guidelines.

Coaches and is a mentor to staff.

• Developing Others : Plans and supports the development of individuals’ skills and abilities so that they can fulfill current or future job / role responsibilities more effectively.
• Teamwork : Works effectively with team / work group or those outside formal line of responsibility to accomplish organizational goals;

takes actions that respects the needs and contributions of others; subordinating own objectives to those of the team. Fosters a positive attitude among staff.

Creates and contributes to departmental and HUHS wide teamwork by motivating staff to work effectively together.

Building Rapport & Relationships : Initiates and develops relationships with others as a key priority; treats others with respect;

actively listens to ideas; is approachable. Perceives one's impact on others; perceives and reacts to the needs of others.

• Staffing : Maintains adequate staffing service levels for all areas of responsibility. All new staff, including temporary staff, are oriented within the established time frame.
• Change : Willingly anticipates and effectively manages change. Identifies and clearly defines problems, evaluates, and weighs alternatives, works effectively to remove barriers and implements solutions.
• Political Savvy / Conflict Resolution : Develops effective give and take relationships with others; understands the agenda and perspective of others;

recognizes and effectively balances the interests and needs of one’s own group with those of other groups. Resolves conflicts effectively and supports decisions.

• Initiative : Demonstrates initiative and contributes to HUHS wide goals by being creative, collaborative, and service oriented as well as by participating in HUHS committees on performance improvement projects.
• Diversity : Appreciates and leverages the capabilities, insights, and ideas of all individuals; works effectively with individuals of diverse style, ability, and motivation.
16 days ago