Your Opportunity:
Reporting to the Supervisor, Calgary/South Zone. The Specialist is responsible for processing requests for health information. Requests are received for health information from individual and third-party stakeholders both internal and external to Alberta Health Services. The A & D Specialist also manages and processes production orders, subpoenas, search warrants and court orders as issued by the judicial system. Access & Disclosure Specialists must give full attention to detail and recognize the importance of adhering to legislative requirements including the Health Information Act (HIA), other related legislation and established Alberta Health Services (AHS) standards, policies, guidelines and procedures. This includes accessing health information in multiple formats – paper, electronic and microfilm. The individual must maintain a high standard of quality ensuring the correct information is released within established turnaround times.
Description:

As a Health Information Management Professional I, you will be responsible for coding and abstracting data from clinical records, release of information and/or data quality assurance. In accordance with AHS procedures and the Health Information Act, you will gather, retrieve, collate, code, design, analyze, interpret clinical and demographic data and perform statistical reporting and regular data quality reviews for patient records.

• Classification: Hlth Info Mngt Professional I
• Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH
• Unit and Program: Access & Disclosure
• Primary Location: Foothills Medical Centre
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Multi-Site: Not Applicable

• Classification: Hlth Info Mngt Professional I
• Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH
• Unit and Program: Access & Disclosure
• Primary Location: Foothills Medical Centre
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Multi-Site: Not Applicabl