LA Health Services is Los Angeles County’s integrated healthcare system and the second-largest public health system in the nation. The department serves nearly 10 million residents and provides care through public hospitals, community health centers, EMS, correctional health services, and community-based programs.
This role supports quality data analysis, performance improvement, regulatory reporting, and health information integrity. The position reviews medical records and related documentation, abstracts and validates data, supports reporting to regulatory and accreditation agencies, and helps maintain accurate health and mental health records.
Key duties include:
- Analyzing aggregated quality data to identify trends, deficiencies, and opportunities for improvement
- Collaborating with hospital departments to monitor medical-record documentation and support performance-improvement initiatives
- Researching, interpreting, and applying regulatory, accreditation, and quality-reporting requirements
- Abstracting and validating clinical quality-measure data from medical records and related documentation
- Creating and maintaining abstraction workflows, tracking mechanisms, and reporting tools
- Correcting missing or inaccurate documentation, diagnosis codes, and duplicate records
- Confirming pathologies, treatment dates, and procedure times, and seeking clarification from clinical staff when needed
- Ensuring health information is complete, consistent, and compliant with HIPAA, state and federal laws, departmental policies, and The Joint Commission standards
- Responding to subpoenas and other requests for disclosure of confidential health information
Applicants may be required to work evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays.
To qualify, applicants must meet one of the following options:
- Option I: Certified Coding Specialist (CCS) or Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) by AHIMA, plus 2 years of full-time experience managing patient information, coding, and abstracting health information
- Option II: Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) by AHIMA, plus 1 year of full-time experience managing patient information, coding, and abstracting health information
Additional requirements and notes:
- Certification must be current and unrestricted
- A legible copy of the AHIMA certificate must be submitted at filing or within 7 calendar days of application submission
- Only approved coding programs listed by AHIMA are accepted
- A valid California Class C driver license or alternate transportation method is required
- No out-of-class experience or withholds are allowed for this examination
- Experience and education must be fully met at the time of filing
Desirable qualifications include experience with:
- Abstracting medical records and interpreting regulatory measures for Joint Commission, CMS, and other hospital quality reporting
- Preparing, reconciling, validating, and analyzing inpatient and outpatient quality metrics and regulatory reports
- Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Submitting regulatory data through TJC, Medisolv, GWTG, and/or CMS
County of Los Angeles benefits are referenced in the posting, but specific benefit details are not listed in the job description.
Location
Los Angeles, California, US
Employment Type
Full-time
Experience Level
Associate
Remote work allowed
No
Posted
2 weeks ago