Acute Facility United Hospital Center. I Chose United...

Acute Facility United Hospital Center I chose United Hospital Center (acute) located in Bridgeport, West Virginia. This hospital is transitioning from paper to EHR (EPIC) as we speak, and the EHR (EPIC) is going live on August 1, 2017. At this point, doctors’ offices (non-acute) who collaborate with the hospital are implementing and using the EHR system. The person I interviewed from the health information management department is Tina Williams. She has been a long time employee of United Hospital Center, and it is very abreast to all the critical areas of health information management. United Hospital Center HIM Manager: Tina Williams What challenges do you face when collecting data? My biggest†¦show more content†¦Being in an acute hospital setting, we work with ER, OPS, and Diagnostic Department, doctor offices, physicians, nurses, scheduling, and admissions. To continue to have quality care for the patient, we have to acquire, analyze and protect all aspects of the patient s personal information. What kind of schooling is needed to do a HIM Management job? Having an Associate in HIT and a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration helped me gain a management position in HIM. Management oversees health information systems to ensure that they meet medical, legal and ethical standards. As a management professional (HIM), we are the experts on patient data that doctors, nurses and other healthcare providers rely on to perform their jobs. I may my education and experience to manage databases and generate and analyze reports along the side of the HIT coders. What’s the basic salary for HIM Coding/Management Professional? I started at with UHC in 1995 as a coder, and the starting pay was about $8.00 an hour. Back then, I thought this was good money. Now, with advancing my education and becoming a manager, I have the potential to make up to $50,000 a year. I am very close to that at about 48,000 per year. HIT careers have come a long way in a positive way, and the pay has continued to rise in the past decade. Now, a HIT coder can enter UHC making almost eighteen dollars an hour. When hiring new coders, I always take into account experience and education as a basis for pay. Although,Show MoreRelatedCase Study : The Universal Healthcare Services1473 Words   |  6 Pages As financial manager, my role is a complex one covering many different areas of my clients finances. My role requires me to have a full understanding of the finances and how my company is ran. I am responsible for managing the budget and allocating funds amongst the different departments in relevance to importance, in order to keep the company running successfully. Choosing to invest in a company is a huge decision , requiring a rigorous amount of research. 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