Experienced medical records specialist with strong organization
1. Tamie Jones
240 Linwood Cemetery Rd
Unit B
Colchester, Connecticut 06415
Cellphone: 845-505-4917
Email: tamiejones28@gmail.com
Detailed-oriented medical field specialist who can bring organized and efficient management of medical
records information. Excellent communications skills that serve to reduce confusion about process and
status. Proficient at identifying and retrieving patient medical records, reconciling discrepancies and
reviewing documents and coordinating medical professionals (doctors, therapists, nurse practitioners, etc.)
to provide proper records. Adept at multi-tasking and completing assignments within any and all policy
and statutory deadlines. Get the job done.
PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Medical Coding and Regulations Relationship Building
Communication and Documentation Planning and Organization
Matrix Management/ Influencer Trusted Partner
Research, Analysis, & Problem Solving Detail Oriented
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
November 2015-Present
Case Manager (SSAP)
Reliance House
Case Manager
Assists members in reaching their goals.
Meet with members regularly.
Finalize IRP with members.
Write out crisis plans with members.
Attend work related trainings both at DHMAS and Reliance House.
Keep member charts up to date and accurate.
Enter progress notes, co-occurring assessment, CASIG, internal referrals, medication charts and all other
required forms/data into Avatar.
May 2015 – September 2015
Medical Records Manager
Partners Pharmacy
Medical Records Manager
Manages and coordinates a system for safeguarding and updating active and inactive patient medical
records.
Recommends and implements operating policies and procedures.
Monitors the accurateness of patient records and documentation of patient visits.
Serves as an advisor on medical records policies and consultant to medical staff.
Maintains a referral tracking system to insure proper follow-up of patient care referred for outside
consultations and imaging services.
Trains and supervises medical records personnel in the daily operations of the medical records department.
Orients new staff to the relationship and interaction of medical records unit with other units of department.
2. Evaluates performance, implements corrective action on areas needing improvement or re-training.
Recommends actions involving pay and employment.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY – continued
Participates on applicable committees and recommends policy changes as necessary.
Oversees the processing of subpoenas and depositions consistent with legal regulations.
August 2005 – May 2015
Medical Records & Health Information Supervisor
CAP Pharmacy
Medical Records & Health Information Supervisor
Protect the security of medical records to ensure that confidentiality is maintained.
Process patient admission and discharge documents.
Review records for completeness, accuracy and compliance with regulations.
Compile and maintain patients' medical records to document condition and treatment and to provide data
for research or cost control and care improvement efforts.
Enter data, such as demographic characteristics, history and extent of disease, diagnostic procedures and
treatment into computer.
Release information to persons and agencies according to regulation
Plan, develop, maintain and operate a variety of health record indexes and storage and retrieval systems to
collect, classify, store and analyze information.
Manage the department and supervise clerical workers, directing and controlling activities of personnel in
the medical records department.
Transcribe medical reports.
Identify, compile, abstract and code patient data, using standard classification systems.
Resolve/clarify codes and diagnoses with conflicting, missing, or unclear information by consulting with
doctors or others to get additional information and by participating in the coding team's regular meetings.
Train medical records staff.
Assign the patient to one of several hundred "diagnosis-related groups", or DRGs, using appropriate
computer software.
Post medical insurance billings.
Process and prepare business and government forms.
Contact discharged patients, their families, and physicians to maintain registry with follow-up information,
such as quality of life and length of survival of cancer patients.
Prepare statistical reports, narrative reports and graphic presentations of information such as tumor registry
data for use by hospital staff, researchers, and other users.
Consult classification manuals to locate information about disease processes.
Compile medical care and census data for statistical reports on diseases treated, surgery performed, and use
of hospital beds.
3. Develop in-service educational materials
EDUCATION
Middlesex Community College
Associates Degree in Human Services – 05/2012
Post University
Bachelors in Human Services with a concentration in Sociology -04/2015-Present