Health Information Privacy Investigator
Role details
Job location
Tech stack
Job description
Serves as a Privacy Officer and maintains up-to-date knowledge of federal and state privacy laws and HIPAA regulations.
Acts as subject matter expert for the appropriate use and disclosure of PHI in accordance with all laws, regulations, policies, and other applicable guidelines. Provides advice and feedback to Advocate Health leaders on privacy-related questions and policies.
Facilitates and coordinates privacy-related complaints and ensures thorough investigations in partnership with Department Leadership, Privacy-Compliance, Human Resources, Risk Management, Patient Portal Support, and other parties involved to respond to HIPAA concerns and issues. Submits completed investigation documentation to the Privacy-Compliance department.
Collaborate with and follows up with various leadership to obtain the necessary information to complete investigations, runs Epic audit reports, and determines the type of privacy violation. Adheres to strict deadlines while ensuring detailed, thorough, and accurate investigation into all applicable concerns. Issues breach notifications in coordination with the Enterprise Privacy/Compliance department.
Collaborates with HIM Data Integrity and other involved parties when Identity Theft/Fraud has been identified.
Serves as an expert resource and educator for HIPAA and state privacy laws, provides timely guidance and support, and collaborates with leaders and team members across the region to help ensure compliant practices involving the use of PHI. Educates diverse audiences through presentations at leadership meetings as well as 1:1 and small-group educational opportunities.
Serves as a point person for privacy-related issues at meetings and within work teams and communicates information appropriately to leadership.
Attends quarterly Department meetings to report Privacy Statistics., 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation's largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.
Facilitates privacy investigations for issues and potential concerns involving the appropriate use and disclosure of Protected Health Information (PHI). Performs required privacy education, training, and reporting for Privacy and Compliance PHI use and disclosure topics, acting in partnership with the Privacy-Compliance department.
Requirements
Do you have experience in Video conferencing software?, Do you have a Associate's degree?, Associate's degree or equivalent experience in a healthcare setting. Field of Study: Health Information Management or other related field.
Experience Required:
3 years of experience typically gained in Health Information Management, Compliance or Privacy in a healthcare setting.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required:
High attention to detail.
Knowledge and understanding of HIPAA Privacy laws and ability to put them into practice.
Ability to effectively investigate and resolve problems using critical thinking consistent with standards, practices, policies, procedures, regulations, and laws.
Excellent verbal, listening, presentation, and written communication skills. Experience developing and sharing information through presentations required.
Proficient knowledge in the use of electronic health records, data capture technology, Microsoft Office products such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and the use of virtual meeting technology.
Benefits & conditions
Pulled from the full job description
- Tuition reimbursement
- Paid parental leave
- Parental leave
- Health insurance
- Retirement plan
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance, All responsibilities and requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.
This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only responsibilities to be performed by an employee occupying this job or position. Employees must follow any other job-related instructions and perform any other job-related duties requested by their leaders.
Our Commitment to You:
Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more - so you can live fully at and away from work, including, * Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
- Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job
- Incentive pay for select positions
- Opportunity for annual increases based on performance
Benefits and more
- Paid Time Off programs
- Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
- Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
- Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
- Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
- Educational Assistance Program
Note: Eligibility for programs listed above may depend on your FTE or status (e.g., full-time, part-time, per diem, temporary, etc.); please ask a Recruiter for more information during an interview.
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