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Medical Records Technician-Release of Information
Company:
Department of Veterans Affairs
Industry:
Healthcare
Job title:
Medical Records Technician-Release of Information
Job level:
Entry
Job description:
MRT Release of Information
This position serves as a Medical Records Technician (MRT) in the Release of Information Section of the Health Information Management (HIM) Service. The MRT is responsible for responding to external requests for patient medical records.
The major duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
• Technical work concerned with processing and maintenance of medical records. This work requires practical knowledge of human anatomy, physiology, medical terminology, and legal requirements of the medical record.
• Processing medical release of information requests that pertain to the Privacy Act and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
• Processes requests for information from patient’s medical records for release to appropriate facility, agency, or physician.
• Processes Medical-Legal release of information to attorneys and courts pertaining to Tortfeasor (Third Party Liability) Workers’ Compensation, Labor and Industries, and subpoenas, reviews and analyzes written, electronic and telephone requests to ascertain the type of case to be developed.
• Reviews paper and electronic medical records to fulfill requests. Uses legal knowledge to ensure there are no violations of patients’ authorizations for release of information.
• Maintains files, completes necessary transactions for deposit of monies collected, composes and types all forms of correspondence to a variety of requesters, compiles tort cases for Regional Office, and identifies routine, emergent, or life-threatening situations and releases information accordingly.
• The MRT will aid in other areas of the HIM Service as needed.
**Credentials as a Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) or Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) from the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) are highly preferred.
Work Schedule: Monday – Friday, 7:30AM – 4:00PM
Work Location: Omaha
Available Grades: GS 4/5/6
Need 1 year of specified Release of Information experience/or an associates degree in HIM to qualify as a GS 5 and 2 years of combined experience and an associate’s degree in HIM to qualify as a GS 6.
Interested candidates should email a resume to Danyell.Heinemann@va.gov
Positions available:
4
Posted on:
August 22, 2025