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Description of Services: The Health Information
Services Department conducts activities that support current and
continuing patient care, health services, research, patient accounting,
case management, legal affairs, administrative affairs and various
patient services.
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- maintaining the medical information of patients
- processing of patient records
- data collection and analysis
- supporting the process of coding diagnoses and procedures
- assuring that patient records are complete
- providing records for continuity of patient care
- supporting and assisting medical research
- releasing documents to attorneys and other agencies
- managing the process of dictation and transcription of
documents
- maintaining Cancer Registry
- supporting certain informatics systems for other Health System
Departments
- supporting compliance with regulatory requirements and patient
safety goals
- providing education and training for information system users and
housestaff
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Health Information Services
Charlottesville, Va 22908
1222 Jefferson Park Ave. Room 1301
Phone: 434-924-5136
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