Medical Records Services Department

 

Introduction:

The Medical Records Services Department at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center (KFSH&RC) in Riyadh will provide a high level of internship training in tertiary healthcare and research settings.
The four (4) weeks internship program is designed for interns who graduated from local Health Information Management, Hospital Administration and other related Diplomas and Bachelor degrees. The internship program is designed to:
• Allow interns to get hands-on experience in Medical Records processes/workflow
• Medical Record involvement and interaction with other authorized hospital departments
• Learn about the future of Health Information Management
• Presentations, shadowing, and completing assigned tasks within the sections of Medical Records will provide the knowledge and skills needed to complete the program

 

Objectives:

Interns will rotate through five (5) sections of the Medical Records department as follows:
1. File Area:
• Learn the workflow of patient records between Medical Records Services and other hospital departments (i.e Clinical Appointments, Administrative work).
• Learn the workflow of patient records within the Medical Records Services Department, and the interaction between Medical Records Riyadh Main, KFNCCC, Jeddah, and Madinah sites.
• Learn Terminal Digit Filling System
2. Processing Area:
• Learn to assemble paper Records after each inpatient encounter
• Learn about Batch scanning of paper records.
3. Coding:
• General Medical Coding Orientation
• General view on Revenue Cycles
4. Transcription:
• General Transcription Orientation
5. Release of Information:
• Learn the Process of Releasing Patient Health Information to Authorized individuals and entities.

 

Duration:

Four (4) weeks

 

Acceptance criteria:

  • Internship request letter from Intern’s sponsor
  • Saudi national or borne from Saudi mother only
  • GPA 3 out of 5 and above, or equivalent

 

Benefits:

  • Medical coverage as per hospital policy
  • Certificate of completion

 

Things to know before applying:

  • Submitting your application does not mean acceptance to the internship
  • Applying to the internship must be at least (2) two months prior to the starting date
  • Training seats are limited and based on availability
  • Verifying the accuracy of documents and information submitted is your responsibility
  • Please note that inaccurate information or missing documents will lead to your application being rejected

 

 

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