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HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNICIAN SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES: • Manages incoming digital faxes, including requests for medication refills, discharge summaries (hospitals,  emergency department visits, and inpatient stays) and requests from durable medical equipment companies. • Reviews faxes and assigns them to applicable patient record by category of information. • Forwards faxes to nursing or appropriate provider. • Performs referral tracking functions, which include making appointments, sending requests for records, sending follow-up letters and changing the status of the referral. • Other duties and responsibilities as directed or assigned. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: • At least three (3) years of health information experience, or an associate’s degree and two (2) years of health information experience. • Health care experience may include medical records, clinical care, or information technology. • A certification or associate’s degree in a health care field is desirable. • Specialized training in the acquisition, transmission, storage, and retrieval of health care information is required.