SHARMINE LOUIS-GENE
Datavant
Houston,TX
13
years of professional experience
Senior Release of Information Specialist handling 20+ medical record requests per day, authorization review, and reviewing 20+ documents per week for legal-document validation across hospital and payer workflows.
Work History
Document & Medical Records Specialist (ROI)
5 Years- Process 60–80+ hospital and third-party ROI requests daily in compliance with HIPAA and organizational policies.
- Maintain 99%+ accuracy while consistently meeting hospital SLA turnaround requirements across release workflows.
- Review and validate complex authorizations, subpoenas, and legal documentation before record disclosure.
- Interpret clinical documentation to confirm requested records are complete and accurately released.
- Investigate and resolve HIPAA-related release discrepancies while preventing unauthorized disclosures.
- Retrieve, audit, organize, and securely transmit records using Epic, Cerner, and Meditech systems.
Document Specialist
4 Years 3 Months- Processed 300+ medical records weekly across payer-based workflows.
- Indexed and maintained records in OnBase and EMR platforms to support secure retrieval and documentation control.
- Resolved documentation discrepancies, supporting timely record release and claims processing.
- Applied HIPAA compliance & privacy regulations while handling sensitive documentation and release requests.
Health Information Management (HIM) Clerk
2 Years 8 Months- Retrieved 150 medical records monthly for billing, audits, and compliance reviews.
- Tracked 300+ documentation deficiencies weekly, coordinating provider follow-up to close chart gaps.
- Assembled and maintained electronic patient charts in Epic to support accurate documentation workflows.
- Monitored documentation deficiencies and followed up with providers to advance chart completion and compliance.
- Supported billing, audit, and compliance requests by compiling records for secure internal use.
Education
High School Diploma
Skills
HIPAA compliance & privacy regulations
PHI safeguards & minimum necessary standard
Authorization review & legal validation
Record retrieval
compilation & secure disclosure
Medical records interpretation & clinical documentation review
Electronic health records (EHR/EMR): Epic Systems
Cerner
Meditech
OnBase & ROI management platforms
Release workflow management
Chart audits & deficiency tracking
Quality assurance & compliance monitoring
Regulatory standards & risk mitigation
Audit exception resolution
SLA & turnaround time adherence
Records reconciliation
Cross-department collaboration
Release discrepancy resolution
Subpoena response coordination
Record retention schedules
Release denial management
Audit sampling methodology
Root cause analysis
Quality metrics reporting
Performance dashboards
Workflow supervision
Policy drafting
Medical records management
Insurance verification
Medical records filing
Report writing
Medical terminology
Knowledgeable in [software]
Proficiency in [software]
Procedural coding
Diagnostic coding
Document scanning
Payment collection
Healthcare data management
HIPAA compliance
Information verification
Quality reviews
Database management
Transcription
Medical transcription
Community advocate
Medical billing procedures
Electronic health records management
Medical auditing
Processing of subpoenas
Positive interactions
Records filing
Patient care assessments
Medical terminology proficiency
Records audits
Records pulling
HIPAA regulations
Scheduling appointments
Records management
Data security
Medical terminology understanding
Paperwork processing
File organization
Insurance eligibility
Supply ordering
Quality control checks
Report generation
Client relations
Written and verbal communication
Data entry
Inventory coordination
Medical billing
Billing oversight
Meeting coordination
Medical coding
New patient chart preparation
Health information management
Departmental cross-coverage
Patient inquiries
Medical coding practices
Scanning and imaging software
Record maintenance
ICD-9 coding experience
Medical record safeguarding
Release of information paperwork
Record retention guidelines
Work well independently
Information retrieval
Filing procedures
Patient data collection
Epic systems
Clerical functions
Timeline
Document & Medical Records Specialist (ROI)
Datavant
10.2021 - CurrentRead More
Document Specialist
The Cardiology Heart & Vascular Institute
08.2017 - 11.2021Read More
Health Information Management (HIM) Clerk
Stat
11.2013 - 07.2016Read More
Menifee County High School
High School Diploma
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