Quality Data Abstractor

Position Title: Quality Data Abstractor

Position Summary: Abstracts, validates, and reports clinical information from electronic medical records to support mandated and ad hoc hospital quality reporting, process improvement initiatives, and regulatory compliance.  Ensures data submission is accurate, complete and timely.   Proficient in medical terminology, quality reporting measures, and databases.  Working knowledge of medical record and applicable clinical workflow. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for accurate and timely quality data abstraction through detailed chart reviews required for submission for Regulatory, Accreditation, CMS, and benchmark reporting.
• Generate performance improvement reports from quality databases, including monthly reports for distribution/analysis of findings as well as ad hoc reports
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• Summarize, analyze, and provide data support for organizational leaders (trending, dashboards, opportunity identification, benchmarking) to use in quality improvement activities
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• Identifies streamlining, documentation, and process improvement opportunities in the data collection process and collaborates with clinical and Information Technology leadership to enhance the quality of documentation required to appropriately reflect the high quality of care provided in the reported categories
• Maintain current knowledge of industry standards by proactively assessing changes in healthcare regulation, accreditation standards and operational best practices through available resources and professional development opportunities to serve as educational resource to the organization
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• Partner with quality teams to inform appropriate measure selection, targets, and weighting
• Serve as administrator for federal/state mandated portals, including maintenance and upgrades in partnership with Information Technology.
•  Monitors workflow to ensure strict deadlines for submission are met
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• Handles sensitive, confidential information responsibly

Requirements: 

·         BSN in healthcare, performance improvement, data management, health information or related field. 

·         Minium 2 years clinical quality experience

·         1 year data abstraction preferred

·         CPHQ certification preferred

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At Silver Cross Hospital, we care about your health and well-being and that is why we work hard to provide quality and affordable benefit options for you and your eligible family members.   

Silver Cross Hospital and Silver Cross Medical Groups offer a comprehensive benefit package available for Full-time and Part-time employees which includes:

·       Medical, Dental and Vision plans

·       Life Insurance

·       Flexible Spending Account

·       Other voluntary benefit plans

·       PTO and Sick time

·       401(k) plan with a match

·       Wellness program

·       Tuition Reimbursement

Registry employees who meet eligibility may participate in our 401(k) Savings plan with a potential match.  However, registry employees are ineligible for Health and Welfare benefits.

The final pay rate offered may be more than the posted range based on several factors including but not limited to: licensure, certifications, work experience, education, knowledge, demonstrated abilities, internal equity, market data, and more.

The expected pay for this position is listed below: