HIM Data Quality Analyst - Full-time/On-site

Job Summary

The Data Quality Analyst at Humboldt Park Health monitors and coordinates activities related to maintaining the quality and integrity of the medical record. This role involves reviewing the medical record for accuracy, completeness, and regulatory compliance, and reporting data at appropriate forums.

Responsibilities

• Maintains current knowledge of regulatory requirements for record content, completion, privacy, and quality standards.
• Facilitates the dissemination of notifications of changes to regulations to the Director of Quality and other appropriate personnel.
• Stays current on reporting requirements and changes to national and local guidelines and performance targets.
• Reviews data sets relevant to Value Based Purchasing, hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting, Hospital Readmission Rates, and other major quality reports from CMS, QualityNet, Comp data, The Joint Commission, Leapfrog, and other reporting and oversight bodies.
• Effectively navigates through the electronic medical record system to establish routines and reports related to patient safety indicators, infection control, mortality, and other data sets.
• Performs audits required by accrediting organizations to ensure the information in the medical records meets set standards and regulations.
• Abstracts medical records for compliance with mandatory performance measures for CMS and The Joint Commission using all applicable reporting tools and software.
• Participates in the implementation, concurrent review, and abstraction for new measure sets.
• Extrapolates, analyzes, and converts data into useful business intelligence using a variety of mediums and graphical displays.
• Maintains project documentation and ensures adherence to quality and compliance standards for project deliverables.

Qualifications

• A minimum of 1 - 3 years of experience.
• An associates degree or equivalent. A bachelor’s degree is preferred.
• RHIT or RHIA certification is preferred.

Knowledge

• Knowledge of Microsoft Office.

Pay or Shift Range

The estimated pay range for this position is $22 USD to $25 USD. Final offers are based on various factors, including skill set, experience, location, qualifications, and other job-related reasons.