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CMS SEPSIS Measures Abstractor

Role overview

Qualifications

  • Minimum of 5 years of current experience with Sepsis Abstraction
  • Superior knowledge of core measure requirements
  • Experience in IQR, OQR, IPFQR, and/or other quality reporting programs
  • Computer literacy with tools like Excel and electronic health records

Responsibilities

  • Collect and submit accurate, complete, and timely data to specific registry or measure data repository
  • Perform high-quality data compilation, documentation, and data entry of identified procedures
  • Maintain awareness of abstraction/coding rules, manuals, and guidelines
  • Dedicate consistent time to HIA and communicate effectively with team members and client contacts

Key facts

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Other skills

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  • Ingenuity
  • Organizational Skills
  • Team Effectiveness

About the company

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Health Information Alliance, Inc.

  • Outsourcing & BPO
  • SME
  • 51–200
Office in Pennsylvania Health Information Alliance, “HIA” has serviced its acute care clients in optimizing reimbursement providing and continues to provide Remote Core Measure Abstraction Services including severe sepsis, (since the inception of Core Measures), Registry Services, (General Surgery - for example ACS/NSQIP, Thoracic Surgery - for example STS, and Cancer), Meaningful Use Attestations (VTE & STK) and Consulting for Core Measure, Meaningful Use and Value Based Purchasing outcomes. HIA also offers Coding Services to include IP, OP, ED, Pro-Fee, & Wound Care as well as Coding Quality Audits. HIA is composed of more than 70 credentialed professionals now offering these professional performance improvement services throughout the country. In the CMS OPPS final rule published in December 2013, CMS is adding three new mandatory measures to the Outpatient module – OP 29 Endoscopy/Polyp Surveillance: Appropriate Follow-up Interval for Normal Colonoscopy in Average Risk Patients, OP 30 – Endoscopy/Polyp Surveillance: Colonoscopy Interval for Patients with a History of Adenomatous Polyps – Avoidance of Inappropriate Use, and OP-31 Cataracts: Improvement in Patient’s Visional Function within 90 Days Following Cataract Surgery. The data collection will begin with April 1, 2014 encounters. Health Information Alliance will provide a report with aggregated counts for numerator, denominator, and exclusion data, which hospitals can then submit directly through the QualityNet website. Is your organization ready? Learn more at www.HIA-Corp.com or call 800-405-8800. HIA is also actively a member and/or speaks for AHIMA, PHIMA, NJHIMA, SePHIMA, NAHQ, and HIMSS.

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Job description

Join HIA's growing team of hard working, and dedicated people, who continually grow and improve our company, and services to our clients.  Our team of professionals offer abstracting services to our clients with abstracting current cases, backlogs, reports and many more lines of specialized services that is required and what we can offer.  This provides a solution to our clients through outsourcing.  

  • This is a Subcontractor Position (1099)
  • Must be able to work a minimum of 20 Hours/Per Week.
  • 100% Remote position
  • Reliable, high-speed internet connection is required

Job Summary:

The Data Abstractor’s key responsibility is to collect and submit accurate, complete, and timely data to the specific registry or measure data repository. This task is accomplished through high-quality data compilation, documentation, and data entry of identified procedures performed and/or disease process treatment at the Contracted Facility into the associated registry/vendor tool platform.

REQUIREMENTS:

  • Experience:  Must have a Minimum of 5 years of Current Experience with Sepsis Abstraction (Clinical Data Abstraction) of Specified Measure/Registry Core Measures.
  • Superior knowledge of core measure requirements

  • Experience in IQR, OQR, IPFQR, and/or other quality reporting programs that utilize core measures

  • Experience with core measure data collection application(s)

General Requirements:

The ideal candidate must possess the following characteristics:

  • Commitment and reliability; be able to dedicate consistent time to HIA

  • Superb communication and responsiveness
    Computer literacy

    • Must be comfortable with, but not limited to: Excel, web-browsers, email, electronic health records (non-specific)

    • Must be familiar with various technologies such as, but not limited to: security (e.g., Citrix), data collection/abstraction, encoders, web-based applications

  • Self-maintenance of skillset

    • Maintaining credentials

    • Staying current with abstraction/coding rules, manuals, and guidelines

  • Prior experience in position applying for

  • Must have a minimum of 5 years current experience in Sepsis Abstraction

  • Motivation; remote work can be team-based, but requires the ability to work independently

  • Strong interpersonal skills and tactfulness to be able to effectively communicate with team members and client contacts

  • May require Background and Drug Screening

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