Job Type: Regular

Time Type: Full time

Work Shift: Day (United States of America)

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.

This is an onsite opportunity in Needham MA

The HIM (Health Information Management) Data Integrity Specialist is responsible for maintaining the correctness of documentation and integrity within the electronic health record.

--This position requires critical thinking to support the integrity of the hospital's current electronic health record systems.

--Responsible for merging and chart corrections as well as investigating Electronic medical record for any duplications or inaccuracies of the files.

--This position works with all levels of the organization including nurses, physicians, and ancillary staff. Accurate patient care depends on accurate documentation.

Job Description:

Essential Duties & Responsibilities :

Confidentiality of patient information

1. Provides data integrity to identify, investigate, resolve and prevent duplicate medical record numbers and patient overlays, both intra-facility and inter-facility with a focus on merging/unmerging medical records

2. Responsible for ensuring all necessary corrections are made within established quality and productivity standards, validate each case prior to closure, and provide reports to manager on request

3. Coordinates with BILH entities as necessary to ensure manual merge of paper documentation and merge of downstream systems as appropriate

4. Responds in a timely manner to emergent notification regarding MPI errors during scheduled hour

5. Concurrently monitors origination points of duplicate number assignments and provides timely feedback to registration areas and manager

Minimum Qualifications:

Education:

• High School diploma or equivalent

• Associate degree or higher preferred in related field

Experience:

• Experience working in Health Information Management (HIM) preferred

• Previous office experience and computer skills

• Epic experience desired

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities:

• Medical terminology

• Knowledge of medical records content and management

• Working knowledge of the EMR including experience working with structured data and database management

• Strong Confidentiality for patient information is required

As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) and COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Learn more (https://www.bilh.org/newsroom/bilh-to-require-covid-19-influenza-vaccines-for-all-clinicians-staff-by-oct-31) about this requirement.

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