Description

Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh is hiring a Data Quality Monitor who will maintain data quality in the Enterprise Master Patient Index for the UPMC Health System. Act as a resource person for all implementation phases of the EMPI project as well as post implementation. Work under the general supervision of the Admissions System Analyst. Interact closely with IS, Medical Records and Patient Access employees and Managers. Follow Confidential Policy guidelines to avoid legal complications and breach of confidentially. Troubleshoot and provide assistance for all levels of responsibility within UPMC as requested. Work with local Medical Records offices to obtain, verify and finalize data.

Responsibilities:

• Keep management informed of work area status, plans, goals, problems and resolutions.
• Responsible for full scope of entry and maintenance of the EMPI for UPMC Health System.
• Responsible for verification of data integrity within the Enterprise-wide MPI as well as some Legacy systems.
• Participate in required educational activities and confronts all work with a positive attitude.
• Acts as a resource to monitor data elements in the EMPI, rules and matching algorithms.
• Review EMPI reports and take action accordingly to maintain data quality in the EMPI.
• Participate in training activities for the Enterprise Master Patient Index for the UPMC Health System.
• Support and contribute to UPMC Health System (UPMCHS) service excellence mission and abides by all UPMCHS departmental policies, procedures and goals in the process of performing all job responsibilities.
• Coordinate and perform merging and unmerging of patient information in the Enterprise Master Patient Index.

Qualifications

• High school education required.
• Associate degree in Computer Science; or related area preferred.
• 3-5 years in a HIM (Health Information Management) or computer environment position, access management required.
• Communication and interpersonal skills.
• Good assessment and problem solving skills.

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:

• Act 31 Child Abuse Reporting with renewal
• Act 33 with renewal
• Act 34 with renewal
• Act 73 FBI Clearance with renewal

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran

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