EMPI DATA INTEGRITY SPECIALIST

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Location: Columbia, Missouri
Shift: Monday - Friday, Flexible day time hours
Department: Health Information Management - Remote after 2-3 weeks training period
Salary Range: $16.68 - $26.31/hour - final salary based on experience

ABOUT MU HEALTH CARE
MU Health Care is a growing academic health system in mid-Missouri comprised of multiple hospitals — including the region’s only Level 1 Trauma Center and region’s only Children’s Hospital — and over 50 specialty clinics located throughout the region.
As an MU Health Care employee, you’ll be part of an exceptional team committed to our mission of saving and improving lives. Our core values of inclusion, respect, service, discovery, responsibility and excellence foster a collaborative work environment where you can grow your career.

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EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

• Health, vision and dental insurance coverage starting day one
• Generous paid leave and paid time off, including nine holidays
• Multiple retirement options, including 100% matching up to 8% and full vesting in three years
• Tuition assistance for employees (75%) and immediate family members (50%)
• Discounts on cell phone plans, rental cars, gyms, hotels and more
• See a comprehensive list of benefits here.

Work identified duplicate/overlay cases using designated reports, work queues, e-mail communications, phone calls, and interdepartmental mail. Collaborate with various levels individuals throughout the organization, including clinical staff, leadership, administrative staff, and others to coordinate merge functions and data corrections.

Proactively and independently solves problems and operates with a high level of accuracy. Exhibit excellence in communication and follow through with data, customers, and peers, as there is a high level of patient safety and compliance risk associated with review and remediation of duplicate patients and encounters.

Ensure all parties involved in making corrections in any disparate systems are promptly notified with follow through to ensure all corrections are executed in a timely manner. Communicates merges and system issues with Data Integrity team and HIM Leadership.

Use knowledge of the financial system, both hospital and professional areas, in order to move insurance, appointments, and visits to the appropriate patient/MRN as part of the combined workflow.

Notify the appropriate individuals to update upstream and downstream applications to ensure that data flow is not interrupted by a combine.

Follow compliance regulations and report the impact of duplicate records as required for potential breach investigation.

May complete unit/department specific duties and expectations as outlined in department documents.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
Experience working with various healthcare information systems, with an emphasis on resolving duplicate medical record numbers.

Ability to analyze complex information and use problem solving skills and analytic skills to determine appropriate solutions and necessary merges to protect the integrity of the EMPI.

Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Strong customer service skills.

Familiarity with EMR and how information flows to and from it.

Knowledge of patient registration, visit creation, patient scheduling, and loading insurance.

Associate's degree in health information technology/management or other health related field. One (1) year of experience as a data analyst or performing EMPI remediation tasks for a healthcare organization may be substituted for the education.

Three (3) years of experience in health information management or a related health care field.

Preferred Qualifications
Additional license/certification requirements as determined by the hiring department.

Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met with or without reasonable accommodation. The performance of these physical demands is an essential function of the job. The employee may be required ambulate, remain in a stationary position and position self to reach and/or move objects above the shoulders and below the knees. The employee may be required to move objects up to 10 lbs.