What are the responsibilities and job description for the Data Abstractor position at Tucson Physician Group Holdings?
Summary
Supports clinical performance through abstraction, review, and reporting of medical record clinical documentation and billing assessment, to support initiatives related to quality improvement, accreditation, and regulatory requirements.
Responsibilities
- Abstract moderate to highly complex clinical data using established definitions and guidelines and maintain an abstracting volume to meet internal and external reporting deadlines.
- Perform clinical review of a medical record and summarize the findings to facilitate additional review.
- Reviews patient non-compliance lists and conducts outreach to ensure timely disease specific and wellness visits.
- Collects and tracks monthly, quarterly and annual process improvement measures.
- Provides education to medical staff members and hospital staff as appropriate to enhance performance and documentation.
Qualifications:
Education
Required: Associate degree in Health Information Management or Registered Nursing program.
Experience
Required: 5-7 years of experience working as a RHIT or an RN in a physician practice.
Preferred: Two to three years inpatient coding experience (i. e. ICD-10, CPT, and DRG)
Preferred: Prior experience with clinical chart review and abstraction.
Certifications
Required: RHIT or RN in applicable state
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