Sr Data Abstractor

• Abstract data from medical records or other tools using the appropriate guidelines to provide accurate and timely information for the department's customers.
• Knowledgeable about and performs daily operational duties: Orders, obtains, tracks and returns charts/tools to meet productivity and timeliness requirements of the data collection.
• Perform data quality reviews as a continuous process, assign overall and individual quality %'s, track quality outcomes, identify problems and solutions.
• Responsible for the quality of the data submitted to external agencies.
• Responsible for staying current with rules and guidelines.
• Orient new staff to abstraction, entry and reporting.
• Share expertise, knowledge using various communication techniques.

Additional Responsibilities

• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Complies with all policies and standards.
• For specific duties and responsibilities, refer to documentation provided by the department during orientation.
• Must abide by all requirements to safely and securely maintain Protected Health Information (PHI) for our patients. Annual training, the UH Code of Conduct and UH policies and procedures are in place to address appropriate use of PHI in the workplace.