HIM Data Integrity Analyst

The University of Miami/UHealth Department of Health Information Management has an exciting opportunity for a full-time Data Integrity Analyst to work in Miami, FL. The Data Integrity Analyst evaluates the authenticity of data within the electronic medical record system to facilitate accurate patient matching and the synchronization of information flow to other indices and third-party ancillary systems that support patient care, treatment, and services.

Responsibilities

• The Data Integrity Analyst evaluates the authenticity of data within the electronic medical record system to facilitate accurate patient matching and the synchronization of information flow to other indices and third-party ancillary systems that support patient care, treatment, and services.
• Use current best practice and policy guidance to implement appropriate and accurate patient identification and matching practices.
• Identify points in patient identification and data collection processes where patients and consumers input health information contributing to the accuracy, validity, and currency of electronic medical record information (e.g., kiosk and patient portals/apps, questionnaires, documentation uploads).
• Apply guidance and best practices for the collection and management of patient demographic data such as name, sex, gender, date of birth, and addresses for enhanced patient matching for patient services initiated though digital front door interactions such as patient portals, patient created records, patient generated attachments/photos and self-scheduling, understanding their impact on patient matching.
• Use and understand algorithms (basic, intermediate, advanced, probabilistic) within the master patient index (MPI) that identify potential duplicate records to apply best practice solutions for patient matching.
• Apply terminology used in MPI data management (e.g., false positive, false negative, algorithm, match weight, interface engine, HL7/FHIR, etc.).
• Analyze key demographic data points and collection issues, including common misidentification medical record data trends (e.g., twins, siblings, parent/child, common names, minorities).
• Apply MPI metrics (e.g., duplicate rate, match rate, false positive rate, false negative rate, etc.).
• Recognize the steps associated with master patient index (MPI) data clean-up projects and systemic impacts from a large-scale clean-up effort.
• Establish practices that ensure data quality by minimizing errors and opportunity for fraud, allowing patients access to correct data, and implementing corrective and preventive actions when errors are identified.
• Understand practices that ensure interoperability within and across healthcare systems to ensure patient safety and care including specifying parameters for the catalog of incoming interfaces to the MPI and initiatives that support population health.
• Understand the strategic impact on the use of biometrics for patient identification practices and technical strategies that can be used to accurately match a patient with their data (e.g., bar code scanning, advanced algorithms to auto match, and artificial intelligence for patient and referential matching.
• Complies with hospital requirements and federal regulations such as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH), the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), the 21st Century CURES Act and state regulations. Works closely with the HIPAA Privacy Office to ensure HIPAA compliance. Applies expert knowledge of state regulations with consideration of preemption as appropriate
• Adhere to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets.

Skills

• Bachelor’s Degree in related field
• AHIMA RHIA or RHIT Credential preferred
• AHIMA Microcredential Patient Identification and Matching preferred
• Minimum of 1 year of relevant experience
• Skill in completing assignments accurately and with attention to detail.
• Ability to analyze, organize and prioritize work under pressure while meeting deadlines.
• Ability to process and manage confidential information with discretion.
• Ability to work independently and/or in a collaborative environment.

Benefits

• 💼 The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more.

This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary.