Remote / Flexible work schedule
Position Summary:
The Data Specialist assists in the review of patient information and medical records. This role assists with inquiries, providing information about medical records and addressing concerns. The Data Specialist is required to complete accurate input of patient demographics information, medical histories, diagnoses, treatments, and outcomes transcribing from electronic medical records into registry software. Support coding and classification activities by gathering relevant patient data. This role reports to the Registry Manager.
Knowledge:
- Requires knowledge of anatomy, physiology, medical terminology
- Knowledge of registry codes, data entry, and criteria for reporting cases
- Microsoft Office Suite, virtual meeting applications
- Knowledge of Healthcare Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
- Assists in case inclusion/exclusion.
- Reviews, identifies and accessions reportable cases from pathology and the hospital’s disease index
- Abstracts data required under supervision, including information available through multiple hospital systems and from necessary external sources
- Assist with maintaining patient follow-up
- Review medical record documentation, abstract, and enter clinical data into registry software
- Ensure timeliness, completeness, and accuracy of data entry in accordance with guidelines
- Maintain ability to effectively utilize Microsoft Office and department specific software applications to perform work
- Provides administrative support to registry department as directed
- Data quality and review: correction of missing, incomplete, and invalid data fields
- Meet agreed upon data abstraction deadlines to comply with regulatory / stakeholder requirements
- Maintain compliance in protecting patient confidentiality when reviewing, communicating, and accessing clinical data
- Collaborate with other members of respective registry data team to create and maintain data in a confidential manner
- Performs other related duties as assigned
Skills:
- Must be comfortable with, but not limited to: Microsoft Office Suite, web-browsers, email, electronic health records, online collaboration software, virtual meeting applications
- Must be familiar with various technologies such as, but not limited to security (e.g., Citrix), data collection/abstraction, encoders, web-b