What are the responsibilities and job description for the Quality Abstraction Specialist position at Medical Center SE Texas Port Arthur?
Summary of Position: The Quality Measures Abstraction Specialist is responsible for timely, reliable, and accurate concurrent and retrospective medical record reviews and abstraction of clinical data required to fulfill federal, state, and accrediting body reporting mandates, along with internal improvement initiatives, while effectively communicating untoward data and documentation issues as they arise.
Primary Job Responsibilities:
- Responsible for performing concurrent and retrospective clinical reviews to support core measure and accrediting body abstractions and internal improvement initiatives as assigned. Examples include but are not limited to: National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN); Get with the Guidelines (GWTG) Stroke, Coronary Artery Disease and Cardiogenic Shock.
- Abstract data from Med Systems into database systems to meet internal and external deadlines.
- Provide immediate feedback on data trends and unexpected outcomes when identified.
- Resolve challenges and barriers to the smooth execution of appropriate systems to support quality initiatives through interaction with the Manager QSS and team members.
- Assimilation, analysis, and preparation of data reports related to performance and or patterns and trends in performance concerns.
- Maintains schedules to comply with strict reporting deadlines.
- Maintains working knowledge of all applicable measure specifications; tracks and communicates measure specification changes and updates.
Minimum Qualifications: Associate's Degree required, Bachelor's Degree preferred.
