Data Integrity Specialist – HIM

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🌪️ Kansas, Oklahoma, +2 more states – Remote

🌪️ Kansas – Remote 🌪️ Oklahoma – Remote 🏰 Missouri – Remote 🤠 Texas – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

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OU Health is a comprehensive healthcare provider offering a wide range of medical services including pediatric care, cancer care, diabetes care, emergency care, and specialized services for adults and children. Located in Oklahoma, OU Health operates multiple facilities such as the Oklahoma Children's Hospital and the Stephenson Cancer Center. Known for its advanced scientific research and quality care, the organization prides itself on being recognized for excellence in areas like pediatric cardiology and heart surgery. As part of its commitment to medical excellence, OU Health also focuses on medical education and research, helping to train the next generation of healthcare professionals.

📋 Description

• Research, validate, and resolve patient identity discrepancies in the Master Patient Index, including duplicates, overlays, merges, and unmerges • Execute merge and non-merge decisions according to documented logic and source-system requirements • Perform chart correction activities in Epic according to the Chart Correction Guide and governance processes • Investigate and resolve non-emergent electronic medical record discrepancies through work queues, reports, and remediation workflows • Identify and escalate highly complex or high-risk identity issues for interdisciplinary review or leadership guidance • Coordinate with clinical, registration, billing, IT, and ancillary departments to resolve data integrity issues • Provide remediation workflow coverage, on-call rotations, and team support, including response to Data Integrity Hotline inquiries and escalations 24/7 • Independently assess, prioritize, and resolve high-risk issues during on-call coverage • Educate frontline users on MPI best practices and chart correction processes • Participate in interdisciplinary chart correction and data integrity workgroups • Identify trends, recurring issues, and improvement opportunities and communicate findings to leadership or the EMPI Manager • Support departmental projects, process improvements, and daily operations • Maintain documentation, productivity logs, and quality records • Receive, triage, and respond to Data Integrity Hotline inquiries • Serve as a subject matter expert in patient identity integrity • Make high-risk data integrity decisions considering clinical, financial, legal, and accreditation implications • Maintain confidentiality of sensitive patient information

🎯 Requirements

• Candidates must reside and work full-time in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, or Texas before their first day of employment • Level 1: High School Diploma or GED required • Level 1: RHIA required to be obtained within 9 months from start date • Level 2: Associate's Degree in Health Information required • Level 2: At least 3 years of experience in a related job required • Level 2: RHIA required • Requires discretion, ethical judgment, and adherence to standardized decision-making frameworks • Knowledge of Joint Commission, CMS, and HIPAA regulatory guidelines • Knowledge of the facility's clinical/operational processes and Epic environment • Knowledge of current healthcare application information technologies and trends • Ability to independently make accurate decisions regarding patient record corrections, overlays, merges, and unmerges • Ability to identify workflow improvement opportunities • Ability to understand the patient safety relationship between the patient's Medical Record Number and clinical information access • Ability to understand and apply confidentiality rules • Attention to detail • Experience with MPI strongly preferred • Proficient use of Microsoft Office tools

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive wages and total rewards package • Paid time off (PTO) • 401(k) • Medical plans • Dental plans • Comprehensive benefits package

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