Health Information Specialist

Children's Hospital Association
vision insurance, parental leave, paid time off, paid holidays
United States, Kansas, Lenexa
16011 College Boulevard (Show on map)
Dec 21, 2024
Job Description At CHA, we are champions for children's health. In collaboration with children's hospitals and health systems across the nation, our teams work to advance child health through driving innovation in the quality, cost, and delivery of care. CHA represents more than 200 members as the unified voice of children's hospitals, setting the standard for the highest quality pediatric care. The Health Information Specialist will report to the Manager of Data Submission & Data Quality and work a hybrid schedule from our Lenexa, KS office. This individual will play a vital role in facilitating timely and accurate hospital data submissions to our comparative database. In collaboration with member hospitals, the Health Information Specialist will advance the comparability of clinical data by establishing data quality standards, working with cross-functional teams to proactively identify and create solutions for improvement, and supporting the use of health care terminologies such as ICD-10 and CPT codes. What You'll Do Facilitate the data submission process for hospitals by leveraging available technologies to manage both hospital data content and our classification systems. Proactively engage with member hospitals to coordinate all aspects of the data submission process by providing hospital-specific project management plans with milestones to ensure timely and complete data submissions. Work with data management vendors and hospitals to identify data quality checks to implement as part of the data acquisition process. Develop and refine documentation for data content, processes, and terminology mappings that benefit both new and existing hospitals. Coordinate data submission implementation for new hospitals for selected data products. Proactively identify standardization opportunities and implement solutions to ensure quality and comparability for selected content areas. Identify root causes of data quality issues; develop recommendations for addressing them and present recommendations to the appropriate group. Increase awareness, knowledge and understanding of coding and classification systems, reimbursement methodologies, health care terminologies and mapping with internal and external users. Assist internal and external data users with coding, health data and research requests. Facilitate and conduct health and coded data quality improvement programs and projects. Experience and Skills What You'll Bring to CHA Any combination of education and experience providing the required skill and knowledge is qualifying. Bachelor's degree in health information management or related field, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience. Previous medical coding experience and knowledge of coding for health care reimbursement in various settings. Knowledge of healthcare terminologies, classification systems, and payment systems (ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS, CPT / HCPCS, ICD-9-CM, APR-DRGs, MS-DRGs, RBRVS, SNOMED CT, LOINC, RXNorm). Minimum of five years of experience working with database products. Knowledge of electronic medical record (EMR) systems and health information contained in records. Excellent project and time management skills. Strong interpersonal skills to collaborate with individuals at all levels. Proactive problem-solving skills with the ability to investigate anomalies. What Sets You Apart RHIA or RHIT certifications are highly desirable. In-patient coding experience and/or pediatric medical coding experience. Working knowledge of SQL queries. Our Perks and Benefits: Competitive total compensation package Medical, dental and vision insurance Retirement Savings program with generous company contribution Hybrid working model Health Savings Account with company contribution Wellness program Paid time off and personal days 9 paid holidays Paid Parental Leave And more! More About CHA Diversity, Equity and Inclusion CHA is committed to advancing diversity, equity and inclusion within our organization, our membership, the care delivery of children's hospitals and their communities and through the federal policymaking environment. With children's hospitals we strive to ensure organizational cultures where everyone feels valued and actively participates in the mission of our organizations. Racism stands firmly in the way of improving children's health. We remain vigilant in our quest for a diverse and inclusive community and in standing against racism and discrimination wherever it exists. Equal Opportunity Employer All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin, and protected veteran status, or disability status. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.