Job Description
Position: Nurse, Clinical Medical Review
Location: Baltimore, MD #HYBRID
Duration: 6months #C2H
Rate: $35/hr
Position is primarily remote but will be required to attend a three-four day in-person training at Client's Canton location as well as travel to local Provider offices for onsite Medical Record retrieval as needed.
Job Description :
- The Clinical Medical Review Specialist (a professional with clinical experience) will report to the Clinical Support Supervisor HEDIS and be part of the Quality Team.
- The main duties include chart retrieval, using proprietary tools and software to conduct thorough medical record reviews in line with NCQA specifications, retrieval follow-up, and escalating issues as needed.
- Main duties will be assigned according to experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities.
- This role requires extensive knowledge of HEDIS measures to accurately and expediently abstract medical records, all while adhering to HIPAA Privacy and Security standards.
- Additional tasks involve helping with EMR Medical Record Retrieval for HEDIS, contacting provider offices to request or validate facility and provider contact information and record retrieval preference, and/or requesting medical records for the HEDIS project and supporting other needs within the Quality Department.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS :
10% Call provider offices to request or validate facility/provider contact information specifically for HEDIS medical record retrieval. Document all outreach efforts.
20% Retrieve medical records via EMR that meet HEDIS requirements and ensure compliance with HIPAA. Upload charts to abstraction platform upon receipt.
40% Use extensive knowledge of HEDIS measures to facilitate accurate and efficient data abstraction from charts within the abstraction platform on a daily basis according to HEDIS specifications and company training guidelines.
20% Use various software applications to support HEDIS operations by creating and researching clinical and retrieval pends
10% Other duties as assigned (see 'additional functions' below)
Additional functions assigned according to experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities :
Overreading (may replace the abstraction function) :
- Accurately and efficiently over-read medical record abstractions (as performed by the HEDIS abstraction staff) within the abstraction platform on a daily basis according to HEDIS specifications and company training guidelines.
- Correct errors identified through the over-read process, including a re-review of charts that may contain similar errors.
- Identify and report abstraction errors and provide measure re-education with the abstractor.
Risk Adjustment :
- Medical Record Retrieval for Risk Adjustment, internal Supplemental Data Audit (PSV) and other Quality and HEDIS related tasks in the off-season
Required Skills :
- Current knowledge of clinical practices related to HEDIS and Medical Record Review
- Strong organizational skills, ability to prioritize responsibilities with attention to detail and able to be flexible in shifting tasks as needed
- Experience in using Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Power Point, etc.) and web-based technology
- Must possess excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong interpersonal skills. Ability to work independently, as well as a member of a team
QUALIFICATIONS :
- Education: Bachelor's degree in nursing, associate's degree in nursing, diploma in nursing
- Registered Health Information Associate/Registered Health Information Technician, or a related field
- Experience: 3 years clinical experience and 5 years HEDIS experience.
- We are seeking a qualified RN/LPN with experience in the payer/health insurance side of HEDIS reporting abstraction processes.
- The ideal candidate will have a robust understanding of healthcare (NCQA) quality metrics and a proven track record of accurate data abstraction and interpretation.
- Prior experience in HEDIS abstraction of medical records for gap closure within the health plan setting or prior experience with a HEDIS vendor (ex. Reveleer, Cotiviti, Inovalon) is essential for this role.
- Applicants must be detail-oriented and able to work independently while maintaining a high level of accuracy.
- Proficient skills and experience using Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Power Point, etc.), Microsoft Teams and Outlook are required.
- Experience utilizing various EMR platforms including Epic, eClinical Works, Athena, Cerner, All Scripts, and Tebra to retrieve medical records is essential for this role.
- Proven HEDIS overreading experience for a health plan or HEDIS vendor is a bonus.
Thanks & Regards,
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LAXMAN
Team Lead - Talent Acquisition
KMM Technologies, Inc.
Job Tags
Work at office, Local area, Flexible hours,