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Performs primary data abstraction duties for the 13 Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI) Registries and ensures high levels of abstraction accuracy for assigned accounts via validation activities for UHealth. Demonstrates strong communication, documentation, organizing, and planning skills to ensure strong leadership of multiple accounts concurrently.

Perform data abstraction, validation, and analysis. Ensure an effective feedback loop for continuous performance improvement focused on the Vascular service line. Establish and maintain collaborative working relationships with Vascular service line teams, hospital leadership, and quality leadership to effectively facilitate appropriate data management, timely and accurate reporting of data and outcomes, accurate benchmarking of outcome initiatives, and ability to provide immediate feedback for assigned quality initiatives.  Responsible to ensure all work products are compliant with national recognized patient care processes and clinical outcomes. Ability to function well under timeline commitments.  Serve as auxiliary support for the Patient Quality Team.

The ideal candidate is a seasoned data abstractor that has successfully worked with clinicians in a hospital or clinical setting on quality measures and participated in high performing teams to improve performance. Excellent presentation skills, excellent attention to detail, clear and articulate communication skills, ability to receive feedback constructively, and demonstrated ability to engage clinical decision makers on performance improvement opportunities.

The Quality Management Analyst 3 conducts highly complex analysis while leading the design, planning, and production of reports and analysis related to quality performance metrics and outcomes measures for the University of Miami Health System that are defined by internal parameters to meet the mandates by state and federal programs, inclusive of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Maintains fluency of provider workflows across UHealth that influence outcome measures. Participates in strategic planning and conduct problem analysis for senior management.

Performs measurement and benchmarking of performance measures in relation to best practices for the healthcare service industry and internal business objectives.

Provides performance indicator reports and benchmark narratives for performance improvement.

Monitors quality performance, outcomes and/or safety metrics to make recommendations for targeted process improvement projects.

Prepares overviews and interpretation of reports; and following up on assigned action items for various projects, meetings, and committees.

Assists with training departmental Quality champions governmental program requirements.

Performs problem analysis for strategic planning initiatives.

Solves data integrity issues as they arise, and monitor the addition of new data, analytics and reporting systems.

Interprets and translates data for senior management to clearly understand analysis and use it for meaningful decision making, and strategic planning purposes for the enterprise.

Act as a liaison with third party vendors of specialized business intelligence or database products, geographic information systems and data mining software.

Contacts regulatory agencies to research and clarify program rules.

Manages healthcare quality program departmental calendar to ensure all relevant submission dates, deadlines, and critical information stays current.

Assists with preparation of audit responses related to governmental program submissions prior to submission to third party; and positively collaborate with UMIT and HII.

Serves as a reliable resource to hospital staff, physicians, and patients on matters related data analysis.

Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets.

This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary.

Education:
Minimum bachelor’s degree in Nursing, Health Sciences, or related field.

Certification and Licensing:

Preferred: Clinical licensure, RN and/or CPHQ

Experience:

Minimum 3 years of relative experience. Experience abstracting VQI Registries within the last 2 years is preferred.

Clinical experience with vascular care and disease management is preferred

Familiar with medical records, billing/documentation practices, and standard healthcare quality concepts.

Proficient in Microsoft Office.

Maintains a strict level of confidentiality in all aspects of work.

Demonstrates a high standard of accuracy and attention to detail.

Excellent interpersonal communication skills.

Required experience supporting clinical quality or process improvement initiatives in a hospital or clinical setting. 

Knowledge of healthcare quality and outcomes measurement and reporting.

Demonstrated ability to work independently with minimal supervision. 

Demonstrated knowledge of medical terminology and understanding of related diseases

The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more.

UHealth-University of Miami Health System, South Florida's only university-based health system, provides leading-edge patient care powered by the ground breaking research and medical education at the Miller School of Medicine. As an academic medical center, we are proud to serve South Florida, Latin America and the Caribbean. Our physicians represent more than 100 specialties and sub-specialties, and have more than one million patient encounters each year. Our tradition of excellence has earned worldwide recognition for outstanding teaching, research and patient care. We're the challenge you've been looking for.

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