Master Patient Index Specialist

Ensemble Health Partners•Work at Home - Ohio - Other, OH

4d•$17 - $18

About The Position

The Master Patient Index Specialist ensures the accuracy and integrity of the MPI. This includes, but is not limited to, patient identifier merges, unmerges, contact moves and chart correction. Serves as the primary point of contact for medical record number questions and will work closely with CarePATH, registration and scheduling at all Ensemble Health client facilities . By embodying our core purpose of customer obsession, new ideas, and driving innovation, and delivering excellence, you will help ensure that every touchpoint is meaningful and contributes to our mission of redefining the possible in healthcare.

Requirements

Associates degree or equivalent experience
MS Office experience
Proficient with EMR
CRCR (Certified Revenue Cycle Representative) within 9 months of hire (Company Paid)

Nice To Haves

1-3 years of health information management (HIM) experience

Responsibilities

Manages and maintains the integrity of the computerized Master Patient Index (MPI) in support of compliance requirements, licensing/regulatory standards and patient care.
Performs master patient index (MPI) data analysis for identifying duplicate/multiple patient files conducted via reports from the electronic medical record.
Identifies duplicate/multiple patient files within the MPI and merges to consolidate or link in the MPI.
Investigates potential contact moves for accuracy. If needed correct errors in system from one patient to another for errors, registration errors, identity theft, and all unmerges, from various sources including but acute care facilities to determine the validity of the contact move request.
Merges and unmerges patient records from different facilities/departments, and resolves data issues and errors
Prints, preps, scans and indexes patient visit lists to track changes to a patient’s visit list. Updates demographic information. Use putty and note mover as needed for correcting notes.